Really only gave this one a shot because it stars John Schneider, and really, anything starring Bo Duke is good enough for me. Actually, he was fucking awesome in Lake Placid 2.
So yeah, this one is sort of a monster movie version of M. Night Shamaladingdongs The Village, and it doesn't really work.
Apparently way back in olden times a plague descended on this little Pennsylvania village town and in order to stave off the plague the town entrusted itself to a wizard of sorts, played by Mr. Schneider.
So every year since then the town has sacrificed one of it's own to an Ogre who lives in the woods in return for eternal life.
Things get fucked up when a group of kids comes wandering along on a camping trip and stumble upon the Ogre and the town.
Shit happens, shots are fired, spells are cast, people are smashed, stomped and eaten by the Ogre, your usual stuff without much drama.
The look of the film and the acting are all decent enough but the story is pretty damn thin and goofy and just not engaging in the slightest. The effects look pretty video gamish as the monster is CGI'd and if you didn't know any better you'd think the Ogres scenes were a commercial for the latest X-Box game.
A not so interesting story with not so interesting characters that sort of plods along till it's over. Best to ignore the Ogre like you'd avoid the Noid.
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