Snake Outta Compton

A cheap mish-mash of genres. Obviously the main inspiration point is STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, with an urban setting and main cast members aspiring black hip hop stars finding themselves battling rivals, gangsters and even themselves. Then we get the ultra-cheesy, self-knowing CGI monster spectacle of an Asylum movie, as a giant snake goes on the rampage and our would-be heroes have to stop it. It goes without saying that this is the kind of film that only fans will enjoy, although saying that it's not quite as bad as I was expecting. The snake scenes are terrible but the other humour isn't quite bottom of the barrel, and at least the cast are game for a laugh.

I'm not sure if this was just less garbage than I thought or I'm so tired I hallucinated the whole thing, but it was surprisingly watchable.

I've been a huge fan of the works of Hank Braxtan since I saw his fan film Freddy VS the Ghostbusters. I've watch Hank grow as an artist over the years from his first feature film release Chemical Peel to his killer polar bear film, Unnatural. Hank knows how to use even the smallest budget to its advantage. He knows how to culture fantastic performances from his actors. He also knows how to mix CGI with practical FX, something a lot of directors of this generation still need to learn. Hank Braxtan is an artist. Snake Outta Compton is his latest and best work to date. It is a cool sci fi/horror/comedy full of parodies of a number of great films. It features a fun soundtrack of original raps. This film is a fun popcorn film that you can pair with a number of other similar fun popcorn films like Bad Ass Spider or Vampires of Zanzabar. This is a fun film that doesn't take itself seriously and that is its charm. That is why I say it is destined to be a cult classic. I look forward to Hank's next outing...WORD.

But OH BOY IS THIS MOVIE BAD. Only looking at its cover makes me cringe even more again. What a waste of time.

Well, let's just be honest, with a title such as "Snake Outta Compton" and the movie's cover/poster, then you know it is going to be one of those movies. And true enough, "Snake Outta Compton" turned out to be exactly that. But still, there is just something oddly fascinating about these movies that keeps luring me in. Perhaps this will be the one movie that stands out in the crowd, it has been known to happen. But such was not the case with "Snake Outta Compton".

The story in the movie was next to non-existing. A nerdy scientist mutates a snake with a growth ray and the snake goes on a murderous eating rampage in the neighborhood. Yup, that was basically about it - because the whole band and record deal was just a side order to spice up the movie.

The acting in the movie was as to be expected. Then I haven't said too much, because you know what you are getting yourself into here.

For a movie such as this to work out even just remotely, then they need proper CGI. The CGI in "Snake Outta Compton" was not overly impressive. So the movie couldn't even stay afloat on that account.

This movie is not really worth the effort, unless you are a die-hard fan of anyone on the cast list, or perhaps you yourself was involved in the creation of the movie in some way.