Grizzly Park (2008)

Too much of everything

Simply Perfect

Fantastic!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

You know what? I've seen worse. In fact, I've seen a lot worse. There were some fun things in this. Overall, the performances were pretty good. In fact, I thought that Glenn Morshower as Ranger Bob played that part perfectly - straight-laced, all business, with even a certain fatherly side to him that came across pretty well. And, until the twist at the end ruined the fun of the character ('nuff said) I was even liking the character of Bebe (Emily Foxler.) I wondered, actually, if the name "Bebe" might have been a sort of take off on the character of "Phoebe" from the old TV series "Friends" (get the rhyme - "Bebe" and "Phoebe") because Foxler's way of portraying the character was actually a bit reminiscent of Lisa Kudrow's portrayal of Phoebe in that long running hit show. So, there were things in this movie that worked reasonably well, and that certainly lifted it out of the absolute bottom ranks of movies that I've seen with similar plots, where a bunch of unknown actors play a bunch of kids getting knocked off one by one.However, while it wasn't horrible, and I've definitely seen worse, this also wasn't very good. Let's start with the obvious. The basic plot line revolves around a group of kids sentenced to do community service for run-ins with the law. The "community service" ends up being to go way, way off into the woods, cleaning up the garbage they find along the way, until they get to the campground where, if I remember correctly, they're going to be camping for a week. Now, who in the world would send this particular bunch of kids off into the woods. Yeah, they have to be responsible, I know, but nobody in any position of authority (with the possibility of lawsuits galore) was going to look at these kids and send them off deep into the woods. Sorry. I just didn't buy that premise. I wasn't really sure why there was a need to throw the maniacal killer in at the beginning of the movie. In the end, he really wasn't that significant a character and was mostly distracting. I also thought the ending of the movie was dreadful. The twist in the Bebe character didn't work for me. I liked Bebe. I liked her wide-eyed innocence. I didn't need her to be anything other than what we had been led to believe she was. I didn't like the news report at the end of the movie. Come on. They think all these killings were the work of the maniacal killer? The authorities can't tell a bear attack when they see a victim? That was utterly ridiculous. And I was completely baffled by the very last scene of Morshower with the bear. What in the world did that have to do with the movie? And the bear song that plays at the beginning and the end? I'm not sure what to make of that. It's a silly song, kind of fun in its own way, but it can certainly start to grate after a while.So, no, it's not horrible. Some of it's even - well - not bad, and there are plenty of worse movies out there. But don't expect this to be great, either. (3/10)

I wasn't expecting much when I rented "Grizzly Park." I'm not a fan of horror movies and only rented this due to the presence of Glenn Morshower as Ranger Bob. After reading a lot of reviews I was expecting a total mess of a film; it wasn't quite that bad.The idea of characters getting killed as punishment for their misdeeds isn't a new one in horror, or even in mystery (see "And Then There Were None"), but I liked the idea of this group of offenders being given a chance to repent their misdeeds. Needless to say, they don't. "Grizzly Park" is also beautiful to look at, as it was filmed on location in a couple of state parks (quibble: the movie is supposed to be set in a California state park, but the vegetation is clearly Eastern, witness all the deciduous trees changing color. It obviously isn't California). Some horror film aficionados may have downgraded the film due to its lack of sex and minimal violence - for a horror film. There are a couple of fairly graphic deaths for those who enjoy that sort of thing.Glenn Morshower turns in a great performance and I think his presence is reason enough to rent the film. It actually would have benefited from being longer, as we really don't get to know the characters very well. One of the extras on the disc includes interviews with the actors describing their characters as "deep" and "troubled." I'd call them "sketchy" myself.The so-called twist ending really didn't come as a surprise, but it was very rushed; not enough time was spent on it for it to be believable and it really felt tacked on. A couple more minutes would have been better here. Overall, if you're a fan of Mr Morshower and cheesy movies I think this is worth your time on a slow evening. I've certainly seen worse.

just nasty scenes of people getting bad non-real injuries, in real life bears do not attack and hurt like that, and we all know that, and when bears want to eat it will get busy for a period of time, while in this movie the bear didn't eat and he just kept attacking and killing roughly, actually an animal never do that, only a human being can do that so why this unfair and unreal misrepresentation of facts about grizzlies life style? I really like to watch horror movies with animals starting, but I feel like these actor's and writers of these kind of movies want people like me to stop liking these movies...I think we need an organization to put an eye on this movies to correct such stupid mistakes..

Hi. The best part of the entire movie was not the movie itself, but the behind the scenes material. The way the writer/director and some cast members describe the making of this film, was worth the $1.07 I spent to rent it. To them, it was if they were creating a masterpiece, a Citizen Kane or a great Hitchcockian gem. Talk about being in denial!! Rent, then watch this poorly acted, directed, written, produced, edited, scored little pile of bile and then brace yourself for the behind the scenes material. I slid off my couch laughing hysterically watching this stuff. If you're looking for a good scare, this film won't do it for you. My 4 year old thought is was goofy and unrealistic. The bear claws used in close ups looked like it was Black tooth from the Soupy Sales show--a guy with his arm in a moth riddled bear suit. Loads of laughs!!!