OK. I never post on this site but the I read the reviews and almost decided not to watch the movie.. But said screw it. And because of that I'll say this.. In fact I felt so strongly about it I registered to IMDb.
The hyper-negative reviews were either from an opposing production company or one person who hates this company and was wired to slay them.
this is a B movie. Don't expect Star Wars. I'll tell you all the flaws with the movie..
the movie proceeds slowly. Think Tremors except that the monster can't reach you unless the plot needs it to.
the monster's abilities change.. Drastically. Sometimes you can hold your hand out and it can't reach you at 4 inches away. Sometimes its passive tentacles can reach 3 feet to deliver heinous toxins. Sometimes it can't detect you at all if you don't touch the sand. Sometimes it can grab an object with enough precision to open the door handle of a car. Sometimes it can't eat through a shoe sole. Sometimes it can flatten a tire. Sometimes it can punch through steel. They could have thought it out a little better.
Empty cup syndrome. For HEAVEN'S SAKE PUT WATER IN THE CUP! No actor seems to be good enough to fake realistic drinking from an empty cup!
the sand consumption effects were inconsistent. Sometimes it left a mark in the sand. Sometimes it melted someone. Sometimes the sand was unchanged. I realize they wanted variety. I'd have gone a bit more gory and spent 1000 dollars on actual sand moving effects.
And by far the worst part.. By FAAAR.. the actors all had some sort of short term memory loss. Two friends die at once but for twenty minutes they only recall one of them. The second to die no less.. Half the movie is spent telling one guy how much he is loved but he dies RIGHT NEXT TO THEM and they never even check if he's alive, ever, not even in passing or vaguely before bolting, nonchalantly and slowly, for safety. No call for help. Nothing. Don't even bother to glance in his direction. That's some love.
The CG could have used a little work but none of it was ever transparent unless you are extremely bored and somewhat masochistic and watch the movie in slow motion. I have no idea why anyone would do that yet people clearly did.
All in all, it was a decent B Movie that could have moved a little faster or at least shown more boobs. I actually enjoyed it. It would have been better with twice as many survivors to die and a bit more work on the science of what the monster could and couldn't do and maybe a week or two more work on the CG.. with some research on jellyfish and tentacles.
The hyper-negative reviews were either from an opposing production company or one person who hates this company and was wired to slay them.
this is a B movie. Don't expect Star Wars. I'll tell you all the flaws with the movie..
the movie proceeds slowly. Think Tremors except that the monster can't reach you unless the plot needs it to.
the monster's abilities change.. Drastically. Sometimes you can hold your hand out and it can't reach you at 4 inches away. Sometimes its passive tentacles can reach 3 feet to deliver heinous toxins. Sometimes it can't detect you at all if you don't touch the sand. Sometimes it can grab an object with enough precision to open the door handle of a car. Sometimes it can't eat through a shoe sole. Sometimes it can flatten a tire. Sometimes it can punch through steel. They could have thought it out a little better.
Empty cup syndrome. For HEAVEN'S SAKE PUT WATER IN THE CUP! No actor seems to be good enough to fake realistic drinking from an empty cup!
the sand consumption effects were inconsistent. Sometimes it left a mark in the sand. Sometimes it melted someone. Sometimes the sand was unchanged. I realize they wanted variety. I'd have gone a bit more gory and spent 1000 dollars on actual sand moving effects.
And by far the worst part.. By FAAAR.. the actors all had some sort of short term memory loss. Two friends die at once but for twenty minutes they only recall one of them. The second to die no less.. Half the movie is spent telling one guy how much he is loved but he dies RIGHT NEXT TO THEM and they never even check if he's alive, ever, not even in passing or vaguely before bolting, nonchalantly and slowly, for safety. No call for help. Nothing. Don't even bother to glance in his direction. That's some love.
The CG could have used a little work but none of it was ever transparent unless you are extremely bored and somewhat masochistic and watch the movie in slow motion. I have no idea why anyone would do that yet people clearly did.
All in all, it was a decent B Movie that could have moved a little faster or at least shown more boobs. I actually enjoyed it. It would have been better with twice as many survivors to die and a bit more work on the science of what the monster could and couldn't do and maybe a week or two more work on the CG.. with some research on jellyfish and tentacles.