Going into "Goblin" I assumed like every other SyFy Original I have ever watched it was going to be repulsive. Much to my surprise I was wrong very wrong "Goblin" turned out to be a very retro feeling and ultra fun flick that I walked away from very happy with. Yes ladies and gentlemen Hell must of froze over because I am in fact giving an SyFy Original a good review, climb aboard, strap in, and hold on the end times may soon follow.
Story wise "Goblin" was highly entertaining truly grasping that classic 80's / 90's era feel, it truthfully feels like this generations "Pumpkinhead" in my personal opinion. Goblin sticks to the classic cookie cutter creature feature recipe and the end result is a very fun movie that should please the appetites of any old school B horror fans.
The special effects for once are not that bad even the CG created Goblin itself looks pretty awesome and the mixture of practical effects and CG come together very nicely. Shockingly enough "Goblin" turned out to be pretty gory specially for a made for TV SyFy original I was pleasantly surprised and pleased when the blood and guts started splattering across my television screen. For a moment I felt like I was just a boy again posted up in front of my TV watching whatever random creature feature I discovered at the local video store that weekend and being totally stoked once the gore started to come wave after wave fueling my obsession with the craft behind the blood soaked scenes.
Overall I really enjoyed this film and recommend it to any fans of 80's / 90's horror if you love classics such as "Pumpkinhead", "Troll", or even Full Moon features you may very well find "Goblin" to be a nice little present. On behalf of The Liberal Dead I give SyFy's "Goblin" a well earned 6.5/10 and award for best SyFy Original to date.
6.5/10
- Ted "Ritualistic" Brown
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