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A bear gets hooked on cocaine, everyone wants the stash, Police, criminals, teenage gangsters, but none want it more badly than the bear.

I almost gave up fifteen minutes in, as I thought it was a straight up apex predator movie, it kind of is, but it's a cocaine bear comedy. Once you realise what you're in for, I urge you to stick with it, as it is genuinely hilarious, it's so funny.

It's amazing to believe that the story is actually inspired by actual, real life events, people's personalities change on drugs, why shouldn't a bear's?

I think the bear looks pretty good to be honest, the ambulance scene looked great, talk about crazy.

Don't expect brilliance, it's too zany for that, but it is a lot of fun.

7/10.

This film is exactly what you think it is. It's a bear on cocaine going crazy in the woods. That doesn't mean it's not good. It's actually surprisingly good.

It's such a good thriller. You're on the edge of your seat for most of it and when you're not on the edge of your seat, you're laughing your ass off.

The cast is actually very unrelated. Keri Russell is phenomenal. Alden Ehrenreich And O'Shea Jackson Jr (Ice Cube's son) are great together and have great chemistry.

The production value is so so it is definitely not a super high budget film. But it doesn't look bad. The editing as well done especially during the action scenes and the CGI is actually pretty good.

Not a bad, entertaining movie, there are funny moments in their situation. But like any game movie for one time viewing. I liked the acting and the way their characters behave in unusual situations.

I will definitely purchase this film for my collection, and if necessary, I will revise the scenes I am interested in as soon as it comes out in quality.

I want to praise the young actors who showed their performance at the height, I would also mention actresses, including those little-known in this feature film.

In general, I have a pleasant feeling from this movie, and I would recommend this film to all my friends who like the horror genre with elements of black comedy.

This movie was so crazed and ridiculous, but if you just take as a fun romp through the forest with a bear high on cocaine and looking for his next fix, you can really enjoy this.

The believability factor is near zero, but aren't most movies that are "based on actual events"? The characters and acting fit the absurd story just enough to let you laugh at them without walking out of the room.

There is some gore and blood, but that's to be expected from a BEAR high on COCAINE... At least they didn't try to give the bear "human emotions" like they do in so many other movies. It's just a bear, protecting its territory and looking for its next fix.

Cocaine Bear offers little beyond the trailers in terms of originality, flashiness, or cleverness, but it does offer more of the same...and a lot of it. Chances are, however you interpret the trailers and however you feel about them will determine how you enjoy this movie. If you're ready for a leave-your-brain-at-home 80's adventure of slasher gore (sans human antagonist) and some corny punchlines, then this is your ticket. I would be lying if I said I did not have the occasional chuckle, and truth be told, some of SFX company Weta's bear animations were uncomfortably realistic at times. Ultimately though, I found myself several times throughout the brisk 95 minute runtime wishing the film would tingle my brain with abstractions that never came.

My advice? If you like the trailer, see it in theaters. If you were indifferent about the trailer, wait until it hits streaming.

'Cocaine Bear' does exactly what it says on the box - it's a film about a black bear in Georgia, USA, that gets high from some cocaine dumped in the forest and goes on a rampage. Very loosely based on a true story, where illegal drugs actually were thrown out of a plane and killed a bear. Needless to say, the bear is CGI. The cast is surprisingly strong, with the main cast of 'The Americans' present - Russell, Rhys & Martindale - along with Ehrenreich (from 'Solo'), Jackson Jr (from 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'), Whitlock Jr (from heaps of stuff) & Ray Liotta's final ever role.

Even though it has funny parts, there's probably not enough consistently funny jokes or moments to be a true comedy. Likewise with the horror/thriller aspect - there's some scary moments, but nothing sustained or truly horrific. A bit of gore and I think the death tally reached 9 in the end, but probably needed to be a few more to reach actual horror territory.

It's basically a creature feature, and I'd put it alongside 'The Meg' and 'Piranha 3D', rather than 'Jaws' or 'King Kong'. The cast are all likeable, but their skills are severely underutilised. The score is good and some of the shots of the Chattahoochee forest are nice. The ending is a bit underwhelming with too much family drama.

If you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, as mother bear's opened a bag of cocaine and is reaching for the skies, it's made her somewhat volatile and her temper wont abate, if she catches hold she will remould your limbs and amputate.

