Director: Billy O'Brien.
Writer: Douglas G. Davis.
When you say the SyFy Network, some people cringe at the words, others laugh and even others look mystified. This is a television channel, which makes the best of low budgets, while offering b-movie fans something off the beaten path. With Ferocious Planet, the SyFy channel seems to have found something interesting, not too well travelled and a mostly fresh take on the parallel world construct. This ninety minute feature debuted on SyFy April 9th and this is a b-movie worthy of your attention.
The early minutes are used to develop some minor sub-plots involving affairs between scientists and military personnel, a disenfranchised senator and a presidential aid with far too much curiousity. Each of these story lines are well acted out, with Joe Flanigan playing the part of the hero. His subordinates (Yare Michael Jegbefume, Chris Newman) also play their roles of confused and terrified serviceman,...
Writer: Douglas G. Davis.
When you say the SyFy Network, some people cringe at the words, others laugh and even others look mystified. This is a television channel, which makes the best of low budgets, while offering b-movie fans something off the beaten path. With Ferocious Planet, the SyFy channel seems to have found something interesting, not too well travelled and a mostly fresh take on the parallel world construct. This ninety minute feature debuted on SyFy April 9th and this is a b-movie worthy of your attention.
The early minutes are used to develop some minor sub-plots involving affairs between scientists and military personnel, a disenfranchised senator and a presidential aid with far too much curiousity. Each of these story lines are well acted out, with Joe Flanigan playing the part of the hero. His subordinates (Yare Michael Jegbefume, Chris Newman) also play their roles of confused and terrified serviceman,...
- 4/11/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
My biggest pet peeve with film critics is a majority of them review horror films through the same glasses with which they review Oscar contenders. They stand films like The Descent and Piranha 3D up against No Country for Old Men and The Social Network and declare them inadequate rather than do the logical thing, which is to compare them against fruit of the same origin (i.e., how does Piranha 3D stack up against other successful horror films?). Well, in the realm of the creature feature genre, Piranha 3D stacks up pretty well.
It’s time we do the same with the Syfy Original Movie. Instead of comparing Sharktopus to Humanoids from the Deep (1980) and Tentacles (1977), how does it compare to Abominable , which premiered on the network? Yeah, Ryan Schifrin didn’t make Abominable as a Syfy Original Movie, but there is no denying it was made on a...
It’s time we do the same with the Syfy Original Movie. Instead of comparing Sharktopus to Humanoids from the Deep (1980) and Tentacles (1977), how does it compare to Abominable , which premiered on the network? Yeah, Ryan Schifrin didn’t make Abominable as a Syfy Original Movie, but there is no denying it was made on a...
- 4/8/2011
- by Raider Redux
- DreadCentral.com
The SyFy Network will take viewers into parallel dimensions with Ferocious Planet April 9th. Here, characters and sci-fi fans will find monsters roaming a heavily forested locale, where few escape sharpened teeth and talons. Looking very much like Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ferocious Planet involves seven story behemoths and smaller spiked killers terrorizing a group of scientists. So, break-out your best Survivor skills, as this action adventure thriller steals this show's tagline with: "the team must use ingenuity and courage to outwit, outplay and outlast the native man-meating creatures." The trailer for Ferocious Planet is below!
The synopsis for Ferocious Planet is here:
"It was a groundbreaking device designed to glimpse alternate universes and government commissioned by a brilliant physicist. But the machine malfunctioned on its first presentation, transporting a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension. The team quickly must use ingenuity and courage to outwit,...
The synopsis for Ferocious Planet is here:
"It was a groundbreaking device designed to glimpse alternate universes and government commissioned by a brilliant physicist. But the machine malfunctioned on its first presentation, transporting a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension. The team quickly must use ingenuity and courage to outwit,...
- 3/6/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
We told ya'll about one of Syfy's upcoming films The Other Side way back and today, thanks to Dread Central we have a name change and air date for you. The new name is now Ferocious Planet and the movie will take the April 9th Saturday night spot. Ferocious Planet was written by Douglas G. Davis (Carny) and stars John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings), Joe Flanigan ("Stargate: Atlantis"), and Chris Newman ("Love Is the Drug"). Plot: It was a groundbreaking device designed to glimpse alternate universes and government commissioned by a brilliant physicist. But the machine malfunctioned on its first presentation, transporting a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension. The team quickly must use ingenuity and courage to outwit, outplay and outlast the native man-eating creatures of this bizarre new world while doing their best to repair the damaged machine. Even if they stay alive, without a working transport,...
- 3/1/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
I'm probably encroaching on Foy territory with this story, but after all his live tweeting last night during the Oscars, I figured he could use a break. Syfy's The Other Side, which we first told you about several months ago, has been given a new name - Ferocious Planet - and a release date of April 9th.
Ferocious Planet was written by Douglas G. Davis (Carny) and stars John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Joe Flanigan ("Stargate: Atlantis"), and Chris Newman ("Love Is the Drug"). Interestingly enough, there's no info on the director ... not exactly what you'd call a good sign. In any event, check out the synopsis and trailer below, and look for more soon.
