For a low budget horror film Boar is rather inventive. Why is there a giant killer boar the size of a car? We don't know, nobody knows...but there is and it's violent, this is the premise of the film and somehow it works.
The acting is not very good but the energy brought to the cast is admirable, Uncle Bernie is a good character and Ken, whilst starting off as a bit of a creep, becomes a rather heroic character.
The kills and about half on screen and half off, when we actually get to see them they are very bloody and exciting. Another positive is that the practical effects for the boar are very strong, but sometimes it's CGI which is less impressive but understandable and it's difficult to have a puppet run 20mph!
One of the biggest downsides of the film is there are many scenes that I feel are either very unnecessary or drags on far too long, with lots of the lines feeling like they are not needed and add nothing to the story. The side plots generally fall flat and a lot of the characters seem to be sex pests which is really weird.
4/10: Was thinking of giving this a 5, but I think that despite it being a very creative film with its premise and kills with the poor acting, plot, music and dialogue I cannot.
The acting is not very good but the energy brought to the cast is admirable, Uncle Bernie is a good character and Ken, whilst starting off as a bit of a creep, becomes a rather heroic character.
The kills and about half on screen and half off, when we actually get to see them they are very bloody and exciting. Another positive is that the practical effects for the boar are very strong, but sometimes it's CGI which is less impressive but understandable and it's difficult to have a puppet run 20mph!
One of the biggest downsides of the film is there are many scenes that I feel are either very unnecessary or drags on far too long, with lots of the lines feeling like they are not needed and add nothing to the story. The side plots generally fall flat and a lot of the characters seem to be sex pests which is really weird.
4/10: Was thinking of giving this a 5, but I think that despite it being a very creative film with its premise and kills with the poor acting, plot, music and dialogue I cannot.