Humongous

R

1981

1h 33m

Horror

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13%

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8 Reviews

24%

Audience Score

500+ Ratings

Teens (Janet Julian, David Wallace, John Wildman) run aground on the island home of a camera-shy 7-foot mutant who eats dogs.

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Alan Jones

Starburst

Intriguing enough to make the film watchable even though it wears out its welcome long before the predictable climax.

Aug 1, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The drawn-out finale is also a mess, despite containing a few ideas that are good enough to belong in a better movie.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 6, 2020

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

It's endlessly frustrating how the story sets up a poignant look at the strength of women under terrifying circumstances, only to squander any hope of it having any power.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 3, 2019

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

It deserves a better reputation than it has, but it's still not a lost classic: just a meat and potatoes horror flick.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 8, 2013

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 21, 2005

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Jonathan R. Perry

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Rated: 1/5

May 19, 2005

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Ruben J

This is a older horror movie from the early 80 but has a ton of original scare factor's

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/22

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The pre-credits sequence for Humongous involves a woman being raped but then rescued by her German Shepherd dogs. The film then moves forward to a bunch of kids going sailing and becoming stranded on an island supposedly populated by the woman featured earlier and her dogs. This film is a massive borefest. Unlikeable teens, a non-existent plot, a complete absence of tension and a picture that is wayyy too dark (although I'm wondering if this is just the print used for the DVD. Also, the sound was really bad. Maybe that was also the result of a bad print. If not, why film a movie that's too dark and sounds like the sound recordist is having an acid trip? If it is just the print, I'd actually sit through a Blu ray restoration if a decent print was found and both sound and vision were cleaned up. I'm curious to see a version of the film where you can see and hear what's actually happening). There's even a sequence that is a complete rip-off of part of Friday the 13th Part 2 (a much better film). But the real shocker here is that this film was made by Paul Lynch who directed Prom Night, a movie that is as great as this is terrible. Also, Janit Baldwin from the much better movie Ruby is underused as part of the cast here and she's made to have possibly the worst hairstyle I think I've ever seen in a horror movie. In fact, if they filmed her getting this brown bird's nest of a ‘do' instead of what we see on the island, it would be more suspenseful and horrifying. Watch Prom Night, Ruby or Friday the 13th Part 2 instead of this turkey. If you want island shockers also check out Island of Death and Anthropophagus The Beast. But avoid this film. It's an hour and a half you'll never claw back.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Not the best slasher film, but the isolation of being stuck on this island did add some tension to the whole thing. Some of these characters are a little too obnoxious, that there needed to be better payoffs when they were finally dealt with. It's okay, just not the best.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/01/18

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This movie sits exactly where it deserves, at a 0%. While some of it is well executed, the story meanders and has nothing to say or do. The (more or less) quality actors are squandered as the movie waits around for something to happen. It all 'builds' to what I feared most--an on the nose and (honestly lazy and offensive) "monster" to see kill things then die. The movie also is continuously distracted by a need to sexualize everything -- camera angles, character decisions...this movie is a real shame.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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This early 80's horror flick is anything but a gem. The biggest problem is that you don't know what's going on because you can't see absolutely anything through 80% of the movie. It is so grainy and dark during the night scenes (when all the action goes down), you are literally turning your head side to side to try to get a glimpse of anything on screen. The story could have been okay, but the visual presentation just makes it way too hard to follow.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Now this is what Friday the 13th could have been. This has well drawn out characters, haunting atmosphere, and plenty of scares and suspense to boot. Though at times it's difficult to see what is going on, the story and suspense trumps these minor flaws. The killer which is only seen a silhouette is quite intimidating and his origins are quite disturbing even though most of it is revealed through dialogue. It is sad that they did not make a sequel to this since it has enough charm and energy needed for an entire series, a job well done.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Paul Lynch

Director

Janet Julian

Sandy Ralston

David Wallace

Eric Simmons

John Wildman

Nick Simmons

Janit Baldwin

Carla Simmons

Joy Boushel

Donna Blake

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Synopsis

Teens (Janet Julian, David Wallace, John Wildman) run aground on the island home of a camera-shy 7-foot mutant who eats dogs.

Director: Paul Lynch
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Oct 18, 2011
Runtime: 1h 33m