I usually choose my movies with an eye to seeing something moderately good, and so, unless I am really bored, I select my movies based at least a bit on recommendations. I love horror, but there is an awful lot of drek and mediocrity for the few that are really great, and so to save my time I don't usually go for something I KNOW will be terrible. But hey... someone has to go first, and seeing as there were no reviews on offer for this flick and i had nothing more pressing to watch I figured, for this once at least, it should be me.
So I knew what I was getting into. I knew Creek wouldn't be ''good''. The question I put before myself was not if I would find a unknown gem, but rather my decision would be between whether it was truly irredeemably terrible and get a 1 star, or would it have some merit, any merit at all... most likely ironically as a horror comedy.
I am not sure if it is exactly a laugh a minute, but it comes pretty darn close. It has problems with lighting continuity, really pretty terrible acting, horrible casting (the casting for the most macho stud muffin in the gang is truly magnificent), some interesting costume choices (the gratuitous nudity scene (near the end... you have to wait for it) includes sexy undies which I don't think were all too common in the gold rush), a setting that is supposed to be a ghost town from the 1800s but is really a bunch of shacks probably built in the 70s, some comical effects, and a bunch of other things to... enjoy. If you have a bunch of friend who love to rip on a bad B-grade movie for a lark, and who have sharp eyes for inconsistencies, then this might fill a bit more than an hour with some good fun and chuckles. I would recommend alcohol to let the true merit of this movie shine forth.
To be fair, I am certain the crew was well aware what they were making. I don't think they were trying to create a horror comedy exactly, but I am sure they also weren't too zealous about making a masterpiece either. It isn't the funniest failed attempt at horror I have ever seen, but it comes pretty close, and for a select kind of movie viewer this can be a kind of merit in its own right.
Note-- I did give it a 2 (for me 1's are so bad that few actually exist) so I am NOT endorsing it in the least. If you choose to give it a try for a laugh, don't blame me if you think it is just bad and not funny in the least. But I got some good laughs from it, so unless I am just truly that unique, there must be some others out there who will get some chuckles from it as well.
So I knew what I was getting into. I knew Creek wouldn't be ''good''. The question I put before myself was not if I would find a unknown gem, but rather my decision would be between whether it was truly irredeemably terrible and get a 1 star, or would it have some merit, any merit at all... most likely ironically as a horror comedy.
I am not sure if it is exactly a laugh a minute, but it comes pretty darn close. It has problems with lighting continuity, really pretty terrible acting, horrible casting (the casting for the most macho stud muffin in the gang is truly magnificent), some interesting costume choices (the gratuitous nudity scene (near the end... you have to wait for it) includes sexy undies which I don't think were all too common in the gold rush), a setting that is supposed to be a ghost town from the 1800s but is really a bunch of shacks probably built in the 70s, some comical effects, and a bunch of other things to... enjoy. If you have a bunch of friend who love to rip on a bad B-grade movie for a lark, and who have sharp eyes for inconsistencies, then this might fill a bit more than an hour with some good fun and chuckles. I would recommend alcohol to let the true merit of this movie shine forth.
To be fair, I am certain the crew was well aware what they were making. I don't think they were trying to create a horror comedy exactly, but I am sure they also weren't too zealous about making a masterpiece either. It isn't the funniest failed attempt at horror I have ever seen, but it comes pretty close, and for a select kind of movie viewer this can be a kind of merit in its own right.
Note-- I did give it a 2 (for me 1's are so bad that few actually exist) so I am NOT endorsing it in the least. If you choose to give it a try for a laugh, don't blame me if you think it is just bad and not funny in the least. But I got some good laughs from it, so unless I am just truly that unique, there must be some others out there who will get some chuckles from it as well.
