Razortooth (2007)

Waste of time

disgusting, overrated, pointless

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

I wanted to watch "Razorteeth" by the Polonia brothers, since I watched "Bigfoot vs Zombies" earlier and decided to watch another one of their movies, I couldn't find it online but I found this similar film (both in concept and in name) and it looked interesting so I decided to see it. "Razortooth" its not very good at all. By SOV monster movie standards its about as average as you could get in the genre, a giant monster its on the loose and kills people, that's about it, I wasn't expecting anything more. It has a few decent kills and the effects are terrible yet somewhat enjoyable for the kind of movie it is. I was actually kinda of surprised at the amount of gore and deaths in the movie, these movies are often disappointing in that aspect but "Razortooth" delivers the goods.It tries to be comedic but falls flat (again, same thing happens in a lot of these movies), the characters are a bit likable, the editing its awful, its terribly written and directed but it could have been worse, it could have been a Polonia movie.

Two prisoners escape through the swamp land in Everglades and the search party is attacked by a giant mutant eel and is considered missing. The Animal Control agent Delmar Coates (Doug Swander) is searching a missing dog with his ex-wife Sheriff Ruth Gainey-Coates (Kathleen LaGue) and he discovers the remains of the animal. Meanwhile members of a canoe club organize an expedition through the swamp.When Sheriff Ruth organizes a manhunt to capture the criminals, Delmar informs that his former friend, Dr. Soren Abramson (Simon Page), who is chasing the eel with a group of college students, is the responsible for mutant species. Sheriff Ruth organizes two teams to hunt the prisoners and the eel. "Razortooth" is a laughable B-movie, with a stupid screenplay full of holes. For example, a team of skilled police officers vanishes in the swamp and a group of rednecks are responsible for the search party. The experienced Delmar Coates hunts a dangerous mutant eel with a group of amateurs equipped with one crossbow to kill the giant creature. But the best is Delmar Coates wrestling with the agile and strong creature in the lake. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): "A Face do Predador" ("The Face of the Predator")

I have a special appreciation for the "monster movies" which were made between the 50's and the 70's.On that moment,this kind of films were made with little resources,medium talent and a lot of ambition.But,those movies were only exhibited on down at heel cinemas.However,I can say that sub-genus had its "boom" on that period.Nowadays,that sub-genus is having a resurrection on TV and straight-to-DVD movies.Although there has been a big number of craps recently from this sub-genus,I have to admit I have enjoyed some ones,like Razortooth.I cannot deny this movie will be considered as unacceptable for a lot of film experts,but I personally found it to be entertaining and it did not disappoint me because I received exactly what I expected : a mutant monster,blood and some touches of humor.Besides,I appreciated to see that this movie did not forget about its story,something many films from this sub-genus do.The screenplay from this film may not be great,but it is dynamic,well structured and it has appropriate touches of humor.And I also appreciated the fact that this movie does not take too seriously to itself.On the negative side,we can find various elements,specially the amateur special effects and performances,but the good elements from this movie compensate to a certain point some fails.I can give a recommendation to Razortooth because,although it is not great or memorable at all,it made me have a good time,something that a lot of Academy-Award nominated or worldwide acclaimed films have not achieved.

Fun movie. Fans of ANACONDA and LAKE PLACID will get a kick out of it. Has its tongue firmly planted in cheek. Kathleen LaGue may go places... she's rather swell here. She plays a small town sheriff who discovers a giant creature - eel like thing - is lurking in the nearby waters. With the help of a buddy, they track it down - but not before a few people get razortoothed - and well, you can guess the rest. Yes, its very predictable, and yes the special effects look a little low budget, but considering this is probably made for the DVD market, it's very worthwhile. I'd be pleased if I'd rented it. Make it a double bill and rent out ANACONDA at the same time.