- Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
- 89 min
- R
Rotten Tomatoes41%IMDb3.7
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Mysterious alien Critters have crash-landed in a small college town, devouring every living thing they encounter. Drea and the kids she's babysitting must try desperately to save themselves from the ravenous, rolling beasts. Will Drea discover her inner badass, and will it be enough to stop the Critter onslaught?
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- r96skon TMDB · Apr 20256/10
<em>'Critters Attack!'</em> isn't one I was expecting much from, based on that naff poster and it being a fourth sequel that was released 27 years after its predecessor. A terrible picture it is not, though if it wasn't for the cool deaths then I'd be rating this a notch lower. The critter usage and how those affected depart is neat, I enjoyed every moment in that regard. However, what surrounds those parts is damaging. For example, the cast are underwhelming, at best, and the main plot device is derivative; they went full <em>'Gremlins'</em> with this one. Tashiana Washington is the minor standout from those acting here, Dee Wallace (unofficially?) reprises her role from the 1986 original; which is cool, but if I didn't know beforehand then I wouldn't have recognised her or "Aunt Dee", a character that didn't stand out to me in that first flick. Lastly, credit to Jake (Jack Fulton) for kicking the critters when fighting them; I recall questioning to myself whilst watching the other films why no-one was doing so; unless I was forgetting. It is the most obvious and clearly the best way to attack the football-esque movers. Anyway, this 2019 release (presumably) draws this franchise t
Read the whole review on TMDB - Sheldon Nylanderon TMDB · Sep 20193/10
"Critters Attack!" is a strange film to review. I honestly think this film was not made with reviews in mind. No, I mean really not made with reviews in mind, because it's hard to get a bead on what they were truly going for here. It seems like a reboot, but then Dee Wallace is in it and indicates that the Crites have been around before, although she behaves more like Lee from the first two films so maybe she's really Terrence Mann in disguise (who is conspicuously absent; I was waiting for him to pop up as it just doesn't feel like a Critters movie without Terrence Mann)...I don't know. So, let's break this down. To start, you'll notice that, to the film's credit, they stick to primarily to practical effects. This is good as it's trying to at least feel like the original films. Honestly, CGI Crites would probably have been really bad. They even bring back the giant Critter Ball from the second movie, although still no human sized Crites as seen in the first film. Crites are puppets and should only be puppets, although at the same time, something about these new redesigned puppets feels a little off. They've always had big mouths, but now they've got flip-top heads. Eh... However,
Read the whole review on TMDB - Gimlyon TMDB · Aug 20194/10
The low point for the _Critters_ franchise. Surpassing the third film to become the new bottom rung on the ladder. Wouldn't have been surprised to learn that the creatives behind _Critters Attack!_ had been given only a passing overview on the four films preceding it. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
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Cast
- Tashiana WashingtonDrea
- Ava PrestonTrissy Lacy
- Jack FultonJake Lacy
- Jaeden NoelPhillip
- Dee WallaceDee
- Stephen JenningsSheriff Lewis Haines
- Pierre MalherbeBackpacker Doug
- Alex JeavenMandy
- Tristan de BeerGregory Sax
- Ho ChowChef Loong
Crew
- Bobby MillerDirector
- Scott LobdellWriter
- Hein de VosDirector of Photography
- Russ Howard IIIOriginal Music Composer
- Mike MendezEditor
- Rupert HarveyProducer
- Barry OpperProducer
- Adam FriedlanderProducer
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