I was actually not familiar with the 1987 horror comedy "Munchies" before now in 2023, as I had the opportunity to sit down and watch it. And from what I read on the back of the movie, it seemed like this could be a fun movie.
And while "Munchies", from writer Lance Smith and director Tina Hirsch, definitely was in the likes of "Gremlins", "Critters" and such movies, then I didn't really take much of a liking to "Munchies". Why? Well, the storyline just fell short of entertaining me, and if I have to be honest, then the creatures themselves just didn't work out, as they were way too rigid, fake and laughable to look at.
I wasn't familiar with most of the cast ensemble in "Munchies", but I wasn't particularly impressed with what I witnessed on the screen. Perhaps it was because the storyline wasn't in my liking that I didn't buy into the characters and the performances of the actors and actresses.
Visually then "Munchies" was pretty bad. The special effects in the movie were not impressive. And in comparison to movies such as "Gremlins" and "Critters", then "Munchies" was just light years behind. The creatures were painstakingly obviously just puppets. And fake-looking ones at that.
Turned out that I hadn't been missing out on a particular gem in horror comedy here.
My rating of "Munchies" lands on a three out of ten stars.
And while "Munchies", from writer Lance Smith and director Tina Hirsch, definitely was in the likes of "Gremlins", "Critters" and such movies, then I didn't really take much of a liking to "Munchies". Why? Well, the storyline just fell short of entertaining me, and if I have to be honest, then the creatures themselves just didn't work out, as they were way too rigid, fake and laughable to look at.
I wasn't familiar with most of the cast ensemble in "Munchies", but I wasn't particularly impressed with what I witnessed on the screen. Perhaps it was because the storyline wasn't in my liking that I didn't buy into the characters and the performances of the actors and actresses.
Visually then "Munchies" was pretty bad. The special effects in the movie were not impressive. And in comparison to movies such as "Gremlins" and "Critters", then "Munchies" was just light years behind. The creatures were painstakingly obviously just puppets. And fake-looking ones at that.
Turned out that I hadn't been missing out on a particular gem in horror comedy here.
My rating of "Munchies" lands on a three out of ten stars.