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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This is a monster movie about shipwreck survivors attacked by little goofy monsters.It is a complete throwback to the 1970s Hitler idealism decade, when only the blondest woman and the darkest man are allowed to survive, whether by Nature or God, doesn't matter, so long as the survivors are only Hitler and Eva.You can tell that's what this is early on, as everything is contrived for the cliché.I can forgive the low budget, stupid looking creatures. That's no big deal, and maybe even the horrid acting, but not the terrible script, and definitely not the stereotypical Hitler idealism. I've known many brunettes who have been killed, and there is no doubt that sick movies like this inspired people to believe that it was okay. The makers of sick movies like this are as much to blame as the evil they purposely cause.IMDb has a history of Hitler idealists, so this goes over well with the many nazi IMDb posters, but not with guys. It is a boring, dull world without brunettes for guys.There just isn't anything fun about this trash. One of the 100 worst movies ever made, on any list of any sane man who has seen it.

Dolls?! No beast creatures. An island tribe. Looking no bigger 30cms high. With long black stringy hair. Sharp pointy teeth. Howling screech and growl. Piercing eyes that glow in the dark. Persistently quick off the mark and these nasty critters love the taste of human flesh. Tasty! Well a group of survivors of a sunken cruise ship soon find out that had a better chance taking the odds of staying alive on the water, than what they encounter on an uncharted tropical island. "Attack of the Beast Creatures" is a limited on the cheap production that feels at times like nothing more than a made on the spot home movie, but it's charmingly fun and rather unpleasant in details. The odd story is slight and considerably basic with a stretched out feel… it's a survival outing. Wander here, get attack. Wander there, a nasty surprise waits. Aimlessly wander, get attack… but despite the repetitiveness and slow-pace it's actually well catered for its z-budget. The punchy attacks are quite savage and hysterical, if a little too drawn out that it can be humorous watching the actors struggle about fighting off motionless dolls gnawing away at them. But the crusty make-up FX creates some unbearable images of cheap gore (just watch what acid can do to you!) and creatures (which do look great!) are extremely well presented and photographed when in action. Plenty of lurking POV shots. Sometimes the pacing would stall with padded out dialogue exchanges (where the characters would open up to each other), but the amateurishly raw performances (falling on the bland side, but still admirably committed) don't invoke all that much from the stilted script. As for that whimsical electronic music score, it might have been schlock but it really did grow on me during the darker moments. The locations that were used (Fairfield, Connecticut masquerading as an island) makes good use of the situation, cementing a remote and disorienting spell with its thick, rugged terrain that simply saps the life of the survivors. Defects aside, it's enjoyable minimalist film-making worthy of its cult status.

Attack of the Beast creatures is as cheesy as its ill conceived, though still somewhat pleasingly shoddy B movie title might suggest. Set in the 1920s, a group of beleaguered survivors flee their sinking vessel in a brief but still pretty effective opening matte/forced perspective shot. Tensions are frayed and to make matters worse, they get washed up on an uncharted 'tropical' island. From there they decide to explore their new surroundings only to find that it's inhabited by tiny long-haired cannibals - the Beast Creatures of the title - that are hell bent on making the unfortunate survivors the main course of their banquet. Cue: lots of running around and screaming – there's lots of screaming in this movie.Most of the attack scenes are mundanely staged, consisting of the actors screaming and gyrating into camera with plastic dolls stuck to their torsos. The movie's a poverty row effort on every level and it does show, but the filmmakers do get good production value from a skeleton prop - the kind used in medical schools - that shows up no fewer than three times. The cast spend most of their time wandering aimlessly and endlessly through their menacing 'island' locale. We continuously see shots of them trekking through a forest that's clearly not the tropics where the movie's meant to be set. In one particular shot they even look like they're skipping through the jungle rather than walking as there are arms flailing everywhere.The beast creatures themselves are not at all convincing and resemble children's toys more than the malevolent miniature thugs they're supposed to be. There are lots of shots of them being flung into the air and thrown at trees, somewhat betraying their doll/puppet origins. In some instances they're even being held into shot on the ends of wooden poles operated by the clearly 'up for it' crew. The big 'set piece' that occurs 51 minutes in consists of nothing but a long sequence where the cast simply stands around holding static puppets to their bodies while screaming their lungs out. Having said that, various shots of the creatures zipping through the forest at high-speed display a certain amount of ingenuity on the part of the filmmakers. They're really quite well done and not completely devoid of merit and charm. Also the idea of acid lakes on the island is very imaginative and the scene where one unfortunate cast member stops to take a drink from the aforementioned lake is done quite well, albeit the horror is let down somewhat by the usual gratuitous and feeble screaming.There are some bad edits and dodgy choices of takes in this movie. For example due to incorrect color timing during one particular zoom-in shot, a lone beast creature is barely visible hidden among the undergrowth. You actually have to pause and rewind the footage to see it and even at that, it's very difficult. Furthermore, after a female cast member's hand is bitten by one of the little carnivores, the actor playing the character of 'Morgan' clearly fluffs his line, but still continues to utter the dialog without batting an eyelid.In another example of questionable editing, during the survivors' final bid for escape at the end, we're treated to a 'greatest hits' compilation of all the movies 'special effects' moments for no reason whatsoever other than to highlight the fact that the filmmakers were evidently very proud of what they achieved. But it's still hard not to like a movie where the hero makes a desperate last dash for the ocean and freedom – all the while struggling manfully against static rubber dolls that are clearly just tacked onto his clothes.Director Michael Stanley never made another movie again until 2008 and based on this, it is not surprising Hollywood never came knocking on his door. Neither did any of his cast go on to do better things, though it has to be said the female performances in the film are somewhat better than the males. But all things considered this is still an enjoyably insane film. Though at times slow and ponderously paced, Attack of the Beast Creatures is a lot of fun. If you watch it with the correct mindset, i.e., in the company of some like-minded friends and lots of beer,there is no reason why you won't enjoy this particular slice of 80s B movie madness.While the movie was released on video in the 90s, it remains unreleased on DVD, though it was/is available from the director himself via online ordering. Yes, it could be argued that the entire effort is amateurish, but the film still isn't without its cult value and appeal. If a director and cast commentary was thrown into the mix along with some trailers and a comprehensive 'making of' documentary (where is the cast? What are they doing now?), there'd be absolutely no excuse for this movie to languish in limbo any more and maybe then it could finally get the much deserved and long overdue official DVD release.

This was a real treat. The film starts off a little slow, so hang in there because once the action starts you will probably choke on your beer or mountain dew out of sheer hysterical laughter. In my journey through "grade Z" movies, it is movies like Attack of the Beast Creatures that make it all worth it. This is the type of movie that I put on that "special shelf" for the friends that don't want to have to think or invest much of themselves into a film. For those friends who you would like to impress with a movie so bad, that it is just beautiful. This was made at a time when bad films were at least still shot on film. Now days "grade z" movies are shot on daddy's new digital camcorder, so they don't have any real cinematic quality. This has some cinematic quality...OK, cinematic quality in a really "grade z" kind of way.If you want Freddie Kreuger, Jason, or The Ring Meets the Grudge Part 4, then go to your local Blockbuster. Leave the trash to us trashmongers...I love it!