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You have to love a movie that plays with stereotypes and uses them for the plot. Of course you could call this twist in the plot convenient, but that would take the fun out of it. Plus it does really feel genuine in the movie. Even the romantic aspect of it does work (which is even crazier than the story of the movie itself).

The movie is called Grabbers for a reason. And the reason will be revealed pretty early on. Of course the twist that I mention will take some time until it is discovered by the characters, but most people who watched it did realize it much earlier (could be that it was in the description of the movie, since I haven't read it, I couldn't tell you though). A really fun light little comedy, that is worth your time

There's nothing like some good old-fashioned monster movie mayhem! That's also what director Jon Wright must have thought when he read the script for this totally unpretentious but enormously amusing and respectably made mixture between comedy and horror. "Grabbers" isn't just reminiscent to the 1990 crowd-pleaser "Tremors"; it's actually the best monster flick since! "Tremors" was, and still is, so popular because of its fast-paced action sequences, terrific special effects and the swell dialogs & marvelous chemistry between the lead actors. "Grabbers" exactly features all these trumps as well, more or less in the same portions even, and yet it never once feels like a lame imitation or an uninspired knock-off. The uniqueness of "Grabbers" lies within the fact that it's a largely Irish production. The screenplay shamelessly exploits all the typical clichés and stereotypes that are irreversibly linked to the Irish people and their culture, but the self-parody works amazingly efficient. When a fiery meteor crash-lands into the sea, the live extraterrestrial content washes ashore and promptly feasts on a colony of grey whales. Somewhat later, when the town's missing person cases alarmingly increase, the drunkard deputy and the geeky new female "garda" discover the mother alien's hideout on the beach. Together with a local scientist, they also discover the fierce creatures survive on blood and are therefore allergic to high doses of alcohol in the blood. So what's a bunch of poor, defenseless and thirsty Irish folks to do…? The easy and light-headed ambiance of "Grabbers" sucks you in from the very beginning and there are many more ingenious elements to make this an enjoyable viewing experience. Richard Coyle (from the BBC hit-series "Coupling") and the 15 years younger native Irish actress Ruth Bradley play extremely well together and even the completely implausible slowly unfolding romance doesn't annoy too much. There's also a large variety of awesome supportive characters, like a mumbling fisherman and a couple of crazed tavern owners. The monster's design and special effects are very adequate. Okay, it's computer engineered, but not exaggerated. The mother alien actually looks somewhat like the mythical Kraken, with a truckload of tentacles and hundreds of razor sharp teeth at the center. Many of the situations are laugh-out-loud funny, but the important ones are also tense and exhilarating. Great entertainment, highly recommended.

Garda Lisa Nolan (Ruth Bradley) arrives at Erin Island in remote Ireland for a two week tour after battling the fast times of Dublin. Drunken Garda Ciarán O'Shea (Richard Coyle) is not happy at having the eager newcomer. It's a quiet place where nothing ever happens. Whales starts getting beached. People are getting grabbed. They find the multi-tentacled grabbers and their possible alcohol weakness. The problem is that everybody has to get stinking drunk.

Richard Coyle is a charismatic lead. Ruth Bradley is a pretty foil to him. She's also a fun drunk. The duo probably needs a funny fat sidekick. The start is a little slow. It's more fun when the grabbers show up. It needs a bit more drunk humor. The monster is relatively good. This is a good creature feature with some comedy.

Must get drunk to fight a monster. Sounds like fun right? Grabbers is a comedy/sci-fi film with its smart goofy concept with silly humors at its finest and creatures that are really well designed. However, the film could have been much more better if there's more into the story as it doesn't seem to extend its goofy concept to reach its full potential quite yet and the plot just falls short. There are some GORES but don't expect any memorable or over the top bloody kills which is also quite disappointing as the film could have been much more fun if it's bloodier than this. Some jumpy SCARE scenes but beside that, the creatures look quite terrifying, sometimes quite cute with amazing visual effects that you might not expect it to be this good at first. Overall, this is a nice little FUN sci-fi/comedy film that's consistently funny with its goofy concept and impressive creature effects, but still leaves much more room for improvement.

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What's not to like? The population of an Irish, island community defending themselves against alien invasion by getting drunk.

Gremlins crossed with Attack The Block, with added irish whiskey.

A good old fashioned monster on the loose scenario with additional comedy elements. That is what you should expect going into this crazy film. It is in the same vein as the likes of Tremors. Did I mention that you should also be prepared for wacky, Irish folk, drinking their brains out?

