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Tara

  • Video
  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
3.0/10
358
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Ice-T and Isaiah Washington in Tara (2001)
ActionDramaHorrorSci-FiThriller

A vengeful madman and his would-be victims join forces to stave off an invasion by deadly vermin.A vengeful madman and his would-be victims join forces to stave off an invasion by deadly vermin.A vengeful madman and his would-be victims join forces to stave off an invasion by deadly vermin.

  • Director
    • Leslie Small
  • Writer
    • Stan Foster
  • Stars
    • Isaiah Washington
    • Ice-T
    • Guy Torry
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.0/10
    358
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leslie Small
    • Writer
      • Stan Foster
    • Stars
      • Isaiah Washington
      • Ice-T
      • Guy Torry
    • 10User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington
    • Max
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Grady
    Guy Torry
    Guy Torry
    • Courtney
    A.J. Johnson
    A.J. Johnson
    • Nina
    Taurean Blacque
    Taurean Blacque
    • Souilliez
    Tonea Stewart
    Tonea Stewart
    • Vetta Taylor
    Tami Roman
    Tami Roman
    • Judge Bankhead
    • (as a different name)
    Victoria Dillard
    Victoria Dillard
    • Ms. Cameo
    Jaqueline Fleming
    Jaqueline Fleming
    • Rachel
    Kedar Ashaad
    • Andre
    Stacii Jae Johnson
    • Candice
    Cedric Pendleton
    Cedric Pendleton
    • Nature
    Thomas Merdis
    • Levi
    Lawrence LeJohn
    • Officer Lawrence
    Chuck Wiley
    • Satam
    T.K. Kirkland
    • Forty
    L. Warren Young
    L. Warren Young
    • Dykes
    Bret McKee
    Bret McKee
    • Paul
    • Director
      • Leslie Small
    • Writer
      • Stan Foster
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    6kannibalcorpsegrinder

    A less-then-decent urban horror that doesn't have a whole lot of positives

    After it's declared condemned, the owner is sent to the tenets of the Forest Tower apartment building to live among them, and while he finds one of his tenets has befriended a rat that has been recruiting the other rats in the building to take revenge for his condition and tries to stop them before all the tenets are killed.

    This one here does have a few good points to make it enjoyable. One of the better features is the fact that it makes the complex full of squalor and waste as the atmosphere here is suitably dirty and disgusting, which is the perfect setting for a film about giant rats. It's a likely breeding ground for them to begin with, and to place an emphasis on it here lends some credibility, and here it gives a pleasingly disgusting location that serves the film well in most respects. As well, the film also has a lot of credit to not have the rats be CGI and that they're real rats that are used are a great touch since they're more realistic in this manner. The other big part of the film is the rather fun last-half, which is where all the main attacks are centered around. There's a lot of fun to be had when they come across and rampage over everything, and that's a real joy. There's not a lot of gore in the film, but they're all centered around these scenes, and the mauled bodies and severed limbs here aren't that bad. It's also wall-to-wall action, with lots of attacks and escapes, making it also pretty thrilling when it comes around. These here are what make the film entertaining where it counts. This here was pretty flawed with several problems. One of the main ones is that there's way too much down-time at the beginning of the film. This one takes so long to get going that it feels way too long to get to the good points following the different adversities that befall them with the tenant's problems which get too deep to interfere with the action in here. This hurts the flow at the beginning, making it seem much longer than it is with all the time devoted to these problems that it just becomes too much wasted time so that when the attacks occur at the halfway point in the film it can get dull quickly and lose a lot of its luster. There's also a problem with the rats' abilities to understand English and carry out the complicated messages, seeing as how there's nothing in here that says that they do to begin with and why they chose the one individual in particular as someone to follow. The last flaw here is the aggravating and nonsensical directorial choices made several times throughout the film where it freeze-frames, slows down or even flips the image onto the opposite side in a reverse mirror image. It's not creative, shows nothing to help the film out and looks terrible, despite the creativeness of it, and it ruins the film just as much as the dull beginning. These here are the film's real problems.

    Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, violence-against-animals and drug use.
    10nunu1345

    terrible just terrible

    This movie is bad, so bad that my mother who can barely stand the "suspense" of Disney's Snow White, was chuckling through out the entire movie. My first warning should've been that it was in the $5.50 bin at Wal-mart. But I have actually found some good movies in that bin, so i can't fault if for this debacle. The second warning should have been that when the cashier rang up the DVD, it was actually $3.88. Again I have never been one to ignore the cheapies. THis movie is definitely not for people looking for something good to watch, and it most certainly isn't for everyone that enjoys the occasional bad movie. If you need background noise while you are doing something like playing cards with some friends, then get this but if you are looking for something to actually watch don't even bother. It was really disappointing because there were a lot of good actors. I felt like i was watching a chocolate version of Willard.
    3deangordon-1

    Not that great

    This movie wasn't the best... but it did have some good actors in it. Isiaiah Washington was pretty good as a homeless guy, Guy Torrey was good as his handicapped brother, Ice-T was humorous as the landlord and surprisingly...the actress Tami Roman was good as the Judge in the movie. I didn't even know it was her and I am a die hard Real World fan. She was totally believable. Hopefully this movie won't hinder these actors development. I know that Isiaiah has left this movie far behind with the success of Grey's Anatomy, Ice-T with his regular role on NYPD Special Unit and Tami Roman has landed a recurring role on Sex Love and Secrets (UPN's new soap opera). I wish the same for the other actors because one bad movie DOESN'T a bad actor make.
    2stormruston

    hood winked...this blew chunks.

    I normally am a glutton for poor movies, but this thing stunk.

    Do not watch this movie.

    Terrible effects and very little humour, what the hell was the point of making this movie? No gore to speak of and no acting to speak of.

    I could only manage 45 minutes of this rat dropping of a movie, and that is rare for me.

    Something positive to say about this drivel? cover art was OK, I am pretty sure the movie has a ending too, even tho I did not make it to it.

    The rats were unorganized and blew their lines constantly,they lacked intensity and seemed just to be going through the paces for their paycheque. The actors were worse.
    3jrneptune

    Don't waste your time

    On the positive there are some great actors in the movie. If this was meant to be a parody of Willard then I can say mission accomplished. There are references to the movie during it.

    Other that that terrible music, terrible special effects, terrible story line.

    Music passed at times and cinematography passes as well at times.

    Overall, don't waste your time unless you are a hardcore fan of one of the actors or cast involved or a film student wanting to learn not what to do.

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      At about 10 mins, the clerk announces the court name as "Atlanta County Superior Court," but there's no such county. Atlanta is in Fulton County.
    • Quotes

      Vetta Taylor: "No need to panic" and "I'm going to set the ladder out" don't go in the same sentence, Levi.

      Vetta Taylor: Now you tell me the truth.

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • L'invasion des rats
    • Production companies
      • Namor Productions
      • Universal Pictures
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      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
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