Feed the Gods

There's a good bit of fun to be had here, between the better than it needed to be writing, and the better than they needed to be actors, though the whole thing is let down quite a bit by some shoddy effects and some rushed sequences.

It takes a while to get going, but in the end, the lead up to the carnage actually ends up being the better parts. The characters aren't particularly deep or nuanced, but the actors inject them with enough energy and sense of history that it really kinda works as a hangout movie.

Unfortunately when the bigfoots (Not a spoiler, that's the whole premise) d appear, they're pretty underwhelming. They're not quite "Spirit Halloween" level effects, but they don't quite inspire fear either.

In the end, it's a breezy watchable movie with some fun performances, some decent writing and directing.

Stumbling upon the 2014 horror movie "Feed the Gods" by random chance here in 2024, of course I opted to sit down and watch it, since it was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, much less actually heard about. But given my fascination with all things horror and the movie's title, of course it was a given that I would pick up the movie and give it a fair chance.

And ultimately then writer and director Braden Croft failed to entertain me with this 2014 movie. Sure, "Feed the Gods" was off to a good start, but it really lost momentum some time before midway, and the movie never recovered its heading and just trotted on forward in a slump that proved to be not particularly entertaining. So I have to say that I found the movie to be a disappointment.

The acting performances in the movie were good, and that definitely helped to keep the movie somewhat afloat. I wasn't familiar with the leading actors and actress. There were a couple of familiar faces on the screen, though, but it was in minor supportive roles only, and that was Jerry Wasserman, Aleks Paunovic and Garry Chalk.

Visually, then you're not in for anything grand. "Feed the Gods" didn't make use of very many special effects, and it was a shame, because the movie might have benefitted from being spruced up with some special effects.

For a horror movie, then "Feed the Gods" was a swing and a miss. It is not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time, despite making it through the 84 minutes that the movie ran for. Nor is it a movie that I would recommend for horror fans to sit down and watch.

I have to say that the movie's title made zero sense at all.

My rating of "Feed the Gods" lands on a three out of ten stars.

If you've seen the box cover, or read the title you know what this is about. There is a monster(s?) in the forest. How many will be killed? Very straight forward premise.

I love movies filmed in BC because everything outdoors is beautiful, and I get to see what my Stargate secondaries are up to post-Stargate. So the setting is beautiful. It is filmed well, with proper sound throughout. The acting is pretty god, and everyone is putting in a good earnest performance.

In terms of plot, I have to be honest that I don't think I understood the logic behind everything going on (tickets? Origins? Myth?) but even just understanding the basics, it is very formulaic. I very much hated the characters and did not find them credible, until two brothers, while having a proper fight about their deceased parents said "I'm sorry. I didn't hear you over your steroid-jacked body." and the other replied "THIS IS NATURAL!" For whatever reason, that joke won me onboard completely and for the remainder of the film.

It really wasn't bad overall. I would see it again. Very average, in a good way. Not bad at all.

This movie was quite a surprise. I liked it. It isn't very scary or gory, but it has a charm all its own. It is funny, but it isn't a comedy. It just has goofy characters who stay honest to themselves throughout. We have two brothers who each have their own quirks. These quirks make them act differently than you or I would, but it makes sense to them.

The acting is top-notch. The pacing of the movie and the scenes are really good. I think this is kind of a hidden gem. My biggest complaint is that the mystery is so complex, it made the story hard to follow.

I recommend this one to monster movie fans.

The Gods must be fed, to keep the remains of the town of Tendale from being destroyed. Who or what are these Gods, who would not spare even an infant unless he possesses a "green ticket"? How are these tickets obtained? Why does a dark shadow linger on the faces of the townspeople? These are the questions that Will Oates, a somewhat psychologically unstable fan of director Werner Herzog, accompanied by his hotshot- young-lawyer brother Kris and Kris' girlfriend Brit, finds himself trying to answer as he searches for his biological parents in the remains of this town that nestles deep in the heart of the Canadian Taiga. Beautifully detailed (and quirky) characters, witty dialogue and spine-chilling atmospherics add to Croft's fictional history of Tendale. The plot is both poignant and intricate, and requires generous use of the "seek" button if you don't want to miss the finer points! For the seasoned film buffs, especially those who enjoy delving beneath the surface of the movie, "Feed the Gods" is truly a treat.

PS: I don't know what the other reviewers were thinking. They could have been expecting some blood-gore-scream extravaganza, or they might have confused a mentally unstable protagonist's irrational actions with plot holes. Either way, put your expectations from big- budget films aside while watching this. It's worth the effort.