Chupacabra Territory

Just finished watching this on prime without reading reviews about it and not knowing anything about the film.

It was so bad, I barely finished it, in fact I had to fast forward some of the movie because it was that bad.

The acting was bad but not horrible.

The dialogue was awful, who in their right mind had the actors who are in their twenties acting like they were sixteen or younger.

The script writer should never attempt another movie script again and the director should take lessons.

Then we had the so called sex scenes why? I am not prude in any means or form but in this movie they had women who are to old to know better, flashing their breasts at the screen and going topless for no reason at all, now I do t mind that but in this film it did t make sense.

After about twenty thirty minutes the film becomes such a blur of activity you don't have a clue what the heck is going on.

There is so much shouting and running about you get lost as to what is goi g on but then about ten minutes later you don't really care.

Don't bother with this film it could put you off found footage movies for good.

Gave it a two, because I did not watch the whole thing and maybe the chupacabra looked the part. I hate, hate movies with quirky main characters. One stupid side kick is as far as I can handle. This was a quirky nightmare. By 27 minutes, I was about to go insane. Plus, how did the chupacabra get there? Took a plane?, taking into account they have never been sighted in hillbilly areas like that one. And second, they are not ancient anything. Number one theory, escaped US military experiment going back to around 1995, when first sighted. Yes, I know the 20th century is now ancient history. Actually, the hillbilly guy was the only character I liked.

This is just bad. I love these movies but this one was way out there. The acting is just awful. I didn't like any of the actors. Even boobs couldn't make me like them. There were too many things that just tear this one apart. It looked like they filmed it at a dog park. The gratuitous up the skirt shots. ( who wears a short skirt camping the entire time). The blood wasn't even the right colour. I will give it points for some of the effects. I hope to see none of these people in the movie again.

So, without going in with any kind of expectations, I pressed Play at this Chupacabra Territory, as I found it. The movie started out nicely, I actually enjoyed it and time only brought more interesting things to the act.

And for around 60% of the movie, I can say I was surprised and satisfied. It seemed like a cute little indie project, good dialogue, nice characters and an alright build up. But then it hit that mark I was telling you about and it pretty much all went down the drain. So much plot nicely developed for an ending that seriously was so weak and annoying.

Characters become dumb, logic makes a run for, camera is as shaky as possible and the ending seems to take too long. When it does finally terminate, it does so without any kind of style. I can honestly say, this one is a pass. Not recommended, nothing to see here. Sorry to say so.

Cheers!

A group of friends take a trip to the country in search of the illusive Chupacabra. It begins with the road trip and the characters they meet along the way and then to the woods where it remains until the end.

Chupacabra Territory is the type of found footage that gives the genre a bad name. It's badly written with multiple cringe worthy scenes. The acting is the equivalent of a high school play with a script that could have been written by a fifteen year old boy. The acting is horrible but they really didn't have much to work with. Although the cast seem to be in their late 20's, they speak to each other like teenagers obsessed with boobs and booze. There are masturbation and sex scenes which do absolutely nothing for the story. The conversations and interactions between the friends are awkward, nonsensical, and unrealistic. I'm certain the locals they come in contact with are meant to be comical but got a face palm instead of chuckles out of me.

I'll never understand how a film can fail on so many levels with a decent story line, good cameras, and a presumed group of creative people. You'd think that someone would attempt to save the project before going through with such a disaster that will be there for the public to see forever.

I love Found Footage and this is an abomination of the genre. Avoid at all costs and check out the ever growing list of creative films which use this platform redefine what a movie can be.

And why in the world they didn't use any Groovie Ghoulies or Chixdiggit songs about Chupacabras is beyond me. I'd given an extra point for the research and good taste but this movie lacks both.