Souleater

that reminded me of the low budget horror films that were made in the way back then. Very well done for it's low budget.... with good camera work, direction, editing and acting. It took me back to a simpler time when horror movies were more inventive and not repititious like they are today. Peter Hooten, the original Dr. Strange stars as a cantankerous Southern sheriff.

Souleater is a fantastic example of a bad movie being made watchable by those involved.

It tells the story of a spate of missing persons and the parties involved. The inept bigot Sherriff and his deputy, the religious evil vanquishers and a pair of bikers in search of one of their daughters.

It has a real 80's/90's vibe to it, this is the kind of movie I used to look forward to renting on VHS back in the day.

Cinematography is solid but the lack of budget shows, especially when they attempt cgi. The music is ill fitting in places and the whole thing does come across a tad cheap and nasty.

On the flipside however it has charm, it has competence behind the camera and the cast are well above par. They really do a great job in portraying the movies varying characters and it's things like that which has raised Souleater above the average.

Nobody would ever say Souleater is a good film, it really badly isn't. However a lot of talent has gone into it's production, so it's been saved to an extent.

There are worse things you could spend 90 minutes on.

The Good:

Loren Blackwell

Great characters

Neat looking creature

The Bad:

Stock screams

Feels really cheap in places

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Apparently you can successfully polish a t*rd

Finding an entire arsenal of weaponry isn't grounds for arrest

If the creature hadn't been invisible the film would have been a lot better

6.1? Nah. One only has to look at the reviews to note they are written by members of the cast and crew. It has all the failings of a cheap production. Set design is poor, acting is quite bad and, worst of all, the sound is just not up to snuff. Movie watchers can forgive a great many things when it comes to quick cheapies but the one thing they will not tolerate is bad sound.

A vengeful biker, a rogue priest and a crusty sheriff take on a tentacled, soul sucking critter that turns folks into zombies in backwoods Florida. This is a low budget indi and no "envelop please" presentation, but rather a dark and sweaty unapologetic creature feature made by folks who clearly enjoy the horror genre. The story is surprisingly coherent and snaps along, performances are fine (Peter Hooten is outrageous), and there are some fun surprises. Worth a look if you like monster movies.

that uses its low-budget very well. Very well filmed with good creepy locations enhance the tight storytelling. The original Dr. Strange Peter Hooten is very good as the stereotypical Southnern sheriff and Loren Blackwell has movie star gravitas as the hero Sebastian Pike. Overall a great job!