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Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

GL84 Using a deep-space teleportation project, a mercenary team lands on a distant planet hoping to continue the human race instead find the planet home to prehistoric bears and must try to find a way back to Earth before the team is wiped out.There was some decent stuff to it when it tried. One of the better features here is that there's a modicum of suspense in here from two main tactics used throughout here in the growls and roars as well as the bear's eye-view to denote their appearance on the planet. The use of the growls and snorting from off in the distance is actually well-done, as there's a couple variations, from the close-up behind the veil of the forest a couple feet away with the thunderous footfalls and whacking bushes which gets a few good moments while the bear's POV is always watching them close-by but at a rather hidden angle. This makes it all pretty creepy and gives the first half a mildly chilling air that contrasts nicely with the atmosphere found in the fresh open planet. Another big plus is that there's also a really nice couple of attacks in here, since the preferred hunting method is to attack an individual when isolated, and oftentimes they sneak up and do the damage when there's someone isolated. The encounters with the bears also work quite well, as the first one is actually pretty decent and actually has something worthwhile about it, just like the numerous hunting and stalking throughout the hillside or the last one in the caves, which is the film's best point. The last plus in here is the bloody, gruesome deaths in here which are enough to hold off the couple of problems to this one. The biggest issue here with this one is that like nearly all of the Sci- Fi Channel films, there's an abundance of absolutely atrocious CGI on display which is oddly utilized for the gore as they're terrible-styled images that are not realistic-looking at all. They're easily-spotted as being done in this manner, which really reduces their effectiveness significantly, though shockingly isn't used on the bears even they are also pretty problematic. Since the film decides to use real bears for most of the attack scenes, then it switches to the CGI violence of it afterward, there's no interaction between the bears and the victims so the attacks in here are very short and over so quickly it's hard to get anything out of them. The last drawback is that it takes a long time to get going since this one has a lot of drama with the research team and it makes the film a tad slow-going in the beginning. These here are the film's biggest problems even though there's some good points here.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.

peng88 WARNING: there kind of, maybe, in a small way, perhaps, might be spoilers in this review. (unless, of course you have ever watched ANY movie on the Sci-Fi channel)If you happen to be a Sci-Fi Channel executive or one of the millions who have made these zero budget, gore fest/ torture porn chunks of tripe, passing off as entertainment, popular, (not to mention those who have created these "films".) SHAME ON YOU!I for one have watched my last Sci-Fi channel movie! This last one especially angered me to no end and wasted the talents of several good actors including Sean Patrick Flannery.What REALLY ticks me off is the Sci-Fi channel saves the good programming for the daytime which most of us miss because of work. This is where they do marathon showings of the "good" stuff: the new Dr.Who, Outer Limits,Tru Calling, Wolf Lake, Jake 2.0, etc...But the night is reserved for tripe like these stupid faux "Sci-Fi" travesties, wrestling (!!!) and scads and scads of boring reality programming.These movies are all the same; they start out with a promising plot and then, after 10 minutes, throw it completely away in favor of decapitations, blood-lettings, and very bad SPFX.In almost each of these movies most of the action occurs in forests or deserts, is hideously edited and filmed and no one survives except maybe two or three-usually the ones with the strongest back story.Please join me and STOP watching these movies! If you want to really see a good Sci-Fi thriller check out CLOVERFIELD. It doesn't just treat death like a voyeuristic kick but actually has living, breathing characters who, when they die, other characters actually grieve for. It also has a smart script, a little humor, a realistic love story and incredible SPFX.Or look into Sci-Fi channel series like Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Painkiller Jane and Special Unit 2 when (and if) the Sci-Fi channel deems to bring them back or show in re-runs...

papadea1953 Like others who have commented on this demented attempt at entertainment, I too was lured into watching by the promising advertisements Sci Fi put out before airing. Like the others, as well, I was sorely disappointed by everything in it. Flannery was the only saving grace, except for the hot blonde, and the director should absolutely be shot without trial and/or left on the planet as suggested by another patriot of good Sci Fi.I too thought (what WAS I thinking!) that the "super predator" would be some "Alien/Predator" hybrid that would defy all imagining and show us another concept of extraterrestrial life. BUT A FRIGGING GRIZZLY!!! Come on Sci Fi, I have seen you do better (sometimes) and I know you guys have more than $250 US dollars in your pockets (for the bear rental) to get better computer programmers to come up with SOMETHING better than those stupid CGI's that were embarrassingly childish. Hell, my 12-year-old niece can do better than you did. You need to fire everyone who worked on that farce from the director to the best boy. No one deserves to watch that trash. The ONLY reason I watched the whole boring thing was that I had already invested 30 minutes of my time and figured I'd see how it ended. Predictably.Your new series "Eureka".... Now THAT's what I'm talking about, humor, entertainment, and something different. If you can find the people to make THAT one up for a season, you can find someone who can make a two hour movie that is at least somewhat entertaining.

cyclone259 I think I'll go one step more than the reviewer that rated this a 2 and give this piece of rotten tripe a well-deserved "1", only because zero isn't available.I can give Sci-Fi credit for making consistently terrible films. Everyone has heard of a B-movie, but is there something lower than a Z-grade? The acting is 120th rate, the CGI, well all I can say is my five year-old daughter on an Etch-A-Sketch could've done better (and made a better script as well). Where did they dig up the actors? I guess Casper VanDien and Lou Diamond Phillips weren't available whey they spent a weekend or so shooting this.***WARNING*** THERE MAY BE A SPOILER IF YOU'RE STILL READING...So, what's the premise? Watch the crappy trailer and you'll get the whole story. It's basically a generic predator versus prey plot line supposedly set in the future (amazingly, cheap canvas tents from the Army-Navy Surplus are the "in" thing) and the "futuristic" shotguns and PDA's. The sets are at best unimaginative, with some blinking lights and utilizing leftover pieces from a Packard Bell closeout sale. Anyway, people get butchered but, you're laughing so hard you hardly notice. The "aliens" attacking the lackluster, talentless cast are bears (Kodiak, Grizzly, who cares?) because I guess to save a buck, the new planet, 20,000 light years from earth, is almost its exact duplicate, except with less of a budget and more maiming and screaming.Well, enough said... Skip this before (2) hours of your life are wasted in a fruitless endeavor.