Director – Richard Mogg (Hot Chicks Blast Uranus, Bigfoot Ate My Boyfriend)
Starring – Kirk Munawaeera (Earth Girls Are Sleazy, Easter Bunny Bloodbath 2: No More Tears), Richard Mogg, and Elaine Thrash Oliveira (The Masks We Wear, Cute Exorcist)
Release Date – 2022
Rating – 2.5/5
Richard Mogg, creator of Rickmoe Productions, is among my preferred indie filmmakers. His funny bone and design is something that has actually constantly drawn me to his movies. Easter Bunny Bloodbath is what drawn me to his movies however ever since I’ve fell for the majority of his releases like Massage Parlor of Death, Teenage Slumber Party Nightmare, Bigfoot Ate My Boyfriend, and a lot more.
I wasn’t truly a fan of his last movie Hot Chicks Blast Uranus, however the title is amongst among the very best I have actually seen. When he revealed his brand-new movie Ogopogo: The Mythical Snake from the Lake I was all set for another Rickmoe flick! Richard quickly connected to me and sent over an evaluation copy. Like constantly I wish to thank Richard for supporting Horror Society and myself.
**Spoiler Alert** The movie follows John (Munaweera) who discovers himself in British Columbia hunting down the lake beast Ogopogo. His hunt stands out of filmmaker Richard Mogg who comes out of an early retirement to movie John and the animal. Along the method John falls in love and finds he has a better tie to the animal than he anticipated. **Spoiler Alert**
It discomforts me to state this due to the fact that I enjoy and appreciate the hell out of Richard Mogg however I was not a fan of this one. It simply didn’t have the exact same funny bone and tone as the other movies I’ve seen from him. When you blend that with the absence story and cliched characters that made Mogg’s previous movies a lot enjoyable you are entrusted something that felt hurried and did not have the heart that made me fall for Rickmoe Productions.
The acting in this one is precisely like I was anticipating. Munaweera returns as the renowned John Saurius, the bigfoot detective that discovers himself in dangerous scenarios. I’ve constantly liked his stiff efficiencies and how he is so quickly integrated into these movies. I was likewise amazed by director Richard Mogg’s efficiency playing himself. He truly did capture me off guard by how comfy he remains in front of the video camera and how he connected with the remainder of the cast. It was really natural. With that being said, a good little the remainder of the cast felt a bit uncomfortable and hurried. They rapidly fly through their discussion and proceed as if it resembled a practice run or table reading.
The story for this one truly peaked my interest. I’m a passionate cryptid fan and was eagerly anticipating seeing how Richard would put the Rickmoe spin on it however what we got was what seemed like a hurried movie that looks like it was created in a couple of hours one night or weekend. The humor misses it’s mark, which is uncommon for Richard, however I did discover myself making fun of one scene.
Finally, the movie doesn’t have the inexpensive results that you concern anticipate from a Rickmoe production. We get a mask utilized as a puppet and the scene that made me laugh which included kids’s toys in a bath tub. If you were searching for no spending plan deaths then you run out luck. Overall, Ogopogo: The Mysterious Snake from the Lake was not for me. I’m sure there is some Rickmoe fans out there that value this most recent task from Richard Mogg however it was a hard one for me to complete. I wished to like it however I discovered really little pleasure ouf ot it. Skit it.
