Another story about a greedy corporation poisoning the environment. Thankfully this didn't get as preachy as other '70s movies, "Silent Running" or "No Blade of Grass" come to mind. Actually, it didn't have time to because the evil polluting company inadvertently created a kick-ass giant, killer bear-pig that's raising Hell in the forests of Maine.

The practical effects were good and bad at the same time. The kid in the sleeping bag getting swatted by the bear-pig and basically exploding against a boulder is a kill for the ages. There was also a scene where our heroes are hiding in a tunnel, and while the bear-pig menaces them from above ground, the director chose to zoom in tightly on the eyes of the characters for at least a full minute. It was supposed to build tension but I laughed instead.

There's bad acting to be had by all. Talia Shire is awful and Robert Foxworth's overacting is classic. Armand Assante is stone-faced and nearly comatose.

The bear-pig doesn't make an appearance until about 57 minutes in but from that point on it's the focus of the action. There are some awesome bear-pig moments, like when our heroes board up their cabin and the bear-pig is so huge that it just rips the roof off. An eerie shot of bear-pig pursuing them from the other side of a lake is a cool, fog-shrouded wide shot, also.

I don't think "Prophecy" is a good movie at all, but I did enjoy how nuts it was. It's yet another take on "Jaws", much like "Grizzly", "Orca" and a host of other '70s fare.