1986
Stephen Herek
Stephen Herek
Little voracious aliens known as the Crites escape to Earth
with a pair of shape shifting bounty hunters, Ug (Terence Mann) and Lee, not too
far behind them. The Crites hide out on
the Brown farm. The youngest Brown, Brad
(Scott Grimes) and greasy weirdo/hired hand Charlie (Don Opper) realize
something is terribly wrong but they may not be able to save the rest of the
family before there are eaten by the Critters or caught in the crossfire of the
bounty hunters.
This movie was a childhood staple for me. It arrived hot in
the middle on a wave of ‘little monsters’ movies, spurred on by the overwhelming
success of ‘Gremlins’ (1984). As much as I loved ‘Gremlins’, I loved ‘Critters’
even more, mostly because it's far more outlandish and violent. The Crites have a few neat tricks like shooting poison quills and growing bigger as they eat. They aren’t terribly
threatening but it’s fun to watch them do their thing. It’s pretty much the
perfect movie for a twelve year old and I still find it very enjoyable, which
probably says something about my maturity level.
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