I've seen worse movies, and this one did keep my interest. The creature effects are great.....but I have many problems with it, such as:SPOILER ALERTS.......SPOILER ALERTS.......SPOILER ALERTS....SERIOUSLY!1. Nic Rhind is good in his role, but he hardly comes across as a bad boy....more like the boy-next-door. We don't for one minute think he's a bad boy. He doesn't drink, smoke or curse, but then I guess he does ride a motorcycle, and he's supposed to be an ex-con, so that makes him a bad boy.2. Likewise, Robyn Ledoux is fine in her role, but the screenplay portrays her as the smartest girl on earth, as she scans old manuscripts and documents and in minutes finds out what they are dealing with and how to stop it. Not believable.3. The hideous creature eats it's way into the victim's belly button, right through their clothes several times, without leaving a hole in the person's clothes or their belly. Huh? No scars left behind by that thing? Come on.4. The first victim just disappears without a trace, as though his body is never found.5. The real trackers are in town, but stay away from the investigation while two college kids do the real work. Why? They only show up to mop-up after numerous victims have died.6. The victims spend about an hour with the creature feeding on their bodies, yet our college boy hero is compelled to pass it along after only a few minutes. I guess he just couldn't stomach the darn thing. His girlfriend knew that to remain safe, they both needed to drink lots of booze, but she didn't bother telling him? Poor guy gets a bad bellyache.7. And of course, the sweet young girl comes to the rescue, fighting off that monstrous creature like Xena, The Warrior Princess.In short, with some added scenes, and a few changes, it would have been much better.

An ancient pestilence called The Scourge has been set free in a small town after being entombed in a church's masonry for a century and a half...We start off with a bit of promise because of a wild naked man. That always sparks my interest. But sadly, that was probably the best part of the film.Is the actress who plays Lydia the worst actress ever? Possibly. But then again, the skateboard chick is pretty bad, too. These poor performances are unfortunate, because with better ones this might have been a decent movie -- indeed, we have more than passable blood effects and while the film is a tad heavy on the CGI... it is not the worst CGI you will see this year.But seriously... How many times can you say "sweetheart" within five minutes? We need a script doctor.

Bad boy Scott (Nic Rhind) is longing to get out of his small hometown and is about to rekindle his relationship with Jesse despite going out with a young blond floozy. Said slut is also cheating on Scott with a firefighter whom also has been infected by some supernatural creature that has been lying dormant in the basement of the local church. Much like "The Hidden" (a far and away superior film to this one in every way, shape, and form), the creature has to hop from body to body in order to survive.This movie pretty much epitomizes the word 'cliche'. Boy from the wrong side of the tracks? Check Unrequiteled love between said bad boy and the daughter of a sheriff? Double Check. The plot is hugely uninspired and the acting doesn't fare any better. And while it may be technically true that this movie is better then the previous one by Writer/Director Jonas Quastel. That's only because that one was "Ripper 2: Letters From Within" which was complete and utter crap. This one is merely derivative and worthless.My Grade: D Lionsgate DVD Extras: Trailer for this movie; and trailers for The Gene Generation, Fist of the Warrior, Rise of the Footsoldiers

This movie takes the typical small town where the misunderstood kid from the wrong side of the tracks is blamed for a series of murders actually caused by an ancient creature that was soaked in a bottle of wine for 130 years and buried under a church. (Gee, why isn't the nice, clean-cut, churchgoing valedictorian ever the hero of a film like this? No, no, it's going to be the kid destined to a petty criminal record and menial jobs for the rest of his life!) The performances had some funny moments, like when the leading lady had to get the current host of the creature to go with her, she said "I'm going to sleep with the fattest ugliest guy in the bar." Yup, prejudice against the overweight is the last acceptable bigotry in PC America.Of course, you have to check your logic at the door, such as if the Church has special investigators who hunt these things and have had for centuries, how did they miss this one when it was secretly buried IN A CHURCH! The other bit of illogic is that each host is attacked, apparently doesn't remember having a nasty worm like alien enter their body, and never think to seek medical help when their bodies start giving out on them. "Gee, a big chunk of my forehead just popped off, maybe I should see someone about that!"