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Critters 2: The Main Course

Original title: Critters 2
  • 1988
  • PG-13
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
18K
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Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
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Eggs of the small but voracious alien creatures called Crites are left behind on earth and, after hatching, set their appetites on the small farm town of Grover's Bend.Eggs of the small but voracious alien creatures called Crites are left behind on earth and, after hatching, set their appetites on the small farm town of Grover's Bend.Eggs of the small but voracious alien creatures called Crites are left behind on earth and, after hatching, set their appetites on the small farm town of Grover's Bend.

  • Director
    • Mick Garris
  • Writers
    • David Twohy
    • Mick Garris
  • Stars
    • Scott Grimes
    • Liane Curtis
    • Terrence Mann
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mick Garris
    • Writers
      • David Twohy
      • Mick Garris
    • Stars
      • Scott Grimes
      • Liane Curtis
      • Terrence Mann
    • 83User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Scott Grimes
    Scott Grimes
    • Brad
    Liane Curtis
    Liane Curtis
    • Megan
    Terrence Mann
    Terrence Mann
    • Ug
    Don Keith Opper
    Don Keith Opper
    • Charlie
    • (as Don Opper)
    Cynthia Garris
    Cynthia Garris
    • Zanti
    Al Stevenson
    • Bus Driver
    Tom Hodges
    Tom Hodges
    • Wesley
    Douglas Rowe
    Douglas Rowe
    • Quigley
    Lindsay Parker
    Lindsay Parker
    • Cindy
    Herta Ware
    • Nana
    Sam Anderson
    Sam Anderson
    • Mr. Morgan
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Sal
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Harv
    Eddie Deezen
    Eddie Deezen
    • Hungry Heifer Manager
    Frank Birney
    Frank Birney
    • Reverend Fisher
    David Ursin
    David Ursin
    • Sheriff Corwin
    Roxanne Kernohan
    Roxanne Kernohan
    • Lee
    Randy Spears
    Randy Spears
    • Lee
    • (as Gregory Patrick)
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    • Director
      • Mick Garris
    • Writers
      • David Twohy
      • Mick Garris
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    User reviews83

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    6PredragReviews

    Classic 80's

    Much better than the subsequent films, but not nearly as good as the first. Settings, characters, nudity, and other important basics are pretty much the same as the surprisingly-good original. The movie? Well those furry devils aren't all gone and we get to see the main characters a few years later. Of course looking at it as an adult now I can saw the timeline wasn't very good - not enough time passed for the age of the characters involved or all that the back story claimed happened.

    "Critters 2", however, drives the point home just in case you couldn't figure it out. The Critters now have more scenes involving "mischief" as they tear up restaurants in all sorts of silly ways, accompanied by sight gags, slapstick and plenty of cartoon sound effects. The Critters also develop the ability to speak broken English, too, only adding to their status as Gremlins clones. While "Critters" was far from a serious horror film, Critters 2 starts the series down a more humorous path that a lot of fans didn't exactly cotton to.

    Overall rating: 6 out of 10.
    6TCurtis9192

    CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE

    "CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE" (1988, Garris) is the direct sequel to "CRITTERS" (1986, Herek) and although it ramps up the Krite action it is too pastel-coloured and whimsical to outdo the original in dark humour and horror, despite Garris's aim to make it scarier than its predecessor.

    The Krites, while more present and certainly more destructive, are not as well made as the original bunch that laid them. The damage they do, while farther reaching than in '86, is numbed by the nursery-wall colour scheme and rather weak score.

    Good to see various cast members reprise their roles, great to see Krite puppets in droves, and a fun watch overall.
    6Boba_Fett1138

    Nothing wrong with this movie really.

    Don't really understand why this movie is rated so much worse than the 1986 first movie. In all honesty I think this movie is even a tad bit better than the first one.

    The Critters-movies never were any great ones but then again, they also never pretended that they were. The simply do deliver some campy fun and simple entertainment. It's true that perhaps it's a bit of a rip-off of the Gremlins movies but as far as these similar type of movies go, this is really not a bad attempt.

