People Munchies

I suppose this must be people-munchie day on SyFy. Just had a movie called Beyond Loch Ness (2008) with characters named Zoe, Chad, and Brody. Oh, and the scientists in the film don't even get their own names. They're just called Scientist #1 and Scientist #2. Had a lot of CGI little Nessies and Big Bad Momma Nessies graphically chewing on folks.

Next up we have Snakehead Terror (2004) where a bunch of snakeheaded mutated fish (get it? That's where the title comes from) are also munching on us. Must also be where aging TV actors go, as Bruce Boxleitner (remember Bruce from The Scarecrow and Mrs. King, also Tron?) plays a Sheriff (there always seems to be a Sheriff or other type of Constable in these things) and William B. Davis (affectionately known as "Cancer Man" from the X-Files days) is ol' Doc Jenkins.

Later they had one of my personal favorites for wallpaper (sound down, stereo up), Dinocroc vs. Supergator. One thing's for sure. You sure don't want to be a sheriff in a small lakeside town. Lots of giant critters waitin' to eat you. Oh, and don't be in a tour group, especially if you're wearing Bermuda shorts. Those things are real style Nazis. Also, I had no idea that supergators gallop, just like horses. How about that?

Then came Lake Placid 2 -- a giant croc this time, no pun intended. Well, okay, maybe it was just a little bit intentional. John Schneider and Cloris Leachman go mano a croc-o with killer reptiles. Buckets o' blood and body parts. One thing I noticed, scanning through the cast and crew list, was Ivan Salnikov as the weapons guy for the film. Now, how cool would that be? The go-to person for weapons. Ivan could say, "Well, I think we need some electronic pulse cannons for this scene", and who would question him. Doesn't matter if they exist or not. This is sci-fi. You make 'em. And, just as I'm writing this, looks like Ivan concocted a giant pneumatic harpoon gun. Does one exist for real? Don't know, but it sure looks like fun.

Okay, enough of that. On to what's next. Coming up there's Lake Placid 3 (sure, why not?) with a lakeside cabin, a game warden this time (must be running out of sheriffs), and more crocs.

And, after that, there's Lake Placid: The Final Chapter. We got a new sheriff (game warden must've been eaten in #3), a poacher, and more crocs.

Well, that's about all I can stand for the day.

'til next time... Adios.