GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

JohnLeeT Highlighted by superb performances by Niall Matter and Brian Krause, this is a film depicting the classic struggle between civilized man and an aroused and vengeful nature. Stunning special effects bring to life nature as represented metaphorically by Loch Ness monsters who have made their way through chains of caverns from their original habitat to Lake Superior. The challenge to man's existence is profound, yet the monsters own existence is a natural phenomenon, the incursion of modern man a threat to them. The existential question is all too obvious and the choices made by man as he struggles to coexist with nature are well depicted here as a literal battle between species. At times, this film confronts the viewer with these issues quite powerfully and a thoughtful script uses excitement, dark humor, and pathos to force one to seriously consider whether man has a right to destroy that which he does not understand. Because of that blinding existential fear, a native species becomes simply a predator and, as in this film, we endeavor to find a way for accommodation rather than extermination. The anthropomorphism so typical to human reactions to animals is cleverly handled and there are some quite tense scenes. One should be warned that there is also some graphic violence and bloodshed but neither is gratuitous. Rarely do motion pictures with limited budgets successfully and intelligently bring the philosophical questions discussed here to the screen. That this film attempts to do so and does not avoid the complexities of the fundamental struggle of man vs. nature is a credit to a fine script and a gifted director.

Wizard-8 Apparently the truth in advertising laws have finally caught up to filmmakers, since after the Loch Ness-set opening scene, the rest of the movie moves to Lake Superior. That's certainly beyond Loch Ness. Though in both of those locations, it's obvious that, if you know even a little bit about geography, that the location the filmmakers used for both Loch Ness and Lake Superior looks NOTHING like how those locations look in real life.That's just one of the problems I had with this movie. But first, is there anything of merit in the movie? Well, I thought that for a cheap Canadian movie, the CGI used was above average. In fact, the CGI creatures actually look better that the animatronics built for when there are close-ups of the creatures. (I never thought I would say that about a movie.) Also, there is some serviceable splatter here and there.But the biggest problems I had with the movie center around this fact: You will have seen all of this before. For examples, the characters. We have the mysterious stranger who comes to town, we have the arrogant rich jerk who has it in for the youthful protagonist for no apparent reason, etc. etc. All the monster hunting and fighting, you will have seen it all before. Maybe, just maybe, if this was all directed with some spark and injecting a little originality now and then, it could have been a pleasant display of the familiar. But everything seems very tired, and you'll feel just as tired by the end of the movie.Certainly not a movie to pay to see. Even if it's free and it's raining outside, you'd be better off going out for a walk in the rain.

rps-2 *Really awful movie. It has one saving grace. It's one of those movies that is so bad, so sloppy, so inaccurate, so incredibly and truly dreadful that it's actually fun to watch. I enjoy the odd stinker full of howlers, bad lines, improbable events and just plain terrible acting. Then of course this is one of these disguised Canadian films where American flags are planted in every other scene. We wouldn't want anybody to actually find out this is a Canadian movie. And when they're this bad, maybe that's a good thing. Gawd. Why don't we just get out of the movie business instead of continuing this demeaning tax subsidized pandering to Americans. Who knows, if we actually set a Canadian movie in Canada --- a radical notion, I know --- people might actually like it. The acting is appalling. The photography is mediocre. The story is absurd. And it carries cinematic licence too far to pass off the BC coast as Lake Superior. They're both beautiful but they don't resemble each other in any way. Warning. Do not watch this movie unless fortified by several stiff drinks. Mumble...grumble...growl..mutter...snort...

Paul Andrews Beyond Loch Ness starts at Loch Ness, Scotland in 1976 where a scientific expedition are attacked & killed by the legendary Loch Ness monster, the only survivor is James Murphy (James Laird) the twelve year old son of one of the scientists who manages to hide. Jump to Lake Superior in the small American town of Ashburn during the Present Day where a now adult James Murphy (Brian Krause) a cryptozoologist turns up after a local man reports seeing a monster on the lake, James hires local fish bait shop owner Josh Reiley (Niall Matter) to take him out to explore the lake where he finds several huge subterranean caves. James quickly realises the Loch Ness monster has ended up in Lake Superior & has started eating the locals, out for revenge & to prevent more death James teams up with local Sheriff Karen Reiley (Carrie Genzel) to take the beast down once & for all & save the town!Also more commonly known under the title Loch Ness Terror which is what I saw it under this Canadian production was co-written & directed by Paul Ziller & I was pleasantly surprised by just how good this was, sure it's no masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but it's decent enough & far better than the usual abysmal Sci-Fi Channel 'Creature Feature' originals that they love so much. The film has a good pace to it, it moves along briskly enough to keep one entertained although one has to say that it does start to get a little dull towards the end as overall there's really not much to it. Basically some guy & the clichéd local small town Sheriff hunt down some monster & that's really all there is too it, while watching Beyond Loch Ness it felt like a cheap rip-off of the marvellous Lake Placid (1999) & in that regard it comes across alright. Unfortunately the entertaining black humour of Lake Placid is absent & overall this takes itself a bit too seriously but as far as 'Craeture Features' go this impressed me & believe me I've seen loads of the things over the years.One notorious aspect of these Sci-Fi Channel 'Creature Features' are the awful CGI computer effects that look like they were done on a home PC, examples include Ogre (2008) & 100 Million BC (2008) which has truly some of the worst CGI monsters ever to grace the screen so I was very surprised to see the CGI in Beyond Loch Ness was as good as it was. Sure it can't compete with the likes of Jurassic Park (1993), Starship Troopers (1997) or King Kong (2005) but the effects actually hold up pretty well, the creature design is good, the animation is fine although the makers tend to just show shots of the creatures long neck & head rather than it's entire body & the CGI is also relatively detailed & textured. Again much, much better than the usual embarrassment the Sci-Fi Channel serve up. There's some reasonable gore too, from severed limbs to bitten off heads to decent amounts of blood splatter this is a lot redder than most Sci-Fi Channel offerings.Filmed in Vancouver in British Columbia in Canada although set in the US & Scotland. The Scottish accents are not the most convincing but overall the acting is fine, most of the cast are TV stars appearing in stuff like Stargate, Battlestar Galactica & Charmed.Beyond Loch Ness is much better than the usual Sci-Fi Channel 'Creature Feature' & taken on it's own it's alright if a little underdeveloped & runs out of steam at around the hour mark. Much, much better than I expected.