William Winckler's Frankenstein
Vs.
The Creature From Blood Cove (2005)
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Dr, Monroe Lazaroff has some big ideas. He wants world peace and realizes that the world’s leaders can’t get to this lofy goal without help. There will always be a dictator or generalissimo which will stand in the way. So the good Doctor has decided to help the world out creating the perfect assassins. An amphibious creature that can both swim and walk on land, as well as be almost impervious to injury. But one day the creature escapes and in order to get it back, the Doctor decides to resurrect Victor Frankenstein’s monster, using the same secrets from way back when. Now with the monster at his disposal, he will seek out and stop the renegade creature from doing harm to innocent people. But a magazine photographer and his co-workers get caught one day on a beach in the middle of the mayhem and if anything, they’ll have to help the Mad Doctor, if they want to live!
Overall: William Winckler has billed this film as “a modern-day homage to the classic Universal-style horror films of the 1940s.” He’s not off the mark either. Winckler has grabbed some of the essence of the British Hammer films and merged them with the old Universal films for a very unique horror film. And a low-budget one at that. Now folks, I watch cheesy low-budget films all the time, and frankly, you won’t find the faults those films have, in Winckler’s film. We have a good story, nice costumes and some interesting characters. If you knew what the film cost, you’d be shocked by the “Blood Cove Creature’s get-up.” Hell I was…and I don’t know what the film cost. Frankly, I was expecting some cheesy rubber suit! But Winckler put his money where his creatures were and I loved the final result. Winckler has shown though that he’s not gonna grab any old 2-bit actor from some local high school to appear in his films either. He’s got everyone's favorite appearing and that adds to the fun. Lloyd Kaufman and Raven De La Croix also star in this movie and put in their usual “above-board” performances. Now I’m not gonna be a total “homer” and not find some fault with this movie. I thought some of the fight scenes were a tinge weak…but frankly, until I get out on the beach in those outfits and practice some Ultimate Fighting Championship moves, I’ll back off on the critiques. Seriously folks, it’s a good film that deserves a chance. Yeah, you can watch “Urban Legends 3” or “The Prophecy 4” but it’s the same rehashed stuff. Here we have a film trying to resurrect quality from the good ole days and hoping to make a fan out of you. They sure caught me! Comparison: The Creature from the Black Lagoon meets The Monster Maker |
A deadly werewolf ambushes Dr. Monroe Lazaroff (portrayed by Larry Butler).
Dr. Ula Fortani (from left, portrayed by Alison Lees-Taylor), Salisbury (Rich Knight) and Dr. Monroe Lazaroff (Larry Butler) resurrect Frankenstein's monster.
Salisbury (from left, played by Rich Knight), Dr. Ula Foranti (Alison Lees-Taylor) and Dr, Monroe Lazaroff (Larry Butler) hear a strange cry from a nearby graveyard.
Bill and Dr. Monroe Lazaroff work on dispatching The Creature.
Photographer Bill and his 2 assistants are being chased by The Creature.
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