After a night watching a serious supernatural flick that
centered on a lake, I decided to go to extremes with my next selection. While I
wanted to keep with the lake idea, finding something to fit that idea is not
always easy. That is until I stumbled upon, Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys
at Family video.
Plot/ After chomping through the fish population, thousands
of starved lampreys begin attacking the citizens of a sleepy lake town, and the
community scrambles to stay alive.
Let me start by saying that this movie ranks up there with
the Sharknado’s of the world with its schlock factor. While it does not quite
reach that insanity, it does have similar qualities, and in turn falls squarely
into that category of cheesy Sci-Fi / nature gone wild genre. As usual with
films by The Asylum, there are at least a couple of redeeming elements. Some of
the performances work (Christopher Lloyd) and there is enough stupidity and
silliness in the script to at least make you crack a smile. Unfortunately, the
positives end there with a saturation of gore spawned by poor CGI, no
atmosphere, cardboard characters, and zero originality. Even the lampreys
seemed laughable as they were running amuck. In the end, this was a movie I
expected from the SyFy Channel, not Animal Planet. Yes, there are a few
entertaining moments, but unless you love this type of schlockfest, stay clear!
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