Review(s): DVD 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil
Best Jersey Devil Movie Ever...
Its actually the only movie about the jersey devil. That may be a good thing... because in all actuallity it was the worst movie that I have ever seen. The story line was all jacked up from the jersey devil stories that I have heard. Special effects... I could do better with my own camcorder from '85. If you are thinking about buying this movie or even thinking of watching it, Save your time and money and watch a Pauly Shore movie or something. At least those are viewable. Boycott this dvd, the whole crew that worked on this movie and if you know one of these people please let them know how bad it is. Im sure they already know it too.
The SNORE-INATOR
Despite the fact that it has some really good actors this film is just so BAD. The JERSEY DEVIL monster only looks disturbing in literally the last two minutes of the film when it rises out of a pool of blood. Throughout the rest of the film it resembles a man in a bad monster suit (ripped off from the GIGER ALIEN design yet again). This film PLODS on and the minor characters are all more entertaining and interesting than the main ones. Specifically the female investigator. She is like an unnattrative NAOMI WATTS blonde (with a really hideous personality) crossed with DANA SCULLY. So basically you have someone who you can feel no empathy with and literally can't stand. The evil Mr. Shroud who somehow is linked to the JERSEY DEVIL through some kind of ancestral silliness walks around through the film grumbling and mumblings lines like, "Have you seen my friend Bruno?" (Bruno being his pet name for his fake looking Jersey Devil pal). I have seen worse films but not by much. The idea was cool and the image of the JERSEY DEVIL rising from the pool of blood is quite well done. But sitting throught the entire movie to see the ONLY good part is NOT something I could recommend to anyone else.
I watched it, what else can I say.
Was it awful, yes. Was it confusing, yes. Was the acting bad, not really, the girl inspector was good, Robert Guilium was good, the Rangers were good enough. The story pretty much sucked though. The creature would have been better if never seen. I would have given the movie 3-stars if the creature where only seen in shadows. I think the problem was that the story might have been decent (in a book or comic), but was not designed to translate very well into a movie.
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