Night Feeders

NIGHT FEEDERS is a real shocker. No, not because it's unbelievably terrifying, but because it's good in spite of having no discernable budget. Its strongest asset is the cast, who come across as genuine and actually seem to care about each other. Also, it's not at all clear who will survive. Some of the deaths are a complete surprise!

While the CGI is certainly low-grade, it somehow adds to the otherworldliness of the carnivorous creatures. Most of whatever money there was had to have gone into the gore effects, as they're quite well-realized.

This movie deserves a devoted cult following at the very least...

I have to say for a low budget film this was very well made. The actors were great in there roles and played the parts well with a touch of humor. Not many people like a humorous horror flick , but I found this to be quite humorous for a horror flick , but not so much so that it took away from the actual script of being a horror flick. So if you like a touch of humor and horror combined I do recommend watching this show. I gave it a 10 because, for low budget the plot and graphics were well done as well as the acting. The ending was perfect also , gave just enough to make ya wonder... OK is there gonna be a part 2 eh :-) way to go guys good job. ^*^

This movie was cool, but the part where it comes to who will survive.. should have been Andy(Mike Monzitta) cause he was the most heroic one with that much guts.. if he would'v been the hero.. this movie would not have been lowly rated.

He should have been the hero.And when it came for him to die and get eaten...the unwanted pathetic scene was disgusting well his death scene should not have been that bad keeping in mind his courage and guts and his heroic looks , just not cool.. i would more likely love to conclude that Mike Monzitta is also a perfect actor and he should be taken in more movies by directors..

Techincally speaking, Night Feeders is about as cheap as they come. It has all the trade marks of a Z-grade feature, starting with the obvious, it is a video production (film would've been too expensive). In the end quality doesn't matter so long the film is entertaining. As it happens Night Feeders is one of those rare cases of a Z-grade feature that delivers what it intends to; extreme campy entertainment.

Movies of this sort are always too cheap to be taken seriously. Some movies embrace that and are played for laughs, like Evil Aliens or Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Night Feeders has a few good lines, and parts of it are pretty chirpy, but it is not a comedy. The movie presents four quirky rednecks who find them selves up against little green men. In horror films, I am used to seeing a mean spirited portrayal of South Eastern Americans (see Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or House of 1000 Corpses, among others). These guys, though they don't amount to anything thicker than cardboard, are not as unlikeable, and for an eighty minute feature (which is short) Night Feeders spends an appropriate amount of time with them before getting to the point.

Director Jet Ellors biggest mistake is his over confidence in his special effects crew. For about fifty minutes, Ellor is smart enough to keep the little men reduced to haloed silhouettes in the undergrowth but he cannot maintain this subtlety, and eventually, one of these guys steps into the light, and what we see is something that looks like it was generated using the same equipment that constructed the light cycle sequence for Tron thirty years ago.

Night Feeders runs out of steam in the last twenty minutes, and I found myself quickly loosing interest, what little climax there is is not very good. In the end, the movie entertained me, and if anything, it increases my understanding of Z-grade features. There is nothing really to understand other than, they are made mostly for fun and then the makers hope that the product will find it's way to a minor film festival or that the sponsors will offer more money for the next project.

This was actually pretty darn entertaining. It's biggest downfall was the cgi. If they had the budget for practical effects it would be great the effects that were practical were great.