Return of the Killer Shrews |
USA • 2012 • 84m •
  • Directed by: Steve Latshaw. • Starring: John Schneider, Bruce Davison, James Best, Jennifer Lyons, Sean Flynn, Jason-Shane Scott, Rick Hurst, Jeneta St. Clair, Katherine Randolph, Maggie Wagner, Christopher Goodman, Holly Weber, John Anthony Williams. • Music by: Jeffrey Walton.     The '59 film, The Killer Shrews, found a group of folks on an island with the ravenous beasts. This time James Best's ship captain is hired by a reality crew to return to the island and...you guessed it, the shrews attack again.
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The strong side of the movie is its comedy about a film crew in a desperate situation. No, I'm not talking about the monsters, but the series they are shooting. The director tries to be a total dictator ("I am the director, obey me!"), the photographer and writer are frustrated with their jobs, the star of the show constantly seeks advice from his agent, while others just want to get their money and go home. I think the only thing where it goes over the top is the 'snake bites goat' scene, but otherwise it's enjoyable.
The poor side of the movie is the creature horror, because their extremely unrealistic, clumsy moves prove that computer generated images can be worse than the dogs disguised as rats they used 50 years ago in the movie that inspired this late sequel.
Review by unbrokenmetal from the Internet Movie Database.
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