Grabbers has found a unique way to merge drinking in a bar, and alien monster into the same movie. How is this possible? Well, it just so turns out that the monsters are allergic to alcohol. The plan of the heroes in this film is to throw a party at the local bar on this remote Irish island that is being attacked.

Offering free beer, you better have already guessed that all the Irish folk showed up for this special occasion. With the majority being unaware about the monster threat however. No, that revelation is going to come when they are already extremely drunk.

This is where the comedy lies. Watching drunk people try to take on tentacle style creatures who use rapid fire tongues to suck blood out of victims is an hilarious thing. You'll see them try to drive, take pictures with the monster for the discovery channel, and even construct a water gun flamethrower throughout the course of a drunken stupor.

Anyways, the film begins with an bright object falling from the sky. It lands on earth, giving an origin to how these creatures suddenly appeared on this island. Whales start to get mutilated, and alcoholic Garda Ciaran O'Shea (Richard Coyle), and his new partner Garda Lisa Nolan (Ruth Bradley), are on the job to find out what happened.

Oddly enough, the only one who has an answer is the town drunk, Paddy (Lalor Roddy), who claims that he was attacked by an odd creature. As expected, no one believe him. But when they do, and when they start to see it for themselves, is when this film actually gets fun.

The acting and characters were all top notch. Although I found the lesser characters to be far more entertaining than the two leads. Ciaran and Lisa had chemistry on screen. They had a believable romance, that did not seem forced in any way, which was a strong point.

Lisa was only just as fun as the secondary characters when she got drunk. Sober, well, no one in this film were half as fun sober. I'd also recommend that you do not watch this film sober. Or if you do not feel like getting tipsy, at least grab a beer or two from the fridge. During my viewing, I did not have any on hand, and that made me very unhappy.

One small nitpick is that at times, the actors and actresses may be hard to understand for some. I missed a few lines due to the strong accents. Not a big issue whatsoever, but just figured I would point it out.

The scenery is this movie is gorgeous. It is very nice to look at, and added to the experience. However, I am sure by this point, you simply want to hear about the actual alien monsters. It looked like it was out of a high budget movie. Completely well done, detailed and realistic.

The special, practical and computer generated effects were great quality, and never hindered the film like it does sometimes in other monster themed affairs. With all the positive I've said, I must go ahead and point out that this film has a very disappointing climax.

I am not talking about the last scene, which leaves potential for a sequel. That made me happy. The final fight itself was the major letdown. You've seen countless monster films end the exact same way. It just had potential to be so much more.

Before the climax, and about forty minutes into the film, things were very exciting. It started off slow for me, but does not seem to have had for others, so hopefully you have more fun with it than I did. When the Irish folk gather up in the bar, and the monsters goes on the attack is when my eyes were specifically glued to the screen, and not wondering anywhere else.

All in all, it is surely worth a watch. Just remember my tip, it is properly enjoyed with a few ice cold brews. If you are a genuine monster movie fanatic, no shame in adding this to your collection.

Superpower Film Scale: 3/5

1: Villainous Waste

2: Careless Bystander

3: Hero unaware of powers

4. On the verge of greatness

5. Heroic film

I've looked at most of the reviews on this movie and I'm amazed and also wondering what these other folks are smoking. This so called movie is nothing short of a huge waste of time. If you are looking for a grown up opinion on whether to watch this movie or not, I'm here to tell you NOT!! Here's the bottom line on this horrible attempt of a movie, it's corny, poorly written, poorly acted, the special effects are juvenile and amateur, the story line is not funny it's stupid, and finally the Irish dialect makes it almost impossible to understand what these actors are saying further driving this film into the very bottom of the barrel. You can choose to believe me and my review and pass on this one, or you can decide to go with some other opinion posted by other reviewers, but I truly believe my opinion is accurate and the others that like this attempt are drunk on Irish whiskey.

I watched this movie expecting it to be a comedy. It is, but to a lesser extent than I was led to believe. Don't get me wrong, it has its share of humor, but if you take out the comedic elements, the film really stands up as a good low budget creature feature. Pleasantly surprising!

A simple script, no Oscar winning performances or intense dialog, but no over baked hams here either - except maybe in one or two spots where it's done intentionally for humor. The male and female leads were exceptional and they played their roles just right. They were endearing. The assortment of characters making up the island folk were spot on and I wanted to pop on down to the pub and buy them a round or two.

Although Grabbers borrows elements from a number of classic films in the genre, it never seems tired or cliché. I think that's due to it's understated nature and the originality it does have. Anything familiar is presented with respect and with it's own style.

