Pretty Good

Just perfect...

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The monster costume interested me in the film, but said movie's content was dull. The 13th Child is another one of those movies about characters investigate a mystery the audience already knows the outcome of.It takes place in the small community near Pine Barrens which doesn't feel like a community at all. At one point we see inside a hospital, but essentially the movie could be taking place in the middle of nowhere. Occasionally, citizens who have little relevance to the plot appear and only rarely will these scenes have any payoff.Essentially, we're following three cops who investigate a murder and some creepy man living in a huge mansion. This keeps getting interrupted by "present day" scenes of an older cop detained in a mental facility. Again,since we already know the result of the mystery, this holds no suspense.

I'm from the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey and have an interest in the Jersey Devil legends. When I heard this movie was coming out I was rather excited.. local folklore making it to the "Big Screen". We were expecting a bunch of snow this weekend so the spousal unit and i ran to the video store to rent some movies.. we saw this one in and decided to rent it... If only i'd read the comments here first. It was TERRIBLE! OK.. I can understand the well-known legend being copyrighted and so they went to an alternative version.. but SO far-fetched? Guns that shoot without ANY indication of discharge or recoil? Awkward camera angles which were supposed to give a feeling of suspense rather causing motion sickness. Blood remaining vividly crimson after over 24 hours aging time? Deer heads stuck on hooks and then miraculously losing the hole? And here let's toss in a sex scene with NO ties to the plot just to make sure we have at least one token female breast to please the masses. We did actually take the time and view the commentary and when Ms. Maryk commented on the incredible effects that went into making the monster I did have to laugh out loud. The creature wasn't so bad when viewed as a silhouette but the closeup scenes?! Yick.. and i don't mean because it was gory. i meant because it was so poorly done.One small plus in the entire experience. The actor who played Ron's partner.. I believe his character's name was Mitch.. Did a very credible job.

I bought this tape from the discount bin with the possibility of viewing a pretty good movie considering the decent cast and the fact that it deals with the legend of the Jersey Devil. Now I know why it was in the discount bin. First, the story deviates significantly from the true legend of the Jersey Devil. Second, the acting is quite atrocious, especially Michelle Maryk who plays the part of the investigating law officer. I felt equally embarrassed for Robert Guillame and Cliff Robertson two veteran actors, Robertson being an Oscar winner. Third, the devil reminded me of a monster from a 1950's B science fiction movie. Throw in the gratuitous violence and nudity and you have an underwhelming low budget movie. It's not even in the "so bad it's good" category. Why was this film made? Beats the devil out of me!

There are many versions of the legend of the jersey devil and this is not one of them. I have read many books on the subject and have never heard of this scenario or anything close to it.This movie is titles volume one leading me to think that there may be more ridiculous movies to come.Had this been more like the legend it may have been good. Production wise it was good. Plot wise horrible.I would love to know where these people got the info.I really hope they are not from nj because that would make the whole thing even worse. I no many people who feel the same way i do. I was honesty very upset when i watched this movie. I would hope that any further productions on this subject are more accurate.