well and what be the odds . at the exact right moment that a few redneck amateur scientist discover cave painting indicate that some type of dinosaur monster might have inhabit the area thousand of year ago and a burning meteor crash into the lake and spontaneously hatch a monster egg that have be lie there for over a thousand year and i suppose . the crater lake monster be a movie that literally must be see to be believe and but you good do so in the company of many friend and a pile of ganja in order to make the wholesome a little bit easy to digest . yes and this be a terrible film with the utmost ramshackle screenplay imaginable and numerous irrelevant pad interlude that be downright embarrass and but it also irresistibly charm and so clumsily put together that you simply have to cherish some kind of fondness for it . half of the film at least revolves on the wacky adventure of arnie and mitch . these two local yokel own and run a boat rent shop near the lake and but spend most of their day pick their nose and quarrel over fascinating stuff like to spell the word bait . it be mostly during their prototypic laurel and hardy situation that new puddle of blood or decapitate head be discover in the lake . steve hanson and the heroic but not exactly sharp sheriff be on the case and but only if he not too busy chase big city thug travel through the area . halfway through the film and there suddenly be an abrupt scene about a thug rob a liquor store and kill two people in the process . this textbook wtf moment appear to take on the complete other side of the country and like in new york city or something and and have absolutely nothing to do with the event go on at crater lake . only like twenty minute later the robber pop up again in hicksville and there an exhilarating chase through the wood and end in the dino hungry muzzle . the absurd little detail in the crater lake monster be too numerous to mention . for example and this be probably the only creature feature in which the player discover the obligatory gigantic footprint after they already spot the actual monster . the goof in continuity should be legendary as far a i be concern . it like everybody forget to pay attention to it . night turn into twilight into day and back into twilight all during one and the same diurnal course . the monster be undeniably the best aspect about the film and especially since it accomplish through good old fashion and adorable stop motion effect . the cute critter be a plesiosaur while mean an aquatic dinosaur look like a crossbreed between denver the last dinosaur and an alligator . crater lake monster be a unique and unforgettable movie experience that i can only encourage to track down . the miserable negative rating be just out of principle ( and because basically and this be a very bad film ) should be put into perspective and because i might as well could have give it positive for sheer entertainment value .