The Pit is an '80s horror movie unlike any I've seen. The closest comparison is Gremlins, but even that is very different.
We follow Jaime, he's a lonely young boy who is unliked by kids at school, and adults in his neighborhood.
The movie begins with a scene from deep within the second act, which was an odd choice, but then takes us back to the present.
The story is a little clunky for how simple a premise it has, but it still works.
Is his stuffed bear alive? Probably not. Is his mother molesting him? Damn, that was random, I hope not.
What could have easily just been a movie about an outcast boy, with some psychological issues, reaches another level when he finds what he calls trollalogs - essentially ancient primates - and starts feeding them the awful people he knows.
There's a subplot about him being infatuated with his babysitter, but it never goes anywhere, and really feels tacked on, like it was just added to pad the runtime.
There is a swerve ending that makes The Pit feel like a long episode of Tales from the Dark Side. A little goofy in a few scenes, but overall pretty good.
Made before monsters were CGI, and very reminiscent of Goonies and others, it has actually aged quite well
It's kid friendly horror, and watchable enough - but not great
Boy this movie is odd. In a good way. And that lead kid is sooo creepy. Not as creepy as King Creep Curtis in Bloody Birthday, but still creepy.
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What the holy heck did I just watch? Buyer beware.