It Waits (2005)
5/10
Shades of JEEPERS CREEPERS but not as good!
2 November 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I am a HUGE Horror Buff...and always hope the next horror flick in my NETFLIX queue will scare the hell outta me! Ha. Jeepers Creepers scared the hell outta me. 'It Waits' did not! Sigh!

*** THE FOLLOWING SYNOPSIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ***

Cerina Vincent reminded (reminds?) me of Eliza Dushku of Wrong Turn/Tru Calling fame...or maybe Gina Philips--of Jeepers Creepers (JC) fame. The 'boyfriend' reminded me of Justin Long (as Gina Philips brother in JC). The Winged Monster reminded me of the monster in JC--but not as scary, when fully viewed....about two-thirds into the somewhat silly and wayyyy toooo l-o-n-g of a movie.

It was very s-l-o-w, almost painfully so, the first hour--but when the Native American professor appeared AND explained where the monster came from, etc...the movie picked up pace. Sure, much of who the monster killed AND didn't kill made no sense. Sure, Cerina Vincent didn't seem plausible as a Park Ranger. Sure the bird was a stupid aside. But, the Canadian scenery made the entire movie viewable--for me, anyway!

Certainly NOT the worst Horror flick I've watched, but I believe it had unexplored/unimplemented possibilities which could have made it great! 5 stars for trying hard.
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