Feast

It works as a funny and slicker-than-expected parody of the genre.

The first two "Project Greenlight" films got only brief local runs. Feast isn't likely to do much better.

When monsters attack, the camera gets all jerky, creating the horror effect known as motion sickness.

Who knows what might have happened if he had the time and the leverage to smooth out the rough edges, but material this junky can only be salvaged for so much scrap.

While the reality television series that chronicled the making of this low-budget horror film last year was extremely entertaining, the piece of cinema that resulted is kind of a bore.

[Director John Gulager] shows a little flair for the genre, though the editing is so frenetic you really can't see what's going on (a blessing, considering how cheesy the monsters look and move).

A refreshingly arch sense of humor coupled with some non-standardization, genre-wise, elevate this gloppy creature feature.

A satisfying roll in the horror sack, and I flipped for it...

amidst all the gleeful profanity, gross character stereotyping, outrageous interspecies rape and gory grotesquery, an apparent lack of originality is the one thing that should not cause undue offence here.

Feast is too knowing and in its own way, too high profile to be born as cult cinema. But it's a reasonable facsimile and as such deserves a look from the genre connoisseur.

The uncut version is a rip-roaring, blood-spattered blast of high-octane entertainment that is thoroughly enjoyable, exuberant fun.