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Critters, an amusing horror comedy directed byStephen Herek, is the story of a family menaced by eight basketball sized creatures from outer space who arrive at their Kansas farm in search of food. Helen Brown (Dee Wallace Stone) and Brad (Scott Grimes), owners of the farm find themselves held hostage as the creatures roll, jump and bounce around during the night. They are pursued by a pair of inept, intergalactic bounty hunters, Charlie (Don Keith Opper) and Johnny (Terrence Mann) who can
Apr 11, 1986 Wide
Aug 5, 2003
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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A variety of modest but well-executed special effects enlivens the otherwise run-of-the-mill effort about carnivorous aliens terrorizing a farm. The farm wins.
Black balls that kill... what more can be said?
"Gremlins on Acid" - as wacky as it is wicked, loads of fun
a fun "gremling-inspired" movie
Not a bad little Gremlins' rip-off.
Apart from the nostalgic appeal to die-hard New Line horror aficionados, most are likely to share the eye-rolling sentiments of second-billed cameo star M. Emmet Walsh.
Critters as a franchise has nothing on the Nightmare on Elm Street films, but it's proven popular enough with Gen X-ers who forward "You know you're a child of the '80s if..." emails to all their office mates.
Entirely enjoyable B-level sci-fi throwback.
Some may be reminded of Gremlins hearing about this movie, but it is very different. The back story is more fantastical for example, and the critters do not start out cute and lovable, they start out small and crazy and get big and scary by the end. This movie is also more of a horror film than Gremlins, there's a good
December 27, 2011Super Reviewer
Interesting horror comedy from director Stephen Herek following alien like fury creatures who feed on anything and create havoc in the process. a well made comedy horror film, Critters is obviously the best one in the series. This boasts a good cast such as Dee Wallace (Cujo) Scott Grimes (Band Of Brothers) and Billy
August 4, 2011
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