Frogs (1972)

What a waste of my time!!!

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

It appears pollution has caused critters (not just frogs) to become large and aggressive on an island. To add some kind of irony or meaning to the production our "bad guy" is a trophy hunter(Ray Milland) in a wheel chair. Pickett Smith is a photographer who comes to the island in what will be one of Sam Elliot's lest memorable role. TV actress Joan Van Ark reminds us why a generation was in love with bell bottoms.The premise of the film is inane. Animals die from pollution with frogs being one of the most susceptible in the food chain. And even if frogs did become hopping mad, an army of heavily armed frogs could not stand up to one kid with a pair of sneakers. Apparently the frogs are the masterminds directing the gators and snakes before becoming their snack.The film appears to be made for TV in spite of the rating, with credit phrases like "guest appearance." No horror factor involved. Many of the animal shots are stock footage.

Two stars for the many scenes with a disgusting amount of live frogs and toads. If this film were to be remade by the SyFy channel today, I'm sure it would be filled with CGI frogs, but this film works because you know it's all real-life, icky, slimy, honest-to- goodness frogs. Ray Milland slums it and Sam Elliott and Joan Van Ark pays their dues.

A group of hapless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with evil frogs.By no means should this be considered a good film, but it has a certain charm that is hard to replicate. American International made some gems, and this is one of them. Later it was picked up by MGM. And, I believe, a Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory. Though you can never have enough special features.Ray Milland is a joy to watch, whether in his best work ("Lost Weekend") or some of his worst. Indeed, towards the end of his career, he seemed to appear in just about anything. We also get Sam Elliott, though he is almost unrecognizable without his trademark mustache.

Frogs is a so bad it's good movie. It is about a photographer who stumbles apon a family who are celebrating a man's birthday. Only the man is grouchy and hates nature. Only things start to go wrong when nature strikes back. The films is very cheesy and silly but it delivers some very effective chills. In one scene a man accidentally shoots himself in the leg. He is then attacked by tarantulas that drop onto him from above. He is then bitten multiple times and eventually killed by the venom. He is then covered in moss and webbing. The scene is actually quite frightening and one of the few scenes in the movie that is not goofy. Another death scene includes a man in a green house. Lizars knock over vials of poison and the poison creates a cloud. the man walks right into the cloud and suffocates. That scene is very silly. The other death scenes are either silly or frightening. This is also one of my favorite movies. The last scene in the movie is very creepy. This was obviously made on a very low budget. In one scene tape around a crocodile's (or alligator) mouth is visible. The movie is not very bloody at all. Some scenes contain blood though. Overall the movie is a very enjoyable experience.