It's not the worst film about a drug addled bear high as a kite on cocaine that you'll come across, and it probably won't be the last, as variations on a theme are bound to come along in multiform. Quite often amusing, with various appendages and body parts being removed by claw and tooth, fine performances all round and it must have been a fun movie to direct and make.

Cocaine Bear promised so much but just didn't hit the spot for me.

There are too many characters in my opinion which becomes a bit of a chore and breaks things up a little too much. If there was more of a focus on just a couple of characters as the protagonists it would have been better.

The humour didn't always work for me. Sometimes it was good but it fell flat a little too often.

The central premise is great but it doesn't go far enough in my opinion. I feel like there was a lot more fun to have with the concept. Although saying that there are some wildly fun and gruesome body horror moments, and the effects on the bear and the injury detail are top notch.

Overall a bit of a let down. This film is mostly fun as expected, but the premise wears a little thin come the third act. Not quite the riotous spectacle I was hoping for.

It's a giant bear that finds drugs and mauls people. Made-for-TV SyFy affair? Nope, a genuine b-movie, name actors and loads of gruesome deaths; and they are gory, believe you me. It's kind of a real kick with the more shocking ones (the ambulance scene screams to mind).

Too many characters walk in and out of this story, which is the one negative I can think of, on the whole; but it's oddly satisfying to watch them go. The real surprise here is, in such a whacked-out movie, there's actually a well-handled theme of a mother protecting her young. I can definitely appreciate this.

I had the benefit of a like-minded audience in the theater, and it's entirely possible that returns will diminish on future rewatches. But in the here-and-now, I enjoyed this quite a bit.

Side note: R. I. P., Ray Liotta.

Ummmmm, where do I begin. I didn't watch any trailers or read any reviews. I saw the poster and title and thought, "I'm definitely watching that." After seeing it, I can say with confidence that it's exactly what a movie named Cocaine Bear should be.

Aside from being an extremely fun and outrageous thriller, this movie is hysterical. I was full-volume laughing frequently. So many parts are the perfect combination of memorable and hilarious. It knows exactly what it's doing.

The other thing that made me happy is seeing a studio have the courage to allow the filmmakers to go all out. I compare it to M3gan which was going for a similar tone. But M3gan was toned down to PG-13 so teens could watch. Cocaine Bear is rated R as it absolutely should be. It's not gratuitous but it never feels like it's holding back.

I had a blast with this movie. If the title or premise intrigue you, you will most likely be pleased. (2 viewings, opening Thursday 2/23/2023, 5/20/2023)

First, I really enjoyed the movie even it's flaws. I expected less from the first half of the movie. So it was great entertaining.

Second, the second half is extremly weird and predictable. Even the overused CGI almost ruined any credibility of the supposed "based on a real story".

Third, overall, the movie is funny, goofy, crazy, dumb and forgettable, just because the plot. A bear sniffing cocaine the whole movie.

Last, I am not going to spoil anything saying the premise was crazier than the execution, because the really weak script. It could have been a masterpiece, but instead you got an over the average gory crazy bear feast.

To add, this was the last Ray Liota's movie, so respect for him.

Movie wasn't scary or funny, and ultimately just a huge waste of time.

Gore was pretty subdued, often cutting away from the gnarliest parts so the film has failed as a horror/gore fest.

Humor was SNL levels of schlocky funny faces, movie couldn't really land a single joke. Movie was completely spineless, afraid of it's own rating.

Instead of watching a fun horror comedy, you are stuck with about an hour of dumb character development, a mother and daughter bonding, friends becoming friends, and some incredibly lame sub plot about overcoming grief.

This movie took a creative premise and somehow managed to make the most streamlined hollywood cash grab I have seen in years.

This is a dark comedy, better than Renfield, catching dark wit and gore much better. I didnt really care for Keri Russell casted as mom, lacked emotion and complexity. The character actor, Margo Martindale, the Park Ranger, always does a great job.

Having seen Elizabeth Banks interviewed, she's playful and can go out of the box, and I got the vibe that the movie reflected her personality. Not necessarily a great movie, but it was a fun romp for a get-away. Fun date movie...with a woman director just enough bait to convince a girlfriend it's a chick flick date movie and then have fun with it afterwards.

