A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.
- Ray Jarrett
- (as David Wolos-Fonteno)
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- (as Balazs Koos)
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- (as Jackie Laidlow)
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I was setup for a let-down, but as i watched and watched, this film was actually above B- Grade! To tell you the truth, it is a really top notch flick that i wish had been based off, or had something to do with Herbert's books!!!
I dont know any of the actors, but their performances were pretty solid, and to tell you the truth, the movie fit the horror bill quite well.
I dont want to spoil anything for you, but i for one am glad that i got to this one before the actual 1982 Herbert novel adaptation entitled simply Rats (aka: 'Night Eyes', 'The Rats' or Deadly Eyes'), which im too frightened to watch after reading shocking reviews. I simply dont want to spoil the books.
If you happen to see the title around someplace and are a fan of Herbert's excellent novels, then go for it, i say! For something that i was expecting very little of, its certainly worth a look.
the mood for low budget B horror, I took a chance and rented it.
What a wonderful surprise.
Superficially, the film's premise seems to be one of the many
overdone, tired plots we've seen so often. Instead, the viewer is
treated to a well made, well acted film. It is suspenseful and
benefits from good special effects for the rats (animatronics and
CGI, apparently).
The basic storyline concerns a colony of bioengineered rats that
were inadvertently allowed to escape from a defunct lab in New
York City. Years pass and the rats become a massive horde of
aggressive, disease-spreading vermin. After the Health
Department decides to ignore the problem, it is left to an
exterminator (Spano) and a department store operations manager
(Amick) to investigate the problem and deal with it.
Fans of B movie horror should definitely give this a chance. It is far
better than the title or basic premise would suggest.
The movie had some pretty sly humor and the characters were very well played out. The whole concept of rats invading a luxury department store and finding mounds of rat crap all over the place, using a dark light, was the funnies thing I have ever seen in a rodent movie. Some interesting scenes involving massive hordes and tunnels of rats got me pretty uncomfortable, some, like the pool scene, were suggestive considering massive blood loss of kids.
The movie had some pretty snappy comebacks and a humorous relationship between the sophisticated luxury department store owner and the suave discrete exterminator. Their relationship, at points, is hard to look at because of campy level it's on but nonetheless a very good relationship. I liked how the Health Department is trying everything to cover everything up and ..its just a funny, scary movie.
Of course, there is a limit of how much corniness and silliness a movie can have. But despite that factor, this isn't that bad of a movie, the rats are more of a vermin that his movie and I think that any horror fan should at least try this movie. I like it, not loved it, but like it, and I hope other will.
Did you know
- TriviaWas originally going to air on September 11, 2001, but release was pushed back after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
- GoofsLeptospirosis or Weil's Disease is spread by contact with the urine from infected rats and not the bites.
- Quotes
Susan Costello: Hi, I'm Susan Costello. Oh! Are you alright?
Jay: Yeah, I think so.
Susan Costello: How'd you cut it?
Jay: I don't know, I just reached down to get my clothes.
Susan Costello: Can you show me where?
Jay: [They walk to the changing room] It was right over there.
Susan Costello: Okay.
[She searches through Jay's clothes then gasps]
Susan Costello: It was a carpet tack.
Jay: But how can that just cut...
Susan Costello: I'm so sorry! I'll have maintenance check it out right away. Listen, you were having a fun day. We don't want to spoil it. I want you to take that outfit home.
Jay: You mean for free?
Susan Costello: Yeah, it looks great on you.
Jay: [She laughs] Wow! Thank you!
Susan Costello: Sure.
Jay: Um, you don't think I'm gonna need a shot or anything, do you?
Susan Costello: Well, it's not rusty, but you should probably have your doctor look at it, okay?
Jay: Okay.
Susan Costello: Fine.
Jay: Thanks.
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