Synopsis:
It was a groundbreaking device designed by a brilliant physicist to glimpse alternate universes. But the machine malfunctioned on its first presentation, transporting a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension.
Ferocious Planet was written by Douglas G. Davis (Carny) and stars John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Joe Flanigan ("Stargate: Atlantis"), and Chris Newman ("Love Is the Drug"). Interestingly enough, there's no info on the director ... not exactly what you'd call a good sign. In any event, check out the synopsis and trailer below, and look for more soon.
Synopsis:
It was a groundbreaking device designed by a brilliant physicist to glimpse alternate universes. But the machine malfunctioned on its first presentation, transporting a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension.
- 3/1/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Rhi Entertainment just announced that it has another two supernatural films on the way that will be released on Syfy. Somewhere out there The Foywonder nods in approval. Or is that fright? Only time will tell!
From the Press Release:
Rhi Entertainment and Syfy today announced they will co-produce two movies which will air on Syfy in 2011 and will also be available for worldwide distribution at Mip-tv. The Other Side and Roadkill will both begin production on location in Ireland this summer.
The Other Side, written by Douglas G. Davis (Carny), is the story of a groundbreaking device designed to glimpse alternate universes. But when the machine malfunctions on its first demonstration and transports a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension of bizarre alien terrors, the travelers must use ingenuity and courage to survive. But even if they stay alive, without a working transport, the group may never make it home.
From the Press Release:
Rhi Entertainment and Syfy today announced they will co-produce two movies which will air on Syfy in 2011 and will also be available for worldwide distribution at Mip-tv. The Other Side and Roadkill will both begin production on location in Ireland this summer.
The Other Side, written by Douglas G. Davis (Carny), is the story of a groundbreaking device designed to glimpse alternate universes. But when the machine malfunctions on its first demonstration and transports a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension of bizarre alien terrors, the travelers must use ingenuity and courage to survive. But even if they stay alive, without a working transport, the group may never make it home.
- 4/12/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Rhi Entertainment and Syfy today announced they will co-produce two movies which will air on Syfy in 2011. The Other Side and Roadkill will both begin production on location in Ireland this summer. The former, written by Douglas G. Davis ( Carny ), is the story of a groundbreaking device designed to glimpse alternate universes. But when the machine malfunctions on its first demonstration and transports a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension of bizarre alien terrors, the travelers must use ingenuity and courage to survive. But even if they stay alive, without a working transport, the group may never make it home. In Roadkill , written by Rick Suvalle ( V.I.P. ), a group of friends take a scenic Rv road trip to their high-school reunion. Their cross-country...
- 4/12/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
In order to stay in the theme of campiness, one must talk of Carny. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Alan C. Petersen (Tortured), and Simone-Elise Girard (Afterwards). Described as "a wasted of time," by the horror movie review site Dread Central, the Carny plot line involves an escaped Jersey Devil (Dread). It seems this latest Syfy original has received reviews from different sides of the fence and Carny is for those who like the cheesiest of horror. The film shows on DVD March 23rd for those who missed the premiere on Syfy in 2009.
The synopsis for Carny here:
"When a traveling carnival comes to a rural Nebraska town, the caged attraction everyone is talking about is the alleged Jersey Devil. When the beast escapes, tearing the citizens to shreds, local sheriff Sam Atlas (Lou Diamond Philips) steps up to form a tracking team. But the carnivorous fugitive is only one of Sam's problems.
The synopsis for Carny here:
"When a traveling carnival comes to a rural Nebraska town, the caged attraction everyone is talking about is the alleged Jersey Devil. When the beast escapes, tearing the citizens to shreds, local sheriff Sam Atlas (Lou Diamond Philips) steps up to form a tracking team. But the carnivorous fugitive is only one of Sam's problems.
- 2/14/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Lou Diamond Philips has played a sheriff that fought winged killers in Bats and a cop hunting a devilish psycho in The First Power. Now La Bamba is going to need all his monster-policing prowess if he's going to survive an encounter with "The Jersey Devil" in the new creature feature Carny.
"When a traveling carnival comes to a rural Nebraska town, the caged attraction everyone is talking about is the alleged Jersey Devil. When the beast escapes, tearing the citizens to shreds, local sheriff Sam Atlas (Lou Diamond Philips) steps up to form a tracking team. But the carnivorous fugitive is only one of Sam's problems. The local pastor, enraged by the death of his son at the hands of the beast, has plans for igniting his own brand of hellfire and revenge."
You know when I think "Jersey Devil", I usually think Nebraska, and when I envision...
"When a traveling carnival comes to a rural Nebraska town, the caged attraction everyone is talking about is the alleged Jersey Devil. When the beast escapes, tearing the citizens to shreds, local sheriff Sam Atlas (Lou Diamond Philips) steps up to form a tracking team. But the carnivorous fugitive is only one of Sam's problems. The local pastor, enraged by the death of his son at the hands of the beast, has plans for igniting his own brand of hellfire and revenge."
You know when I think "Jersey Devil", I usually think Nebraska, and when I envision...
- 4/21/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
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