The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Oh dear god, what is this? Never in my life have I seen acting this bad...well, actually I have, but that's beside the point. The monster looks nothing like the creature of Hispanic folklore, or even the creature on the cover. The art shows the creature as looking like some type of dog, but the movie monster looks more like some kind of fish like demon. What's hilarious as well is that they use CGI effects to show the cruise ship the movie takes place on, and on the creature as well. However, it is only CGI when the creature moves quickly (though not quicker than an average person could move), and then it's not CGI at other parts of the movie. The captain is a likable character, but the rest of the cast can go down with the ship in my opinion.

I was expecting nothing from Chupacabra Terror as the idea was bad to begin with, but stuck with it as I admire John Rhys Davies. Once again he is one of few redeeming qualities(in this case the only one) of a movie, looking charismatic and the only actor to actually look dignified and not embarrassed(which considering the badness of the film that is a credit). Sadly for him, everything else is awful, with the rest of the acting pretty much non-existent with lines said in a flat fashion and nobody really being genuinely scared or affected by what's happening to them. Chupacabra Terror is further undermined by a very clunkily written script that is with cheesy one-liners and lazy attempts at exposition, stereotypical characters that you learn next to nothing about and don't feel anything before and a dull, predictable story that also has an anti-climatic ending, scares that barely make you flinch and scenes that are nowhere near suspenseful or terrifying enough. All in all, John Rhys Davies at least has some dignity, that's more than this rubbish deserves in all honesty. 2/10 Bethany Cox

Without John Rhys-Davies, I have to admit that this would never even register on my movie-meter. But in spite of that single fact, this is not a bad little thriller, considering the low budget, the low quality effects, the stiff acting and the Sci Fi Channel aspects. The blood effects are very convincing, and the Chupacabra actually looks realistic... regardless of what you think a Chupacabra looks like this is one good-looking Chupacabra.Aside from the positives, this runs kind of like Kolchak: The Night Stalker (Darren McGavin, remember?) meets the Love Boat, but in spite of the ultimate cheese of this work, it still holds something resembling a plot, and actually attempts to gain your respect while making you laugh and roll your eyes.As conflicted as this work is, I still managed to find some enjoyment herein. Maybe you will, too.It rates a 5.2/10 on the Made 4 TV Scale.It rates a 4.1/10 on the Movie Scale from...the Fiend :.

"Chupacabra Terror" is saved from a '1" by the presence of Canadian cutie Chelan Simmons as the heroine. She is a delight to watch, from the front, back and side. Otherwise, what you have here is your standard monster movie, playing like a low-budget, shipboard version of THE RELIC. John Rhys-Davies plays the captain of the ship on which the monster is being transported. And the very nonscary monster is simply a man in a suit. He does commit about 100 senseless, gory killings, at least, so the body count in this one is pretty awesome. Formulaic, to say the least. I love the moment when Simmons ominously tells someone what chupacabra stands for: Goat eater! Oooohhh...scary!