Grizzly Park (2008) User Reviews

Like porn without the porn

[markismijnadviseur · 1/10 · 27 February 2008]

I voted 1 and I am not too critical about horror. You know that the acting probably isn't Oscar material, but in this movie it is really bad.

The acting and the story are so awful that you can compare it with a pornmovie,without the porn.

The storyline (if there is any) is thin and the characters are so shallow, you just want them to die as soon as possible and get it over with.

The effects are OK, but considering the poor acting it just isn't scary anymore.

Don't waste money and time on this movie. It just isn't worthwhile.

Oh boy was this a bomb!

[bigdarvick · 1/10 · 5 July 2008]

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!!!

Worst horror movie ever

[plot180 · 1/10 · 21 April 2008]

I actually bothered myself to comment this film, directed by the unknown Tom Skull. Now, I am a filmmaker and I have to work and fight a lot to get half the money this movie got. And yet here it is, how is possible to make such an awful picture. Ed Wood, please return, we forgive you. Please, do not ever watch this, don't waste your money, don't even download it. This film's like a bad version of Friday the 13th, but with lousy bears that actually do a better role than the actors. Glenn Morshower, he is the only good thing in this. And i'm surprised why he accepted the role. Let's hope somebody erases this film from history. Still it got my comment to it :)

Grizzly Park, what a name.

[jcmason87 · 5/10 · 26 February 2008]

So the film, a group of teenagers are sent away for a few nights camping with Ranger Bob. For some reason at the beginning there's a murder for no apparent reason but that fault is soon corrected. Basically if your looking for a not so great horror and fancy something simple to watch this is for you. Some parts were decent(Half dressed girls/ blokes, you decide what you like). The film seems to be called grizzly park due to the rampant crazy animals that are running about. Some of the characters are completely stupid, such as the White Supremist who is the most untough guy in the film, and the black from the "hood" who dresses like a choir boy.

Is an OK watch but nothing special.

community service at the park

[kairingler · 7/10 · 2 April 2009]

Don't you just love watching a bunch of stupid kids, getting knocked off one by one by a slasher,, well this movie does you one better,, a big huge grizzly bear,, now i will tell you the one thing i absolutely hated int his movie was only one thing, and that was that ridiculous bear song at the beginning of the movie,, but hey i am very forgiving, the bear was not no CGI bear either,, real bear here folks. i loved the ranger,, pretty neat character if you ask me,, now the ending is really great i thought, but i can't give that away,, you'll just have to watch it for yourself.. there is also a killer on the loose in the park also,, which is something else to look out for too. all in all the movie had it funny moments, and some gore too,, not the greatest movie,, but a lot better than some of the garbage i've seen.

Don't throw any more money out the window.

[tessearthalterations · 1/10 · 28 April 2008]

This movie should have been watched first by the writer/producer before it was let out to public. Could he really not see the impact this could have on his career? Could none of the actors not see how bad this was? I feel terrible for them all, really, but they let this stinker go. Awful effects. Holy cheap rubber Halloween props. Anyways, I think that the story was in essence a good idea, but it was not very well padded out to make the story interesting as far as a movie should go. Most of the events were totally foreseeable. There were some good sound effects which caused the watcher to jump, however that is all you got. It seemed that blood and gore were very amateur. I felt I was watching a high school type movie, where the people had access only to the few things in the kitchen and basement. You would not think that you could go wrong with a live Grizzly bear, but again it was not used very well. There were no real twists and turns in the movie, with the exception of the path they traveled through the forest.

Pretty awful !!

[ebiros2 · 13 November 2011]

There's not much action in this supposed thriller.

This is one of those movies that you hardly see the antagonist, but lot of people shots to fill the time. Hardly anything happens until the very end, but even then it's just silly action that looks so fake. The real bear scene in this entire movie is less than one minute. There are many movies of this type that is about nothing but watching people being scared for the entire length of the movie. This is one of them. The quality of production and acting are mediocre at best.

Asides from that, I don't see any motivation on the bear's part to take the action. Not even hungry bears destroy a cabin to have its meal (unless it was guided, but then the motivation is so vague). The characters in this movie weren't so nice, and didn't get you emotionally involved in any ways.

And what's that music in the end roll? Surely the producers are mocking at everyone who've paid to see this movie.

Best avoid this like a plague.

This ain't no Gentle Ben!

[Wuchakk · 5/10 · 13 June 2014]

2008's "Grizzly Park" piqued my interest because I liked the trailer (see it on IMDb) and it was shot near the Mt. Rogers region in SW Virginia & NE Tennessee (Marion, VA, and Backbone Rock Recreation Area, TN), which is one of the places I vacationed last summer.

