Grabbers is not really garbage, but quite nearly that;
Somewhere in Ireland, a mish-mash of Jaws and a whole bunch of 80s monster films attacks locals in a quaint fishing town. The young and dashing police constable will save the villagers by getting them drunk and destroy the monster with fire, as you do.
As one can tell from the premise, it's not meant to be a serious film, but (problem number 1) the comedy within Grabbers is pretty bad, as is most of the dialogue delivered fairly decently by a number of uninspired and not particularly talented actors (problem number 2). The scary bits do decisively better, but unfortunately the story is minimal and the pacing pretty darn awful(problem number 3). The film itself is relatively low budget, and the special effects lack punch .. and effort (the scene where the PC is wrestling with one creature is sad and laughable), also the lighting and direction departments leave much to be desired; photography is truly forgettable (problems 4 & 5).
So in the end Grabbers is not a film that will grab you te-he-he ... no seriously, it's bad. Not really so bad as many other low-fi thrown together films of lately, but more like something which leaves you wondering "why am i watching this?".
My vote, a 5/10 for the lack of any truly horrid bits and also the lack of anything decent. GG.
Somewhere in Ireland, a mish-mash of Jaws and a whole bunch of 80s monster films attacks locals in a quaint fishing town. The young and dashing police constable will save the villagers by getting them drunk and destroy the monster with fire, as you do.
As one can tell from the premise, it's not meant to be a serious film, but (problem number 1) the comedy within Grabbers is pretty bad, as is most of the dialogue delivered fairly decently by a number of uninspired and not particularly talented actors (problem number 2). The scary bits do decisively better, but unfortunately the story is minimal and the pacing pretty darn awful(problem number 3). The film itself is relatively low budget, and the special effects lack punch .. and effort (the scene where the PC is wrestling with one creature is sad and laughable), also the lighting and direction departments leave much to be desired; photography is truly forgettable (problems 4 & 5).
So in the end Grabbers is not a film that will grab you te-he-he ... no seriously, it's bad. Not really so bad as many other low-fi thrown together films of lately, but more like something which leaves you wondering "why am i watching this?".
My vote, a 5/10 for the lack of any truly horrid bits and also the lack of anything decent. GG.