Frogs

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Summary: The dumbest movie to ever hop out of the 70s
Review: "Frogs" is ridiculous and I do mean ridiculous.
It's about reptiles and amphibians gone beserk.....how menacing can frogs be??? what getting hopped to death?
maybe but that doesn't happen in this film.
it's just plain stupid. The only redeeming factor is Joan Van Ark.
I guess she had some free time on her hands to make this flopper.
PU!!!

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Summary: Frogs in no way related to Kermit
Review: "Frogs', one of the classic "B" movie titles from 1972 has always excited alot of heated debate about whether it's the worst "drive-in" type feature to come out of the 1970's, or whether in actual fact it was a bit ahead of it's time as a clever commentary on man's just deserts for wrecking the native environment with his pollution. I'm sure its envirnmental message was largely unintended but nevertheless I always find viewing this film a creepy experience with its abundance of creepy crawlies just waiting to strike.

Set in the beautiful wilds of the Florida keys, "Frogs", tells the story of aging Chemical Magnate Jason Crockett played by Hollywood veteran Ray Milland who lives on an isolated estate in the keys and who once a year on the 4th of July, which also happens to be his birthday, gathers together his assorted disfunctional family for a big birthday celebration. The entire action of the film takes place over this weekend when after a boating accident the family finds itself playing host to Pickett Smith (Sam Elliot in one of his most remembered macho roles). Pickett is a freelance photographer doing an article on pollution in the area for an ecology magazine and once arrived finds many strange things occuring on the estate where the assorted reptiles and native animals which include snakes of all kinds, lizards, crocodiles, and spiders begin to pick off one member of the group at a time in assorted grisly deaths until Pickett accompanied by granddaughter Karen Crockett (greatly underrated actress Joan Van Ark) sensibly decide to flee the estate reluctantly leaving Jason to a grisly fate at the hands of the rampaging Frogs who invade the house. The final shot of the film which sees all the lights go out in the estate mansion is an errie conclusion.

"Frogs", while viewed by many as a dumb story full of laughable situations, always succeeds in sending an uneasy chill down my spine. Having a lifelong fear of "creepy crawlies", and an absolute phobia about snakes this for me is an horrific story. The truly beautiful on location photography of the Florida wasteland gives the film a top class look while its sheer isolation adds tremendously to the horror element of the story having a group of people far from the outside world and at the mercy of the assorted animals bent on revenge. Indeed I agree with past reviewers that Frogs at first glance dont appear to be too frightening as the supposed creatures on the attack. The numerous shots of Frogs observing the action from various vantage points while other assorted reptiles do the actual killing, gives the film a good sinister touch and adds to the general creepiness. The film does benefit from some interesting casting choices. Veteran Hollywood legend Ray Milland plays the Patriarch of the clan with great authority and a cynical quality that goes well with the story of the creatures finally getting back at him for inflicting years of toxic sprays on their native environments in the area. Joan Van Ark an actress I've long admired and who is still best remembered for her long running role as Val on "Knots Landing", has the best fleshed out character as the grand daughter who falls for Pickett Smith during the horrifying weekend. She certainly is the most appealing character on the island and she and Sam Elliot make a most attractive couple who you do find yourself hoping will get away from the strange goings on at Jason Crockett's estate.

Certainly "Frogs", is no masterpiece but it's an enjoyable horror tale and still makes uneasy viewing if you are in anyway not confortable about most reptiles at close quarters. Indeed this film has earned immortality because of the incredibly vivid lobby card showing a Frog with a human hand coming out of its mouth....an unforgettable horror image. Happily this memorable image was chosen as the cover for the video when it was first released. I remember as an eleven year old boy in Melbourne seeing this card displayed outside the theatre where "Frogs", was playing and being scared to death by it! Needless to say my parents would never allow me to see "Frogs', back then even though I badly wanted to! Enjoy the assorted slimy, creepy crawlies out for revenge against careless man in the chilling "Frogs".

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Summary: Frog-Lish-Us!
Review: A classic film. An inspiration to us all. Its what good movies are all about. Throughout the film I was on the edge of my seat awaiting to see what the frogs were up to. When the camera focuses on the frogs we see deviant expressions on their faces and know they are up to no good. The only problem with the film is that it ended. A MUST SEE!

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Summary: Horrors! Murdering frogs!
Review: A rich, contentious Southern family gathers for the birthday of their patriarch (a cranky, embarrassed Ray Milland), unaware that nature, fed up with their polluting ways, intends to kill them one by one in a variety of dull, unimaginative, poorly shot and edited ways. This movie doesn't even have the saving grace of providing a few laughs, intentional or otherwise. A complete waste of time for anyone who has ever had any part in either making or viewing it.

