It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Excellent adaptation.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

They say a shred of truth can make a lie believable. Scenarists Matt Holly and Jack Monroe embrace that concept with a vengeance in their comic creature feature "Razortooth" about a gigantic eel that has a ravenous appetite for humans. First time director Patricia Harrington takes a tip from "Deep Rising" director Stephen Sommers and emphasizes humor over horror in this predictable but entertaining 92-minute straight-to-video epic about a genetic mutation of an eel created by a mad scientist. Basically, the critter is a huge, 12-foot eel with a mouth bristling with spiked teeth and it can gobble a man like a snack. Forgot about "Anaconda." This baby could take that snake out in no time. Holly and Monroe appropriated their idea from an amphibious Asian eel that can live on land and water. The eel creature itself is the handiwork of "Babylon 5" special effects creator Jeff Farley and Farley does not make it look as sinister as he could have, but then "Razortooth" is not a scary chiller like "Primevil." You will lose count of the number of good, bad, and innocent folks that this monster gorges itself on, but the blood and gore on display here is enough for this adventure to qualify for an R-rating. The only thing missing is nudity and lots of profanity. Unlikely hero Delmar Coates (Doug Swander of "October Sky") is a happy-go-luck animal control specialist, and he is abetted in his efforts by a shapely county sheriff, Ruth Gainey Coates (Kathleen LaGue of "House of the Dead 2"), who wears the strangest looking outfit for a lawman that you have ever seen. Delmar and Ruth got divorced because they could not find enough time together for sex in their marriage, but now she cannot get enough of him. The culprit is Dr. Soren Abramson (Simon Page), who is trying to destroy his evil creation, but he has no clue about how large his reptile has grown when he sets out to kill it with a cyanide dart in a crossbow. Our wily monster doesn't discriminate when it comes to feeding. It will chow down on good-looking women bathing in a shower, obese rednecks relieving themselves in an outhouse, lawmen, escaped convicts, and it can strike from anywhere at any time. Literally, you never know when to expect this creature. Although it lacks legs, the eponymous reptile has an Achilles heel, namely, when Dr. Abramson created it, he made sure that it could not eat anything that contains sugar, so technically the critter is a Type 2 diabetic. Unfortunately, our heroes do not have nearly enough sugar on hand to kill it so they resort to the next best thing in the creature-feature book, they have to blow it up with hand grenades. Before they do destroy this fiend, it goes on quite a rampage. What "Razortooth" lacks in credibility, it more than makes up with its high body count and its goofy appearance. If you cannot stand the sight of blood and gore, then "Razortooth" will not whet your appetite. The ending, of course, sets up an inevitable sequel.

I have a special appreciation for the "monster movies" which were made between the 50's and the 70's.On that moment,this kind of films were made with little resources,medium talent and a lot of ambition.But,those movies were only exhibited on down at heel cinemas.However,I can say that sub-genus had its "boom" on that period.Nowadays,that sub-genus is having a resurrection on TV and straight-to-DVD movies.Although there has been a big number of craps recently from this sub-genus,I have to admit I have enjoyed some ones,like Razortooth.I cannot deny this movie will be considered as unacceptable for a lot of film experts,but I personally found it to be entertaining and it did not disappoint me because I received exactly what I expected : a mutant monster,blood and some touches of humor.Besides,I appreciated to see that this movie did not forget about its story,something many films from this sub-genus do.The screenplay from this film may not be great,but it is dynamic,well structured and it has appropriate touches of humor.And I also appreciated the fact that this movie does not take too seriously to itself.On the negative side,we can find various elements,specially the amateur special effects and performances,but the good elements from this movie compensate to a certain point some fails.I can give a recommendation to Razortooth because,although it is not great or memorable at all,it made me have a good time,something that a lot of Academy-Award nominated or worldwide acclaimed films have not achieved.

Because it's pretty clear that Skiffy Channel employees are here trying to raise it's profile by writing smarmy reviews. This movie has the same plot as nearly every other Skiffy Channel movie. (This was on the Skiffy Channel, right?) A mutated/alien/strange creature rendered by basement-nerd CGI gets loose in a rural community, starts picking off the locals one by one. Somewhere, I hear Skiffy channel execs having a staff meeting. "Okay, we've done snakes to death. People are bored with snakes. What else do we got?""How about giant eels, sir?" "Aren't those just like snakes?""Uh, no, they're fish.""Well, don't they only live in the water?" "We'll say they can go on dry land, too. Then have them pick off a collection of bad southern stereotypes, since it's the last accepted bigotry in America." Bottom line, for all you aspiring writers. An interesting monster might be the hook, but you have to care about the characters. We get a lot of characters, nearly all of whom become eel chow, and you don't feel a bit of empathy for any of them.Avoid this movie. I wish I had... watching bad movies so you don't have to.

I LOVED this title. I thought the campy nature was so much fun! Come on people, the idea you are trying to hold a movie like this to some kind of "creature" reality is kinda sad. Have fun with it! I thought it was hilarious! The bad guy was especially funny. I was hoping he was gonna say..."You just don't lead em as much!!" On another note, I liked the ending. I did not see that coming and the final romantic scene made me laugh out loud. When's the last time that happened? Certainly not during "Semi-Pro" or "Balls of Fury". I also liked the way the monsters looked and the idea way they took their pray. I can't wait for the next one, I hope they make a sequel!