Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Timid ordinary schmo white collar office worker Jeff (a solid and likable performance by Kyle Davis) discovers that he's the last living relative of legendary horror scribe H.P. Lovecraft. Entrusted with an ancient relic, Jeff, his sarcastic best friend Charlie (a delightfully impudent portrayal by Devin McCann, who also wrote the witty script), and their hopelessly nerdy pal Paul (essayed to hysterically geeky perfection by Barak Hardley) have to stop the monstrous god Cthulhu from awakening and bring about the end of world.Director Henry Saine and screenwriter McCann poke affectionate fun at Lovecraft's beloved Cthulhu mythos in a winningly fresh, breezy, and, most importantly, even respectful manner: The amusing sense of inspired zany humor gets milked for maximum belly laughs, the three main characters are quite engaging and thus easy to root for, the entertainingly wacky story unfolds at a constant quick pace, and there's plenty of outrageous gore as well as a neat array of gnarly monsters. Gregg Lawrence almost steals the whole show with his lively turn as the loony Captain Olaf. Ethan Wilde also excels as Cthulhu's ruthless top general Starspawn. Cameron Cannon's crisp widescreen cinematography provides a wealth of funky visuals, with the animated sequence that supplies background information on Cthulhu rating as a definite nifty highlight. Michael Tavera's robust shivery score hits the spirited shuddery spot. A complete riot.

When the Cult of the Cthulu uncover the first of 2 pieces of a relic needed to unlock the Cthulu's prison, it's up to the last remaining bloodline of H.P. Lovecraft to protect the remaining piece from the Cult of Cthulu's possession or the Cthulu will be unleashed on the planet. For a movie about Cthulu, there's a COMPLETE absence of Cthulu. The whole film is a giant mis-step. Our main characters are extremely unlikable, the direction seems confused and the editing does nothing but squander what's left of this ultra low budget waste of time. There's nothing wrong with low budget films. I love them. This is a prime example of the kind of movies that give low budget films a bad rep. It's too cool for school attitude gets old in the first 10 minutes. "Fu@k" is said on an average of one time per sentence and feels so forced that it's uncomfortable. I shouldn't be consciously aware of how often the characters are swearing. It unnatural and completely out of place. The character of Paul is the only highlight of the whole group although since The Hangover, it seems like every fat hairy character in a comedy has to be the same person. There are a few moments of entertainment but 45 minutes in I was already calling "bullsh@t" and there was no help on the horizon. The editing takes away every comedic beat, or moment of action and pulverizes it into a helpless mess of mediocrity. This is being compared to Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer and Shaun of the Dead. That's like comparing Shark Attack 2 to Jaws and Alien. The only good thing I can say about it, is that 90 percent of the effects were done practically. That's a rare thing in movies like this these days and it's nice to see people still making an effort to do that, even if they don't look that good. I could recommend any number of other things to watch, but you're best bet is to just grab something randomly and watch it instead of this. There were two people responsible for this. One of them directed. One of them wrote it. They both produced it and edited it. There's the problem. They should've given the job to someone else and saved a lot of people an hour and a half. There aren't enough films with this subject matter. They didn't have to ruin it for everyone else.

The previous reviewer must have been picking at popcorn on the floor to have missed that not only is Cthulhu in this film but indeed rips a T-rex in half and uses a triceratops head as a weapon.This movie was written so that anyone could get the gist of some of the works of H.P.L into their heads. yes there are some glaring errors and physics is left entirely out of the equation at key moments but this movie is a laugh riot if you are a Call of Cthulhu or RPG fan.We rented this not expecting much but ended up laughing so hard during it that I personally had to leave the room to catch my breath. it has loads of wonderful quotes (which i am surprised not to see here) If you are looking for a horror movie, look elsewhere. if you are looking for a damn good time with some tentacles and some blood and real guts (pig guts!) then this is the film for you. I know i shall be purchasing it myself

When I saw this movie on shelves, I had to see how horrible it was. I figured it was either gonna be good, or so bad that it would be good.So I read the reviews... And was almost scared away from renting it. It sounded like it was just gonna be a suckfest beyond belief. But my wife, with a similar taste in comedy as I, was adamant. So I took the plunge...And boy was it worth it.As others have said, it HELPS to be a gamer, it helps to be nerdy... and it helps to have a general Cthulhu mythos knowledge, and more than anything, it helps to love B-Movies and their ilk. If you like Bruce Campbell style movies, this one's up your ally even without said Mighty Chinned Wonder being present.The one-liners have become common household usage. (This is my sex face.) My bottom line? Give it a shot. If you hate it, you hate it... But it's worth the risk.