Review of Humongous (1982) by Jason D — 27 Oct 2009

From the people who brought us the original Prom Night comes this hilarious Canadian, 80's slasher/killer retarded mongoloid flick where, in the 40's, a daughter of a rich industrialist with their own island apparently gets raped (the rape lasts a whopping 1 or 2 seconds even though the scene looks as though the rapist gets his comeuppance before he can even complete insertion), decides to have the bastard child and it turns out to be a giant, hairy, and murderous behemoth.

Our lovable cast of young white kids, which includes 3 siblings, 2 model girlfriends (one which looks very good naked), and a nice drifter accidentally drive their boat into the rocks of said island, they get trapped there, a few of them die offscreen and now it's up to our Fred, Wilma, and Daffney look-alikes to try and stop the beast before it kills them.

This has gritty, 80's exploitation film written all over it, though I think I can understand why there hasn't been a big enough demand for the film as it does have plenty of faults which keep it from being a bigger cult classic.

Aside from the slightly boring kills, the bad acting, and the lack of killer appearance, the film takes place in VERY dark conditions. You almost cannot even tell what's going on a lot of times throughout.

There are some very effective chills that occur thanks to the darkness, but those are few and far between what the viewer actually needs to see. I'll bet an excellent DVD transfer could brighten the film up a bit and make it moderately better.

Has the potential to be a real 80's gem if it ever gets cleaned up. If it doesn't get cleaned up and retails its overall look and feel, then Humongous would stand at the very bottom of "cult classic".