If you’ve never heard of the film Lycan Colony (2006), then you’re not alone. The great thing about Wild Eye Releasing and their Visual Vengeance label, they tend to go out of their way to find the most obscure of films to release, and Lycan Colony is one of those films. It’s something I never heard of and, to my recollection, has never crossed my path before.
It’s not obscure enough to have been overlooked by the RiffTrax team, so I’d imagine there’s some sort of following for it. I decided to sit down and give this one a shot, and it was exactly as I expected.
When a disgraced surgeon moves his family to a small town, he quickly realizes there’s a dark secret no one will be safe from. Dealing with his own demons, he attempts to come to terms with the death on the operating table he caused while intoxicated. The town is populated by werewolves who make the rules, but not all of them are to be feared. Many of them are just trying to live their lives, but others are out for blood.
The different packs are about to butt heads over who rules, and the unsuspecting family finds themselves caught smack dab in the middle, and the repercussions of their actions will change their lives forever.
The acting, story, editing, effects, and almost everything else are not good. Lycan Colony was done on the cheap, and it’s evident almost immediately. Ambition gets in the way of the story, and their limitations aren’t exactly taken into consideration. There are some really harsh reviews online, calling it the worst werewolf movie ever made, and if you want my two cents, it’s not even close. I’d like to challenge most of the harsh critics to do better because most of them have never been able to pull it together to make a feature film.
I wouldn’t call myself a fan, but I appreciated the effort writer/director Rob Roy put forth to do it. RiffTrax commentary has always been hit or miss for me. I will say this: Mike, Kevin, and Bill hit a home run with this one. I laughed out loud quite a few times. The fact this is included on the disc also goes to show Roy has a sense of humor in regard to his work and has embraced it for what it is.
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I don’t know why I even bother saying this since Visual Vengeance always strikes hot, but the disc is loaded with special features. There are two commentary tracks, a new interview with filmmaker Rob Roy, the aforementioned RiffTrax version, a blooper reel, a music video, and trailers. The limited-edition packaging includes a slipcase, a ‘New Hampshire Forest Scent’ air freshener, a four-page essay from Sam Panico, a mini-poster, a VHS sticker set, and a reversible sleeve.
Thanks to Wild Eye and Visual Vengeance, Lycan Colony has dodged the silver bullet and continues to live in the shadows.
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