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Summary: It's a Monster Movie Folks
Review: I didn't even know The Relic was a book (I have since ordered it) so when I saw this movie in release I just judged it as a Monster Movie. And at that, it came off pretty well.Although there was some strained credibility in the origin of the creature, my gosh, this is a Monster Movie. Since when did they have anything BUT a strained basis in fact? It made just enough sense to get on with the elements that make a good Monster Movie: a viscious critter doing awful things to human victims; chases; hair-breadth escapes; a slow revealing of the monster; a resourceful heroine in peril....you know, Monster Movie stuff. If you loved Ray Harryhausen's 50's monster movies (20 Million Miles to Earth, etc.) you will like this film. If you DON'T like the genre, for crying out loud don't get this film. Looking at the other reviews, I liked most of what others didn't. I liked the darkness. The tunnels lit only by flashlight and the dark recesses of something so mundane as a museum were used exceptionally well to build suspense. I liked the actors and thought they all did well with the material. I thought Hyam's did a nice job of building to the climax. AND the Critter here is a dandy. Stan Winston did just fine and the combination of full size models and CG worked well and gave the Critter unusual and credible motion. It is a gory movie done with style. There are some nasty decapitations etc., but this is, after all, a Monster Movie. If you like that stuff, you'll love this flick. Of course Alien is a better-realized film, but there is still room for another Monster Movie. This is a first-class B movie. It has every right to be judged on its merits, which are considerable. I found it engaging all the way through. I have a fondness for the genre. 3-1/2 to 4 stars. Entertaining all the way. I will now get the book and see what everyone was harping about, but it won't change my opinion on how well the movie works. It may not be the book, but it works as a movie.
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Summary: crackerjack
Review: a wonderful movie.i got excitiment galore while seeing it.even jurassic park cant hold a candle to this.you dont see creature by end of movie ,but when u saw ,u want it shouldnt go away.a must-see.and it has got(here i am talking about film,not creature anymore)very good plot.dont miss or..i am sure u wont.
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Summary: Classic horror film with an awesome monster! WOW!!!
Review: Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore topline this engaging suspenser based on the best-selling novel. Filmed inside Chicago's Field Museum, the movie centers around a horrific brain-feeding beast and its curious link to a missing paleontologist who disappeared while researching a native tribe in Brazil. This monster, designed by special effects master Stan Winston, is unlike anything you're likely to see ever again. As in most other movies like this, you don't get to glimpse it right away. Its presence is more or less represented by an unsettling wheeze that will make you wonder what on earth could be making such a sound. I won't reveal anymore, other than to say it doesn't merely chase its victims down dark and murky underground tunnels--IT GALLOPS AFTER THEM! Forget what's been said about how overly dark this film was or how much of a letdown it was from the book. If, like me, you are any kind of horror fan who enjoys in-your-face monster movies, you owe it to yourself to buy this and watch it right now! Watch for an amusing cameo by Audra Lindley, better known as "Mrs. Roper" from "Three's Company."
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Summary: How to turn gold into lead
Review: The authors of this movie have managed in reversing the alchemist's dream: tehy had gold (the book "RELIC") in tehir hands and they turned it into vile lead (This movie). Frankly, if I was Lincoln Child or Douglas Preston I would sue the movie company (but then again, I suppose I wouldn't, having sold the rights...): there is nothing, repeat NOTHING of the brilliance of RELIC in this movie. It's just a nonsense splatter with a "monster" tale, while the book had it all: a very intriguing setting, a brilliant plot, suspense, a beautiful twist end. In this movie the "beast" is ridiculous, something from an old Japanese B-Movie, and even "the museum", wich was so fascinating and scaring in the book, is just an ordinary building. Awaitng for something like the book, I was really, REALLY disappointed form this movie! Let's hope they'll make better use of Cild/Preston's other novels...
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Summary: a classic movie
Review: I'm not going to waste your time with a plot briefing. If you want that, read the 1st 30-some reviews. The Relic has some great special effects, and even 3 years after it was made it still stands up to today's movies. The horror is top-notch. Running under the sewers with little or no light not knowing where the deadly beast is...how can that not be great? The acting is, despite what some other reviews claim, quite good. Tom Sizemore in particular does a great and humorous job portraying the cop D'Agosta. This movie is highly reccommended.
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Summary: Scary Cover
Review: This was an okay monster movie. True, it could be worse, and it does a good job at a lot of things. Like the creature effects are really nice and there's a moderate amount of suspense. I thought the SECRET identity of the monster was interesting. But as a whole, it's just another monster movie that will soon pass away in that fuzzy brain of yours. Good for one watch, so if you like to watch movies only once, THIS IS THE MOVIE FOR YOU! By the way, this movie is really gruesome; more so than other monster movies, from what I've seen. So make sure you throw the kiddies out of the house or they'll get NIGHTMARES watching this. You know what's smart; don't be dumb. If you don't want to expose the wee ones to heads being ripped off, get them out..... quick!
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Summary: The Relic was great
Review: In The Relic, a horrifying monster stalks and kills inside a gigantic museum, which just happens to be hosting a party for the opening of "Superstition," the newest exhibit. The movie is high on the suspense and gore (we see people ripped apart, decapitated, chewed in half, etc), but isn't a cheap 80's slasher flick. There's actually a plot, and believable characters. In other words, The Relic is a great, scary movie.
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Summary: I can't believe I watched the whole thing
Review: I rented this video from my local shop a while back expecting nothing more than simple entertainment, a monster movie that would be fun on a Saturday night. Boy, did I make a mistake. This is a dreadful mess. There is little or no suspense developed, the creature is unbelievable, and the last quarter of the film is so ridiculous that it should be silly but is just tedious. This is one of the worst movies I have seen recently.
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Summary: Relic is Rotten
Review: I was very disappointed by this movie. Relic was my favorite book, and I was incredibly excited when I heard they made it into a movie. Well, I rented it. It was so different from the book I don't know who they could call it the same thing. Mbwun looked so different from how it was described, it was laughable. Don't waste your time watching this - read the book.
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Summary: such a shame....
Review: I read the book first...yup..I did....was so excited about the movie....god...what a disappointment. It was so different from the book! It wasn't different in a good way sadly...How could the authors let this happen?
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