Rating: Summary: REPTILES SLITHER - PEOPLE DITHER Review: The plot is the usual one about a small group of people surrounded by an enemy force. (In this case a Southern mansion located on an island inside a swamp.) The people involved include Ray Milland and his spoiled, resentful family and the enemy consists of the local wildlife, most especially frogs. Neither group is interesting enough to carry the movie but it does have a sultry, summer-afternoon atmosphere which keeps you watching in anticipation of a pay-off which never quite seems to arrive.The notable element here is Sam Elliott in the first role which won him any real attention. He plays the outsider who comes into the situation and tries to help the others deal with it. It isn't that much of a part but it allowed Elliott for the first time to project his distinctive personality and it also afforded him two opportunities to take off his shirt. (The story goes that the wife of Daniel Petrie recommended Sam Elliott for the lead role in her husband's "Lifeguard" movie after seeing his physique on display in "Frogs." There's a woman who knows a prime piece of "beefcake" when she sees it!)
Rating: Summary: Action! (hop, hop, hop) Cut! Brilliant! Review: There is something very ironic about this movie, and that is the fact that the frogs never hurt anyone. They just hop around on the corpses of people who are killed by other critters. Needless to say, this is about as riveting as it sounds. This movie is not scary. It is not funny, even in a campy way. It tries to take itself seriously and expects its audience to be somehow stirred by the sight of a lizard crawling on top of some rich schmuck who tripped and fell down... and then apparently died from shame, since I fail to see how an iguana sitting on said schmuck's abdomen caused a fatal injury. This movie does not deserve to be called stupid. It is beneath stupidity. It attempted stupidity and failed. But at least it kept Hollywood's animal wranglers busy for a day or two. Enjoy!
Rating: Summary: Unintentionally Hilarious! Review: There's something perverse to love about a film in which a man dies due to a poisonous snake attack, two main characters discuss this and decide to keep it quiet...but then both of these characters have no qualms at all about letting everyone else wander off by themselves and risk their lives. But, plot and sense are not what this movie has to offer. It is just a wonder that such a film exists! Good cast, mostly good photography....but in service of such an oddball story. This is the kind of movie that has you looking at the corners of the screen rather than the center. It is full of minor distractions and strangely placed details. But it is unsettling too in the casual way the victims are disposed of...however, this is handled in such a bizarre manner that we are never convinced for a moment that the blood is anything but fake.
Rating: Summary: A really awful film Review: This is a bad movie and it is not to be confused with "bad" movies that are so awful that they are entertaining. This is just slow moving, tedious stuff. There is no intended or unintended humor here. The script is bad, but not so absurd that you will laugh. It looks like a cheaply made TV movie. Just a piece of junk.
Rating: Summary: A hopping good time! Review: This is a well-made 70s B-flick about mother nature paying us back for all that pollution.Ray Milland is a cantakerous,greedy businessman who must contend with the wildlife,seemingly led by the frogs,descending on his 4th of july celebration.Sam Elliott is the nice ecology guy who can see it coming.These movies rock!
Rating: Summary: Campy Fun For the Whole Family! Review: this is definatly one of those movies that's so bad it's funny!
Rating: Summary: No Redeeming Qualities Review: This silly 1970s film about amphibians and reptiles out to get those annoying humans is simply a bad movie: the story is silly, the script is uninspired, the cast is inept, and the film's special effects consist of frogs hopping, snakes slithering, frogs hopping, snakes slithering... you get the idea. And no, there aren't any giant frogs with hands dangling out their mouths like in the DVD cover. Do not be misled: this film doesn't even have bad-movie appeal, and the DVD's idea of bonus material is a trailer full of scenes that aren't actually in the film. Tired, dull, and without any redeeming quality whatsoever.
Rating: Summary: Someday We'll Find It, The Rainbow Connection... Review: Welcome, Amazon shoppers...You are about to embark upon the most insanely ludicrous journey you have ever been on...leave your brain at the door. 'Frogs' is a movie that you have to enjoy with another person, so you're able to make wisecracks about it while watching. This is by no means a good movie, but that's what makes it so good.
Here's the premise: An old man is having his birthday party at his mansion, where he has abolished most of the population of frogs on his land...or so he thinks. Since the old man has killed frogs, the frogs enlist their friendly little animal friends, such as snakes and tarantulas, to kill him and his family. In the words of Dr. Evil: Re-god#*mn-diculous!
If you are a fan of B movies, you'll love this one. It's hilariously bad. My favorite moment (SPOILER!): The frogs swarm over the old man, hopping all over him, and he dies. From frogs hopping on his lap. Yeah. Check this out!
Rating: Summary: wow, this is like soooo cool Review: When i came across this dvd, and I saw the cover I was like "This movie was made for me" (I mean come on there is a frog with a hand sticking out of it's mouth, you don't see that every day). The movie is sooo awesome. It is one of the best 50's horror films I have ever watched. The outfits that are worn are great, there is moss in every imaginable spot of the set, and what can be more better (yes thats right 'more better') than a horror film about frogs eating people? Though in truth the frogs really don't "get" anyone until the end, (and don't ask me how they "got" him, I really don't know how a bullfrog can ummm dismember/murder/kill anything, but hey, whatever) there are a lot of other amphibious looking things that kill them, and even the moss gets one of 'em. I am the kind of guy that if you set me in front of a tv with a 50's horror film I am just the happiest guy on earth. If you are like me, you will definitly need this, or you will never feel complete. Alright, peace out
Rating: Summary: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC Review: You will scream, you will cry, but mostly, you will laugh. Fans of American International Films will find this a classic. I has quality stars; Ray Milland, in the twilight of his career, and a pre facelift Joan Van Ark and a facial hairless Sam Elliott. Even my 8 year old was able to notice the inconsistiences of the dead people breathing and moving their eyes, to the obvious plastic hand that was being attacked by snakes. He also noticed the same salamander and snake being used for multiple scences. While the movie is entitled Frogs, the frogs never actual kill anyone...they are just an annoying decoration.
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