What do you get when you cross See No Evil (yes, the horror film starring pro-wrestler Kane) and Jaws? The answer is simple: you get Grizzly Park. Of course, I am sure most of you already guessed what the answer was going to be. Now consider this — we all know that Jaws is going to be the superior film, but would you be surprised to learn that See No Evil is also superior? Even if I didn't like that slasher film (which I do), I would have to admit it was the better of the choices. Watching Grizzly Park is a good thing to do if you are suffering from insomnia. It plods along with nothing much happening. That nothing is being done by a group of simply awful characters who don't have an ounce of brains between them.
So, what is Grizzly Park about? Well, the tag line gives it all away: "It's Gonna be a Bear." No kidding. I had no idea that a movie called Grizzly Park was going to have a bear. Now, if you flip the case over and read the description, it offers a little bit more promise. The description tells of an escaped serial killer with an insatiable bloodlust. Now you've got my attention, not only is there a bear loose in the woods, there is also a killer? Get out of my way, I have a movie to watch! When the movie was over, I woke up. As it turns out, serial killers and bears don't mix all that well.
Anyway, eight kids with law trouble are sent to Grizzly Park for a week in order to clean up the trash left behind by sloppy patrons (very similar to the kids sent to clean the hotel in See No Evil). So, the kids all get to the park, where they are paired with Ranger Bob (Glenn Morshower of 24 fame) as their guide. Off they go, making their way through the park, picking up trash, while Ranger Bob warns them of the dangers of bears, snakes, and the importance of not feeding any of the forest critters they encounter. We all know that this is not going to work too well, else we wouldn't have a story, such as it is.
I know that really doesn't tell you much, but how much do you really need to now? This is a direct-to-video horror film that has a group of delinquents roaming the woods waiting to get picked off by either a serial killer or a bear. There is not much in the way of subtext or depth to be had.
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