The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus

I love a good B movie and this was firmly at the bottom end of the scale.

I should have known as soon as I saw Danny Trejo's name. He's the kiss of death for any film.

The dialogue is terrible. The opening scene to introduce us to the cast, is unbelievably bad. Some of the acting is sub-par. The effect aren't great... but somehow, if you take all that into consideration and know what you're going in to, it's bearable. There's just too much creeping through the caves whispering to each other and not hearing gunshots around the corner, despite being deep in a cave system.

I opened with 'the dialogue is terrible', but it's well worth enduring this film just to bear witness to Nick Chinlund perfectly delivering what might be the best action movie one-liner in cinema history, just before his climactic fight.

All in all, it's a fairly decent, low budget, monster flick, as long as you go into it knowing what to expect.

The dude literally goes around asking to star in the worst movies possible.

I think his first question to any role is "Is it going to be crap? Then I'm in it!" I like the guy and enjoy his movies, but damn!

Tho tbh... he wasn't really in this movie.

I'd given the movie a higher rating had it not been for the fluctuations in the monster power... At one point It has the power to crush skulls, at a different moment It's throwing punches with a weak old man and the old man isn't even bothered by the punches of the creature that crushed a skull as if it was a deteriorated old balloon.

You don't go making a running film where the bad guy runs 200km/h at one point and then at a different point, can barely keep up with a guy running 30km/h...

I watched this because Danny Trejo was prominent on the poster. Do not be fooled as I was. He is in a few, brief scenes early on and then disappears for the rest of the movie.

The movie starts with some Afghan guys in a cave somewhere doing...something. Making drugs? They get killed by a monster. Then it cuts to some unspecific special forces black ops guys planning a very vague heist to steal...something. Gold I think. They are planning on hiding it in a cave. Coincidentally, it's the same cave. Then we cut to a group of soldiers in a village...somewhere doing...something who are then ambushed by...someone for...some reason. They take shelter in a cave which is, coincidentally, the same cave again. I guess the special forces black ops guys were going to hide their loot in a cave right by a village for some reason. The entrance is caved in and they are trapped with the monster...whatever it's supposed to be.

This movie is pretty bad. There are a couple of decent B movie veterans but most of the actors are pretty terrible. Most of them are not at all believable as soldiers. They scream, run around and randomly point their rifles at each other in a way that would get them kicked out of a local gun range. Most of the characters seem to have never heard of things like discipline or chain of command. One has multiple neurotic meltdowns and no one says a word. There is a part where people are hallucinating for some reason. Then it's just kind of dropped. It doesn't really serve any purpose but to pad the running time. The creature is only seen in glimpses early on. They should have stuck with that because it looks like crap. Once the monster starts attacking, it's just a pile of monster movie cliches until the cliche ending. It's not the worst thing ever but there are lots of better monster movies out there.

OK, a fun campy movie that isn't winning any Oscars, watchable for a rainy Saturday.

But I have never seen so much crap in the reviews. Lets admit the issues, give credit where due and trash the BS.

Yeah, you will only see Trejo for the first few minutes. But that does not take away from many of the actors which are good (not great) although the script they have to work to is so-so at best. But they keep the movie moving enough. Lots of time spent in tunnels so not a ton of scenery (what do you expect from a low budget film). So ditch the 1 star complaints.

As to the major BS from all 8s, 9s, and 10 star reviews, look at the reviewers. Most only reviewed one movie and gave it a 10?! Hmm, smells like a friend or family of one of the crew?

Yes, I watched the trailer and that's why I gave it the benefit of the doubt and at least gave it a 2. All you have to do is see the monster to know your kids would laugh at it before begging to turn it off.