Instead of getting an evil fire demon from Hell, we get a killer tree. Already you know this film is bad but I'm reviewing it any way. A tribal member on a radioactive tropic Island, gets the death penalty for a crime he did not commit, but before he dies, he swears revenge on the people who set him up. On the Island there are a couple of American doctors who try to change the tribes ways of healing people by giving them medicine. The man who got murdered comes back to life as a walking tree and takes his revenge. The plot may sound simple but sadly it's very, very confusing.
Our monster is barley shown in the film and doesn't appear or do anything until the film's near its end. How the tree comes to life is extremely confusing and makes zero sense. It's a re-carnation of the guy who swore revenge; it comes alive from the Island's radioactivity; it's possessed by an evil spirit of revenge; the doctors help it live and make it come alive; and it's from Hell. Does that make any sense because my brain is hurting just by thinking about it. That's just how it came to be, if I told you what the tree's weakness is you'd not only be confused but you'd also think I made it up. The tree itself isn't scary nor is it threatening. The design and special effect for it doesn't just look cheesy but it also looks like something you'd see in front of a cheesy Haunted House ride at a local theme park. It also looks like a rejected walking tree from "The Lord Of The Rings", how it walks looks laughable and has to be one of the slowest monsters in history. Even how it murders people looks cheesy and fake especially the quicksand death.
Instead of focusing and showing more of the fake killer tree, we're more focused on the characters, who are incredibly bland and have really terrible acting skills. The doctors are just boring; the love interest is dull; and the people from the tribe can't act for crap. There's also this women named Mae, who has an annoying goofy cockney accent and never shuts the hell up, even when sneaking around in the woods to help kill the tree. The only person who can act in this movie is the guy who becomes the tree. His acting makes you feel bad that he's going to be killed, while giving you chills when he swears to come back for revenge.
The only thing that works in the film is the music. Ok, the dramatic scary music doesn't help make the tree scary nor does the happy and emotional music help give the characters emotion, but it's still wonderful to hear. The music is the only good thing in the movie because it's composed very nice and it can sound strange, emotional, eerie, light hearted and dramatic. I also love the violin solos in the music because it really sounds both uplifting and strange. I bet if you used the score in a better horror film, it can work but sadly it plays for a fake walking tree.
Aside from the music, the film sucks but just like "Robot Monster" it's so bad that you that you have to see it to believe it and can be so bad that it's funny.
RATING 2/5
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