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This plodding horror bore from Prom Night director (and one-time softcore porn-maker) Paul Lynch slogs through Friday the 13th territory with a tale of standard teen slasher-fodder falling victim to a... read more read more... shambling subhuman killer. This particular crop of annoying kids has stolen Daddy's boat for a sex-and-drug-filled orgy on a remote island. Sadly for them, the island is inhabited by packs of wild dogs and a shaggy Mongoloid. The Bigfoot-like behemoth is apparently the spawn of a savage coupling between a slavering rapist and a former female resident of the island. It lopes about, chopping and bludgeoning the teens (who are particularly obnoxious, even for a film of this sort). Whatever interest this deathly dull flick may have mustered is completely obscured by some of the murkiest cinematography on record; the fact that nearly every scene is shrouded in complete darkness may prove a blessing in disguise. The film's ad campaign sported the slogan "God help us," which could easily have been a plea from the film's financial investors. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Paul Lynch

Release Date: June 11, 1982

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DVD Release Date: September 27, 1990

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  • ajv2688
    January 11, 2011
    ajv2688
    The worst horror movie of the decade. There's nothing I can say that's good about this movie. Stay away from this one.
  • FilmFanatik
    March 6, 2010
    FilmFanatik
    The copy that I have (which is a VHS rip) is pretty dark, so it's difficult to tell what's going on a lot of the time. The thing is though it starts out interesting, then just gets boring for the rest of the movie. I think I watched the censored cut, as well.
  • MightySparks
    December 11, 2008
    MightySparks
    I don't even remember this, I watched it that long ago (I was really bored). I do remember, however, that it sucked badly.
  • fb137801577
    November 27, 2011
    fb137801577
    Back in 1982 the wold "Humungous" was a rather new word and proved to be good fodder for a horror film title thus this Canadian slasher was written around that term. So we get director Paul Lynch, hot off the success of "Prom Night", returning to give the slasher genre another st... read moreab with not as congenial of results despite a promising premises.

    A group of dumb-ass teens crash their fathers yacht off shore of a mysterious island only rumored to be occupied by a senile old woman and a pack of wild dogs. Well it seems that the women was raped 35 years before and the residuum of that encounter was a deformed child that grows up to be a "humungous" wild haired madman. The thing dabbles in cannibalism and since his mother's demise roams the island looking for food.

    A wilderness madman was nothing new in the genre thanks to "Friday the 13th Part 2" inspiring such slasher off-spring as "Madman", "The Burning" and "Don't Go in the Woods" but what makes this one stand-out in the bunch is the unique setting of a remote island. This adds to potential suspense as our group of young adults are trapped, with no-where to run.

    The wild hairy monster itself is nothing special or unique and Paul Lynch wisely keeps the thing unseen in the shadows for the most part. Clever use of shadows is the name of the game for Lynch as he drapes the creep old house and woods in darkness again adding for potential suspense.

    I use the word 'potential' as Lynch sadly misses many marks to make this truly scary. The climax, if you want to call it that, is unexciting without jumps or scars, despite the clever use of shadows.

    The acting is nothing special and rather poor for the most part making the characters nothing more than cannibal fodder for the slaughter. Seriously this group of teens is some of the most unlikeable I've seen in the glory age of classic slashers. One jackass even aims a loaded gun at his brother, playfully saying he's going to blow his brains out. Fuck these guys... let them become cannibal food.

    "Humungous" is worth hunting down for fans of the genre as it has been rather hard to find until it's recent DVD release by Scorpion. It had major potential to be a suspenseful thriller but mostly falls flat thanks to shit characters, bad acting and a director that is unable to craft true suspense. Don't expect a slasher among the ranks of "The Burning" and you will find some entertainment value to insure it won't be a 'humungous' letdown.
  • The80sExpert
    January 26, 2010
    The80sExpert
    Absolutely horrible film, I sold my video of it for a couple cents, it wasn't even worth that much. Not only a bad story, but also bad acting, directing, lighting, cinematography, sound...well let's just say it didn't have much going for it.
  • jeffman52001
    April 16, 2007
    jeffman52001
    A cool film with an interesting story, though the picture of the film could have been brighter,,literally. A cool film about a rape baby who is deformed and dangerous preys on a group of shipwrecked teens. A classic 1982 horror movie.

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Critic Reviews

Mark Robison
July 31, 2003
Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal

Poorly directed, continuity errors, not scary.

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

A grim and dreary slasher-on-an-island retread.

Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 21, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Jonathan R. Perry
May 19, 2005
Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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