Looking forward to more from Elizabeth Banks.

Cocaine Bear did it's job. It was worth watching for sure (at least for anyone who is interested in seeing a movie called Cocaine Bear lol). Definitely entertaining but I was honestly expecting a little more funny. Don't get me wrong, it has funny moments but for some reason I thought I'd be laughing more than I did. The writing was good, the directing was good, the acting was good and again, for anyone who's interest the trailers caught, you probably will find it worth the watch just don't expect more than a bear eating cocaine and people and some mild humor.. The gore was done right for this movie in my opinion. They did just the right amount for the feel of this movie(whatever that means lol). It was nice seeing Ray on the big screen once again after his passing(just a nice bonus)..

I was wrong. Other than a few good gore scenes, which is why I scored above a 1, this thing is horrible. I think I might have chuckled once, which perhaps garners half a star, but other than that, I didn't find any comedy in this at all. You'll laugh harder watching 'Goodfellas', one of Liotta's decent works (among many).

I didn't realize there was going to be some focus on kid actors, and as hard as they tried, they simply weren't funny, but they probably weren't given anything funny to work with. Certainly 'Sandlot' proves you can make a kid-centric comedy, so it's not the kids' fault. As for the adults, couldn't have cared less what happened to any of them. The movie would have been far more interesting if they all had met their demise at the paws of the bear.

So basically, there wasn't enough comedy for the comedy fans, enough gore for the gore fans, and no discernible drama for the drama fans. Essentially, this was a bunch of you've-seen-this-before scenes with an occasional bear attack. I will say the bear looked good. Huge disappointment.

Come for the "Cocaine" ...stay for the "Bear." I am certain this will be a HUGE hit. They may already be working on sequels. Allow me to suggest:

• Cocaine Bear 2: Mushroom Bear (Trippin' on psilocybin)
• Cocaine Bear 3: Molly Bear (Luvs everybody)
• Cocaine Bear 4: Cannabis Bear (Uncontrollable munchies)
• Cocaine Bear 5: Viagra Bear (self-explanatory)

The title pretty much tells you what kind of movie to expect and delivers as promised. If you expect too much ...then you may be disappointed, but I don't think anyone who is going to see this film is expecting an Oscar-worthy meaningful masterpiece. Yeah, I guess the movie could have been better (definitely not a 10-star film), but compared to other things in this category; I think it's above average and effort was made to produce something entertaining.

I predict the "Cocaine Bear" films will become quite a successful franchise. I'm actually kicking myself right now and thinking: "Why didn't I come up with this first?!"

After watching the full movie I realised that the two minutes long intro tells everything that happens. And nothing else really does happen. Visuals: could've been better, Storyline: second to none, Casting: okay-ish, Characters: not elaborate, Horror factor: basic, grade E+, Funniness: might contain some easy to digest jokes, but that's all. If this is a primarily horror movie, it should've been more frightening and unpredictable. If primarily a comedy, should've been way more funnier. It just fails at both, and I'm sad to say (maybe I had too high expectations), but this is a missed shot again.

...And it's very good at being just that.

Granted, I really didn't expect a lot from a film called Cocaine Bear. What I did expect was some satisfying creature violence and some darkly humorous comedy to pad the time between the carnage. And the film 100% delivered on these fronts.

I truly appreciated that the script wasted no time. We get to see our titular monster bear in action from the opening scene, then we get the bear minimum (pun intended) of character exposition for all the people who may or may not get mauled, and we're off to the races for more bloody fun.

And oh, it's pretty fun. The CGI for the bear is shockingly good at times, and the gore is always impressive. It's not shown all the time, which was smart of them. It's only really shown at brief moments for maximum shock. Elizabeth Banks actually does have a knack for this, as it turns out. Color me pleasantly surprised.

Of course, not all the characters get to shine. Would you expect them to? Most of them are pretty disposable. But even the inconsequential ones get fun personalities and all the actors give it their all and are clearly having fun, no matter how small their roles.

What did surprise me most was that the film actually does give the true lead characters some heartfelt beats and emotional lessons that they take away from their horrific day in the woods.

One man learns to appreciate his friends amidst his grief, another learns to stand up for what's right, a mother and daughter learn to prioritise each other, etc. It's nothing groundbreaking or powerful by any means, but it did make me feel something.

