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Critters is saved From a Z-rating by its sly, tongue-in-cheek humour and expertly-created munchkin stars. In A Galaxy Far, Far, Etc, Etc, a ferocious bunch of kneecap-biting Krites break free from their Death Row prison, steal a ship and head for deep space. Warden Zanti, realising the rotten blighters' bad breath will probably start World War III, hires two amoeba-like bounty hunters who set off in hot pursuit But the furry little bowling balls have already crash-landed on planet Earth and, with fast food addiction, are looking around for something to eat. And these munchkins are MEAN: they might look like stuffed doorstops but they're Today 2.30.5.00.7 30 won 10.45.1.15,3.30, 6.00.8.30 (All Feat only) CRITTERS (M) Directed by Stephen Herek. Starring Dee Wallace, BiRy Green Bush.

Scott Grimes. Don Opper, Terrence Mann. Herts Viand Super-Mom (Wallace, reprising her 7" role) are dressing for dinner out: young carrot-topped Brad (Grimes) is gleefully escaping through the bedroom window and spoilt sister April is doing the required necking with obligatory boyfriend out in the barn. All is peaceful except for mangy, prophetically-named. Chewy the cat who is busily knocking over breakable objects in order to keep the suspense going.

And soon the pace quite viciously hots up. When foolhardy Dad goes down to the cellar to investigate that funny noise, he comes back minus a few inches of flesh: screaming Mom is put to sleep and April finds romance is fast disappearing from haylofts. Luckily the bounty hunters have hit town and, after a few problems deciding what to transform into, they settle on being rock star Johnny Steele (Kcn-doll Mann) and town drunk, Charlie (Opper from Android). Introducing themselves to the bemused locals and sorting out a calm-reversing difficulty, they are just in time to catch up with four-foot Brad who, in typical Out Of Africa 1 -V WIHNt HOfl ACADEMY AWARDS me. Bttt flm HURRY LAST DAYS! Today 2.15,5.15 Mon 11.00, 2.00,5.15.8.15 (Feature occupies entire session) Scott Grimes in a scene from Critters.

MOVIES 7.30 GATES RESTAURANT 6.30 PSYCHO mi mm pm. wo equipped with handy poison darts and triple sets of fangs. TO LIVE AND DOS I iusbu 1 When the eyes go red, they can move faster than Superman on a script fashion, has been selected as the one to go for help. Things are in a fair way to being settled but, back at the farm, the biggest mummy munchkin of them all is preparing for a no-holds barred, all-teeth-bared feed. Back at the set, executive producer Robert Shaye may have been associated with A Nightmare on Elm Street but the rest of the cast and crew are relatively unknown.

Still, this is not a problem director Herek is no innovator-but he does use to good advantage the shock impacts of the little butter-balls fanging anything in sight, with lots of blood. With references to every horrorsci-fi movie imaginable and, overall, averagely-presented special effects. Critters at least never tries to be anything more than an easy-to-watch imitation. So leave the brain at home, take the popcorn (and perhaps just one rotten tomato) and barrack for the munchkins. good day.

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