trashgang Made after the classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) by Tobe Hooper, a weird director. starting with a cult classic and from there on declining into mediocre to worse flicks. Strange as it can be but this one do deliver some creepy moments. It's done by the use of red light and the country music being played on the background at the hotel were the croc lives in a pit. The story is loosely based on real events (Joe Ball) but that's all. It also features well known thespians from that era and the coming of rising star Robert Englund. It's a bit outdated as you see it now because it's slowly build although Neville Brand (Judd) do gives a great performance and it contains nudity it's low on gore. Just made before the great slasher era (1978) it shows. If you just look at Halloween (1978) were no blood is used that one did work on the horror due the atmosphere and The Shape itself. Clearly to see being shot in a studio the effects are a bit laughable too. The croc is easy to spot it isn't a real thing, the wire used toward the end is easy to see when Angie (Kyle Richards) is hanging over the water, and the last minutes a scuba diver can be spot in the pit.But one of the better efforts of Tobe, as I said, due being slow it's hard to watch it until the end without pushing the fast forward. Gore 0/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

poe426 There are drive-in memories I sometimes wish I DIDN'T have; seeing EATEN ALIVE happens to be one of them. Director Tobe Hooper has a way of getting under your skin- whether it be with a chainsaw or a scythe or a crocodile-, but that's not necessarily a Good thing. I've seen movies that made me so nauseous I came THIS close to losing my lunch- and a few of them turn out to have been directed by Hooper. He's clearly demonstrated considerable talent over the years (THE Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE, 'SALEM'S LOT, LIFEFORCE, etc.), but he's also shown a penchant for less-than-salutary fare, like THE Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE II and EATEN ALIVE. The most memorable scene in EATEN ALIVE: the opening scene, where Robert Englund, unbuckling his belt, announces, "My name's Buck an' I wanna f---..."

Scott LeBrun Tobe Hooper follows up his legendary breakthrough film with this similarly demented saga of an insane hotel proprietor, Judd (Neville Brand), who operates his business in remote rural Texas. Based loosely on a real-life character named Joe Ball, Judd just so happens to be keeping a crocodile as a pet, which stays in a pond next to the hotel. Every so often, if a visitor should upset good ol' Judd, they become crocodile food. Among those that could be on the menu are Harvey Wood (Mel Ferrer), an old man searching for his daughter, and a young family that includes William Finley as the father and Marilyn Burns of TCSM as the mother!You know good times are ahead when the first performer to make his entrance is the great Robert Englund, who, before insisting on doing it doggy style with inexperienced whore Clara (Roberta Collins), utters the memorable lines: "My names' Buck. I'm rarin' to *beep*." And so it goes with this glorious bit of cinematic insanity, which features some absolutely amazing, overwhelming atmosphere, intense lighting schemes, and an overall sense of weirdness. Hooper also co-composed the music score and it's decidedly offbeat, featuring a lot of atonal beeping.Brand is hysterical in the role of Judd. Often seen singing or talking to himself, he fully commits to the role of this backwoods boor. Englund is also great fun as the randy, raucous Buck. Finley really lets it rip as the unhinged dad, while Burns once again is required to scream her head off. Also among the cast of familiar faces are a heavily made-up Carolyn Jones in a frumpy character part as a madam, Kyle Richards as the daughter of Finley & Burns, Crystin Sinclaire as the forlorn daughter of Ferrer, the incredibly sexy Janus Blythe as Englunds' gal pal, and David Hayward as a lustful cowboy.If horror fans are looking for a really meaty story, they can look elsewhere. But for those hoping for strangeness and style, they'll get plenty of it. They can hardly fail to notice that this is more explicitly bloody than TCSM, and it's appreciably trashy, too, as Sinclaire and Blythe both show off their breasts. The crocodile created by Bob Mattey (best known as the creator of Bruce for "Jaws" a few years previous) isn't terribly convincing, but this viewer can forgive that aspect in view of the overall entertainment value.Eight out of 10.

Uriah43 After being thrown out of an East Texas brothel for refusing to perform a certain service "Clara Wood" (Roberta Collins) walks to an old hotel down the road and rents a room. Unfortunately, the mentally insane owner by the name of "Judd" (Neville Brand) recognizes her and after viciously assaulting her feeds her to his pet crocodile which he keeps nearby. Not long afterward a family of three drive up and he proceeds to do the same thing with the husband, "Roy" (William Finley). He then assaults the wife, "Faye" (Marilyn Burns) and ties her up. After that he chases the young daughter, "Angie" (Kyle Richards) who escapes to safety underneath the floorboards of the hotel. While this is going on yet another family consisting of a father named "Harvey Wood" (Mel Ferrer) and his adult daughter "Libby Wood" (Crystin Sinclaire) arrive also seeking accommodation. Now, rather than reveal any more of the film and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it, I will just say that this turned out to be a satisfactory "slasher" film. Directed by Tobe Hooper it had many similarities to his previous work, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" except that I thought this particular movie had a bit more depth, better acting and a better script. Admittedly, while as far as "slashers" go it's clearly not as good some movies which appear a few years later, I think it would make a fine double feature companion with either "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" or possibly "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" if one were so inclined. Average.