Monster Movies: Modern
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- DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtAfter investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.Xenomorph
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsSanaa LathanLance HenriksenRaoul BovaDuring an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.Xenomorphs and Yautja
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsDoug McClurePeter CushingCaroline MunroA Victorian era scientist and his assistant take a test run in their Iron Mole drilling machine and end up in a strange underground labyrinth ruled by a species of giant telepathic bird and full of prehistoric monsters and cavemen.Assorted prehistoric-type creatures
- DirectorJohn De BelloStarsDavid MillerGeorge WilsonSharon TaylorA group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.Killer Tomatos
- DirectorJohn De BelloStarsAnthony StarkeGeorge ClooneyKaren M. WaldronCrazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.Tomatoes, but this time they're people
- DirectorGary JonesStarsAmber ConnorJoe EstevezDan HaggertyYoung adults at a first-time offenders' boot camp discover the legend of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan is real, but is much more horrifying than they could have imagined.A group of young offenders on a court-ordered hiking trip get hunted down and murdered by the literal Paul Bunyan. And as much as I hate to admit it, they actually make that ridiculous concept work. Unfortunately, there is something of an overuse of average to bad CG effects. Like, obviously they needed to use compositing to make Paul Bunyan giant, but the CG gore ends up looking like the characters are paper cutouts.
4/10 - DirectorJerry JamesonStarsStewart MossMarianne McAndrewMichael PatakiAfter being bitten by a bat in a cave, a doctor undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat, which ruins his vacation and causes considerable distress for his wife.Werebat
- DirectorBrett PiperStarsErin BrownJulian WellsRob MonkiewiczWhen a hybrid strain of bio-engineered marijuana is delivered to a secluded strip club, it brings with it a monstrous army of insect creatures and a renegade U.S. federal agent with a big chip on his shoulder.Moderately-sized giant bugs
- DirectorJonathan KingStarsOliver DriverNathan MeisterTammy DavisAn experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.Killer Sheep
- DirectorJohn LechagoStarsVinnie BilancioMelissa PursleyRi WaltonWhen Daniel, a crime scene investigator, discovers the truth behind a series of bizarre sex murders, no one believes him.Evil gnome-like creatures
- DirectorCharles B. PierceStarsCharles B. PierceCindy ButlerChuck Pierce Jr.A professor and three of his students camp out in the wilderness to find a Bigfoot-type creature.More or less bigfoot
- DirectorDouglas CheekStarsJohn HeardDaniel SternChristopher CurryA bizarre series of sudden disappearances on the streets of New York City seems to point toward something unsavory living in the sewers.Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers
- DirectorGregory GierasStarsLarry CaseyMargaret CashTrevor MurphyA group of cave explorers are menaced by giant centipedes.Giant Centipedes
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsKelli MaroneyTony O'DellRussell ToddA group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree.Security robots
- DirectorMatt ReevesStarsMike VogelJessica LucasLizzy CaplanA group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.A big thing that nobody cares about
- DirectorJohn MiglioreStarsDeborah Jayne Reilly SmithSimon WheeldonJim OrdolisNature spawns a creature driven by vengeance to destroy a group of cold-blooded cannibals.A movie that combines a cannibal caper and creature feature to creature something that doesn't work as either. There's a lot of time spent with people chained up waiting to be killed and eaten, but there is literally no weight to those scenes as the characters are just kinda surely and bitchy about the situation instead of expressing any kind of genuine fear. As for the creature, one of the victims escapes and gets turned into a monster for no particular reason. It seems like it's supposed to be for vengeance, but then the monster then just kills indiscriminately. Overall it's just like, two different movies happening at the same time, and neither of them are very good. Also they do that thing very common in lower-end horror where they keep referencing much better movies—Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Friday the 13th Part VII, Creepshow, etc—which just reminds you of much better movies.
3/10 - DirectorPete RiskiStarsWilliam HopeLeon HerbertRonald PickupA man emerges with his autistic daughter and three others from a hospital elevator to find themselves trapped in the building with devilish monsters.The band Lordi
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsThomas JaneSaffron BurrowsSamuel L. JacksonSearching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.Giant hyper-intelligent shark
- DirectorLamberto BavaStarsMichael SopkiwValentine MonnierGianni GarkoA marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist, and a local sheriff try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.Shark/octopus hybrid
- DirectorKevin O'NeillStarsCostas MandylorCharles NapierBruce WeitzAfter an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.Prehistoric crocodilian
- DirectorCharles BandStarsJared KusnitzGabrielle LynnKristyn GreenIn 1911, abusive father buries daughter Sophia and her dolls after accidentally killing her. 100 years later, bullied teen's new home awakens Sophia's spirit possessing dolls that avenge him against tormentors.Killer Dolls
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsIan Patrick WilliamsCarolyn Purdy-GordonCarrie LorraineA dysfunctional family of three stop by a mansion during a storm -- father, stepmother, and child. The child discovers that the elderly owners are magical toy makers and have a haunted collection of dolls.Good killer doll movie overall. However, some of the themes, and especially the ending, make it feel a bit like an R-rated Goosebumps story. Not saying that's a bad thing, just that that’s vibe I get from the movie.
7/10 - DirectorMaria LeaseStarsDenise CrosbySam BottomsRip TornA toy manufacturer buys the 'Dolly Dearest' factory in Mexico, where the malevolent spirit of Sanzia, a devil child, has taken refuge in one of the porcelain dolls, and eventually takes control of his daughter.A movie that combines the killer doll and possession genres, in a way that adds something to the standard possession story, but takes a bit away from the killer doll angle. The influence of Child's Play is more than a little obvious, and while they do a very good job with the doll effects, but when compared to something like Child's Play there's just a substantial lack in the story. The doll is just evil because it's possessed by an evil spirit, which is evil because it's just evil. There isn't any real identity there or motivation behind its actions, other than being evil.
5/10 - DirectorCharles BandStarsDavid WeidoffJohn Patrick JordanMitch EakinsA group of friends acquire a "Bong" that is possessed by a terrifying demon, but they don't realize it until they start smoking it and begin to imagine things - or maybe it's true everything that is happening?One of those movies that you watch expecting it to be funny, only to learn that the “humor” is based entirely around the fact that it references marijuana, and the start of the saddest chapter of Charles Band's career. Devoid of any value for anyone who wouldn't stare at a blank screen for 90 minutes if told that a pot leaf might appear on it.
And just in case you had any hope for the current state of horror, this movie has six sequels, and the crossover Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong.
1/10 - DirectorClive CohenStarsJulie StrainBrinke StevensTeresa MayThe Year is 2027. A robot pest controller turned serial killer has embarked on a murderous rampage, carving his way through the population of Atro City. Following in the wake of his destruction are a tough robot homicide detective and a sinister robot psychiatrist. Their investigation will take them on a terrifying journey into a twisted technological nightmare, more terrifying than you can ever imagine.Robot serial killer, being chased by a robot detective