Blood Monkey (2007)

Blood Monkey (2007)
Director: Robert Young
Writers: George LaVoo, Gary Dauberman
In this gruesome thriller, six grad students, lured by a legendary professor (F. Murray Abraham) to the jungles of Africa to study apes, suddenly find themselves at the mercy of a horde of bloodthirsty chimps.
'Six student anthropologists three male three female get the chance to get hands on expirence when asked to join professor Hamilton and his helper in an African jungle. Unbeknown to them though they're not only aiding his expiriment but food for it. I went expecting something like a Congo but was let down as the films a total mess. All the young actors are bad stereotypes not one is likeable, out of the girls you have the do-gooder, the hot one, the dorky helpful one, the guys you have the jock joker, the nerd and finally the hero who's like a low rent Colin Farrell. They're the the most annoying group ever, think reality gameshow tv bad then add some. Then you've the professor played by Christ what's he thinking F. Murray Abraham who walks round the film like he's playing Fidel Castro I honestly shit you not. We are treated to a bit of plot about professor Castro and his find of a clan of missing link style apes. Each of the group are given blood tags (at this point I suspect some major important moment in the film and why its called Blood Monkey oddly its never mentioned again hehe). It takes an hour of wandering round doing nothing before the first of the group is bumped off, and we see nothing no gore and to insult the viewers who lets face it are most likely going to be male its the good looking girl, so chances of a worthwhile sex scene drops to zero. Doesn't take long before more join her again not really anything is shown, in true 1950's sci-fi fashion I was expecting ohh its a film that's saving its creature/creatures till the end and no wonder as when we get to our last few cast members and do finally see the ape its piss poor CGI that's onscreen for all of 30 seconds. Its shockingly shit and not the kind of junk you can have a few beers and laugh at.'

(2½ out of 10)