Frankenfish 2004

One of the reasons people don't watch certain horror movies is that they're turned off by the title.  In my opinion that's a big mistake because you end up missing some really entertaining films.  A case in point would be this really neat little flick, Frankenfish.  How many of you would even rent a movie called Frankenfish without already knowing that it was worth your time?  Well I'm here to tell you Frankenfish definitely is.

This isn't a cheaply made movie as the budget was three million.  The special effects are pretty much decent, the story is well paced and played out, the acting above average in this type of film and there's enough surprises to keep any viewer guessing as to what will happen next.   I'm pretty sure it was a straight to video releasebut I think if it had been distributed to the big screen that word of mouth alone would have made it some good money.

The story revolves around mutated Chinese Snakehead fish killing people in a Louisiana swamp.   A medical examiner and biologist are called in after a local fisherman' body is found to figure out what killed him.  They end up at what's pretty much a floating trailer park in the middle of this swamp where the dead guy’s wife and daughter live.   All the characters at the park are pretty much what you'd expect in that kind of place and the film is funny along with having some real cool kill scenes.  One kill scene in fact comes out of left field, has nothing to do with the fish and was something you rarely see in any movie, a great idea to put into the movie.

Of course there are people who know all about these fish and they show up to hunt them down which leads to very cool ending sequence.  The only real name in this movie is Mark Boone Jr. and he does his usual stand up job.  The movie is only 84 minutes and there's action throughout the whole run time. 

All my friends and family members that have seen Frankenfish have really liked it. There's plenty of gore, comedy and nudity in the movie so go into it knowing that.  Of course most "b" style horror movies contain all those elements.  I give Frankenfish a "B", not a classic but an absolute good time.