Larry Cohen, 1982
Patently ridiculous, but well-executed and quite a bit of fun. Who doesn't love the idea of Quetzalcoatl coming to New York and eating a bunch of people? The key to making it work is the sense of humor - it's a funny movie, certainly not a comedy, but funny. I don't mean "laughing at it" funny either; Cohen displays some terrific wit in both the writing and directing. The acting is also better than you tend to see in a movie like this, which helps as well - you can't really go all that wrong with a pair of detectives played by David Carradine and Richard Roundtree.
There's not a tremendous amount to it, depthwise (although Cohen does have some fun with the religious criticism), but it's a decent way to spend an hour and a half, and you don't need to feel guilty afterward.
6.5/10
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