(Not to be confused with the 1982 movie with the same name.)
I’m infatuated with the legend of The Loch Ness Monster. Out of all the mythical monsters that may roam Earth, Nessie is the most logical to me due to its roots. It’s not too out of the realm of thinking to theorize that Nessie is a dinosaur who got trapped in the loch millions of years ago and adapted to survive in its murky waters. I think Nessie just wants to be left alone, but in The Loch Ness Horror – Nessie is pissed! Like murder everyone at sea pissed! From film-maker Tyler-James, The Loch Ness Horror is now on streaming and on demand via Uncork’d Entertainment.
From Black Abyss Productions, The Loch Ness Horror tells the story of a submarine disaster that draws the attention of a skilled rescue team. However, the routine dive proves to be anything but that as a mysterious serpent lurks in the water… but it’s not the only soul with malicious intent surrounding the rescue crew. Who’s going to make it out alive and who will be fish food… literally. From writer/director Tyler-James, The Loch Ness Horror stars Dan Gittens, May Kelly, Becca Hirani, Beatrice Fletcher, Howard J. Davey and Matthew Baunsgard.
The Loch Ness Horror is produced and edited by Tyler-James and features cinematography by Vince Knight. Before viewing this movie, I already knew what to expect – something that was a step or two below Sharknado material. Not that expectations were a flaw by any means. These are the types of movies that attract my attention. I’m a sucker for a good, cheesy monster movie. What Tyler-James did, though, was take modern cheese and mix it with classic monster movie suspense. Keeping the entire movie in a submarine and using Nessie somewhat sparingly created that pressure cooker vibe that we all loved from the 1940s and 1950s.
On the flip side, though, keeping the entire movie in a submarine often made it feel more like a spy narrative than monster mayhem. You can start to forget that Nessie is out there hunting them until she shows herself. And I wanted more Nessie! As I said above, the overall quality of the movie is slightly below Sharknado standards, but I actually enjoyed the monster CGI in this one! The blurriness and pixilation accurately matched all the real life “evidence” of Nessie and that was very cool! Odds are the crew behind this movie could drop parts of this movie on YouTube without any information and probably fool a few people.
Other areas of this movie to mention include… It preyed on my fears of deep water and deep water AT NIGHT. It was either geographically correct or incorrect, I’m not really sure. The acting ranged from average to good, but I didn’t sense any on screen chemistry between the cast. Some of the lighting while inside the sub were stylistic choices I would not have made. Audio and editing were near perfect. Overall, The Loch Ness Horror is a capable horror thriller as long as it finds the right audience. But of course, there will always be those who lambast it for not being an Oscar winner.
The Loch Ness Horror is an aquatic nightmare and another example of why we have no business in the deep ocean! A decent independent feature that the cast and crew should be proud of.
Final Score: 6.5 out of 10.