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Summary: HOPPY HORRORS
Review: Admit it...if you've seen this film, you have to enjoy its 70s flavor, its sophisticated tackiness and those clothes. And Les Baxter's credit for doing the music which is no more than electronic noises.
FROGS is a movie released in 1972, and even after 30 years, it maintains its quiet menace. The frogs ironically do little more than hop around but notice they are also summoning the other animals/insects, whatever...to do their bidding.
Ray Milland who sent camp to new heights with X THE MAN WITH THE XRAY EYES, is the patriarch, all spit and vinegar, confined to a wheelchair, bossing his family around, drinking, and dying we assume of fright when all the frogs get in the house.
Sam Elliott in one of his first roles gets to show off his pecs and hairy chest several times and maintain that smooth macho demeanor which you know will save the day.
Joan van Ark got to practice for all those years on KNOTS LANDING with her role as the sweet and sensible one.
Judy Pace is an absolute hoot as the fashion model who dresses to kill while on a picnic.
Adam Roarke, Nicholas Cortland, David Gilliam, Lynn Borden and the rest of the cast get to emote and have their own death scenes. Holly Foster as Iris gets to perform in the Tallulah Bankhead School of Acting in her death throes in the swamp.
FROGS is by no means great movie making. It's a "horror" film with a message, echoed in THE BIRDS, and it's production values are minimal to say the least. Yet, in its own quiet way, it manages to chill with the knowledge that our environment is being abused, and what if this kind of thing could happen?

Rating:
Summary: HOPPY HORRORS
Review: Admit it...if you've seen this film, you have to enjoy its 70s flavor, its sophisticated tackiness and those clothes. And Les Baxter's credit for doing the music which is no more than electronic noises.
FROGS is a movie released in 1972, and even after 30 years, it maintains its quiet menace. The frogs ironically do little more than hop around but notice they are also summoning the other animals/insects, whatever...to do their bidding.
Ray Milland who sent camp to new heights with X THE MAN WITH THE XRAY EYES, is the patriarch, all spit and vinegar, confined to a wheelchair, bossing his family around, drinking, and dying we assume of fright when all the frogs get in the house.
Sam Elliott in one of his first roles gets to show off his pecs and hairy chest several times and maintain that smooth macho demeanor which you know will save the day.
Joan van Ark got to practice for all those years on KNOTS LANDING with her role as the sweet and sensible one.
Judy Pace is an absolute hoot as the fashion model who dresses to kill while on a picnic.
Adam Roarke, Nicholas Cortland, David Gilliam, Lynn Borden and the rest of the cast get to emote and have their own death scenes. Holly Foster as Iris gets to perform in the Tallulah Bankhead School of Acting in her death throes in the swamp.
FROGS is by no means great movie making. It's a "horror" film with a message, echoed in THE BIRDS, and it's production values are minimal to say the least. Yet, in its own quiet way, it manages to chill with the knowledge that our environment is being abused, and what if this kind of thing could happen?

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Summary: Misunderstood and tedious
Review: American International Pictures should never run longer than 80 minutes. I don't know why this is so, exactly, but I've never seen an AIP film containing more than 80 minutes of essential content. FROGS is about 90 minutes long, and 10 minutes of scenes of people being chased or stalked by wild creatures could be slashed, making this a much better film.

FROGS is an allegorical horror story and cautionary tale about America's abuse of the environment. Despite the interesting premise, it doesn't really deliver on the "abstract" level of ideas. Instead it quickly gets bogged down in the mechanics of killing off a big cast, victim by victim. Yawn!!!

Still, I think the film deserves more credit than it usually receives, both for its attempt to make a point about ecology (in 1972, "ecology" was the popular term for "environmental awareness") and for a few scenes that work very well. Ray Milland's final scene is a classic of horror, and a tribute to the taxidermist's art. The revolt of his African-American servants is inspirational, though like all scenes in FROGS it suffers from too little, rather than too much dialogue.

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Summary: Action! (hop, hop, hop) Cut! Brilliant!
Review: Andy Warhol calld this the best bad move he'd ever seen. He was right.

It is hilarious to watch this movie. Just think about the title. "FROGS!!" oOOOoohhh....scarrry! It is great to watch a poor woman run through a swamp and fall for no reason and scream for help because the swamp is taking her. It looks about 6 inches deep by the way.

FROGS is one of those really bad movies that you will love to watch over and over. Great B-movie

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Summary: It's Horrible. I love it!!!
Review: Andy Warhol calld this the best bad move he'd ever seen. He was right.

It is hilarious to watch this movie. Just think about the title. "FROGS!!" oOOOoohhh....scarrry! It is great to watch a poor woman run through a swamp and fall for no reason and scream for help because the swamp is taking her. It looks about 6 inches deep by the way.

FROGS is one of those really bad movies that you will love to watch over and over. Great B-movie

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Summary: hmmmm......
Review: Being a fan of old horror movies, I picked this one up and watched it with a few buddies... to say the least, we were disappointed. We expected it to be a "so bad, it's good" type of cheesy b-movie, but it was actually just "so bad". The frogs didn't even do anything, they just sat there and croaked! For almost the whole movie, there was no action, no killings, no nothin'! Just boring plot (which was extremely weak, despite its development). And when the reptiles and amphibians finally got around to killing people, it was still really stupid. Like there was this one guy who was trapped in this spider-web-type gooey stuff, and he just kept writhing and screaming, and the cheesy music was playing... for too long. It got boring. If you want an old horror movie that's worth seeing, get Halloween, or Nightmare on Elm Street, or if you want to get REAL old, get the silent Nosferatu. But let's face it, frogs just ain't scary.