utgard14 Well this is excrement. It's supposedly about the Marvel Comics character Man-Thing but, in reality, it's a cheap little TV-quality grade-Z horror movie that has very little in common with the comics. Even then, there could be some value in this if it had even the slightest bit of talent behind it. But it doesn't and it sucks. The writing, acting, directing, special effects, music, and pretty much every single other thing you could think of is generic and cheap. The basic plot is that there's a creature in the swamp killing horny teenagers so the town's new sheriff investigates. This guy's the clichéd "big city cop turned country sheriff" character that has appeared in about ten thousand movies. He looks like a cross between Ed Westwick and a young Peter Deluise, so you can imagine what a commanding presence he has. He shows up in the bayou wearing a leather jacket and shades while toothless yokels say things like "You city boys shore are funny." Please. Honestly, just don't with this. It's garbage in every way. If you enjoy shitty made-for-TV/DVD horror movies then go right ahead and poison yourself with this stuff. I'd rather find something more productive to do with my time, like staring at the sun. Oh and Rachael Taylor's in this. Because it was made in Australia. Because that looks just like Louisiana. Because we're all idiots.

dashizer7 I went into this movie knowing it was probably low budget (and it seemed to be), made for TV, and all sorts of things, but something inside me thought there was more to this. I was very wrong and at some point without even knowing who the actors are, anything really about the film besides the "monster" it is named after and appears in the film that this was Australian. Why am I mentioning this being Australian? Because the main female protagonist has an accent an accent that is supposed to be a Southern style bayou like accent, but you hear these glimpses of her real accent her Australian accent and this goes for many of the Australian characters.I find it also tropish, or in a way offensive that every movie dealing with nature and spirits seem to end up with Native Americans. That's not the only offensive thing there are the garish dead bodies which are obviously props, or a guy with make up. ***Spoiler*** One of the dead guys the racist security guard can be seen breathing in the scene where the sheriff kneels down to examine him at the behest of the coroner.I wouldn't say the acting was all bad, and I think the actors did their best but the guy who wrote this sucked, the director was terrible, whoever was in charge of cinematography needs to have been fired. It's an interesting watch just don't expect anything from this besides a cool looking creature.

codeE Where to even start? Unless you are a total comic nerd, you have no idea who or what Man- Thing is. Either way it doesn't matter. From the get go you know what you are in for. No big budget, no big stars, no medium stars, little word of mouth. Side note, when pressed most detractors will admit never actually seeing it. The look of the film is really well done. They did do the best with what they had. The acting was adequate. But like I said, you know what you are in for. Plot wise its straight forward, A monster seeks revenge on its creators because they deserve it. I like that Man-Thing is not from his/its point of view. No delving into back story, "Oh the pain of tragic lost love!". No, none of that. Just Man-Thing dishing out stern, unapologetic justice on humanity. You know, because they deserve it. Not a bad little movie if taken as such. I have also tried watching with volume on mute and playing music over it. The result is pretty good. Obviously, metal works the best but give it a shot with your personnel favorite.

shido-san Well, no, it is definitely better than a B-movie. Viewing the movie, one can tell that there is enough money invested into it. This is not a cheap video or like the cheaper made-for-television variety -- at least by North American standards. If it happens to be so in Australia then I envy them.Terrible actors? Not at all! Watch these names -- they are all up-and-comers! I watched this movie because I noticed that Jack Thompson was in it. Jack has been around for a long, long time. Thompson is a super-star in Australia and has been in pretty much everything decent that has come out of that country -- usually one of the high-lights. And, in Man-thing, the Marvel Comic adaptation that never saw the light of the movie theatres, Jack is definitely the heavy-weight here. I liked his performance. I liked his Southern US accent, his greed, his gravitas.Interesting little international cast here, too. One from Split ENZ land, one from Taz, one from Italy. Lots from Oz. And, until I studied the credits, I believed these were Americans. And, let me tell you, I tend to be picky about poor accents and acting. You want poor accents? Watch Sean Connery in The Wind and the Lion, or Richard Gere in First Knight. Poor acting? Watch most of the James Bond movies. This one felt like what it was supposing to represent and that impressed me.Some complained that the Man-thing was only in the end of the picture or that it was compromised by deeper characterizations of the Sheriff, the medicine-man, the teacher,etc. I enjoyed all of the characterizations and felt that this added to the movie. [ I agree that the soundtrack was well done and fitting and that the swamp scenes (which dominate this picture) were nicely shot. ] I suspect, however, that the critics were fan-boys of the comic and thus disturbed by the "monster's" smaller role in the larger storyline.Sadly, this movie lacks the completeness of a beginning. We don't get a genesis here and are fed only the smallest of hints of where the Man-thing came from and that is sad.Sequel? Well, I doubt that will happen with a direct-to-DVD, but to be honest, a re-make would probably lose some of the wonder captured in this pic. I recommend that you watch it -- if you are into Marvel lore and haven't read the comics. I am still stunned by Imogen Bailey's sexy introduction.Another issue I have is with the storyline fed to us by IMDb if not the movie-makers. Man-thing isn't seen burning anyone (unless it is the fast-motion shaking). It does have bizarre eyes but if there is terror transferred in its stare we don't see that.What the movie version does is impale its victims seemingly without reason and without intelligence. It is like a natural disaster. That is to say that, if it were real, it would just be better not to be there. It wouldn't matter how innocent you are.I have re-rated this. And, I have to say it is truly an under-rated movie. People take exception to the somewhat wooden acting of the new, young sheriff. Looking back at it. New guy, trying to get a feel of the town. He did a great job.