Revenge of the Chupacabras

Director - Jonathan Mumm (Blood of the Chupacabras)

Starring - Gary Agid (Smosh, Ant-Man and the Wasp), Brandon Atchison (Monsters of Destruction), and Jeff Baur 

Release Date - 2005

Genre - Horror

Tagline - It can smell your fear"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     When Visual Vengeance announced the blu release of Blood of the Chupacabras I knew this was going to be a release that I had to see. The movie is one I was curious about for some time but I never found the time or drive to search the film out to order it. When I received it in the mail I was surprised to discover that the film actually included a sequel that I did not know existed as part of the special features. Revenge of the Chupacabra was originally released in 2005 and though I was looking forward to checking out the first film. I was more than excited to see the sequel that had slipped through the cracks. Like always I want to thank Visual Vengeance for sending this one over for review. 

      The film follows a young woman that finds herself kidnapped by two professionals. In the same small town an elderly man escapes from an asylum after raving about a Chupacabra. The two stories collide when a bigger conspiracy is revealed about who is behind the kidnapping and a Chupacabra that is wreaking havoc on the organized criminals. 

      Revenge of the Chupacabra was not the film the first film was. In fact, the film was a complete mess from beginning to end. I went into this one immediately after watching the first film and found myself struggling to finish it. I know sequels are often tainted for not being as good as it’s predecessor, but this film was rough to finish which would explain why it was added to the special features instead of a double bill. The acting in this one is similar to the first film except the characters are not as wonderfully cliched. The characters are a little better written and the cast has a bit more to work with. However, the film’s story is pulled in so many directions that you can’t really enjoy the cast and the characters they portray. Instead, we transition from one angle to another which really cuts down on the scene and the cast. The story for this one is more like a cop drama with a little dark thriller tossed in but it feels like there is too many directions it’s trying to go. I don’t mind a horror film with layers but this one just feels like it was several ideas tossed together in hopes they would work together…which they don’t. The pacing is all wrong and the parts of the story that is interesting takes the backseat to the shitty ass abduction angle that is painfully predictable. Finally, we get more horrible CGI but this time the charm has warn off after spending most of the film suffering through the half written story. We get some minor blood and that is about the extent of the practical effects. Overall, Revenge of the Chupacabra is a cool addition to an awesome release but the movie itself was not what I was expecting. Skip it.