Review of Grizzly Rage (2007) by Van R — 07 Jan 2010
What would life be like without an occasional rotten movie? The title tells all in this variation of the vintage 1977 killer whale movie ORCA about a whale that wreaks vengeance on the fishermen that destroyed its mate and baby.
In the lackluster GRIZZLY RAGE, four obnoxious teenagers recklessly careening through the woods hit a grizzly bear cub accidentally and kill the little fellow moments before they smash headlong into a tree and damage their 4X4 Jeep beyond repair.
Surprise, surprise, they cannot get a signal on their cell phone. It does not help matters that they are trespassing on private property deep in the middle of nowhere littered with ominous looking barrels that would appear more appropriate in a toxic waste dump.
Suddenly, an angry momma bear emerges and comes after them. Director David Decoteau, who helmed such memorable titles as SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA as well as FRANKENSTEIN & THE WEREWOLF REBORN, must have needed a quick paycheck.
Basically, this low-budget horror chiller has three guys, a girl and a bear (a male named Koda) in the forest. Decoteau shows the bear howling, walking on all fours then rearing up on its back legs, but you rarely see anything but the wrecked vehicle in the same shot.
When the bear does attack, all we see are its paws and claws in close-up. The teenagers lack a shred of sympathy and you find yourself rooting for the bear. Of course, the momma bear eats them all.
This review of Grizzly Rage (2007) was written by Van R on 07 Jan 2010.
Grizzly Rage has generally received mixed reviews.
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