James Murphey is a rugged cryptozoologist who had an encounter with the fabled "Nessie" creature in Loch Ness when he was younger, resulting in the death of his father. Twenty years later James is hunting for Nessie, when his search leads him to a sleepy town on Lake Superior. Hiring Josh Riley as his guide, James and Josh bond over their mutual scientific interests and deceased fathers, while James tries to convince Sheriff Karen Riley (Josh's mother) that the 60-foot plesiosaur is killing and breeding.
My first Sci-Fi Network original of 2008 is sadly a lot like most of the the Sci-Fi Network originals of 2007, total suckage... but fun. So many laughable things I'm not sure where to start. I guess I could start with the terrible dialog or the just some of the completely embarrassing special effects (while some actually look pretty cool believe it or not), but instead I'll go with the stupidity of the plot.
Unless I completely missed something (gimme a break, I was dozing off), I have no idea how this "Nessie" creature that the cryptozoologist is hunting ended up getting from Scotland to Lake Superior? Underground tunnels? And why nobody has seen it or it's offspring until this certain week (except for a few local "crazies"), yet suddenly it's coming onto land and snacking on people left and right? Also, I never saw anything mentioned about a mate, although there are plenty of eggs and kiddos running around. And it seems like Lake Superior might be a bit of a chilly location for a cold-blooded animal to survive for long.
Still though, there are better things to laugh at. First, the completely ridiculous weapon they use to try to kill it. It's straight off of Dr. Who or some other sci-fi show from 30 or 40 years ago, I swear. Then there's the baby Nessies, who in close-ups look like really bad hand puppets. My favorite moment though is when this giagantic monster pops up in what's basically a large mud puddle, explained away as there must be an underwater cave leading to it.
As cheesy b-movies go, this rules. When the little Nessies show up is when the real fun begins. I laughed and cheered while they were chasing people around and chomping them. I only wish I'd been in a theater full of other b-movie lovers. But as "real" movies go, c'mon, you knew what to expect surely. So bad it's good? Sure, if that's your thing.
2.5/10
Here's the trailer (before they changed the name of the movie from Loch Ness Terror):
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