loomis78-815-989034
In a scene that is never explained, some Native American students wander into a cave in Northern Arizona and release an ancient demon creature. The story then centers around a young ranger named Danielle (Vincent) stationed nearby who accidentally killed her best friend in a car accident and is slowly turning into an alcoholic due to the guilt. Her boyfriend Justin (Zamprogna), a fellow ranger, shows up for support just in time to experience the creature which has wings and can fly. Making a shambles of their ranger station the two must fight the creature and try to survive. Television writer and producer Stephen J. Cannell co writes and produces this monster on the loose film that seems to want to be a monster movie in the vein of "Jeepers Creepers" but falls miles short. The story spends way too much time trying to flesh out the main character and her personal demons instead of upping the body count and supplying some gore. Cerina Vincent is fine looking (a point the director must have noticed as well since she is in a white thin tank top the entire film despite temperatures so low you could see her breath) but she could have used plenty of more acting classes. The drama her character is in is more than she could handle. Worst of all, this film didn't need this dramatic subplot. It needed much more mayhem and a lot more blood. 'It Waits' may be the title but that is what the audience is doing waiting for anything good to happen. By the end of the movie, most viewers will rename it 'It Sucks'.
bobwildhorror
Really not a bad flick, but hardly a novel experience. We've got several clichéd main characters trapped in the deep Canadian woods. Great locations. A monster on the loose. A lead actress (Cerina Vincent) with a tank top. Good cinematography. Even a lovable parrot that somehow acts like a homing pigeon.Oh, did I mention the MOR soundtrack? For some reason, this picture feels the need to break into song every so often. We get music by Melanie Monroe (?) designed to underline the poignancy of the moments...with a sledge hammer.Meanwhile, the monster flies around making Predator-like sounds. Why, oh why, has that noise become such a horror movie staple? A passable time waster, but it with a little work it might have been so much more.
MartianOctocretr5
Better than average low budget horror movie from the Sci-Fi channel.It's a good cat-and-mouse yarn in the vein of Jeepers Creepers, with the creature "feeding on" the terror of its prey before finishing them off. The two principals characters are developed pretty well, giving a clear notion of what the creature's obsession is with its intended victim. That would be a park ranger named Danielle (Cerina Vincent, who carries the film well), stationed at a secluded area of an unnamed national park (based on dialog, it's apparently the Grand Canyon area).Danielle's angst, fear, suffering, and her resolve to turn the tables on her tormentor are all portrayed well, as is her pivotal back story. These tie in very well with what we learn about the monster. Further, the director wisely resists temptation to reveal what the thing looks like until near the end, which makes it all the more terrifying. It could strike at any moment, and often does, only seen in fleeting glances, partially hidden from view.About the only pitfalls are the goofy boss ranger and the obnoxious lost hikers with "Monster meal" tattooed on their foreheads. Also, there's a predictable lingering question mark left open at the end. Not a sensational movie, but worth a watch.
theverydarkestangel
I am a HUGE Horror Buff...and always hope the next horror flick in my NETFLIX queue will scare the hell outta me! Ha. Jeepers Creepers scared the hell outta me. 'It Waits' did not! Sigh! *** THE FOLLOWING SYNOPSIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS *** Cerina Vincent reminded (reminds?) me of Eliza Dushku of Wrong Turn/Tru Calling fame...or maybe Gina Philips--of Jeepers Creepers (JC) fame. The 'boyfriend' reminded me of Justin Long (as Gina Philips brother in JC). The Winged Monster reminded me of the monster in JC--but not as scary, when fully viewed....about two-thirds into the somewhat silly and wayyyy toooo l-o-n-g of a movie.It was very s-l-o-w, almost painfully so, the first hour--but when the Native American professor appeared AND explained where the monster came from, etc...the movie picked up pace. Sure, much of who the monster killed AND didn't kill made no sense. Sure, Cerina Vincent didn't seem plausible as a Park Ranger. Sure the bird was a stupid aside. But, the Canadian scenery made the entire movie viewable--for me, anyway!Certainly NOT the worst Horror flick I've watched, but I believe it had unexplored/unimplemented possibilities which could have made it great! 5 stars for trying hard.
AD
