Stargate Theatre - Mega Snake
Stargate Theatre
Mega Snake
On this episode of Stargate Theatre I’m taking a look at the 2007 made for tv movie “Mega Snake” which stars Michael Shanks as an EMT who has to deal with a “mystical” snake which grows to an enormous size thanks to its diet of fresh meat and it has a taste for human flesh.
Mega Snake was made for the Syfy Channel and was shot in Bulgaria, as the story is set in Tennessee the use of North American actors in the main roles makes sense (accents not withstanding) but given the budget the amount of extras available is obviously the result of the cost savings shooting overseas. The story begins in 1986 and we meet a young Les and his family, his father is a preacher who deals with snakes but Les is afraid of them to such an extent on his first participation results in his fathers death. The story jumps twenty years forward and Les played by Michael Shanks is now an EMT and his brother Duff (John T. Woods) and mother (Laura Giosh) still practice their faith. Duff pays a visit to Screaming Hawk played by
Ben Cardinal who deals with exotic snakes and Duff then steals a particularly rare one and well that’s the beginning of the end for many of the townsfolk. The snake gets loose, eats the kitten and the dog and then kills the mother and then kills Duff and finally goes hunting all around town as Les deals with his ex-girlfriend Erin (Siri Baruc) and his EMT partner Fay (Michal Yannai) who is making a move on him. As the body count mounts Erin is convinced this is the work of a large snake but the Sheriff and Mayor are dismissive especially given the annual fair is only a day away and yes at the height of the festivities the snake strikes and only Les, Erin and Screaming Hawk are in a position to save the town.
Well what can I say, Mega Snake was not a bad movie, about average for this sort of lower budget production and it had a lot of good points such as location shooting, use of extras and limited but acceptable CGI effects. Some of the accents were a little strange and did we need to kill the kitten and the dog (sorry chickens and goats, you are not awwww material) but the human body count/kills were just fine. Overall another solid movie which can offer a brief diversion if you let yourself go along with the fun.
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