Bad CGI Gator (2023 Film)

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Bad CGI Gator is an upcoming Horror-Comedy movie titled "Bad CGI Gator," in which a group of college kids on Spring Break end up being attacked by a bad CGI alligator after a laptop is thrown into a lake that electrocutes an alligator. The film's trailer became a trending topic on social media for its premise, inspiring ironic memes and jokes. The movie is produced by Full Moon Features and is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on November 24th, 2023.

History

On November 6th, 2023, Full Moon Features revealed the first trailer of their upcoming "Bad CGI Gator"^[1] movie (shown below). The video is accompanied by a synopsis of the film, stating that "Six college grads on spring break get a cabin in the swamplands of Georgia. Once there, they decide to throw their school laptops in a backyard lake in an act of youthful defiance, which unknowingly turns a lurking alligator into the dreaded and insatiable… BAD CGI GATOR." The trailer, uploaded on YouTube^[2], amassed roughly 27,000 views and 1,000 likes in two days.

Online Reaction

The movie's trailer quickly spread to Twitter / X, instigating an online debate on the platform. For example, on November 7th, 2023, X^[3] user @catsuka uploaded a short version of the trailer (shown below) paired with the caption "So there is a horror film called "Bad CGI Gator," amassing over 13 million views and 22,000 likes in a day.

So there is a horror film called "Bad CGI Gator".https://t.co/2NVONshXEV pic.twitter.com/x7lGYmmOuY

— Catsuka (@catsuka) November 7, 2023

On November 8th, X^[4] @ThePoke posted a still image from the film's trailer with an ironic overlay text saying "This is better than some recent Marvel movie CGI." The tweet (shown below, left) amassed roughly 1 like in a few hours. On November 7th, X^[5] user @SpecterM91 suggested people interested in the horror-comedy alligator movie check a similar feature, titled "Bad CGI Sharks." The tweet (shown below, right) garnered more than 24 likes and 4 retweets in a day.

This is better than some recent Marvel movie CGI

X Said it many times before but if you're interested in this at all please give Bad CGI Sharks a watch. I won't comment on Gator but I got a feeling it doesn't have the heart and soul Sharks does. Watch Bad CGI Sharks on Tubi: link.tubi.tv/OhWCSqKpxEb SPAT Specter @SpecterM91. Follow thisgasthing degut SALE 2:26 PM - Nov 7, 2023 MAJAMA ‣ Bloody Disgusting ✔ @BDisgusting 'Bad CGI Gator' Trailer - Full Moon's Latest Creature Feature Embraces Its bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3787451/... Own Terrible Digital Effects:

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SPRING BREAK Terror rendered too cheaply... BAD CGI GATO FULL MOON FEATURES

@horrortips666 Bad CGI Gator 2023 November 24 #badcgigator #horror #horrors #horrormovie #horrormovies #scary #horrortok #horrortips #horortipy #2023 #november #fullmoon #foryou #foryourpage #fyp #upcoming #upcominghorrormovies #fakescene #fakeblood #trailer #horrorcomedy #aligator #college #springbreak #swamplands #laptops #lake #monster ♬ původní zvuk – Horor tipy

@fullmoonempire Six college grads on spring break get a cabin in the swamplands of Georgia. Once there, they decide to throw their school laptops in a backyard lake in an act of youthful defiance, which unknowingly turns a lurking alligator into the dreaded and insatiable… BAD CGI GATOR. Studio: Full Moon Features Producers: Charles Band, Zalman Band Written by: Zalman Band Directed by: Danny Draven Release Date: November 24th, 2023 | Full Moon Feature's Amazon Prime Channel | North America #fullmoonfeatures #badcgi #badcgigator #comingsoon #horrormovies #newrrelease #genz #🐊 #gatorsdaily ♬ original sound – Full Moon Horror