Cheapo DVD Review: Loch Ness Terror (2008)

AKA: "Beyond Loch Ness"

Loch Ness 1976.

  A group of Nessie-hunters were unfortunate enough to find her. 12 year old James Murphy was the only survivor.

 Years later, and on the other side of the Atlantic, something begins picking off the inhabitants of a peaceful Lake Superior community.

It turns out that Lake Monsters can emigrate too. 

"Loch Ness Terror" is a better than average Creature-Feature. 

 The effects, both CGI and RubberPuppetamatronic, are nothing to write home about and the story is the usual formula - something 'orrible chows down on anybody daft enough to be out on their own before the good guys track it down for the big finale - but thanks to a decent cast and a bit of effort, "Loch Ness Terror" manages to remain watchable as a movie rather than an exercise in snarking. 

 If you've seen "Lake Placid" and "Piranha 3D" then a lot of this will seem awfully familiar to you. Having said that, if you like your low-budget beasties without too much silliness, "Loch Ness Terror" might be worth a bob or two.

How much did I pay for this?  £1.50 

Was it worth it?    Yes. It even made me jump in a couple of places. 

 And now for some screenshots. Just to make this challenging, I won't post any of the monster or chomped victims. 

"Hey fellas. Look at the cool giant egg I found. What do you think laid it?"

Mommy just arrived to reclaim her egg. 

This man has just realised how utterly screwed he is. 

Audience surrogate Josh chats to the lovely Zoe.

Since this is a movie set in Minnesota, everybody dresses for comfort and warmth.

Josh wonders wistfully what Zoe would be wearing if this film was based in Florida. 

Hey, it's Brian Krause - from TV's "Charmed" - in a really cool hat. 

Brian takes it up a notch with the shades and a small cigar. 

This scene really needed some slide-guitar soloing. 

Four teenagers - including a black guy and and a pretty girl who was only introduced in the last scene - sit around a campfire.

At night.

On a secluded island. 

There's no way this could end badly, is there? 

Here's the trailer.

 That's all folks.