A big nod to the writer and director on this one. Getting the balance this finely turned between comedy and horror isn't easy. American Werewolf in London had that, but not many others. I don't quite think this compares with that classic, but it's got that certain 'something' that will grab you.

Low budget is where you'll find the gems in this genre and Grabbers is top notch. A perfectly balanced, thoroughly enjoyable movie. If you like the genre, don't miss it.

...well, the idea for this horror comedy is fairly original, and it works in a wacky sorta way. i didn't expect much going in and totally enjoyed it. i would watch just about any movie as long as it has a couple of good-night rain scenes in it and this one has.

i don't think there were any A-listers in this movie but everybody in this movie did more than a competent job. like i said the idea for this movie is fairly original and that was the only reason i watched it. i just want to say that for me personally, the lead actress is totally gorgeous and a fine actress, i will look for more works of hers in the future.

i like horror movies cause i want to feel scared and tense...,to me it is not about the gore. this movie does that very tastefully as there was only about 15 seconds worth of gore in the whole movie and they all worked well. there was tension in parts of the movie and some scenes were scary. there were the usual cliché characters, but they all felt like they belong in the movie.

what is unique and hard to do though, is to blend the horror with the comedy and the movie did itself quite well in that department. this movie was pretty funny too! it seems like every British movie or Irish or Scottish is like a beautiful tourism commercial and this one is no exception...kudos to that!

everything about this movie was well done and nothing felt corny or hammy and BTW...for all you CGI fans out there, for what there was it was really well done too.

i'm surprise it took me this long to find this " gem " of a movie and i think i'm going to watch it again as soon as i'm done with the review.

mark my words, this will become a cult classic and i can't wait till the sequel comes out.

When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.

Only how does it know you're drunk when it sticks tentacles in you from a long distance. Seems to me it can kill you before it knows it doesn't want you. Huge story flaw.

I didn't love the flick. It's pretty for sure. The landscapes a re great and makes you want to go to Ireland. But I didn't love the story line or the direction, not the music which is something out of Spielberg.

People from a small Irish island must get really drunk so they won't be eaten by some alien monsters. It's funny, I had some good laughs watching Grabbers!

this is a b movie, in the good meaning. watching this i couldn't stop thinking on the monster movies from the 50s. the story has its silly and serious moments, which makes it entertaining. there is of cause some of the well known clichés, but i think that the story is entertaining. i like when horror movies can be funny to, like some of the nightmare on elm-street movies. actually a lot of my favorite horror movies, have some funny elements. it makes them stand out, and way more entertaining. i think that this movie would be even better if i were Irish. i think they, made some jokes that Irish people enjoy more then us not Irish. all in all, give this movie try, especially if you have some friends to watch it with. I'm sure you will enjoy it.

A policewoman Lisa (Ted Lasso's Ruth Bradley) comes to Aran Island for a two week gig working with local cop Ciaran (Richard Coyle). Soon, she and the islanders start to notice dead whales washing ashore and townsfolk disappearing. Before long, they realize that slimy creepy crawly creatures are the ones 'grabbing' attention.

What can possibly stop the onslaught? Luckily, for them, the Grabbers' weak link is alcohol! Insert Irish stereotype here. Experienced genre fans will remember a similar device was used in the 1957 sci-fi comedy INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN. Director Jon Wright (ROBOT OVERLORDS) and writer Kevin Lehane (Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories) are smart enough to keep things lite and moving briskly. The cast get into the spirit of things and it's all over in an hour and a half.

I would give this film one star only, were it not for the monsters, which I thought were kind of cool, though not very original, and the CGI is not exactly top notch.

The film is poorly written and directed, though. It wants to be a horror comedy, with a tone similar to Shaun of the dead. But the jokes are never funny and the action scenes with the monsters are tedious and a wasted opportunity.

I have no idea why the film makes so little sense. It is as if they weren't even trying. For instance, in order to prevent panic, they don't even tell the locals there are monsters around. How dumb is that? Also, since the monsters are allergic to alcohol, they get everyone to drink crazy amounts of booze. But it is established that while the monsters won't swallow them, they will still kill them, drunk or not. So the whole idea makes zero sense. Hardly anything in the film does.

There is also a stupid anticlimax at the end, and a romance that goes nowhere.

A waste of time.

On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, a community comes under attack from ravenous, tentacled, blood-sucking creatures from outer space. When they discover that the aliens are allergic to alcohol, the locals decide that their best chance for survival is to get smashed.

