Critters Movie Review

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kevin_Dillehay]Kevin Dillehay
Critters is a 1986 science fiction horror comedy distributed by New Line Cinema. Some of its stars include Dee Wallace-Stone as Helen Brown, Scott Grimes as Brad Brown, Don Keith Opper as Charlie McFadden, Terrence Mann as Johnny Steele/Ug, and Billy Green Bush as Jay Brown. Rupert Harvey (A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child) is the producer. The director is Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure).
The film opens on a prison asteroid in outer space where a race of beings, known as Crites, are to be transported as prisoners. But, instead, they hijack a ship and go to Earth. Two intergalactic bounty hunters are sent after them. Meanwhile, the Brown family lives on Earth in a rural town in Kansas. Brad, the son, is always with a slow but well-meaning mechanic named Charlie McFadden, who is always rambling about aliens from outer space. Charlie accidentally hits the sister April but Brad takes the heat and gets grounded for the night. Later that night, as Brad is trying to sneak out, he catches a glimpse of what we discover is the Crites' ship landing in a nearby field. Jay, the father, catches Brad as he sits in a tree. Jay had seen the ship too and had gone out to investigate. Jay and Brad head out to the field and discover a half-eaten cattle carcass. They head back to the house as the Crites secretly follow. The aliens cut the power. Jay is attacked as he goes to check the circuit breaker. The Browns barricade themselves inside their house. At this same time, the bounty hunters have landed and transformed. They go all over town asking people about the Crites. The Browns manage to take out a couple of the creatures but they discover that the Crites get bigger as they eat more. One of them grows huge. The bounty hunters are still in town, unintentionally causing a panic when they fire their huge cannon-like weapons.
One feature of Critters that I found to be quite interesting is the dialogue of the Crite creatures. The viewers may, at initial glance, believe that the Crites are just unintelligent malicious pests that don't really communicate with each other, but neither is the case. They are actually intelligent enough to operate a starship. When they land on Earth, the lead Crite asks for a status report on the ship's damage, which is minor. Later as they are attempting to enter the Browns' house, one observes that the family is armed to which another replies, "So what?" The latter Crite is almost immediately blown away by a gun blast. The former Crite responds by saying the f-word.
Some of the most interesting characters in the film are the alien bounty hunters. They are able to transform into any being they choose, depending on what planet they're heading to. One of them, after briefing himself about Earth and its history, decides to transform into a fictional singer named Johnny Steele. The other one can't seem to decide what he likes. "Johnny Steele" pushes him to pick something. Eventually, after transforming into a dead cop and a minister, makes the decision to become an exact replica of the character Charlie, who is the town drunk and doesn't have many friends or ambitions.
To wrap, if you're into the Gremlins-style of movie where the aliens move in and wreak havoc, then you will enjoy Critters!
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