THE PLOT: Eight delinquent youths from the city are assigned community service at Grizzly Park, CA, chaperoned by no-nonsense Ranger Bob. What they don't know is that there's an escaped killer on the loose, as well as a killer grizzly!

The movie starts out great with a quote of 2 Kings 2:23-25, which refers to the occasion where a bunch of youths jeered the prophet Elisha and his baldness. When he couldn't take it any more, Elisha cursed them and two bears came out of the forest, mauling 42 kids. The following opening credits sequence is creative and well done, the music too. At this point I was wondering if I may have stumbled upon a hidden gem, like "Sasquatch Mountain" and (much less so) "Flu Birds," entertaining Grade-B creature-features that shoot for more depth than the norm (see my review of each). From there, however, the film derails into serious C-Grade territory with bad dialogue, a mildly campy approach, lousy pacing and no suspense. Fortunately the film makes up for it in the last act, the final 30 minutes or so, which is a killer grizzly gorefest, but you have to slog through a semi-uneventful first hour to get there.

Despite the negative comments there are a handful of positive points:

• Gorgeous late Summer/early Fall locations in SW Virginia & NE Tennessee; although the story takes place in California. - A good cast of women: a brunette, a blond, a Hispanic and an Asian. The brunette, Bebe (Emily Foxler), struck me as a likable character who unlocked my compassion and favor despite being a seemingly total airhead (until the end, that is, which ruined it; you'll know what I mean when you see it). The Hispanic girl, Lola (Zulay Henao), is the real beauty here and the viewer is treated to some quality eyecandy. - One white dude, Scab (Randy Wayne), turns out to be slightly likable, even though he's supposedly a hardcore "white power" racist. His indoctrination is shattered, however, when he discovers himself falling for the Hispanic Lola, which gives indication that he's actually a very smart young man. This leads to a beautiful and touching scene between the two. I wasn't expecting this in a Grade-C campy gorefest. - There's no CGI. The bear is real, except for a couple parts where there's a human stand-in. - Like I said, the last act features some hardcore gore, like one of the girls being bit in half with her entrails laying loose, heads getting bit in half, etc. I don't watch these types of movies for the gore, but some like it. The only thing is, although the gore is very extreme in the last 25 minutes I didn't find it shocking or scary at all; in fact, sometimes I just busted out laughing, but that's mainly because of the campy tone more than anything. In other words, since the filmmakers deliver the goods in a semi-serious this-is-all-a-joke manner I couldn't very well take the shocks & gore serious. Yet this doesn't mean it's not entertaining. - The old campfire classic "I Met a Bear" is utilized a couple times during the movie and fully during the end credits, performed here by Twin Sisters .

For those who argue that the murderer subplot seemed totally pointless: It's more than just a red herring and ties into the media's theory for the so-called murders revealed at the end, a doofy bear costume being a chief piece of evidence.

The DVD features a handful of "making of" extras with cast and crew, including the 1300 lb. bear, Brody; each one is only a few minutes in length. You'll marvel at how close the trainer and other crewmembers get to the bear. I'm glad each segment is short because I only prefer the gist of it; I don't care to see a friggin' movie on the making of the movie, if you know what I mean; unless of course it's something like "Apocalypse Now."

BOTTOM LINE: Despite being a semi-campy Grade-C film with a fairly uneventful first hour and some bad writing, pacing, etc., "Grizzly Park" possesses a curious 'cult' ambiance highlighted by a great opening credits sequence (big deal, huh?) and a violently gory climax. I like the women (Lola!), the real bear, no CGI, the campfire classic "I Met a Bear" and the gorgeous Eastern locations, plus there's at least one touching, nigh reverent romantic scene, no kidding.

Part of me wants to rate this 6/10 Stars since, in many ways, "Grizzly Park" delivers the goods, but I'd feel too guilty because this isn't really a good movie. It's equal parts boring, dumb, eccentric, fun, inept, impressive and fascinating. A guilty pleasure that will likely develop a small cult following who'll openly admit it's not good, but like it anyway (sort of).

