Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators (2013)

Bottomline, miserable. I don't know what was worse, the story, the way all the scenes were filmed, the alligator that looked like it was cut from a video game, the acting that was dreadful, or the quoting... 1-2/10

If you want a serious movie don't watch this one. If you want fun and entertainment without having to do too much thinking this one is for you. One of the better SyFy B-flicks I've seen in a while and I love me some SyFy B-flicks. Yes its campy and the effects could of been better but there is worse out there. If you're a Lake Placid fan (the SyFy ones not part 1) then this is definitely worth watching. Bonus is that Jordan Hinson from Eureka (Zoe) is in it which makes it worth watching. The acting isn't too terrible and the story could use a little more omph. But the premise for the movie is original and comedic. Not a lot of gore which is good if you're not into buckets and buckets of blood and guts. One of the better monster/animal horror movies that SyFy has put out. Better than Piranahconda and Sharktopus.

Pouring rank blue chemicals in a Louisiana swamp somehow causes the alligator population to morph into monstrous creatures with werewolfish vampirisms. They have cool spikes in their tails, which are used to immobilize victims before the kill. Like the title reveals, they have red necks. The local redneck population consists mostly of two extended families, who feud like the Hatfields and the McCoys. They also drink, hunt and eat like slobs. Our heroine is leggy Jordan Hinson (as Avery Doucette). She left the area to attend college and avoid becoming another of the "in-bred bottom feeders" noted in the script...While away at school, Ms. Avery gave up her gun-toting ways (she's a sure-shot, naturally) and became an animal-loving vegan. Her refusal to hunt alligators will come and go, depending upon the situation. Of course, she's carrying on a romance with the rival family's most eligibly muscular member, John Chriss (as Dathan Robichaud). Several in the supporting cast, led by spitting Christopher Berry (as Bud), have fun. Gold-toothed Ritchie Montgomery (as Lucien Doucette) and oddly-accented Thomas Francis Murphy (as Wade Robichaud) are the hammy family patriarchs. Over the top Amy Brassette (as Candy) has a blast.**** Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators (9/5/13) G.E. Furst ~ Jordan Hinson, John Chriss, Christopher Berry, Ritchie Montgomery

I've probably seen a few dozen of these SyFy "original" movies now, and I've even reviewed a few here at IMDb. So I know you can't compare them to anything other than previous SyFy movies. The low budgets, grade C actors, crew and SFX are to be expected. Before this, I thought Alien Tornado and Sharktopus were about as bad as they got. I was mistaken.The director, Griff Furst, has done a number of these movies. Most recently, Ghost Shark, which only came out two weeks ago. I think the kindest thing I can say about his directing ability is "journeyman-like".Let me give you the short version of the silliness that is Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators. Two Cajun swamp-dwelling families are having a feud and one of the families makes some tainted moonshine and dumps it in the swamp. This mutates some alligators. If you get bit or scratched or eat the meat of mutant gators, you turn into one. Every member of the other family eat the mutant meat. Meanwhile, a la Romeo and Juliet, one young member of each family are in love with each other.Juliet's Cajun dad turns into a gator, but keeps his gold tooth, which is now a big gold gator fang (no explanation of how THAT happened, of course). Romeo and Juliet have sex, then Romeo turns into a gator too. Towards the end, the leaders of both clans have a duel. One has a shotgun, the other has a gold fang and a tail that shoots spikes. Both die. All the mutant gators are lured to a warehouse and blown up. Only one escapes- Romeo. Cut to a year later and Juliet comes out of her shack with her new baby. Romeo gator comes crawling up out of the swamp to join his wife and baby. The end. (One note here about actor Abbie Gayle, as "Bloody Girl". She wears blood extremely well, and runs off camera with grace and charm. Truly an Emmy-worthy performance.)Too many other crazy things went on to include here. Suffice it to say, it was all pretty ridiculous. Don't know where all the actors came from, but the accents in this thing were all over the map. This WAS a SyFy channel movie, so it got a two star rating from me because at least I could follow the story.Oh yes, and the mutant gators actually had red necks.