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Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

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Leofwine_draca GRIZZLY RAGE is truly one of the most execrable films I've seen. The set up is not dissimilar to THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, except the overage teenagers here go riding around the woods in a remarkably sturdy jeep and fall foul of a grizzly bear rather than a supernatural witch. The stylistic similarities are few and far between, though.Everything about this film is plodding and mundane. The direction is awful, the acting straight out of drama school. There seems to be no semblance of a proper plot, just repetitive 'chase' scenes as the characters are supposedly pursued by an irate bear. The effects are a mix of tame bear footage and a guy in a furry suit and never once believable. Some cheesy gore sequences might have lifted this to appropriate B-movie level, but they never appear, and what we're left with is Z-grade garbage of the lowest level.

drystyx I might have felt guilt about my 3/10 rating possibly raising this from the present 2.5 community rating, because there are horrible movies that do wind up becoming beloved by the dorks of our modern bubble boy world.But those are always really horrible movies. This one has a 3/10 saving grace.This is about the only "monster" movie I ever saw where the creators actually succeeded in making you root for the "monster". There is no way you cannot root for the bear in this movie.Four young punks with no saving grace run over a young bear. One of the young punks is at least smart enough to notice that there will be an angry mother, but this isn't the one who is the hero. The hero is the total control freak who won't let a driver drive out of harm's way. The hero is the control freak who sabotages their lives over and over.Later in the movie, the director and writer try to make us think the hero is caring, but we never buy it. Anyone who does is a naive fool. We get the feeling that someone wants to convince us that control freaks are okay.Not in any world. Not in any lifetime. Not is any existence.However, I suppose the creators of this movie, or someone involved, had a sense of reality at the end, because the ending somewhat salvages this movie.I save 1/10 for the most depressing of movies, and 2/10 for simply poor movies with no inspiration. This had a smidgen of humor and the innovation of making the monster the hero.

Caitlyn Gaddy I would give this A-MAZING movie a 78 out of 10, but that is not an option. I loved the effects so much. It made the movie come alive. At one point, I almost started crying because it looked so real and I thought the bear was coming for me. But, do not fear, when you watch this movie (and you totally should) the bear is NOT actually coming for you; it is all a movie. The bear is trained and it can do you no harm. Also, the hottie-mctottie actors did not suffer any injuries; they were just acting (very well I might). That brings me to my next point: the great acting. I could literally see the fear shining in their eyes when the (fake don't worry) bear was attacking them. And don't get me started on the wardrobe. I loved the fashion choices the girl made, especially the off-the-shoulder tank trend she was rocking. Also, the white fishing hat Ritch was wearing was totes fetch and brought out his eyes. But by far, Wes's outfit of choice (or lack there of) in the forest was the bomb diggity. I loved how he stripped on camera to trick the fake bear. So, in conclusion if you wanna watch this killer bear (again it's fake) thriller, you will not be disappointed. DeCouteau definitely pulled through with another Oscar-deserving winner. **This review was said with seriousness. P.S. Watch the movie P.P.S. hit me up on twitter: Grizzly_Bear_Lurver18

CanadianCinephile It isn't very often that I'm treated to Canadian horror or science fiction films with legitimate thrills and chills. David Cronenberg has conjured up a few, for instance, but my fellow Canucks don't really do horror all that well. Perhaps there's a reason for that, but we'll not get into some sort of deep philosophical discussion here. Indeed, there are a few moments in Canadian cinema history that do offer some frightful experiences. Grizzly Rage, however, is not one of them.Now obviously the sort of straight-to-cable-movie-network stuff that makes up Grizzly Rage (aka Off Road) isn't going to be all that good. It's B-movie stuff, from start to finish, with a low budget, poor production values, bad acting, and terrible everything else. Yet for some reason, I couldn't stop watching it. Truth be told, I had no intention of making it beyond the first exploratory few minutes and I certainly had no intention of giving up some valuable space and time for a review.Yet here I am.Grizzly Rage was filmed in Manitoba, which alone is a pretty good selling point. The natural setting is quite lovely to look at, with lots of forest to work with. Sadly, director David LeCocteau had no interest in really showing things off. The movie is a part of the Sci Fi Network's ten-film "Maneater" series (don't ask me, I don't know anything about it) and follows a simple cast of four as they venture through the aforementioned Manitoba forest while an enraged, hopped-up- on-biological-waste (maybe) grizzly bear stalks them.Shaun Stover (Graham Kosakoski), Ritch Petroski (Brody Harms), Wes Harding (Tyler Hoechlin), and Lauren Findley (Kate Todd) are the four characters. They are college grads, of course, and they aim to celebrate their recent graduation by heading off into the forest to race around and cause havoc. It doesn't take long before they trash their vehicle (quite a few times, actually) and wind up killing a grizzly bear cub. This raises the ire of the mother, who stalks the four methodically despite never appearing on screen with the humans. That's basically it.Grizzly Rage is idiotic, but it is not offensively idiotic. There is nothing to fear in the film, save for the stupidity of the characters and their ridiculous meandering. And the bear, played by Koda, really isn't given a lot to do. Koda mostly roars and stands up, having been fed marshmallows to make it smile (I'm not kidding). The rest of the bear parts are filled with what appears to be a giant stuffed bear head and flimsy bear paws, presumably operated on the ends of broomsticks. There is no bear-to-human contact and the only indicator that Koda is doing any damage at all comes in the computer graphic blood that splashes the camera.Indeed, Grizzly Rage almost works as an exploitation flick, but it simply isn't violent or titillating. Lead actress Kate Todd is cute, but she doesn't provide any sort of sexual tension or character enticement that could have raised the blood pressure of this yarn. Instead, she's pretty bland…just like everyone else.Grizzly Rage was never intended to be good. Made by journeyman schlock director LeCocteau, who was responsible for Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama and Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000, I was expecting more in the camp department. Alas, this movie even fails there, offering no campy humour or ridiculous send-ups. Grizzly Rage is pretty much just mindless fluff, but it passes the time.