Saturday 11 October 2014

Shlocktober movie: The Relic

So mix Jurassic Park with Alien and you to this so-so monster flick set in a New York Museum. The movie centers around a strange savage monster stalking the halls of a natural history museum killing staff members and visitors a like.Is it some prehistoric monsters from an age time forgot or some mutant which swam from the depths of the harbor intent on mayhem....well its none of these and the explanation is kinda dumb.
I wont ruin it even if its a let down but when its revealed its ment to blow you away.....but it really dosent.

The cast middling, Tom Sizemore's detective D' Agosta is the only real decent  character in the flick giving while a cookcutter burnt out cop role but making the most of it. Penelope Ann Miller character is Dr Margo Green is just there to spout techno babble and half do a half ass Ripley Impression at the end. Anyone else in this movie is canon fodder but dont worry none an no where close to likable.

Do I hate this move...no its a fun silly popcorn flick but while some movies try to take the Alien archetype this movie goes...look look this scenes just like in Aliens or Jurassic park or even fucking Halloween. Infact thats a game you can play with your mate while you watch this. The Relic rip off game...thats it.

If your looking for a dumb horror for a lead up to halloween this does the job and its just worth it for watching the swat team scene...trust me you'll bust your hole laughing.



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