There may be a Cocaine Bear 2 within the works and we’re blissful about that. Within the meantime, let’s discover another Ursine horror films with the killer fur balls. Perhaps not all nearly as good as our drug addicted Teddy, however value a watch simply the identical.
Let’s reside prior to now for a couple of minutes and take a while to understand the killer bear films that got here earlier than it. From full-on horror tales of nature’s fury, to action-adventure movies that don’t flinch, to the campy environmental message films even Greta Thunberg would smile at, these cinematic choices deserve a spot in your watchlist.
Grizzly (1976)
The Jaws rip-off pattern of the 70s began with this one, however don’t let its age idiot you. It’s a relic, however director William Girdler had some fairly massive field workplace sneakers to fill after Spielberg’s masterpiece was launched in the summertime of 1975. He did…okay.
Though this movie doesn’t even evaluate to the genius of Jaws, it has its moments. Curiously there’s a helicopter assault scene, and we are able to’t show this, however possibly the author of Jaws 2 took that idea a bit additional and used it in his screenplay.
The Revenant
One of the crucial terrifying bear assault scenes ever placed on movie. Based mostly on true occasions the grand scale of this journey film is to be applauded. Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s relentless story of betrayal and survival is unnerving and Leonardo DiCaprio as soon as once more proves he doesn’t endure from the child-actor curse.
Backcountry (2014)
A pair is pursued by a black bear on this sleeper from 2014. One other movie impressed by “true occasions” Again Nation received nice opinions when it first got here out. Director Adam McDonald handled this film extra like a slasher than a thriller. That tracks as a result of he went on to direct the collection Slasher: Flesh and Blood in 2016.
Prophecy (1979)
Mutant bear stalking some hapless authorities researchers within the woods? Take my cash! Nevertheless, this environmental cautionary story wasn’t good then and it’s not nearly as good now, however one can admire the campiness and balls it took to make it. The expertise alone makes one query why this film isn’t nearly as good correctly. Now we have the legendary John Frankenheimer behind the digital camera with Talia Shire, contemporary off her Rocky success as our remaining woman. It was launched at a time when horror films had been king on the field workplace and it was promoted as the following massive one. Prophecy undoubtedly has its moments, however they’re few and much between. Nonetheless, it’s value a watch, and if something, you possibly can relish within the big-scale failure that ought to have been higher than it’s.
Bear (2010)
Stephen King had an concept: entice a household in a automobile and have a rabid St. Bernard assault them. The makers of Bear had the identical concept, solely change the household with mates and as an alternative of a canine, make it a bear. That is the Cujo of bear films. Roel Reiné directed this movie and possibly understanding what different movies he’s accomplished will intrigue you sufficient to look at this one. He was behind the digital camera for Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption, Demise Race 2, and the TV collection Black Sails. Extra lately he introduced Grasp Chief to tv with Halo. Maybe none of those soft-budget examples thrill you however think about what he can do when the motion is left at one location? Not unhealthy.
Into The Grizzly Maze (2015)
A household drama between two brothers is ready contained in the labyrinth of the title. However the tensions between them are nothing in comparison with the behemoth of an animal who desires them lifeless. Noticed V director David Hackl takes viewers on a nail-biting journey by way of the woods. Though some logic is misplaced behind a clunky screenplay, there’s nonetheless lots to take pleasure in right here as James Mardsen and Thomas Jane, with weapons blazing, tackle a freak of nature.
The Edge (1997)
It is a bloody cat-and-mouse survival story starring Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, and a Kodiak Bear. Horny thrillers had been all the fashion within the 90s. Maybe to capitalize off of that, filmmakers wished to create a narrative about betrayal by infidelity set within the harsh atmosphere of the Alaskan wilderness. There’s a plot twist, however it’s uninteresting in comparison with the motion Lee Tamahori has in retailer. The director is aware of tips on how to make pulses race on each small and large budgets. He helmed Die One other Day, Subsequent, starring Nic Cage, and Ice Dice in xXx State of the Union.
Annihilation (2018)
Like Prophecy, Annihilation is one other of the mutant bear classics. Though this sci-fi masterwork doesn’t rely solely on a bear as a centerpiece, there’s that one nerve-grinding scene we’ll put up beneath that qualifies it as one you must watch. In actual fact, pull up your favourite VOD medium and lease this unsettling movie now.
Honorary Point out:
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
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