Maneater Triple Feature 7: Behemoth/Roadkill/Ferocious Planet

A Trio Of Creature Features Ranging From Dumb Fun To Not Much Fun
This is a mixed bag of typical SyFy channel fare. As far as bad movies go, only Ferocious Planet fully connected with me because it committed to its lunacy.

Behemoth (1 Star): "Behemoth" has something to do with an enormous underground creature. Before you get too excited, though, you don't see too much of it--and when the big reveal comes, it is surprisingly underwhelming. Easily ninety percent of the menace and danger in "Behemoth" is provided by the ground shaking. That camera is rattled around so often, you'd think it would have knocked something loose. So if you love tremors and special effect rocks falling, this one's for you. William B. Davis provides some mythological mumbo jumbo, there are geological ramblings, and some sort of government response is explained--but none of it makes much difference. It all boils down to killing the creature. The monster is represented most of the time by disembodied rubber octopus legs slapping around. The single most inspired...

Famous for being the MOST expensive triple feature out there.
Read the other two guys' reviews. The three movies are just fine... just horribly expensive.
THIS collection is at least TWICE the price of the others in the series. I have them all; THIS
one costs the most --- I certainly DIDN'T pay today's asking-price. Period; exclaimation point!

Three solid Grade-B monster flicks
All three films were released in 2011 and run about an hour an a half. They are...

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BEHEMOTH

In the Great Northwest the Walsh family's patriarch seems to be going crazy with his blathering on mythical prophecies about some colossal beast awakening and creating havoc. Meanwhile there are ominous geological signs that something earth-shattering may be occurring. The local authorities finally take heed and give the word to evacuate. The problem is the beautiful Walsh daughter is camping with her fiancé on the mountain, which is the focal point of the catastrophe. Her older brother and a scientist girlfriend go to the mountain to save her. There's also a government agent investigating things. All hell breaks loose literally.

"Behemoth" combines the plot of "Dante's Peak" with countless monster-in-the-woods flicks, so this may not be the most original film out there but it's well done for what it is...

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