Scott Grimes

Liane Curtis

Barry Corbin

Don Keith Opper

Lin Shaye

Eddie Deezen

Terrence Mann

Roxanne Kernohan

Sam Anderson

Douglas Rowe

Frank Birney

Cynthia Garris

Herta Ware

Tom Hodges

Lindsay Parker

David Ursin

Mick Garris

Charles Bornstein

Barry Opper

Russell Carpenter

Nicholas Pike

Robert Shaye

Daryl Kass

Robin Lippin

Philip Dean Foreman

David Twohy

Janet Lee Orcutt

Debbie Evans

Al Jones

Donna Evans

Laurie Creach

Rick Barker

Lane Leavitt

Noon Orsatti

Hal Burton

Dan Bradley

Cris Thomas-Palomino

R. Christopher Biggs

Donna Stamps

Lesley Neufeld

Sheri Short

Jerry Ketcham

Allan Holzman

David D'Ovidio

Sammy Thurman

Jan Michael Shultz

Ray Lykins

Frank Lloyd

John Escobar

Dean Raphael Ferrandini

Scott Alan Cook

Christopher Doyle

Greg Gardiner

Michael Bolner

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Critters 2 leans a bit more into the silliness of the series. Not to say that the original was a bleak take on gritty realism, but it did seem to take the danger a fraction more serious. It's not something that works particularly for or against the sequel, it's just a slight change, one that makes sense even. Establishes a real inter-connectivity in the franchise (that Critters would basically hold on to all the way up until that most recent one, which took some pretty wild liberties).

Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

Sheldon Nylander

The first "Critters" movie was a low-budget little monsters sci-fi/horror film that, despite its limitations in money and tech, still managed to strike the right chord in balancing the sci-fi, horror, suspense, and comedy elements, even with a PG-13 rating (despite its theme, only two people actually die in the first movie). Unfortunately, despite the fact that you can see them trying really hard to recapture it, "Critters 2" falls short of the mark.

A couple of issues lead to this conclusion. First, despite this film's budget being double that of the first, it doesn't really show. Most of it must have been blown on extra puppets, as this time there's supposedly hundreds of Crites running around causing havoc. Which is weird because, honestly, the Crites feel like they barely have any actual screen time since the plot is also now divided between the attack of the Crites and the townspeople not believing the story of their previous attack and even blaming the attacks on the boy from the first film who has returned to town.

Which leads to the second problem. In the first film, there was an effort to give the Crites some semblance of character. While still voracious eating machines, they still have some minimal interaction with each other and the environment, which fleshes them out a little more. Here, even though we see them talk a couple times (in their own language), it's little more than a one-liner here and there. There's too many of them with no standouts or leaders to give them any character at all.

This all ends up making for a rather dull sequel to a surprisingly entertaining first film. Ultimately, it's not a worthy follow-up.

**_Effectively continues the story, but it’s not as good as the first movie_**

It is reported that Crites are still present on Earth, so Ug (Terrence Mann) and two other galactic bounty hunters return to wipe them out, including earthling misfit Charlie (Don Keith Opper). Brad (Scott Grimes) just so happens to be in town when they visit the planet. Along with his new girlfriend (Liane Curtis), they team-up to eradicate the extraterrestrial menace of furry critters.  

“Critters 2: The Main Course” (1988) has several highlights, but it’s just no where near as good as the original film from two years prior. For one thing, it’s more cartoonish and goofier, which makes it difficult to suspend disbelief as could be done with the first one. On the positive side, winsome Liane Curtis (Megan) is superior to the actress who played the young female in “Critters,” but the director failed to take advantage of her presence. 

Statuesque blonde Roxanne Kernohan is entertaining as a ‘playmate’ of whom bounty hunter Lee takes the appearance. Her brief top nudity is surprising for a PG-13 flick. Unfortunately, Roxanne would be deceased in just five years due to a car wreck. Speaking of bounty hunter Lee, this ‘nothingface’ alien combined with his partner, Ug, results in the team Ug-Lee (ugly in English).

There are enough amusing bits to make this worth catching if you liked the first movie, such as the giant ball of critters rolling over a guy and leaving only his bloody skeleton. It’s just a letdown by comparison.

It runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in Santa Clarita, California, which is located 32 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

GRADE: B-/C+

Mick Garris on CRITTERS 2

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Written by Gimly on Sun Aug 25 2019

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