GRADE: C

Even the soundtrack was appalling

[gregfilipczak · 1/10 · 3 January 2009]

Along with being definitely one of the worst movies I have ever seen due to its terrible acting, complete lack of story, and confusion on what type of genre it wanted to be, this movie had the worst soundtrack I have ever heard. It featured what must have been some friend of the producer's original music and it was incredibly bad. It was along the lines of a Trey Parker and Matt Stone original song for one of their movies, only the comedy was missing. Dreadful. I usually enjoy watching movies that are this bad, but this is in a whole different ballpark. The attempts to include humor soured any moments that would otherwise make you laugh due to its awfulness. I wasted 95 minutes of my life, don't make the same mistake.

I really liked it!!!!

[jaimee1999-460-59939 · 10/10 · 6 January 2013]

So, i watched this movie and I found it to be funny and thought that it was really great! I cant understand all the bad views! It had everything a horror needs, blood, guts and fun! It really got me going a few times, and Had some great twists. I really did like it and i have to say it's on my top 10 list at the moment! Please watch, it really is a GREAT movie, so great I made an account on this site to tell you about it! PLEASE WATCH!!!!!!!! REALLY GREAT MOVIE!!!!If you are looking for a horror reminiscent of Scream, watch this movie! Funny, gory, scary! Horrible special effects, but thats what makes it sooooooo good! and REALLY GOOD ACTING!

Ranger Bob!

[ctomvelu1 · 2/10 · 31 October 2010]

Great title and cover art, but a poorly executed movie. Eight troubled teens are sent to the woods to do community service, accompanied by Ranger Bob (veteran character actor Glen Morshower). Soon enough, they are being offed one by one by a very large bear -- but not before they get to deliver lame lines and act like they're appearing in a high school play. The level of acting, except for Morshowe, is abysmal. The bear is portrayed both a live bear and various prosthetics that do not match the real bear particularly well. The only reason for watching this turkey is to see Ranger Bob in action, as Morshower has this kind of role down to a T. And if you do make it through to the very end, there is a nice, macabre twist awaiting you. Oh yes, there also is one female whose perky boobs out-act her.

Um... It's Just There, Some Entertainment Though

[dwayne-miller · 4/10 · 8 September 2009]

This flick revolves around eight brainless, disregarding, and non-caring young adults that were originally to amend their criminal misdemeanors through a week of community service. I could just sum it up exactly as that and you could get the depiction of this "headless zombie" of a movie.

Man this one lied in wait before it kicked off and the feeling with this film wasn't much horror-like at all. It was quite like watching teenage soap or Dawson's Creek for about an hour with Ranger Bob in there directing traffic and taking some disrespectful behaviour by the youngsters before things got to the gory action.

Glenn Morshower (Ranger Bob) is quite a decent actor and perhaps the only interesting and likable guy in the casting. The rest were just behaving very poorly stupid. Even a few lines in there that were indeed incoherent like "how do you tell the time, do you use the sun or something". How does a sun tell time? Unless she had a sundial, then I'd understand. To other incoherence, what happened to the imposter ranger who made impact at the beginning of the film? His scenes were pointless since they placed him as a force to reckon with, then just wrote him off before he could do serious damage.

The acting performances of the casting besides Ranger Bob, were just horrid at best. I'm sorry, they conducted a really terrible job trying to make believe. At the end, I must say I liked that what they did there. Cool little ending. All in all, this movie ain't nothing special, it ain't nothing much, it's just there to catch a glimpse off of. It's got some entertainment. But fast forward at your own will, I know I did some parts.

pretty stupid

[drystyx · 2/10 · 30 June 2008]

That pretty well sums up this movie. Okay, you know the plot. A grizzly bear kills some kids. There is a stupid subplot involving a homicidal maniac or two.

I won't spoil the end. But, yes, everything is just as you predicted. You will be hoping that the "trick" ending you know a no talent movie maker would use, won't be used, but it is. Every single stereotype you can imagine.

A few things really bad about the movie: Gore for gore's sake. Some scenes just there for goofy crack heads to laugh at, the usual decapitations and guts and stuff.

Another stereotype is that the director,eager to join in the already flooded market of Nazi movie makers, shows the brunettes dying in gory detail. Yes, this hack director-writer does get his Nazi merit badge and join the ranks of thousands of movie makers without an iota of originality. Ho hum.

The dumb twist ending also doesn't make sense, since it involves the killing of a park ranger, which doesn't fit into the twist.

Also, the movie looks like a glamor shoot instead of a group of juvenile delinquents. No one believes juvenile delinquents spend that much time in aerobics, jogging, or at the gym. There is a reason no one believes it. Because it doesn't happen. The worst casting job since, well, ever.

Pathetic. I gave it a 2 instead of 1 only because of some guidelines the ranger gives for actual camping (such as not packing food or scented materials around grizzlies). A few common sense commentaries, and that is all the movie has to offer.

