Deep Freeze (2002)

I just saw this movie on the sci-fi channel last night, and it was really cool. I'm a big fan of the film-maker, and this is one that I missed.Admittedly the script seemed to have some problems, perhaps too much ex-positional dialogue, but then again it was structured as sort of a 50's style creature feature, and given the film's obviously low budget, maybe that was an aesthetic choice. Anyway, they kept the film moving at a good pace.The performances were pretty damned good too, considering there wasn't anyone in the cast that I'd ever seen in a movie before.The big breasted German babe was fine, (wish we could've seen her boobs though).Other than that, it had some great rubber monsters! A lot better than all that bad CGI crap you see now days. These cool bug creatures, (mutated, prehistoric Trilobites) about the size of a dog seemed to be running around all over the place. Don't now how they did it, but they looked great. I thought the film was a hell of a lot of fun.

I am not surprised that there are no goofs for this film as the whole film is a goof. There is no perceptible plot, the FX - rubber "trilobites" (were they carnivorous?) are laughable and the clichés - if you smoke you're first to go, if you have pre-marital sex you're next - are ridiculous. We know who will live and who will die within the first 20 mins and we don't give a monkey's as to who survives. Plan 9 from Outer Space seems like Ridley Scott compared with this heap of hokum. Avoid all films that have Deep at the beginning - Deep Impact, Deep Rising and Deep Freeze are all naff.

*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*"Ice Crawlers" is a complete disaster. Part of me wants to shred this movie point by point but it's just not worth it. Basically a killer bath mat from the Jurassic period attacks some dolts in a big lab. There is no female nudity however we do get to see an incredibly hairy old guy take a shower. He was the true monster in "Ice Crawlers". Staring at his ugly, wolf man body almost made me run to the bathroom. Something was crawling up my throat. The movie makes every possible misstep and comes limping back for more.Stick this movie in the Deep Freeze. Let future generations dig it out. Who knows? In a thousand years, it may be worth something. But I doubt it. It'll still be "Ice Crawlers".

I don't know why people are knocking this movie. It's one of the best BAD MOVIES I've ever had the uncomfortable pleasure of watching. There was nothing *intentionally* good about this movie. Even German-born Götz Otto's accent seemed fake. It's that bad...or good. I actually had to rewind some of the attack scenes because I couldn't stop laughing.This movie ranks highly in my Bad Cinema collection, right alongside The Fantastic Four (1994), Captain America (1991), and Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002).***SPOILER ALERT***Speaking of laughing at effects, the Big Mama Bug at the end was so funny I nearly soiled myself.