CROCODILE
So bad, it might just kill you
This may not be the worst horror movie I've seen, but it now holds a place amongst the runners-up. And it certainly holds a place of honor as being the worst giant-animal, nature-runs-amuck movie I've ever seen.
Made in the Philippines, not exactly a country known for the sophistication of their cinematic output, Crocodile concerns a giant saltwater (!) croc going on a rampage and the intrepid scientists who are called on to do battle with it.
The effects are pretty much what you might expect (this giant crocodile destroys two towns that look exactly the same...that burn down, EXACTLY THE SAME WAY). The beast unsurprisingly somehow manages to change its size throughout the film. And the scientists determine without doubt that this monster croc is the result of atmospheric atomic testing, without the croc actually being there for testing.
And when the croc squares off in the climax against the scientists who have chased it down in a boat, Jaws-style, it actually proves agile enough to LEAP OVER THE BOAT several times. Why it would do this, I don't know. (awful effects here, too) (again)
It's just so terrible. Terrible!
I mean...I can accept a lot of bullshit in the movies. But this movie was just too inept in every way - I mean, every way - to enjoy for very long even in that "so bad it's fun" way. And the really scary thing? This isn't even the worst giant-crocodile story I've seen. That honor definitely goes to the "giant 200-foot crocodile" episode of "SeaQuest", directed by none other than Potsie from "Happy Days".