Critters 4

molleigh 6/23/2021 3:58:51 PM 8.4

man i haven't even seen the first one i just watched it for brad dourif though for someone who hasn't seen the rest of the series and doesn't really like space movies this was kinda fun SPOILER - but i'm sad in a movie about killer little creature guys that brad dourif died by laser gun?? just like that?? i don't like seeing him die in movies to start but come on at least make it cool

Gimly 6/23/2021 3:58:25 PM 8.4

Lots of horror franchises eventually reach the stage where they just kind of go "You know what? Fuck it. You're going to space." That direction is a little more natural in _Critters_ than with other series, seeing as the titular badguys are themselves from space. But it's still a little odd to jump forwards in time like they did. Seems like the sort of thing that would kill forward momentum in the series. Which I guess it did, seeing as it took another 27 years for another _Critters_ to come out after this one, when we had the first four come out in a six year stretch. I guess it was more important to have humans in space to save money on this film than make another one. When that human cast contains both Brad Dourif and Angela Bassett though, it's hard to complain too much. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

r96sk 4/24/2025 12:37:53 AM 8.4

<em>'Critters 4'</em> is a belated dud from this franchise. I do appreciate that the filmmakers attempted something different, but for me they didn't pull it off. Firstly, it's too human-centric. The critters don't feature enough, in fact the first quarter of the 90 minutes goes without them - that's a problem. The human side of the story isn't all that interesting, either. It's your fairly standard space mission crew set-up, some crew are good and some are not... you know where it's generally all heading. The space effects also aren't all that convincing, the critters remain solid though. The cast is the most noteworthy thing about this 1992 production. Angela Bassett unexpectedly appears in one of her early roles, she and Brad Dourif are the only two onscreen that I held interest for... and that's probably only due to their other work. Both are decent though. Quite something that this franchise can count young Leonardo DiCaprio and Angela Bassett as alumni. Who'd have thunk it? Away from them, Don Keith Opper and Terrence Mann feature in these movies yet again. Mann is better than Opper this time out. I'm sure 2019's <em>'Critters Attack!'</em> was a return to form...