Bear with it

[movieman_kev · 3/10 · 22 July 2012]

Eight juvenile delinquents are sentenced to community service at Grizzly Park supervised by Ranger Bob, not knowing that a serial killer is on the lose but they all have to deal with a bear as well.

This film goes nowhere for most of its running time and takes its leisurely time getting there. The acting is pretty bad, as was expected. And for the amount of good looking female cast members in the cast, I was surprised at the sheer lack of nudity, not to say that that would save this dud of a film, but it would have made it somewhat, pardon the pun, bearable. The film does pick up LATE in the movie but by that time I doubt you'll care. On a side-note, before this movie I had just watched "Bear" so this one seemed better if only by comparison to that putrid offering.

Grizzly Park fails to fulfill its original purpose as horror film, so if you're looking for a scare, don't waste your time. That is not to say that it's not worth seeing.

[mehdi_nirvana · 5/10 · 1 August 2009]

Grizzly Park fails to fulfill its original purpose as horror film, so if you're looking for a scare, don't waste your time. That is not to say that it's not worth seeing. The only major redeeming quality this film has is it's variety of stereotype characters (and I'm not using stereotypical as a bad thing here) and their interactions, which was interesting to watch. These interactions are still undeveloped and had the movie not been distracted with trying to be horrific, it would have been a great drama about eight unflinchingly rotten youths with different backgrounds who get what's coming to them.

There is no character development; everyone stays the same until the end, but the versatility of the characters makes up for that. I liked that there were no sudden bouts of "courage" which is a generic element found in a lot of other horror movies. The characters die unrepentant, which I think is a noble trait for a villain to have.

Other than that, the props look fake, the directing is mediocre, the acting is decent, and the dialog is OK with some good witticism here and there. A major problem with the writing is as all the other reviews point out, the undeveloped subplot of the escaped murderer/rapist which makes you wonder why it was included in the writing in the first place.

Bottom line, on a scale of one to ten for a horror movie I'd give this film a one, and for a morbid drama I'd give it a seven.

Grizzly Park (2008)

[SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain · 7/10 · 13 September 2012]

As ridiculous and as smile inducing as one would hope. A real grizzly bear trying to look mean, a guy in a bear costume trying to look scary. A film where the token black guy is called Mr. Brown and the fascist Nazi is called Mr. White. It's subtlety like that you just got to love. I really enjoyed the practical effects, and the fact that the bear could rip off your head by simply stroking it. The serial killer sub-plot is a nice red herring and allows for a bit of action during the suspenseful build-up. Morshower's talents are way above this, but he isn't too pretentious or up himself to think so. He gives it his all and has fun along the way. Rodriguez is simply beautiful and Brody the Bear has a bright future ahead of him. A B-Movie I shall be revisiting again and again when I have some beers to get rid of.

Bad Stupid non-creative nasty "science fiction" movie

[asly_amin · 1/10 · 4 August 2008]

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..

A Pleasant Surprise - Interesting, Funny and (Mostly) Well Done

[timothygartin · 8/10 · 6 October 2019]

I liked this movie a lot more than I thought I was going to. It turned out to be well directed and well acted. The story was not super original, but it had some good twists and turns and surprises.

I thought the humor was subdued, but when they went for laughs, the laughs usually worked. I liked the characters even though they were clearly supposed to be stereotypes. The acting was really good as well.

A couple of subplots went nowhere but that didn't really hurt the movie. There were also a couple scenes that really didn't add to the movie, but it didn't really slow the story.

I recommend this movie. Its not a classic, but it is solid.

This was a "gearsl*t" film.

[aeon_static · 2/10 · 16 March 2011]

I've come up with a new term for anyone involved in art who seems to think that the amount of money they spend will somehow buy him talent. I call them "gearsl*ts". They're everywhere. A guy who buys the absolute BEST camera and thinks he's a great video producer now. A guy who buys the absolute BEST guitar and somehow thinks that earns him respect as a good guitar player.

The writer and director of this film is one of these people. I can tell. Because he's surrounded by talent that completely outshines him, but his part in this project was so miserably sub-collegian that nothing could save the film. The photography was great. The sound was top-rate. The acting was B-class but marred by a terrible script that made the job difficult for the newer actors to deliver.

The money was there. He bought out all of this talent around him. But like Uwe Boll, that can't save him. This is by far one of the worst screenplays I have seen come to life with so much talent laboring desperately to make it in any way adequate. Well, it didn't work.

