Small town of Ellensford, Pennsylvania is suffering from a plague in 1859. Barlett Henry (John Schneider) is made the magistrate and his daughter Hope (Chelan Simmons) starts to suffer from the plague. He performs a spell to create an ogre from all the evil that has befallen the town which must be fed each year. In present time, four friends go searching for the town lost in time. Terry (Kyle Labine) is injured. Jessica (Katharine Isabelle) and Mike (Ryan Kennedy) go looking for help and find the town.It's a TV movie for then Sci-Fi Channel and the special effects look TV cheesetastic. This is kind of like 'The Village' in look and story except there is a real ogre. At least, it's as real as a cheap computer can make it. There is some good cheese value to this and it generally works as a story. I do like most of the actors and they do a serious job. The ogre looks so ridiculous that the last half of the movie grinds down. The action looks horrible. It's bad and funny at the same time.

These ultra-low reviews are hilarious. What were these people expecting, "Citizen Kane"? An award-winning film? Look at the DVD cover and the name of the film "Ogre." Why would anyone even waste their time on a flick like this if they didn't at least embrace them as guilty pleasures? Directed by Steven Monroe and written by Chuck Reeves, 2008's "Ogre" is a low-budget TV monster flick in the manner of "It Waits," "Sasquatch Hunters" and countless other Syfy movies. These films are the modern counterpart to the low-budget creature features of decades ago like "Gargoyles" (1972), "Prophecy" (1979) and the Kolchak: The Night Stalker films/TV series. You either enjoy these types of pictures or you don't. I do. As reviewer John Patrick Fischner so perfectly puts it: "Imagination and legend is... about good and evil and the power of selfless courage against impossible odds. There is nothing more heroic than man against monster." THE PLOT: Four youths hike into rural Pennsylvania looking for a legendary lost town and are amazed when they actually find it. The town's inhabitants are still stuck in the 19th century and living in dread of a hideous creature to whom they must sacrifice one of their own once a year. Adventure and horror ensue.Most viewers will note that the story is a mishmash of numerous other films like "The Village (Widescreen Vista Series)," "Bay Cove" (i.e. "Bay Coven"), "The Blair Witch Project" and various other monster-in-the-woods flicks.Although this is essentially a serious story the film naturally pokes fun at the whole notion of an ogre. The youths take it as a joke and so do the cops; my wife and I cracked up numerous times and so will you. It's just really hard to hear or say the word 'ogre' without giggling. Be that as it may, the joke stops when the creature literally starts ripping people's heads, legs, and arms off. Of course, some people may continue laughing, but that's all part of the enjoyment."Ogre" no doubt tried to capitalize on the surge in popularity of ogres with the success of the Shrek: The Whole Story Boxed Set (Shrek / Shrek 2 / Shrek the Third / Shrek Forever After) franchise. In fact, the beast in the film even resembles Shrek, albeit less cartooney and more malevolent-looking. Another comparison would be the cgi Hulk in Ang Lee's notorious 2003 Hulk (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition); the ogre here sorta looks like that Hulk's homely brother, if you can imagine that. Interestingly, unlike other monster flicks you'll fully see the creature right from the get-go. Although this destroys suspense it didn't personally bother me (as I don't like it when films play out the same way all the time).Believe it or not, John Schneider of Dukes of Hazzard fame is on hand as one of the main characters and he does a fine job. He also looks great for being nigh 50 years-old. I don't get why people poke fun at him being in the film. So he played Bo Duke, so what? Other cast highlights include Chelan Simmons who plays one of the two female protagonists. Chelan is one of the cutest freckled blonds you'll ever gaze your eyes upon next to Juliana Dever of "Sasquatch Hunters." Chelan also starred in "Chupacabra Terror." She has a very winsome disposition. Also on hand is Katharine Isabelle of "Ginger Snaps" fame. Both of these cuties have significant roles here.Although the story takes place in Pennsylvania the film was shot in the sticks outside of Vancouver, BC. It's a good stand-in for PA except for one shot with a mountain in the background (the mountains of Pennsylvania are roundish ridges and look nothing like the mountains of the Great Northwest). Anyway, it's obvious the film was shot in the late Autumn; it has the cold/dreary Fall vibe throughout.FINAL WORD: My wife and I had a fun time with this monster flick and so will you if it sounds like it'll trip your trigger.GRADE: Borderline B- or C+

This film is one of those original movies by what is now called the SyFy channel. Yes, there are lots and lots of horror movies and science fiction classics from the 1950's through today, but instead of showing them they decide to make the most horrible monsters ever to grace the small screen. I can not believe these bad movies garner larger ratings than the classics, but then who would of thought that "Megashark versus giant octopus" would have been one of the top ten trailers of the year? This one has a setup that I can see what the makers of this film were going for. I kind of think they were sitting around a table and one of them said "let's make a version of the film the Village, but our monster is going to be real". And so they went with it and you the audience will probably not want to go there as the film plods along. The film features a town stuck in the past with the residents living out their days, immortal thanks to a spell put on the town. They will remain immortal as long as they sacrifice one person per year to the evil ogre. Well everything is going fine until a group of young people come across the town and proceed to do all the stupid stuff young people do in these movies. One of which left me rather flabbergasted, as two of them survive this nightmare and for some reason wish to go back. For what reasons I know not, I am guessing it is in fact to pad this film some, but wow what morons.

I have just watched this on the scifi channel in the united kingdom and its gripping film some people who live in the 1800s fall victim the plague and want it to stop but the only way to make a pact. some 100 and odd years later some travellers come across the lost village but unbe knownto them stumble across the people and the curse that come with it the Orga who come once a year. I was very surprised it got onto uk sky channel to quickly as we over here have to wait months to see a film from the USA. but I would suggest if anyone has not seen the film to see it as it got me gripped..