Behemoth (2011)

Such a frustrating disappointment

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Another Good TV Movie, This Time The Residents Of The Town Called Ascension Battle A Sleeping Giant Buried Beneath The Mountain For Thousands Of Years ... I Thought The Acting Was Fine And I Liked Each Little Story Of Survival For The Different Residents Of The Town ... The Monster Isn't The Highest Of Special Effects But I Thought It Was Unique Looking ... While This Is No Blockbuster I Had A Great Time Watching It ...

the best part of this movie was its scenery. basically it was so choppy nothing flowed not even the plot. the was so pathetic the acting was so terrible. the acting was also bad . like i said before the cgi was an embarrassing, and poorly done to say the least i remember when the syfy channel put out very good movies a long ago. over the past years they seem to have their heads up their bottoms with the movies. what a shame.

This movie is not as bad as it is made out to be. First off it is surprisingly well shot, and the scenery is beautiful. Secondly, this is a B movie. It didn't have a huge budget, and it shows. That's all right though; it is what it is, an old school monster movie. My main complaint is that not enough people got eaten by the monster. Some people have complained about the cgi. I've seen much worse animation, especially in older movies. The animation used was perfectly acceptable. This movie isn't the best nor is it the worst, though it definitely deserves better than the appalling 3.4 rating it has.

As I have said, many times, I do dislike intensely a vast majority of SyFy's output save a few exceptions, though I do watch them to see if there are some at least decent films among the sea of crud. Behemoth is not down there with SyFy's worst, not with Quantum Apocalypse, Alien vs. Hunter, Dinocroc vs. Supergator, Moby Dick: 2010 and Titanic II.What does salvage the movie from being bottom-of-the-barrel quality like the aforementioned titles are the surprisingly good CGI effects, when I finally saw the monster fully I was surprised at how good it looked compared to other effects I've seen on the channel. Also William B. Davis while not outstanding gives a noteworthy performance.Everything else didn't engage sadly. The settings were okay, but the haphazard editing and rather dim lighting prevented me from properly enjoying. The story is rather plodding, very predictable and by-the-numbers, with any thrills, suspense and tension feeling somewhat tame and only the ending properly exciting.The script is banal and as plodding as the story. The beginning especially is full of overlong and sometimes meaningless exposition. The direction is often unfocused too, the sound is lacking in clarity even in crucial scenes and the music to me was forgettable at best.The characters are lifeless, clichéd and none of the characters emotionally resonated with me in any way. This is not just the script and expositions, but the dull acting also plays a major factor in this. Davis as far as I was concerned was the only one who tried, everyone looked bored and were phoning in.Overall, SyFy has done worse but I don't recommend Behemoth. 3/10 Bethany Cox