2/10

Finally- A movie worse than Grizzly Park!

[bones-knight · 5/10 · 1 August 2008]

For the last 21 years we have waited for a sequel to The Lost Boys which in my opinion is the best modern vampire flick ever to be made. So upon its release I purchased my copy and was delighted to find that not only would Corey Feldman be reprising his role as Edgar Frog but that Keifer Sutherland's younger half brother Angus would be playing the role of the lead vampire in the film. Well here's the verdict folks! It SUCKS! This is nothing more than a cheap departure from what made the original both special and successful! This is just another cheap excuse for a horror flick in 2008! Up until now I thought that Grizzly Park would have to win the Razzie for worst film of the year but that is no longer the case. It will clearly go to Lost Boys: The Tribe. I was also excited to hear that the original theme "Cry Little Sister" written by Gerard Mcmann would be covered in the film by a modern rock act, supposedly, by the name of Aiden. That was also lacking! In fact the producers of this film should have gotten the guy that penned the song "Dead Man's Hands " for Grizzly Park to do the cover of this song! As I am sure Gerard Mcmann himself would totally agree it would have been much more honest and believable. Bottom line- Do not buy this movie unless you want to support Feldman's drug habbit! bones

Suitable enough to be shown on the Syfi channel

[jordondave-28085 · 2/10 · 16 September 2023]

(2007) Grizzly Park HORROR

Written and directed by Tom Skull that has eight delinquent teenagers sent to camp called "Grizzly Park" as part of their community service with ranger, Bob (Glenn Morshower) giving orders. These so-called troubled teenagers are then pursued to getting slaughtered by an unknown demented serial killer, who seems to be smarter than them, ending the movie with a predictable twist that's seen a mile away.

Straight-to-rental with very poor production values that includes unconvincing CGI of fake looking bear and poor acting suitable enough to be shown on the Scyfi channel.

Needs some Gay sex

[chatwithmichaelmac · 1/10 · 4 June 2022]

Jurassic Park only without the Jurassics, or the decent actors, or a decent script, or the budget or anything really.

It needed less misogyny, fewer dumb chick stereotypes and a whole bunch of naked Gay guys doing the wild thing in the woods. But it fails on all accounts.

A film that only the Proud Boys could get off on. Watching with each other. In the dark. While Hollywood falls.

Big angry bear does not like stereotypes...

[Coventry · 5/10 · 23 January 2023]

There are two possible ways to delve into "Grizzly Park". You can either get annoyed and frustrated at how overall imbecilic and awful the movie film is, ... OR you can invite a few friends, open a few beers, and wallow in the numerous so-bad-it's-good qualities; - as there are: absurd plot, stereotype characters, cheesy gore, and some of the stupidest dialogues ever penned down.

Personally, I really like to believe the film nevertheless began as a serious and reasonably ambitious creature-feature, but that somewhere along the course of the project, everyone involved put their heads together and collectively decided: "screw this, let's go completely over-the-top instead". I even don't think writer/director Tom Skull really exists, but a sort of inside-joke alternative for Alan Smithee, or something. How else would you explain that "Grizzly Park" is the only thing on his resume?

The basic idea is okay. As part of their community service sanctions, eight juvenile delinquents must pick litter in a Californian National Park. There's an escaped serial killer at large in the area, and a big hungry grizzly bear on the prowl in the park, and still the intolerable & dim-witted teenagers manage to be their own worst enemies.

The regular assets of a creature-feature/slasher film like "Grizzly Park" are the gory kills and the guessing-game of which characters will die or survive. The killer grizzly obviously hates dreadful stereotypes and claws them mercilessly apart. Some of them don't stand a change for survival, like redneck Neo-Nazis or Latina drug-gang members, while others sign their own death certificates by claiming stuff like "old people are easy to steal from" or "sex with 15-year-old girls is the best kind". And, oh, love the silly bear song!

(2 out of 10 stars) Thanks a lot but this was boring,and imbecile.

[board-5 · 24 August 2010]

The bear horror films are usually made for bigger audiences,this was also a point of the makers,but personally not sure they can keep our attention with used,imbecile,bad characters,lame,boring plot,bad dialogs,twists after twists,and more twists at the end,pictures were enough sharp,and grading is good.I had seen the cable television version,which was not entertaining most of time.No question this was originally straight to DVD,or straight to television,but somehow they try-ed to push to the other area.(in some countries)Believe me Grizzly Park (2008)is a mess in almost every level.Rather watch something else like Jaws 3D,or Jaws 4.