And I truly did not expect a movie called Cocaine Bear to make me feel anything. The film won't be a timeless classic, but it's a really good time at the movies.

And Y'know what? If it's not trying to be anything other than that, I'm perfectly happy with it.

Curious about "Cocaine bear?" It could of either been brilliant or terrible, and it is.

Those hoping for an over the top, hilarious horror movie that doesn't take itself seriously (like us) will be beyond disappointed. Its like they had a good idea here, and went out of their way to avoid doing it.

There are jokes, but they're cringey. There is action. But the CGI is mixed. What there isn't is anything to get invested in. There's all these characters you won't care about. Mostly walking around the woods talking. Then there's the bear. Who gets a couple of good kills in before it passes out.

Boring is the worst thing the movie could of been. But some stuff early on in the movie is also done in extremely bad taste. This set the bar low for a cinema audience that maybe laughed once during the rest of the longest hour and a half ever.

If you're going to watch this and expect a cinematic masterpiece, you'll probably be disappointed. But if you go expecting to see a funny comedy with lots of people getting mauled by a cocaine crazed apex predator, then you'll have a blast!

Cocaine Bear surprisingly has lots of emotions in it, and a nice storyline, including about 6 different side stories all meshing into one. And it does so pretty fluidly and organically.

The acting by everyone is great according to their character type, and you end up kinda liking 90% of the characters and hating the ones you're supposed to, hoping they get mauled and devoured.

Elizabeth Banks definitely did a good job with this movie, and I am excited to see it again soon!

Come on Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Cocaine Bear is a horror/comedy, not a thriller/comedy that you have it classed as! Went to see this at a local cinema last night and was not disappointed, it had the potential to be so bad but thankfully it gets a "good" (7/10) from me. For me some of the comedy worked well, other parts did not but there was a great deal of laughter from my fellow audience members. The funniest parts for me consisted mainly of people being attacked by the drug fuelled bear. There is no bad acting here but there are characters that are weaker than others, when the latter try to be funny it doesn't always work. I am not a big fan of CGI effects but they looked good here for both for the bear/s and the gore, and believe me this is a very gory movie, though done for laughs as opposed to shock. There are also a few effective jump scares, after all this is a horror movie. Ireland stands in for the US state of Georgia and if like me you like to see some well filmed wilderness then there is plenty here. Film is set in 1985 and as a teen from that fabulous decade I liked the 1980's nostalgia. If you want a gory, fast paced and fun horror comedy then Cocaine Bear is well worth a look.

This was a fun ride for the first little while, but they shouldn't have shoehorned in a villain-arc in the later half. It was too much story for the ludicrous premise to support.

We also really needed to see more of the kids being outrageous, and we DEFINITELY needed more of Margo Martindale's park ranger! What a waste of an incredible talent!

The film would have been a lot better if it focused on her and the kids instead of following Keri Russell's blandly forgettable nurse around, not to mention the crooks whose entire story-arc felt wholly unnecessary.

5/10 Stars. I enjoyed the opening and most of the first half, but was bored to tears by the end.

Ah, Cocaine Bear, the peak of cinematic achievement. It promises two things, and two things only: Bear and cocaine. It delivers on both accounts. That in my books, is a winner.

The characters are somewhat funny and I liked the individuality of them. The bear is a character on to itself and the mix of CGI and practical effects was refreshing. The music was average at best, and the plot is bare-bones and simplistic. But it is actually (sort of) based on a true story so I guess they're going off of that. There are a few good jump scares and wondering who would be caught next by the bear was quite exciting.

6/10: A decent mix of comedy and horror, with some interesting characters but lackluster plot and unambitious storytelling and cinematography.

This may not be a great movie, it doesn't even qualify as a good movie, but it's the most fun I've had in years! There's no character development, the gore looks very fake, and so does the computer animated bear. But it's set in the 1980s and that alone makes it worth watching. And the fact that this movie obviously doesn't take itself too seriously makes it a lot of fun to watch.

Kudos to Elizabeth Banks who directed it. She's always been a fun actress and that attitude of hers comes back in this movie. If you haven't seen it, go watch it! It will be a funny waste of your valuable time! Highly recommended for when you have nothing better to do.