Oh dear god, what is this? Never in my life have I seen acting this bad...well, actually I have, but that's beside the point. The monster looks nothing like the creature of Hispanic folklore, or even the creature on the cover. The art shows the creature as looking like some type of dog, but the movie monster looks more like some kind of fish like demon. What's hilarious as well is that they use CGI effects to show the cruise ship the movie takes place on, and on the creature as well. However, it is only CGI when the creature moves quickly (though not quicker than an average person could move), and then it's not CGI at other parts of the movie. The captain is a likable character, but the rest of the cast can go down with the ship in my opinion.

There is really nothing new about this Sci-Fi horror movie. Basically, a creature known as a Chupacaba, which resembles a large lizard and ugly dog, is smuggled onto a cruise ship. Interestingly, this animal in real life has been debated as to its origins. Some say it is urban legend, some say it is an extremely rare mammal know as a carnivore that preys on warm blooded mammals. You decide what to believe.This story is predictable. This Chupacaba is about five times normal size with a lust for human flesh. It escapes on the ship, putting crew and passengers in danger. A scientist specializing in Cryptozoology wants to trap the creature, but to keep it alive for research studies. Everyone else wants it dead.The movie is very low-budget and has almost a cheesy MTV feel to it. There is plenty of violence and gore when the Chupacaba kills. However, what makes this movie bearable to watch is there is good suspense and momentum throughout most of the picture. Watch for the role of the ship's Captain. He is amazing good and professional in this movie, with a certain flair of sophistication that you would not expect from a B-grade movie such as this. His acting and the suspense on the ship maintained my interest.The special effects are also better than expected. Chupacabra Terror, while no horror classic, has enough good elements for a once around Friday or Saturday night popcorn suspense movie when nothing else is worth seeing during the time it is showing. Under these conditions, give it a view. You will generally find it on either the Sci-Fi or Chiller channel.

This crackerjack horror movie concerns about the Cryptzoologist Doctor Peña(Giancarlo Esposito)traps a vicious monster inhabiting the Caribbean area, he's called the Chupacabra, Spanish for 'goat sucker' . Then he smuggles it aboard the cruise ship . While being transported the monster is awakened and breaks out from the cargo hold . The monster is biped with humanoid shape, has reptilian skin, spines or quills on the back, muscular arms, large eyes, several sharp teeth and long extractor or tongue. The cruise ship is commanded by captain Randolph(John Rhys Davies) and aboard his daughter Jenny(Chelan Simmons), along with a Federal agent named Lance(Dylan Neal) and a Navy Seals command intent on killing the weirdo thing. When Chupacabra begins a criminal spree and running rampant around the ship , they are forced to fight for their lives. The bulk of action surrounds their attempts to chase and escape from this bizarre creature, some weirdo in a latex suit.The film packs bone-chilling action packed, thrill ride, suspense, terror and is quite entertaining. There is also a lots of gun play , several soldiers firing guns repeatedly for a long time. Contains lots of guts and blood but it seems pretty mild compared to today cinema's gore feasts. The movie displays atmospheric blending of chills and scary thrills combined with a terrific ending. Lively cast includes veterans as John Rhys Davies in an inferior role despite his previous hits(Lord of the rings) and Giancarlo Esposito who long time ago left to Spike Lee(Do the right thing,Mo'better blues, Malcolm X). Another movies about legend of Chupacabra are mostly Mexican films and is also starring one episode of X files(Chris Carter), these are the following : Adventures of beyond: Chupacabra(1997) ; Guns of Chupacabra(1997, Donald Jackson); Bloodthirst, the legend of Chupacabra(2003); Bloodthirst 2 : Revenge of Chupacabra(2005), among them.

I have always had a soft spot for current-day "B" horror movies. They are nice to unwind with on a dark evening, when one is too tired to bother over-analyzing what is in the DVD player or the VCR.With such low expectations, I was more than pleased with Chupacabra Terror. It packs quite a bit of action, some decent acting and about the right amount of gore (for a blood-sucking monster on the rampage, anyway) for a pleasant viewing.In this film, Giancarlo Espisito plays the morally defective Dr. Pena, a cryptozoologist who succeeds in capturing a live specimen of the legendary "goat sucker," the Chupacabra. In smuggling it back to his university (or wherever he is trying to take it), however, nosy crew members open the monster's crate and all heck breaks loose on a luxury liner at sea.British veteran John Rhys-Davies is wonderful as Captain Randolph, while Dylan Neal and Chelan Simmons are good as a McGyver-like federal agent and the captain's attractive college-age daughter respectively. Not all of the supporting cast is at this level, but these four (including Espisito) carry the load well. The Navy SEALS leaders are also well-played.One can probably guess largely what happens. On the positive side, we don't have big-boobed bimbos taking up space merely to jiggle a few times and die, as in many B horror films. Simmons indeed has a nice build and does get to do some jiggling – albeit in a somewhat original scene. (She is tied up and used as live bait to bring the Chupacabra out of hiding and quite understandably twists and struggles in panic, shaking like bowls full of jelly.) Most – although not all – of the standard clichés are similarly avoided.My only real criticism is directed almost at the state of modern film as much as it is at John Shepphird and Chupacabra Terror. The CGI scenes of the lifeboat abandoning the liner and of the ship sinking look more like a Discovery Channel or History Channel graphic, explaining WHY a ship sank than an actual movie scene. I can't help but feel that in the 1970s or 1980s … or the 1920s or 1930s for that matter .. a much more credible sinking scene could have been done with models! (If you don't believe me, compare the battle scenes in Tora! Tora! Tora! and Pearl Harbor!) In any case, this isn't Shakespeare and this isn't Bergman. It isn't even John Carpenter. Still, for anyone who likes a good, old-fashioned "B" horror film, this is a fun one to watch.