The Horrific Evil Monsters

Sure, when I sat down to watch the 2021 movie "The Horrific Evil Monsters" I didn't really have much of any expectations or hopes for the movie. Why? Well, given the movie's cover/poster, its synopsis and the whole vibe that the title was giving.

Yet, I did sit down to watch writers Adam R. Steigert and Kristin Steigert's 2021 movie, as I hadn't already seen it, nor actually heard about it. And who knew, it might actually be one of those low budget movies that are so bad in every aspect that they become great fun and entertaining to watch.

But that wasn't the case with "The Horrific Evil Monsters". It was just horrible.

The script was lousy and felt like it had been written by a teenager given a homework assignment of writing some fantasy fiction. Not good fantasy fiction, mind you.

The acting in the movie was wooden, rigid and fairly much without conviction or emotion. A lot of the times, the dialogue and acting performances become cringeworthy.

The characters in the movie were, well, let's just say colorful. At least the writers were trying to go out of their way with having a variety of characters in the movie, even going as far as blatantly copying "Halloween".

This movie is listed as a action horror comedy. Well, I suppose technically the movie does encompass those genres. But it doesn't mean that it provides good examples of those genres.

I am rating "The Horrific Evil Monsters" a generous two out of ten stars. The movie was not overly interesting or entertaining, but at least they tried.

This feels like some kid's weekend project: where s/he gets a bunch of friends together (who have never acted) and put something together to upload to youtube. Mom would have been proud.

Unfortunately, for the rest of us, Mom (and the kid's friends) are the only ones who will enjoy this film.

If there is one positive, it's the premise: "A secret government agency who recruits the most hazardous horror icons to battle a biblical force." There is serious potential to a premise like this and it's also what drew us reviewers to this film.

If you want to imagine what it would be like to produce your first film with a bunch of friends, this could be fun(ny) to watch. Otherwise... skip it.

Update - 31dec2021: As of today, there are, 642 total votes. 460 of these votes rate this film a 10. A 10?! That's 71.7% of all ratings given. Is this an example of sleazy voting manipulation?

This attempt seems to have beaten IMDB's algorithm because it currently rates this film a 6.2.

This is The Legion of Monsters on no budget. Some of the writing and acting was terrible but some of the actors were great in their roles. The combination of Bishop and Ogji was very entertaining. The effects were practical and mostly passable. The story was decent and the after credits and during credits scenes leave sequels on the table. I would watch another one for sure.

I forced myself to sit through the first half of this...I fast forwarded thru the second half...There should be a system of Penalties and Fines levied against anyone who puts out a film like this. Wait...I take it back...calling it a "film" is unfair. Lets just call it trash. Tommy Wiseau called and said "the acting is so really bad". I honestly tried to find one redeeming thing in this trash and couldn't. I have goldfish that come up with better screenplays daily.

Theres not a single good thing to be said about this. Epically fails across the board. Felt like i was being pranked when i watched it. Avoid at all costs.