Not quite a horror comedy but this film definitely has some satirical touches added by director/writer, the late, great Larry Cohen. There is also a good supply of gore such as bitten off limbs and rains of blood from the sky above. Two New York cops are in pursuit of a crazed killer who is enacting Aztec ritual sacrifice on people. Why, you may ask. The rituals will summon forth, Quetzalcoatl , an Aztec god of wind and air who could give the killer more of an edge in taking New York over by force. So, the killings continue both on the ground and in the air. Victims are beheaded on rooftops or carried away and saved as late night Scooby snacks. A hapless criminal stumbles upon the feathered serpent’s lair and leads the cops there to set up an ambush. It then becomes a modern day King Kong finale.
Cohen makes great use of urban location shooting to tell his story and has a lively cast to bring this thing to life. David Carradine and Michael Moriarity gamely go along with the grisly goings on and provide needed spark to this film. Decent stop motion effects for the serpent and lots of interesting aerial photography to show the beast’s point of view as it flaps around town. Cohen had by this point in his career had the It’s Alive and God Told Me To films under his belt. Cohen just recently passed away. An always interesting talent!
