The Asylum has been around for a while now, and yes this movie is from 2016, but i watched it in late 2022. I know what is The Asylum and what they produce. Sometimes i enjoy myself decently with their low budget movies, sometimes i really don't. In this case, it was alright...

If you decide to watch an Asylum movie, you should know what you gonna get wich is basically average to subpar acting, mediocre scripte, bad CGI and more often than not, some nice naked girls. This movie check all the marks.

The acting is alright and actually better than expected, the nudity is completely useless to the script but very welcomed as that lady is very hot ;) and when it comes to special effects, the CGI is terrible because lets face it, The Asylum never really get much budget, and it looks like a Playstation 3 cutscene at best, but the practical effects and real dogs they used to portray the wolves were decent.

Obviously they had to go around a few things, you got A LOT of close up shots of the real animals and the camera can get pretty shaky at times, but it never look super terrible or anything.

The script ain't amazing by any means but its serviceable. For a movie call Little Dead Rotting Hood tough, there is a lot more screen time for Eric Balfour's Sheriff character. That said, he was probably the best actor in the movie.

The reality is i saw this movie for rent for 1$ during the Halloween discounts on Xbox, i knew what i was gonna get when i saw it was an Asylum movie and it was just that, no bad surprise at all. I was fine paying 1$ for that and it was midly entertaining for that 90 minutes. Thus why i am giving it the average rating.

When I was a child, I would peruse the horror VHS section of my local video store and look at the box art. I remember many covers distinctly even after twenty-five years have passed. Had I seen "Little Dead Rotting Hood" back then, I'm sure it would stick in my mind too. That is the reason I checked it out after seeing it on Netflix and many other places since it's release.

The film is directed by The Asylum's vetran Jared Cohn. He is one of the better directors they use, and this film is leagues above most of their work. That does not mean it is generally good. It is not at all. What it manages to be is actually entertaining as a low budget werewolf film. A lot of The Asylum's work is not only bereft of entertainment but also bereft of effort.

The film actually features plenty of nudity and practical effects. The werewolves are mostly played by real-life canines in most circumstances and the makeup is on point. Horror fans can always appreciate good gore effects. The blood is neither too syrupy or excessive. The animal actors physically interact with the victims when they are attacking them. If only that aspect was good. The werewolf attacks are a blurry mess. The camera shakes all over the place permitting the viewer to see nothing.

The blurry attacks are better than the CGI transformation. Cohn knew these effects were trashy and thankfully limited their presence. Seriously, the CGI looks like it was from a 1990s movie. The "fights" between Red Rotting Hood and the CGI monster are laughably bad. The monster is so obviously not there. Perhaps this is why Red seems to get her butt kicked so badly? It gives the fake looking monster some unjustified screen credential.

The actors are competent and professional. You might recognize a few from daytime TV shows. The story they have to work with is unworthy of their mild talents. Red is an undead "guardian" of the town from the werewolf den mother. The den mother's connection to the town seems to have deep roots we learn nothing about. Why does the den mother have a lackey other than delivery of dialog? The film has too many characters. The entire thing comes off as if this idea was a season of a TV show that was forced to be a movie instead.

As much of a mess as the film is, it kept my attention. The good parts of it are so good that you forgive its awfulness in other regards. Most of The Asylum's films are so bad there is nothing to forgive. At least there are dogs, blood and even some boobies in Little Dead Rotting Hood!

People need to start rating movies based on what they are , for instance a movie produced by asylum is going to be a low budget b title film. A movie with the title little dead rotting hood is not going to be the next howling!! With that in mind it over delivers and under sells. It has an excellent cast with some very respected actors 1 is a 5 time Emmy winner!! It has decent effects for its budget and the story was excellent and it did what its suppose to do....ENTERTAIN!! I actually would like a sequel as it deserves one, oh and the 3d was ok.