I'm honestly not sure who this movie was made for. First, even though the second movie was set up at the end of the first, there was no set up for this movie with the last one. The Crites were supposedly exterminated at the end of the "Critters 2," yet these monsters come from nowhere with no explanation.
The tone of the movie is wholly inconsistent, as well. It actually starts off almost like it's supposed to be a kids movie (it sets the kids up as the protagonists). Then, of course, people get attacked and eaten. Not that many, much like the first movie, but still. It keeps jumping back and forth between cutesy and bloody. Again, who was this made for?
The acting is mostly phoned in, too, with some of the actors hamming it up while other seem to put in a genuine effort with the poor script they've been given. If you want to see a very young future Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio doing a B-grade sci-fi horror movie, you've come to the right place. In fact, that's probably the only reason to see this movie unless you absolutely, positively have to see every "Critters" movie.
This film and "Critters 4" were made back-to-back and the ending reflects that. So you don't necessarily get a complete story. But it is a predictable one. You can tell right away who's going to be Critter-chow and who isn't. I can't recommend this one except for very forgiving completists who are futily hoping to recapture the magic of the first movie. I'm looking at you, "Highlander" fans.
Doesn't quite hold up as well as I'd hoped, but there's still some fun to be had here. As a kids horror movie, it's pretty entertaining. Some of the juvenile humor is a bit over-the-top on this one, and it's unfortunate the budget was severely lowered, but hey more Critters fun is always a bonus.
I-like most people I presume, only watched this for Leo (who is cute as hell in this) and that's the only reason it has 2*, otherwise it'd be -10. Words can't begin to describe how bad this was. There's just no excuse for this. I was expecting it to be bad but not THIS bad. I'm surprised someone gave this the final 'okay' and let it be released. After I post this comment I hope I never have to remember this again.
Shout by jonginnieBlockedParent2016-10-07T13:55:05Z
I only watched this for Leonardo DiCaprio, and he is definitely the best thing about this movie lol.