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Now, given that this movie was made for the Sci-Fi Network (now the SyFy Network), and that I had previously seen a number of other movies made for this network - all of them being terrible - my expectations were very low when I sat down to watch "Savage Planet". But I was just *stunned* by how bad this Canadian-American co-production was. The special effects are some of the worst I've ever seen in a movie, using real cheap CGI that looks nothing like real life. But the movie also has a stupid script, with a story that just has the protagonists moving around for most of the movie, alien animal life that looks exactly like grizzly bears on earth (and apparently ONLY grizzly bears - no other animals are seen in the entire movie!) The actors apparently knew they were in a turkey, because no one even tries to give a good performance. I know that the movie might sound like some kind of a camp classic, but it is simply so bad it's bad. It actually makes some other SyFy network movies look decent by comparison!

Sci Fi takes it to a new low with a promising premise and low budget production values. It is sad what they have done, and if you choose to see this movie, you will know exactly where all the money went! Check out the fascinating 'moonwalking' 'monsters'. I can't believe I dvr'd it! The fact that the first comment covers almost everything I noticed about this film makes it difficult to actually write 10 lines of comment on this travesity. This movie could have been a dozen different movies, with only the initial premise and settings being changed. If you want to have a worse movie viewing experience I suggest you watch the Sci-Fi Movie 'Leeches', or the Wolves of Wall Street. I gave this a 2 out of 10 because a 1 is being reserved for something truly vile and unrelenting. My wife said 'why did you bother?'. I only wish I knew.

I can't even go for a three! SciFi should be ashamed. This one's a stinker! Not just the effects (non-existant except for the deep space teleporter), but the acting (pitiful). May it never darken your TV set! 10 lines of comments, huh? Hmmm, well, the lead character, Cain, is the guy from The Dead Zone who Johnny Smith sees will cause a nuclear destruction of Washington, Greg Stilson. His acting skills were perhaps the best of the rest of the team, but that is really not saying anything! The opening scene of the LSD camera work while two people were swinging machetes was so predictable, it was ridiculous! "Gee, I didn't see you walking in front of me when I cut your hand off!" Sheesh! Well, that's 10 lines, about 8 lines too many! ;-)

We all know that a movie billed as a "SciFi Channel Original" is pretty much guaranteed to be terrible. But in a galaxy of terrible movies, this is about the worst I have seen. Worse than "The Bone Snatcher." Even worse than "Dog Soldiers." When I saw the ads for it, I thought it looked like it might be along the lines of "The Legacy of Heorot," an excellent Larry Niven sci-fi action adventure novel. Not even remotely like it, unfortunately.

Let's put it this way: No story. No acting. No production values. Not even any interesting action sequences. The only, and I must emphasize ONLY, thing that raises this from a 1 to a 2 is that Reagan Pasternak ("Allison") looks rather nice in a few scenes.

Hey, I knew it would be bad going in...but no way did I ever expect anything this bad.

Yet another unimaginative monsters-chase-humans flick created for the SciFi Channel. I won't reveal the monster for fear you might laugh yourself into a coma. A scientific team with soldiers teleports to a far off planet (a la Stargate) to find a plant that will produce enough oxygen to save Earth, which is choking on its own pollution. The gear everyone carries looks like toys and the canvas tents and cots don't seem very futuristic. Things go wrong, the team is stranded, and the monsters pick them off as they make their way to the back-up teleporter device. Every so often the Director of Photography shakes the camera to tell us the planet is unstable. In between the "excitement" we're treated to some fairly lame interpersonal dialogue. Sean Patrick Flanery makes the best of the dreadful script. The special effects are about as cheesy as you can get. Otherwise, it's a great romp.