Sometimes horror movies have such bad concepts and production quality that they absolutely must be horror/comedies. The Critters franchise's concept isn't as bad as evil bongs or killer gingerbread men, just a little inferior to most. Little furry alien things arrive on earth and wreak havoc. There's alien bounty hunters that are cheesy as hell and the critters themselves are hilarious, but the first instalment of the series did not seem to think so. In a movie with such bad acting, dumb characters and poorly made monsters, they actually seemed to think it would be legitimate fright fest. Producers realized this mistake and made the other instalments embrace the hilarity it didn't seem to realize it flaunted.
Critters are tiny furry aliens that are actually pretty cool looking. If all four 'Critters' movies was 100% critters and 0% everybody else, they may have actually been good.
Just because 'Critters 2' takes a more comedic turn and is better than the first film, does not mean it is good. The family that got terrorized in the first is still scarred and nobody in town believes in these furry monsters. They soon believe them when even more critters than before terrorize the town.
What makes this a better sequel is that there's more critters, more action, and more comedy. Usually sequels add more of what the first one had and often does not mean that its the better film. When the first instalment of a film is bad and the only cure is more, then adding more of the first is well worth it.
If you have a strong sense of humour, then the 20 minutes or so of the silly looking, Jim Henson knock-off critters will provide a somewhat enjoyable time. Everything else this has sucks.
1.5/4
Critters are tiny furry aliens that are actually pretty cool looking. If all four 'Critters' movies was 100% critters and 0% everybody else, they may have actually been good.
Just because 'Critters 2' takes a more comedic turn and is better than the first film, does not mean it is good. The family that got terrorized in the first is still scarred and nobody in town believes in these furry monsters. They soon believe them when even more critters than before terrorize the town.
What makes this a better sequel is that there's more critters, more action, and more comedy. Usually sequels add more of what the first one had and often does not mean that its the better film. When the first instalment of a film is bad and the only cure is more, then adding more of the first is well worth it.
If you have a strong sense of humour, then the 20 minutes or so of the silly looking, Jim Henson knock-off critters will provide a somewhat enjoyable time. Everything else this has sucks.
1.5/4