Bog

Old school creature feature that reminds me of the schlock that used to run on television during my childhood. The two wives in the beginning make a strong case for avoiding marriage like the plague.

Such a strange film. It's like they had a script for a horny teen horror movie and cast a middle aged and older cast without adjusting the script a bit. And not just any old actors, but experienced actors. Gloria DeHaven, who was in a Thin Man film, Marshall Thompson's great WWII film, They Were Expendable, and Aldo Ray, a real Hollywood name from things like We're No Angels. So, we open with two couples going camping and talking about getting lucky, but it's married couples in their 30's or 40's. There's a fair deal of drinking in the film, particularly strange for law enforcement officials trying to protect the community from a cut-rate Creature from the Black Lagoon. Weirdest thing of all is that the creatures somehow need human women to mate. So why would it abduct a woman in her 50's? I guess it's just because she's the star of the film. Another great thing in the film is how the leads know people with precisely the most needed expertise. "Let's call John. If anyone can help us, it's John," says the doctor to the sheriff. John is a leading Ichthyologist. Who amongst us doesn't know a leading specialist in any scientific field on a first name basis. Best of all, the film does end with the treasured "The End....?"

Someone needs to flush this one down the bog.

If there was ever a movie I wished had a much bigger budget, it's Bog. It could have been a real classic. It's the perfect movie to put on and giggle your way through, but every time I see it, I just imagine how much better it actually could've been. Any glimmer of hope, was erased by their shoestring budget. Not a completely unenjoyable movie, as it has enough campiness to entertain, but very lackluster all around.

I always wondered what became of ole Sigmund The Sea Monster...