ryan-10075
Not exactly sure why, but I seem to enjoy horror films with primates as the villain like two other horror films of the same era Link and Monkey Shines. I did think it was a very good film, but as the viewer it really does depend or how much you give in or accept the role-playing game in which the characters are playing within a locked research lab. I did accept it and thought it was a very interesting and cool twist to be used. It is here that a baboon that has been injected with an experimental drug wrecks havoc on the unsuspecting players of the game. The always entertaining Roddy McDowall stars along with Christopher Atkins and Amanda Wyss.
Fella_shibby
Saw this movie on a rented VHS in the early 90s. Revisited it recently.
Shakma was a good b horror fun for its time. The film is about an enraged primate who goes on the killing spree. The primate was actually frightening n fast paced but the storyline, acting n editing was lame. Found it to b dull now.
mickeyshamrock
You are currently reading about an excellent (see: totally ridiculous) Saturday morning monster movie starring Amanda "Tina from A Nightmare on Elm St." Wyss and Christopher "Blue Lagoon" Atkins (among others). Sounds like a terrible movie, so why do you love it mickeyshamrock? Well, aside from the typical "so bad it's good" moments, and my raging hard on for Amanda Wyss, the baboon footage is insane. I've never seen anything like it. Shakma (aka Typhoon) literally goes ape sh*t every take. Every time the baboon is on camera it elevates this movie beyond it's B-movie shackles. Definitely to be watched in one sitting, breaking it up will only expose some of it's faults. Turn off your mind and get ready for some ape-tastic surprises.
robbo72-1
I am pretty sure I was only one of few who saw this film in theaters when it first ran.Good B-list cast, Roddy from Fright Night and planet of the Apes, Amanda Wyss from every memorable 80's movie(A Nightmare on Elm Street and Better off Dead to name two), that guy from Blue Laggon (whose name I can never remember, but it's the first listed on the cast list above.)and Ari Meyers from Kate and Allie. I enjoyed the D&D game the characters were playing, it reminded me of my own geekiness, and thought it was creative. Didn't think I'd find a movie about a killer monkey enjoyable, but this film was just that. This movie was also released under the title "Nemesis" on home video, which I think sounds like a much better title, even if it has nothing to do with the story. All in all, a very entertaining piece of escapism.
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