Tubi Thursday: Creature of the Mist (2022)

 A Chinese Monster Film that was cut down and dubbed.

As a bonus, it is a pretty shameless rip-off of an American Film!

With no build-up whatsoever, a strange Mist flows into a Chinese City.

With it comes a bunch of killer tentacles!

They belong to a strange, unexplained creature.

What is it?
Why is it there?

We are never told.
Ever.

A bunch of random people- including the Prince, his Guard, a ruffian, a Boatman, etc- run into a nearby Building to stay safe.

How do you say 'Rip Off' in Mandarin?

撕掉

A group leaves and... seems to mostly do fine.
I guess they just skimmed the Wiki Page.

Back inside, some creatures start to get in and... this feels like something I've seen before.

Can our ragtag group of stranger survive the Mist?

Can they survive each other?

And would this look better in Black and White?

I didn't want to be too subtle now.  One of you in the back still didn't get it.

A Film that could have been interesting.

The idea is not a bad one.  Obviously, it worked pretty well in Print and in Theaters before.

This one is just too short, barely hitting the one-hour mark.  This is achieved by having NO build up for the Characters before the Mist arrives.

Was it supposed to be more interesting that we learned about them AFTER the attack?

It wasn't.

The draw here is either the silly CGI or the Wuxia.  They are both fine, but in far shorter supply than you would expect.
This one really looks and feels pretty cheap, which is a shame.

This is a rip-off and not all that exciting of one.  I was hoping for more silly fun, but it was just melodrama and spurts of fun action.

In spite of how it may sound, watching the Film still didn't feel like, well, this...

A Film with promise, even if it is a rip-off.  Sadly, it is pretty forgettable and vague.