Chupacabra Territory (2016) is one of those films that give Found Footage a bad rep. Way too long for the plot with unnecessary close-ups of animal mutilation (unsure if it was real or not, but still made me uncomfortable). Even a 'soft core' sex scene is done at a ridiculous point in the film, where the creature has already been seen, bodies have been found and one character needs medical treatment.
Four friends decide to investigate an area where reported sightings of a chupacabra have taken place. Warned away by a local, who had apparently been attacked by the creature and by a forest ranger, they continue even after finding several signs of the creature and what it is capable of. The one female in the group attempts to use a mysterious book to protect them and at the same time summon the creature.
Each of the characters takes turns being unlikeable, so you really have a hard time working up sympathy when the expected takes place. Besides the unnecessary sex scene, we also have another female hiker exposing her breasts to the camera several times, which does nothing but let us know she's going to be one of the next victims. I mean '80s horror/slasher films already told us this.
Lots of fake blood and gore, which isn't badly done but the creature is mostly bad camera and CGI effects. Finally, there's no reason that part of the final end credits has to scroll over the mutilated corpse of a coyote (fake or not).
I had to turn this off halfway through to take a break, from boredom and disdain. Skip this one!
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