Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

GL84 Going through a shortcut in the woods, a family group get stranded in the area and must fend off a mother grizzly bear's relentless, retribution-fueled attacks as they struggle to survive the animal's continuous antics after accidentally killing it's cub.There wasn't a whole lot to this one that really works. Among the few good parts here is the fact that the film's rather brutal and relentless attacks provide plenty of highlights in here, as sometimes this manages to be quite entertaining and enjoyable due to the high-action content of the scene. There's some rather fun scenes here where it's going through some intense areas here with the initial attack on the bear that sets their ordeal in motion where they relentlessly gun down the one creature only to have the mate come upon it in a nicely touching scene while the other action scenes here come off really nicely. A thrilling chase through the woods to reach a sewer pipe for safety and several other rather fine set-pieces showing them trapped inside the car as it tries to get at them work well enough here, though the big factor of tying it into the revenge angle where it has to bring them back to the car gives this a somewhat more suspenseful that makes for the bulk of the film's positives. These elements, which are helped along by the use of a real bear in here, do make this a rather surprising creature feature at times and frustrating at others with a long series of flaws. The main feature here is the fact of this one featuring so little bear action that it's almost taken out of the whole film, which is a huge problem as to accomplish this the film manages to feature something so irritating and aggravating that this overcomes the positives mostly on it's own. The majority of this comes from the cast as this is a collection of some of the most unappealing collection of so-called friends around since they're constantly sniping at each other, belittling others' input to the situation and generally continuing to push their old feelings of success and accomplishments for much of the film here, then it spends the last twenty-minutes in an annoying twist that does nothing for the film as a whole with their adultery angle. It's not that fun to pile on an utterly deplorable trait like this onto people who are already this hard to hard so they're hardly fun to watch, and really brings the film down as a whole. Likewise, these bear-lacking scenes are further compromised by having the few attack scenes in here are filmed in such manners as to be absolutely indecipherable as to what actually happened. In addition to the usual jagged editing that effectively shakes around the visuals at disorienting angles or so rapid-fire edits that there's so many things going on it can't be accurately seen, there's also the fact that there's a digital haloing effect occurring on many scenes that look so amateurish and low-rent that it really blocks out the image as if the focus is entirely disoriented. The last flaw here is the fact that the film is generally so flimsy on the part of it's story that this one really seems flawed on numerous levels, being so flimsy as to be completely unworthy of a feature film of this length without tacking on additional material to boost it up or even answers the real question of what makes the bear capable of understanding the concepts of revenge and retribution. These here hold this one back considerably.Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence and violence-against-animals.

Claudio Carvalho In California, Nick (Brendan Michael Coughlin) decides to take a shortcut while driving his van to a steakhouse to celebrate his parents' anniversary with his girlfriend Christine (Katie Lowes), his estranged brother Sam (Patrick Scott Lewis) and his wife Liz (Mary Alexandra Stiefvater). Nick has a flat tire and a grizzly bear threatens the group but Sam discharges his pistol against it. When they are ready to go, the bear's mate attacks them capsizing their van. Along the night, they are trapped in the van and secrets are disclosed while they are attacked by the vengeful animal. "Bear" is an awful movie with unpleasant characters and a stupid story. My first intention was to use the adjective unbearable, but then I noted that many reviews have already used it so I changed to awful. The most impressive is how a producer invests his money in such laughable story. My vote is two.Title (Brazil): "Perseguidos" ("Pursued")

Wuchak "Bear" (2010) is a low-budget nature-runs-amok flick in the manner of "Prey" and "Black Water." Like those films, the plot is simple and the location confined. The plot consists of four people, a mini-van and an attacking bear, that's it. The location is the mini-van and the surrounding desert-like forest, that's it. A third shortcoming is that -- except for the first eight minutes -- the entire film takes place at night! (Thankfully, you can clearly see what's going on throughout).On the positive side, the story does stress characterization. In fact, the film gets increasingly more soap operatic as it moves along. On top of this is a very dramatic score along the lines of, say, "The Passion of the Christ" and all the actors give it their best shot.The film was shot in Angeles National Forest near Acton, CA, about an hour drive from Topanga State Park near Malibu, where "Sasquatch Hunters" was filmed. As such, there are some similarities: Both films involve a group of people being attacked by a large forest creature (or creatures), both take place in the same general vicinity, both have long stretches of night sequences, and both feature very dramatic scores. Regardless, "Sasquatch Hunters" is the better film, by far, because the plot and locations aren't one-dimensional. Another similar film is "Night Skies" since it also has a thin plot and the same general location (Santa Clarita), but like "Sasquatch Hunters" "Night Skies" is the better film, simply because it's not as limited in scope (take, for instance, the excellent ending to "Night Skies").At 82 minutes this is a short film, but like "Prey" and "Black Water" it's sometimes hard to sit through just because it's so one-dimensional. Fortunately, the character dramatics, the score and the REAL bear tend to hold your attention, but just barely.Despite its shortcomings, you have to respect director John Rebel because in many ways this is a respectable film made on a very small budget with a real bear and worthy actors. He did the best he could with what he had and it's a well-made movie, albeit one-dimensional and micro-budgeted.Some might understandably complain that some parts of the story are highly unrealistic. For instance, one of the members of the party leaves the rest at the mini-van to get help. He hikes for at least a couple of miles where he encounters civilization, and also the bear, which drags him all the way back to the mini-van! How did the bear drag him back to the vehicle? Did he have his leg in his maw or what? How come the guy showed no signs of serious injury from being dragged in such a manner for a couple of miles through hilly, forested terrain?Because of this, I don't think the film's really about the bear attack; it's only this on the surface. So what's it really about? This is a story about the serious conflict of two brothers and their babes. One appears to be successful and happily married while the other is a struggling rock musician hoping to make it big. Appearances aren't always reality and many truths emerge during the engagement with the bear. Will these awful truths further separate them or ultimately bring them together? Will they even survive? FINAL WORD: The thin plot and confined-location of "Bear" are a huge detriment, but it has some positive qualities that make it worthwhile, like the emphasis on characterization and the dramatic score. If you have a taste for films like "Prey," Black Water" and "Open Water" then you'll probably appreciate it, although it's the least of these.GRADE: C-

BakuryuuTyranno Firstly, I'm not giving this a rating on account of my early attempts to watch it, I don't remember what happened exactly; for some reason or another I couldn't concentrate much, eventually finding out what happens before giving it a "normal" viewing, therefore I knew what happened already and can't say whether the suspense aspects worked or not.Anyway, four people who really aren't terribly charismatic cruise down a road until the driver takes whats apparently a shortcut, but isn't, because their car breaks down.The driver's brother proves himself an obnoxious type when a bear attacks, and he fires every bullet he has into the critter, killing it but leaving himself out of ammunition. Maybe he thought the others carried guns, perhaps he thought more bears couldn't possibly be where he already encountered one.Before long the others display annoying traits. However, there are some minor occurrences, for example one girl opening a present intended as an anniversary gift the boys intended for their parents, when she gets cold (it contained a blanket) which surprises the other girl.More occurrences where characters apparently notice stuff about each other happen. This subtlety is appreciated, although the characters themselves aren't too likable. It certainly tries for suspense and character focus. The result might depend on how much the viewer can invest emotionally in the characters.