    This movie is a real sequel, meaning that the story picks up were the last one had ended and the movie also stars some of the same actors in their roles. This time they gave the still young Scott Grimes some more space, being the only member of the original family in this movie, this time. Seems kind of right for these type of movies to have a young teenager in the main lead. It sort of keeps things always light, simple and pleasant to watch.

    The effects had also obviously improved this time. Not only do the Critters look better but also all of the other visual effects for the movie. After all, this movie is above all things still a science-fiction movie. This did not only had to do with the improved techniques at the time but also with its budget, that was more than two times higher this time but still fairly low though for a movie within its genre.

    There is not much to the story or anything else really but it simply is an entertaining movie to watch.

    6/10

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    8kannibalcorpsegrinder

    Immensely enjoyable and entertaining sequel

    With the news of more aliens still on Earth, the bounty hunters set off to find the lone human they can trust to help them corral the beings before they spread throughout the town and become too much for them to handle.

    This here turned out to be quite an exciting and enjoyable horror/comedy that has so much going for it that there's just no shortage of fun to be had here. The fact that this one decides to get the creatures out quite early with the discovery of the eggs and the town becoming aware of what's going on with his reappearance to their total dismay and a series of isolated attacks that clearly signal the creatures are back and ready to continue their rampage as before, only making the creatures as completely oblivious to the others around them makes for a rather fun time with the different attacks not being recognized until the mid-way point results in some nice fun. With the different tactics of trying to get the creatures under control still providing a lot of laughs as well, it makes for much more fun to be had when it plays off the previously established guidelines for the series as well as injecting a lot of clever and sometimes creepy points in this to add in a horror angle when all is said and done makes this one a lot more entertaining and enjoyable. There's enough gore in this to appeal to the more traditional horror fans with their attacks on the townspeople in the diner, the church and the final attack in the storage locker not only provide some fun moments throughout with their fun combination of mixing light-hearted action with some rather gruesome moments to add up to a bunch of fun times. While there's some flaws here in that the continuous jokes about the events in the first film are used to make it appear that he's just insane and should know better about spreading such information around get tiresome quite quickly, there's enough to like here that it's enough to overcome the few flaws.

    Rated PG-13: Language, Violence and Nudity.
    5CuriosityKilledShawn

    One step forward and two steps back

    Critters 2 both improves and falls short of the original. Though it gives the writers more freedom in imagination and the cute, little killer furballs and various ways to cause havoc it simply cannot escape the 'been there done that' factor that cripples most sequels.

    Set 2 years after the first film, the people of Grover's Bend are shocked when Brad Brown comes home to visit his grandma. He was branded a liar and hoaxer and apparently no one believed his stories of the Krites and extra-terrestrial bounty hunters. Which is a little harsh considering they had several eaten humans and dead Krites as proof. And as soon as he returns, the Krite eggs seen at the very end of the first film begin to hatch and the feeding frenzy begins all over again on a bigger scale.

    There's fun to be had in watching the critters go mental all over town. And the film could have been a four-starrer but there's a major lull at the end of the second act in which nothing happens and it really slows down. But the massive furball at the end is brilliant.

    They really should have left the Critters movies after this and I wouldn't bother with 3 and 4. They're rubbish. Still the Krites are cute (I don't care what you say) and Brad's girlfriend is gorgeous too.

    The DVD is in great looking 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby 5.1 sound. Some trailers are included.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Mick Garris had wanted to get Frank Welker to do the voices of the Crites, but he couldn't afford to get him so he ended up doing most of the voices himself and hiring a loop group to provide additional vocals for them.
    • Goofs
      When Brad looks at the picture of him and Charlie, it's an obvious still shot from the first movie.
    • Quotes

      Quigley: It's just a dog.

      Wesley: So was "Cujo".

    • Crazy credits
      Critter translation is provided by the Karl P Anno institute of intergalactic semantic research
    • Alternate versions
      The Syndicated Television version features scenes that were never before shown in the theatrical version and some extended scenes with a few alternate scenes as well.
    • Connections
      Edited into Critters 3 (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Hungry Heifer Jingle
      Written by Cynthia Garris

      Performed by Cynthia Garris

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Extrañas criaturas 2
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Sho Films
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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,813,293
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,898,751
      • May 1, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,813,293
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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