Leofwine_draca CLAWS is another grizzly bear attack horror film, packed with footage of a grizzly going on the rampage and butchering a number of innocent folk. It was recently shown on TV here in the UK to tie in to the cinema release of THE REVENANT, along with NIGHT OF THE GRIZZLY. This low budget effort is the worse film of the two, thanks to a very undistinguished execution. There's virtually no characterisation, no attempts at suspense, just a lot of repetitive scenes instead.The whole film feels sluggish and rather dull despite the proliferation of outdoor nature footage (the movie was shot in Alaska). I appreciate that a real bear was used for many of the shots, but the whole thing is directed in such a matter-of-fact way that it gets rather boring very quickly. The one point at which things do get exciting is at the over-the-top climax, but by then it's too little, too late.

Scarecrow-88 A logger's life is turned upside down after encountering an enraged grizzly bear, wounded by big game hunters, leaving him with a bum arm and bad marriage. The bear continues a rampage attacking any human it comes in contact with, Jason(Jason Evers) remaining haunted by nightmares, unable, though, to leave the wilderness, a place that has always been his home. When his son, Buck, is viciously attacked by the "devil bear" while on a camping trip with mom's new boyfriend, Jason will brave the wilds of the Alaskan wilderness with one goal in mind and that is getting revenge. When an attempt to capture the bear fail(..the bear outsmarts two scientists and a hunter with tracking devices), Jason will be accompanied by Forest Commish Ben Jones(Leon Ames), old Indian pal Henry(Anthony Caruso), and his ex-wife's new boyfriend Howard(Glenn Sipes) on the grand trek through the woods and up mountains to seek out and destroy the bear once and for all. The movie shows how the bear seems wiser and more cunning than those hunting him, often surprising victims from behind, with them unable to defend themselves. Bullets upon bullets are fired into the bear and, despite it's size, those after it lose him multiple times. A good bulk of the film has the four hunters into the wilderness, and the pace drags quite a bit, not to mention, the attacks are few and far between. It's also really difficult shooting an effective scene where a man and bear are at war, because of the danger involved, while trying to prevent any harm to animals in the process..so many scenes where a bear and man are trying to find each other, they are heavily edited with repetitive images(..of the bear mostly)replayed over and over. There are some good jump scenes where a victim believes the bear is not nearby, only to be startled as it carries them off-screen. There's emphasis on the struggling relations between Jason and his wife Chris(Carla Layton)due to the overwhelming thundercloud of the bear's presence hanging over them. A little too overlong(..there's a decent 85 minute movie here, padded longer than need be)with little real action. Try GRIZZLY instead.

kita117 This movie is not a good killer grizzly movie. I just don't know why they also call it Devil Bear because it is not scary enough to be called that. The movie is very dark. Sometimes you can't see certain things and the sound in the movie is bad. Most of all, the movie is boring. 2.5 stars out of 5 for my rating.

saraphin Notable for it gratuitous use of flashbacks, even by 70's standards. This is a pure drive-in flick, the one your parents didn't want to stay awake for, so they drove home halfway through it. Right off the bat, you're introduced to bad stock footage, interesting color changes during scenes, and a so-called SATAN BEAR! Cheezy and vaguely energetic enough to be funny for awhile, halfway through it begins to lull the mind into a satisfying sleep. However, impressionable young minds might actually be frightened by this flick, since getting mauled by a rogue bear during a boy-scout outing is actually quite a plausable fear; as opposed to, say, getting mauled by Bigfoot...But that's a different movie.