Day of the Animals

Rating:
Summary: Memorable, Haunting Entertainment.
Review: A great cast of familiar faces make this above average viewing. It is great to see the talented Paul Mantee in one his best screen roles since the 1964 classic Robinson Crusoe On Mars. Likewise Michael Ansara, Richard Jaeckel and Ruth Roman.
For those used to seeing Leslie Nielsen the comedian, beware.
Also good are Christopher George and Lynda Day George.

Rating:
Summary: Eagles, coyotes, and bears...OH MY!
Review: I give the disc itself no stars. The distributors simply slapped Media Home Video's old transfer onto a disc with no chapter encoding or trailers or anything. Fooey. Also the film itself is not letterboxed, which is infuriating because it was shot in aspect ration 2:35:1, so you know what that means? People constantly talking to the edge of your television screen and painful moments where you watch an empty set while something is going on on the half of the screen image you can't see. The movie itself is an entertainingly silly drive-in "disaster thriller" about a group of hikers besieged by animals turned homicidal by the thinning of the ozone layer. A few of the animal attacks are actually quite nerve rattling while others are giggle inducing. Directer William Girdler fared better with his JAWS clone GRIZZLY (his previous film) and THE MANITOU (his next and, sadly, final film before his tragic death at age 30).

Rating:
Summary: Leslie Neilsen tries to punch out a grizzly bear!
Review: If the ozone layer vanished,many scientists have theories about how this would effect life on Earth. I guarantee that none of these theories comes close to the one put forth by this movie. Turns out that when the ozone goes, all the animals on the planet go ICKY-BINGO and band together to wipe humanity off the face of the planet. It's not really dynamic but it is fun watching cougars running through Denver's suburbs scaring crossing guards, mailmen and dogs out of 10 years growth. The best part though, is when crazed hiker Leslie Neilsen goes kamikazee against a murderous grizzly bear. He actually tries to bite the beasts ear off! Needless to say this is a very short,but entertaining scene. There is also an attempt at drama and inter-personal tension, but luckily the creators never try too hard with that part of the film.

Rating:
Summary: Leslie Neilsen tries to punch out a grizzly bear!
Review: If the ozone layer vanished,many scientists have theories about how this would effect life on Earth. I guarantee that none of these theories comes close to the one put forth by this movie. Turns out that when the ozone goes, all the animals on the planet go ICKY-BINGO and band together to wipe humanity off the face of the planet. It's not really dynamic but it is fun watching cougars running through Denver's suburbs scaring crossing guards, mailmen and dogs out of 10 years growth. The best part though, is when crazed hiker Leslie Neilsen goes kamikazee against a murderous grizzly bear. He actually tries to bite the beasts ear off! Needless to say this is a very short,but entertaining scene. There is also an attempt at drama and inter-personal tension, but luckily the creators never try too hard with that part of the film.

Rating:
Summary: supernatural shlock-fest
Review: Leslie "Airplane!" Neilson plays forest ranger Steve Buckner, who winds up in a world of trouble in the mountains of the Sierras after a tear in the ozone layer starts messing with the minds of animals who live in high altitudes. Wolves, bears, dogs (every dog has his day!), and even an addled owl pose terrible (and unintentionally comical) threats.

Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies


Rating:
Summary: Day of The Animals
Review: The movie had poor quality as far as color was concerned. The movie was good but who ever put the movie on DVD did not get the picture right it had a glare all the way through the movie.
They could have had better coloring,better tint and contrast.

Rating:
Summary: O.K. scary flick, but the plot with the little girl was good
Review: The plot: ozone deplition causes every animal in the world that lacks the ability to reason to go rabid and band together against humans-everything from rats and house pets like dogs to snakes and bears. This is especially bad for a group of hikers that have gone for a trek up in the hills, who happen to be out in the wilderness miles from civilization when the s--- hits the fan. First a woman is attacked and injured by a vicious leapord, and she and her lover split off from the main group to head back to town for medical attention. (This is before they've figured out all animals in the world are on the rampage.) Then we get two parrallel stories about what happens to the man and woman and what happens to the rest of the group. There is also a third story about what happens in town, as soldiers come in to evacuate the town in responce to the animal revolt. Meanwhile, the man and the injured woman are attacked by berserk birds, (can you say, "Hichcock"?) and the woman is killed. The man escapes and later finds a little girl who seems to be the only survivor of her camping group. So then the rest of the film is about what happens to the main hicking group, what happens in town, and what happens to the man and the little girl as they desperatly search for help. I thought the latter story was particularly suspenceful, as I really cared about what happened to those two. Also, kudos to the film makers for including a charecter who is native american, but not steriotypical. Also I liked Leslie Neilson as a guy who starts out as a standard thorn in the side, but as the situation gets worse, begins to snap and become something of a menace himself.

Rating:
Summary: Utterly boring
Review: This is definately one of the most boring "thrillers" to ever be made. Nature runs amock from man's incessant tinkering with it, and a group of hikers are conveniantly cught in the middle. No gore, no surprises, no scares, just complete boredom. If you ever wondered what it would feel like to beat time to death slowly with a spiked club, see this movie.

Rating:
Summary: Utterly boring
Review: This is definately one of the most boring "thrillers" to ever be made. Nature runs amock from man's incessant tinkering with it, and a group of hikers are conveniantly cught in the middle. No gore, no surprises, no scares, just complete boredom. If you ever wondered what it would feel like to beat time to death slowly with a spiked club, see this movie.