I don't quite understand some of the previous comments about this being a decent film. It isn't.
The acting is absolutely terrible to the point of being unwatchable. OK the script doesn't help with some true bilge. But that doesn't mean they can't put some effort in making it less laughable. Like how everyone that dies just stands there doing a comedy scream before the ogre.
And don't get me started on the Ogre. Fair enough its low budget but i've seen poor 5yr old TV adverts with special effects far better. Its frankly unforgivable for a 2008 film.
Which brings us on to the plot *****spoiler alert**** Its frankly crap with holes larger than Mars and inconsistencies galore. It actually starts getting annoying that even though the Ogre crashes around, trembling the ground Jurassic Park style, he still manages to silently creep up on people from behind. They then slowly turn round and scream for 10 seconds whilst the Ogre flaps his arms about and then kills them. For something that moves so slow you find yourself shouting 'run you moron'.
*****spoiler alert**** Nor is the reasoning of the Magistrate adequately explained. If you are as powerful and power crazed as he is presumably supposed to be, why bother taking over such a crappy backwater? Why not a nice town? Or New York? And finally the ending. Or rather the lack of one. They may have won the day but what then? They just wonder off all smiles without any word on how they are going to explain the stolen policecar and their brutally murdered friends.
In short, don't bother watching this film.
The acting is absolutely terrible to the point of being unwatchable. OK the script doesn't help with some true bilge. But that doesn't mean they can't put some effort in making it less laughable. Like how everyone that dies just stands there doing a comedy scream before the ogre.
And don't get me started on the Ogre. Fair enough its low budget but i've seen poor 5yr old TV adverts with special effects far better. Its frankly unforgivable for a 2008 film.
Which brings us on to the plot *****spoiler alert**** Its frankly crap with holes larger than Mars and inconsistencies galore. It actually starts getting annoying that even though the Ogre crashes around, trembling the ground Jurassic Park style, he still manages to silently creep up on people from behind. They then slowly turn round and scream for 10 seconds whilst the Ogre flaps his arms about and then kills them. For something that moves so slow you find yourself shouting 'run you moron'.
*****spoiler alert**** Nor is the reasoning of the Magistrate adequately explained. If you are as powerful and power crazed as he is presumably supposed to be, why bother taking over such a crappy backwater? Why not a nice town? Or New York? And finally the ending. Or rather the lack of one. They may have won the day but what then? They just wonder off all smiles without any word on how they are going to explain the stolen policecar and their brutally murdered friends.
In short, don't bother watching this film.