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LOGIN TO FAVE Title: Night Feeders (2006) Starring: Mike Monzitta Director: Not available Rating: R (Restricted) Runtime: 85 minutes Avg. Score: 4 Avg Score: Submit Comment Hits: 51

Review of Night Feeders

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• Posted on 2008-11-08
  Redneck friends...
  
  I can't believe two people gave Night Feeders a bad reveiw? I mean granted it ain't no Alien vs. Predator in the creature f/x department but the story telling is galaxies,no,lightyears ahead of the Hollywood crap I've seen in recent years. If your a fan of Southern Splatstick comedy then you'll love this film. Destined to become a cult classic and a true find in independent film making.
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2008-09-20
  We're Just So Many Bi-Pedal Snacks...
  
  NIGHT FEEDERS shocked me. No, it's not unbelievably terrifying. It doesn't have any real budget to speak of. No big stars. Nope. However, what this movie does have is a cast of good characters that are more than mere alien food. I actually cared if one of them got gobbled up! Also, the people that I thought would survive didn't, and the most unlikely heroes emerged! Yes, the CGI creatures are rather low-grade, but I found this only added to their otherworldliness! Most of whatever money there was must have gone toward the gore fx, as they are quite well done. Alas, most folks have never even heard of this little creeper. I hope it gets the growing cult following it deserves...
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2008-07-24
  THIS RATING IS NOT A MISTAKE
  
  Most film critics will tell you that a martial arts film rises or falls solely on the strenght of the fight scenes and the ability of the fighters in them. Likewise there are those who will swear that horror movies depend solely upon the believability of the monsters and the special effects, and whether or not they look convincing usually comes down to one factor-- how much money was spent upon them. Then there are those of us who, while we can't help but agree with the statement regarding martial arts films, still plant out flat little feet firmly on the ground and shout into the wind of prevailing thought. "NO! Sometimes you can have a really great little horror movie with MEDIOCRE SPECIAL EFFECTS!"
  
  Well, the time has come for me to retract that statement. Having viewed NIGHT FEEDERS, a film made in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, with local effects talent that redefines the term "amateurish" and a budget that brings new meaning to the words "minisule", I must now say that, "Sometimes you can have a really great little horror film with PATHETIC special efects." Yep. All you need are some capable actors, a nifty story, and a director who can pull things together in an unusual manner and still make them work. That's a pretty tall order, but that's exactly what Writer & Director Jet Eller has managed to do in NIGHT FEEDERS.
  
  The first thing that Eller does is realize that what his audience wants is action. So almost from the word "Go" that's what he gives us. We're introduced to our characters in only the sketchiest of terms. In fact a meteor has crashed AND two deaths have already occurred before we even meet out main protagonists; John the Smart Guy, Andy the Young Studly Guy, Doug who has Victim written all over him, and Donnie the Redneck Slob who also seems doomed to become an alien entree. Other possible hero/victims are a young couple--he's abusive and doesn't like her stinky perfume so she winds up clocking him with a piece of wood, and a game warden named Marty who's out looking for Clyde and Helen's two cows.
  
  Its John, Andy, Doug, and Donnie are the focus of the film though. Three of them are city boys, and Donnie's the only one who really seems to know which end of a gun the shot comes out of. Nontheless they're out hunting. The only thing they've bagged by the time they make camp is the deer they hit with John's mother's car. It isn't long, and I really mean IT ISN'T LONG, before they're under seige by alien monsters whose only weakness (other than southern Bar-B-Cue) seems to be photophobia. John, concludes that the meteor sample he's been pondering really resembles an eggshell more than anything else, and everyone else concludes that they really want to be inside the farmhouse they passed a few miles down the road.
  
  To say anymore would be to ruin the film, but trust me this is literally just the begining of an unusually enjoyable redneck romp that breaks a few of the cardinal rules of horror flix, especially in regard to structure and pacing, but still manages to come out a winner. Why? Because it really makes you care about all of these characters, and one in particular. It constantly does unexpected things, like reintroducing characers you've completely forgotten about and having them become crucial to the plot. Just when you think its going to pull a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD on you, it doesn't. It avoids most of the cliches that other films fall into with such graceful sidesteps that you hardly notice. But as I said before, in the end this film owes much of its success to the characters and the actors who portray them. Their good ol' boy, down-home likeability makes a big difference in caring about whether or not they live or die at the the hands (and teeth) of these very crudely annimated CGI creatures.
  
  
  Its funny too.
  
  NIGHT FEEDERS
  Written & Directed by Jet Eller
  CAST:
  John--Brett Gentile
  Donnie--Donnie Evans
  Andy--Mike Monzitta
  Doug--Michael Ruff
  Warden--Chip Barrett
  Farmer Clyde--Jerry Moore
  Terry--Kate Leahy
  
  
  
  
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2008-02-28
  Notes from OldTechnohobbiest
  
  Just a short note here.
  
  Yes, it's a popcorn movie. It is better written and acted and directed than most. The idea is a run of the mill Science Fiction plot, but carried out a little better than most--hense, the five stars.
  
  I do recommend this movie, even though the computer graphics are dated, some of the actors, writer, director made up for it. It's like all of us that keep doing these reviews say--it's all in the writing, directing, acting....not the special effects or the budget.
  
  Of course on the Casablance scale, this movie wouldn't even rate one star. But on the popcorn scale, it rates a solid five. Lake Placide type writing, directing, the acting could have been better, but I honestly feel the 'little round man' was best for the lead part and hero. The number two actor that helped make the movie was (deleted by oldtechno for good reasons). The third was the 'game and fish' warden.
  
  All in all, as I said, better than most of the rest.
  
  Get out the popcorn! BYE!
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2008-02-05
  What a surprise!
  
  After watching Razorteeth the night before (see my review for that disaster!), my wife and I watched this. It was a real surprise and pleasantly so. A terrific script, intelligent and very funny, and some good performances. Well photographed and the beasties were shown and were pretty scary. Some good, tense, moments.
  
  Needless to say, the cover shot bears no resemblance to the creatuers. But it is definitely one of the better horror films around, low budget or not.
  Score: 4