[.ca] Critters 2: The Main Course

a sequel equal to it's predecessor:
I would advise people to see Critters 2 after the first one due to the continuing story. (I don't understand why some people watch movies out of sequential order!) This movie does continue where the first one left off even though it takes place 2-4 years later. I can't remember exactly how long but anyway... the characters from the first movie such as the bounty hunters, Charlie, Brad, and Harvey the sheriff are here as well along with (yes, you guessed it) more critters. Despite the fact that Critters 2 may not be as dark (literally) as the first movie and the little bit of humor seems cheesy at times, this film pretty much ranks up there with the first one. As I said in my review of Critters, these movies are geared more towards teenagers than adults. After all, the Critter films are "B movies".

The second ecounter.:
There Back. Move over Stripe the Critters have returned. The critter in this one do not grow to be as big in this one. Charlie has now become a bounty hunter. Return from a mission the are informed by the space king that and early mission is not accomplised. He inform them that the have detected signs of krite life on Earth. Refusing to pay them until the Krites are total anilimated Charle Ug and Lee Return to Earth. A now older bradly Brown returns to Grovers Bend to stay with his grandmother for easter. The misleading thing about the movie is there is a lot more krites on earth than I expected. Instead only four there are hundreds of them. The owner of the Newspaper formides on of his employes to wqrite a story on Brad Browm. Apparently the incident at his farm caused some bad palblicity for grovers Bend. This of all the Critters movies is the gorrest. It also is full of funny lines. One of my favorite is when Bradly Brown saids" who we going to call criter busters. I thought the part at the end when all the Krite connect together to become a giant ball is cool. The roll toward the church and try to crush it. It looks like the end for Grovers been. When suddenly Charle goes kamazike. He fly the space ship directly at the ball. The plane crash in fire vaporizes the the remaining krites. Think Charley is dead they all norman. Ug even turns into charley to cheer Brad up. Ug along flies up into space. Were he later in Critters 4 would become the owner of a coperation and go form good to bad. As for Lee is killed by the Krites the game on him and he dies in the form of a model. Ug and lye can change there shape. Ug and lee in there reel form luck like the invisible man with out a mouth. There is a seen in the movie that is really fun when Lee tries to transform into Freddy Krugur. Is presuade by Charley to transform into a swim suit model again. This and the 4th one are the only that Charle has a major rule in. In the firts one he is a minor charater. In the third one he is barely evolved only being in about 10 percent of the movie. He does not real get involved much until like the last 15 minutes of Critters 3. This is the best of the horror movie series that came out after Gremlins that I have seen. I you like this I also recomend Ghoulies 1 and 2. There is also muchies but I havce not seen that yet so I can not compare it to Critters.

The Great Ball of Critter Fun:
At first I was surprised to see the "Critters" films on DVD. Of course, then I remembered that the company was New Line, a company that does a stellar job on all of its DVD releases, from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" collection to the current "The Lord of the Rings" DVDs. Every one made is well done, unlike several companies that put out mediocre crap for movies they don't appreciate. With this knowledge, I eagerly purchased "Critters 2." For those uninitiated (in which case, you should probably see the first movie before getting the second,) Krites (Critters) are little hairball monsters with giant mouths of teeth and little projectile's that launch poison into their victims. Of all the movies following "Gremlins," these are probably the best. In the first "Critters," an alien species known as the Krites came to Earth to feed and terrorized the Brown family until being destroyed by bounty hunters. 2 years after the events of the original movie, the bounty hunters (now with Charlie as a companion) are called back to Earth. Apparently, their mission of exterminating the Krites has not been fulfilled. The Krites of the first movie had lain eggs in the Brown farm, now abandoned, and a teenage punk has discovered them. Locked in a cold barn for 2 years rendered them unhatchable, but by being pulled out to be sold as Easter Eggs, they're into warmer territory. At the same time, Bradley Brown, the kid from the first movie, is returning to Grover's Bend for the first time since the incident to stay with his grandmother for Easter. The town starts talking about his return, when all of a sudden, the Krites start hatching and turning the town into dinner. Of the four "Critters" movies, "Critters 2" is probably the best. The monsters of the last film came in two sizes: juvenile and gigantic. No critter has gotten as big as the one from that movie, but in this film we get little baby ones, as well as nice, plump, adult ones that make the most of their attack on Grover's Bend. Of course, there are flaws, but that's expected from a B-movie. Charlie's acting kinda dies at times. And the fact that the Krites can chase after a truck so well, but have trouble catching up with a little girl on her bicycle is a little unbelievable. The "Critterbusters" joke. Also, why could Ug transform his clothing? None of that really matters. "Critters 2" is a fun little monster movie that builds up well, is highly entertaining, with bits of horror and humor mixed together, and ends with the climactic pinnacle of the series, the great ball of Critter (not spoiling anything considering its on the cover of the DVD and the menu.) Speaking of the menu, it's obvious that the people making this DVD cared. The picture is sharp and crisp and the sound comes in both stereo and surround sound. The menu has a neat little techno-horror theme to it, set to the bouncing critter ball (I'm ssurprised they didn't make it the cursor icon.) While extras are sparse, New Line did include trailers for all 4 "Critters" films that have as good of quality as the movie itself. In fact, they picked such good quality, I'm probably going to end up getting the rest of the series, despite the fact that I KNOW the final two movies suck. If you like monster movies and are looking for some fun horror/comedy, "Critters 2" is one of the best films of the genre. Make sure to pick up the original "Critters" as well, both for completeness sake, and because if you like one, you'll certainly like the other.

Seconds are better than firsts:
I have been a fan of the Critters Movies, since I was a little Boy. I remember being about three years old and sitting on my fathers lap, watching these Movies. I was really scared. Now I watch them and I'm not that scared, there just very good campy fun. And there is little to no gore, and maybe 3 Adult Terms, through the hole film. In the second film, "Critters 2: The Main Course," we find the hero of the first film returning to his hometown to spend easter with his Grandmother. But when his Grandmother purchases mysterious eggs for there Easter festivitys, he realizes (to later) the eggs are the spawn of the Aliens. And now the pesty little hair-balls have invaded a hole town. THE BEST IN THE SERIES.

Best in the series!:
Critters 2 is one of my all time favorite movies! Its even better than the first! they just don't make them like they used to! I was a bit suprised that this movie had nudity in it! and on the back of the case it said PG-13 but on the VHS it said PG. but anyways if you haven't seen this movie get off of the computer and go but it! Good luck finding it! i've seen the 1st one and borders on DVD and i bought the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th on VHS at hastings, and found the 1st one at Shopko on VHS for only $3.00! Oh and don't miss out on the critters subtitles! the one where the critter gets his hair blown off is so funny!