TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Ghoulumbe Better than most people think

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

TheLittleSongbird I was expecting nothing from Chupacabra Terror as the idea was bad to begin with, but stuck with it as I admire John Rhys Davies. Once again he is one of few redeeming qualities(in this case the only one) of a movie, looking charismatic and the only actor to actually look dignified and not embarrassed(which considering the badness of the film that is a credit). Sadly for him, everything else is awful, with the rest of the acting pretty much non-existent with lines said in a flat fashion and nobody really being genuinely scared or affected by what's happening to them. Chupacabra Terror is further undermined by a very clunkily written script that is with cheesy one-liners and lazy attempts at exposition, stereotypical characters that you learn next to nothing about and don't feel anything before and a dull, predictable story that also has an anti-climatic ending, scares that barely make you flinch and scenes that are nowhere near suspenseful or terrifying enough. All in all, John Rhys Davies at least has some dignity, that's more than this rubbish deserves in all honesty. 2/10 Bethany Cox

lightning_strike13 Despite the bad acting, the horrible monster makeup, the fake blood, and some over rated death scenes I liked this movie. Why? Because there are very few stupid people in this movie or at least among the main characters, the insane scientist not included. Point one - the Captain, He is calmly in command at all times. Instead of doing the classic freak out he calmly a] calls for good back up (bad acting aside Navy SEALs are damn good backup in real life) b] manages to not only get the back up there and prepared but also c] has proof when they get there. This is my favorite part. He didn't radio saying that's a monster on board no he said something he knew they'd respond to. That's great. Point two - Jenny, on one hand she didn't stay in her room, listen to her father, or evacuate when she was told. On the other hand she knew how and more importantly when to use the gun and literally kicked monster ass. You can't deny her suddenly punching and kicking the monster efficiently wasn't damn amusing and effective (short-term anyway). The rest can be flamed all you want but the Captain and his daughter kicked serious ass for not being complete idiots of the normal standard you find in monster movies.

Phillemos Apparently in early 2005, SciFi Channel threatened to release the incriminating photos they have of John Rhys-Davies and said, "We need you to star in another SciFi Original." The scary thing is, he's actually pretty damn good in this movie. That's really saying something since this is a silly SciFi creature feature; you've gotta put some feeling into it in order to be well-acted. Unfortunately, nobody else does. It's your stereotypical "moster-run-amok" movie on a cruise ship. The cryptozoologist wants to keep the creature alive, the Navy SEALs think they have everything under control but they don't know what they're dealing with and they all end up dead, a girl jumps into the "movie sexpot" role as Rhys-Davies' daughter and the creature mauls about 100 or so shipmates. What this movie has going for it is, it's VERY fast-paced and lively; you're never bored or waiting for another kill. Other than that, though, it does nothing to distinguish itself, and it's silly that this thing crawls all over the ceilings and can't be wounded by Navy SEAL machine guns, but can be karate-kicked into submission by Rhys-Davies' daughter. Kinda went back and forth on giving this bad boy a 5, but for the above silliness I'm giving it a 4.

Paul Andrews Chupacabra Terror, or Chupacabra: Dark Seas as it's also known, starts as a cryptozoologist (someone who searches for mythical creatures) named Dr Pena (Giancarlo Esposito) & his bunch of hired South American mercenaries are on the hunt for a Latin American creature known as a Chupacabra, they set traps which capture the Chupacabra & Dr. Pena manages to bring it under control with a dose of special tranquiliser. The cruise ship the 'Venician Queen' is about to set sail as Captain Randolp (John Rhys-Davis) introduces himself to U.S. Marshall Lance (Dylan Neal) who has been brought aboard to try & unmask a thief. Dr. Pena also boards at this point with a suspicious looking wooden crate, the crate goes into storage & the Venician Queen sets sail. Two of the ships crew become curious as to what is in the crate & decide to open it, which in retrospect turned out to be a bad idea as the vicious Chupacabra jumps out brutally kills them both. It's not long before the mutilated bodies are found & Captain Randolph alerted, he tries to recapture the creature but as the body count grows Randolph has no choice but to call in the Navy Seals headed up by Commander Link (Matthew R. Anderson) but will it be enough to prevent the Chupacabra from slaughtering the entire ship...?Co-written & directed by John Shepphird I actually thought Chupacabra Terror was a fairly entertaining 'creature feature' type film. The script by Shepphird & Steve Jankowski (who has a small role in the film as Admiral Williams) moves along at a fair pace & at least it knows what it is & doesn't really try to be anything else other than a slimy monster-on-the-loose sci-fi/horror film. The character's aren't great, neither is the dialogue but it helps when there aren't huge chunks of time wasting exposition & unnecessary character development to pad the running time out, thankfully Chupacabra Terror sticks to the monster killing people which in itself wasn't a bad decision on behalf of the filmmakers since they obviously knew they weren't making high drama or an Oscar worthy epic. Chupacabra Terror reminded me of Deep Rising (1998) which itself was basically Titanic (1997) crossed with Aliens (1986) & while Chupacabra Terror definitely doesn't have the scope, scale or excitement of those films it's not a bad watch & is better than a lot of these Sci-Fi Channel films that I've sat through, I will take this opportunity to remind you of the cinematic masterpiece that is Python (2000), now look me in the eye & say Chupacabra Terror is a bad film.Director Shepphird does an OK job, it doesn't have much visual flair or style but it looks alright considering it's straight-to-video origins. I really liked the monster in this, sure it's just a guy in a rubber monster suit but I liked it & though it looked pretty good most of the time. Also I'm pretty sure throwing grenades around a ships engine room would cause more damage than is suggested. There is a fair amount of blood & gore here, while not particularly graphic there is plenty of bloodshed, there are various ripped throats, mutilated bodies, dog munching & a bit where someone is chopped in half & their intestines are splattered are all over the place.With a budget of about $1,200,000, filmed in the Turks & Caicos Islands Chupacabra Terror technically is a decent film, some of the special effects aren't the best but none are that bad, it can't really escape it's low budget made-for-video origins but it's certainly watchable. The acting is average, hey I'm trying to be kind here.While it's not going to win any awards for artistic merit or originality I thought Chupacabra Terror was a good, fun & entertaining monster film but going by some of the other comments here on the IMDb I think I'm in the minority with that opinion. Personally I think it's worth a watch & who cares what other people think anyway...