PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

TheLittleSongbird Basilisk: The Serpent King is in my opinion not a good movie, however SyFy with movies like Titanic II, 2010: Moby Dick, Alien vs Hunter and Quantum Apocalypse have done worse. This does get plus points for the scene where the Basilisk comes to life in the museum, which is the best and most cool-looking scene of the film I feel, Yancy Butler who manages to give her role some credibility, an interesting idea and some nice scenery.On the other hand, Basilisk: The Serpent King does have one too many moments where it gets unintentionally comical or unrealistic, and this is not just the scene where the Basilisk kills the girl with the sceptre but also the scenes where they pretend to be mannequins and the Basilisk ignores him like literally and when you see 24-carat gold being carried like it weighed nothing at all.Also, while SyFy have definitely had much worse graphics, I think Alien vs. Hunter, Titanic II and Mega Piranha had the worst, there are some scenes where they do look on the cheap side, but I am not sure whether it was the graphics or the lazy editing that was the problem. The music was forgettable and for me not very dynamic. The script contains some very cheesy and inane lines that are awkwardly placed and delivered especially with the killing I mentioned(she actually tells the Basilisk off for ruining her dress which seemed made that scene awkwardly funny in alternative to nail-biting).The concept isn't so bad actually, the execution is what bogs the story down. It all feels very predictable, with none of the killings having any suspense or tension to them. At least three scenes don't make much sense, but I haven't yet mentioned the ending which felt very dumb and rushed. I have to give some credit and say it is not a dull story, which is yet another reason why this film is better than others that have all the flaws I have mentioned to am about to mention and suffer from this too.When it comes to the characters, Basilisk: The Serpent King also fails. The Basilisk actually is quite cool if not very menacing. The human characters though are shallow and stereotyped, you don't care for them or their situations at all. Butler aside, the acting is really bland or overdone, with uneven line delivery and one too many "pregnant" pauses in between. Finally, the title, would've been a somewhat obvious but epic title if the film hadn't contradicted the Basilisk's gender.In conclusion, not the worst SyFy has done, but not very good. 4/10 Bethany Cox

kitconn As a veteran aficionado of the SciFi originals, I had my usual expectations going into "Basilisk". Laughable special effects, transparent characters and formulaic situations clumsily stumbled into by unwitting victims of the CGI beast-du-jour; all comprising a solidly entertaining and heartily enjoyable experience. While "Basilisk" dutifully fulfilled many of my preconceptions, I have to say that it was a cut well above the standard Saturday night fare.This creature flick can rightfully take its place among such greats as "Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy" (Jeffery Combs can't make a bad movie), "Frankenfish" and many of the other SciFi offerings but I have to put "Basilisk" into its own category all together. The effects are of the same caliber as its worthy cousins, but I think that what lifts this one for me is the script. It is witty without being contrived and never leaves a slow moment or the feeling of awkwardness that comes with so many screenplays that try too hard to be hip (see: Lucky Number Slevin. Actually, don't see it, it's terrible). Cleavant Derricks does an outstanding job as the weekend warrior Colonel and his bantering exchanges with Jeremy London are the stuff of high theatrical art.So all in all, this one is not to be missed. Next time SciFi decides to air it, set the TiVo and prepare to be entertained. You will not be sorry.

OC47150 Basilisk wasn't as bad as some of the other Saturday night Sci-fi Channel offerings. The majority of the budget was obviously spent on CGs. While there were scenes where the CG effects weren't great, there were others that it was.My big complaint about these movies are little details. These movies are filmed in Eastern Europe, where the buck can be stretched further than in the states. That's fine, but at least if you're depicting the U.S. military, use American-issued weapons, not weapons fixed to look like them. Would it be too hard to scrounge up some decent-looking M-16s?

b-rad "Basilisk" is on right now, the latest CGI monster flick from Sci-Fi, inspired by medieval bestiaries (remember "Manticore"?).The effects are bad, the characters and situations predictable, the monster really badly drawn, but it's another one of those movies that is so bad, you can enjoy laughing at it. And if it weren't for movies like this, actors like Stephen Furst wouldn't have anything to do.At least we get to see Yancy Butler running around in a little cocktail dress.Now I see that there is a minimum line requirement to these comments, so I have to add more content. Let's see...The soldier popping up out of the manhole, begging for help, only to get pulled back in, that's predictable.The lone garbage man who sees the monster as he walks to the dumpster, that's a cliché, too.Oh, and the producers fulfilled another horror movie requirement by having the monster attack a shopping mall. Take that, you blind consumerist sheep!Ooh, and the monster came to life at a university museum, at a reception for wealthy patrons. Take that, capitalists! Throw in a nutty sidekick, and a hot blonde archeology professor, and we have plenty of the expected building blocks of a shake-and-bake monster movie.Is that enough lines now?I see that it is. Who's idea was that requirement, anyway?