Playing drunk is probably one of the hardest tricks for an actor to pull off convincingly, so when a film requires every character to get absolutely hammered, it's asking for trouble. Watching the cast of Grabbers unconvincingly slur and sway their way through this silly monster movie proves quite painful at times and, with such a collection of obnoxious characters largely comprising of drunken Irish stereotypes (Ruth Bradley as Garda Nolan gives the only likable performance), much of the intended humour falls very flat indeed.

The plot also suffers from fundamental flaws that seriously weaken the film: getting drunk doesn't seem to stop the 'grabbers' from attacking, so the islanders' plan not only proves completely pointless, but actually a hindrance (in reality, it is merely an excuse for the film-makers to add a new angle to what is otherwise a routine monster flick); on a lesser note (but one that still bugged me), no-one on the island seems to be under the age of 18, a contrivance that conveniently allows for everyone to get involved in the binge drinking. What would they have done had there been children present?

Technically speaking, Grabbers is surprisingly good, with superb cinematography, decent creature designs and slick CGI special effects that belie the modest budget, and director Jon Wright makes great use of his best asset, the beautiful Irish coastal scenery; these elements help make the film less arduous overall. However, with such a weak script and unconvincing performances, I think it might be best to watch the film in the same state as its characters: well oiled!

4.5 out of 10, rounded up to 5 for IMDb.

Grabbers directed by Jon Wright and written by Kevin Lehane. It stars Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey and Lalor Roddy. Music is by Christian Henson and cinematography by Trevor Forrest.

On a remote Irish island something creature like is stirring, new Garda partners Ciaran O'Shea and Lisa Nolan are about to become the island's only hope for survival…

Great great fun, a play on Tremors, itself a play/homage to the creature features of the 1950s, Grabbers has all the fun schlocky staples in place, but crucially it also has its own identity. The islanders are a bunch of eccentric types and the two Garda protagonists are polar opposites but not cliché ridden, their chemistry strong as they play off of each other for joyous rewards. The creature effects are impressive for a modestly budgeted production such as this, and the narrative contains strength through ingenuity of plot developments and a knowing sense of playing up stereotypes. Lovely photography as well! Score! 8/10

"Grabbers" was really an enjoyable movie. If you like monster movies, tentacled monster movies, then "Grabbers" is the right movie for you. It is lots of fun and has just the right amount of thrills and suspense to make it interesting.

And what is really great is that you get to see the creature quite early on in the movie and in full detail, whereas many other monster movies tend to shroud the creature in darkness and only give us quick glimpses of what it is. I like movies that lets us see what monstrosity is stalking the people in the movie. And I will say that the creatures in "Grabbers" were actually quite nicely made; good design and good effects.

"Grabbers" is sort of a mixture of many previous monster and horror movies. You have elements of "The Host", "Alien", "Slither" and "Tremoers" to be found here, if you are looking for similarities to other movies. I just watched it for what it was, however, a movie for entertaining me. And I enjoyed the story and I really liked the creature effects, very real and very unique. There was somewhat of a Lovecraft's Cthulhu-touch to the tentacled creature.

The story in "Grabbers" is taking place on Erin Island, where drunkard police officer Ciarán O'Shea (played by Richard Coyle) gets stuck with newcomer officer Lisa Nolan (played by Ruth Bradley) as the supervising officer is away on holiday. Something crashes into the ocean, and some local fishermen are mysteriously lost at sea. Local drunkard fisherman Paddy Barrett (played by Lalor Roddy) catches something bizarre in his fishing net, something that turns out to be a very deadly catch.

"Grabbers" had a very enjoyable story, it there weren't really any dull moments throughout the movie. Lots of fun from start to end, with just the right amount of thrills, scares and mystique. The movie was nicely acted by the people cast for the various roles. However, I will say that if you are not too strong in understanding Irish dialect, then you might want to use subtitles, as it can be a wee bit difficult to understand from time to time.

I was thoroughly entertained by "Grabbers" and it was really much more fun than I had expected it to be. This is a great movie, and definitely worth a watch if you enjoy a solid monster flick.

I was looking forward to watch Grabbers. The premise of an alien race that cannot cope with alcohol landing on Ireland -the merry country of drink until you spew out your entrails- couldn't sound more hilarious.

Unfortunately, for some reason, they decided to actually go easy on the funny crazy stuff and give this film more seriousness that it should have. The romantic/dramatic scenes really ruin the movie for me. It could have been much better if this would have been just a goofy, plain crazy flick.

The special effects surprised me greatly. I was expecting more shabbiness and they actually were pretty good.

Alas, people looking for a good laugh, I'd recommend looking somewhere else. This film tries to take itself too serious some times for its own good.