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Eaten Alive

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Deep in the swamps of Louisiana, disfigured psychotic Judd (Neville Brand) manages a sleazy, decaying motel. Upon learning that one of his guests is a prostitute, he promptly impales her with a pitchfork and tosses her to the crocodile that stalks the nearby waters. This is just the first in a series of slayings, and, as the croc's belly begins to bulge with victims, people grow suspicious. Outsiders begin to poke around the motel, but Judd simply sees them as more treats for his pet.
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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness [Its] off-the-wall hybridization of Tennessee Williams, Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, specifically), and Lucio Fulci is more often than not sloppy. Rated: C+ Jan 11, 2007 Full Review Eric Henderson Slant Magazine With an enviable, well-stocked cast of character thespians and a carefully dilapidated motel set, Eaten Alive is all ingredients, no recipe. Rated: 2/4 Sep 27, 2006 Full Review Josh Goller Spectrum Culture An ineffectual retread of elements that made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre work, rendered artless by the abandonment of that film’s sociocultural subtext and its singular paradox of grindhouse restraint. Jun 27, 2024 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an often astonishingly unwatchable endeavor... Rated: 0/4 Feb 24, 2022 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Perversely entertaining, Eaten Alive is a unique curiosity piece from the great horror filmmaker Tobe Hooper. Rated: 3/5 Oct 20, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Attained a certain level of cult classic status. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 7, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Christian K A simple under baked concept, crazy hotel owner likes to kill people and feed them to his pet crocodile from Africa. Awash in blistering bright red lighting around ever corner. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Lewis T Unnerving and grimy this movie is very effective at delivering scares one of the few horror movies to actually make me uncomfortable Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/05/23 Full Review John D Tobe hooper is at it again. Following up the horror classic 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with well not a horror classic. Mr Hooper satire about a bitch slapping hick with a pet gator who mumbles alot and feeds his motel guests to said gator. It is offbeat, campy fun and serves as proof Mr. Hooper needs many, many years of therapy. But hey, don't we all. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review R P Eaten Alive is Tobe Hooper's follow up movie to Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Well, even though Eaten Alive is directed by Tobe Hooper, and Marilyn Burns is being a scream queen/final girl like before, I don't think it's as good as the first movie. Though, I do like some of the weird choices that were used in filming this movie. Oh, and of course it has Robert England! (https://foreverfinalgirl.com/eaten-alive/) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/10/22 Full Review dave s Eaten Alive is set primarily in a dilapidated hotel in the middle of a swamp, bathed in weird light from an unexplained source and guarded by a man-eating crocodile. While it's unimaginable why anyone would consider checking-in at the establishment, it's equally inexplicable why anyone would watch this movie. Tobe Hooper's follow-up to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a disappointment and huge step backwards for the young filmmaker. Among the problems with the movie is the poorly mixed sound that drowns out the dialogue (which might have been a good thing because most of the dialogue is idiotic), the fact that every scene drags on far longer than necessary, the aforementioned bad lighting, and embarrassing performances from the entire cast. The only thing of interest is seeing Robert Englund in a role before he hit it big as Freddy Krueger. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member this my favorite horror movie and the best i seen in 2020 and watch now on 2021 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Deep in the swamps of Louisiana, disfigured psychotic Judd (Neville Brand) manages a sleazy, decaying motel. Upon learning that one of his guests is a prostitute, he promptly impales her with a pitchfork and tosses her to the crocodile that stalks the nearby waters. This is just the first in a series of slayings, and, as the croc's belly begins to bulge with victims, people grow suspicious. Outsiders begin to poke around the motel, but Judd simply sees them as more treats for his pet.
Director
Tobe Hooper
Producer
Mohammed Rustam
Screenwriter
Alvin Fast, Mohammed Rustam
Production Co
Mars Productions Corporation
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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