ALL SCI-FI

[The Spike]

Never Mind The Graboids Here's The Grabbers.

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
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The quality of mercy is not strnen.

[Bud Brewster]

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I think you made up this movie! I've never heard of it!

Yeah, yeah, sure — Wikipedia has a nice article about it, very convincing, looks quite real. But Wikipedia articles are written by folks like you and me — so maybe YOU wrote it!

And yeah, Stagevu has this movie and I've already downloaded it and watched a few scenes to see the special effects. But smart guys like you can make movies on their home computers these days . . .

. . . so, ummm . . .

Okay, okay — I guess it's a real movie.
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As soon as I saw one of these things rolling along, tentacles flopping around, I thought of the popular little toy made of soft rubber, with tentacles and a sticky surface which clings to windows and slowly crawls down the glass surface.

I'm sure the filmmakers had this in mind. Can't wait to watch it. Thanks, Spike!

So, uh . . . when are you going to make the sequel?
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bud Brewster]

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I've had a download of this movie for about a year and I STILL haven't watched it.

I thought about making a joke, something like, "This is a movie that really 'takes hold' of the audience!"

But I decided against it, because my humor doesn't always "catch on" with some folks. My jokes aren't always easy to "grasps".

So . . . I decided to just "let go" of the idea.
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_________________ Grabbers Trailer 1 (2013)


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)