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Summary: Just Another Monster Movie Not Quiet Worth The Watch.
Review: Oh, no! Watch out for flying, rubber, killer bats! Ahhhh! Ahhhh! Basically, if you ask me, these bat effects in this movie were totally bogus. They had the face of Spielberg's gremilins, (or so when they have water spilled onto them). It's like, they can't think of anything more origianl. This movie is about a mad scientist, whose experiments with bats goes horribly wrong--(like in most monster movies you see now days). So the bats get bigger and bigger and bigger...Until they escape and start attacking the town. Bats is somewhat in relation to Alfred Hitchock's The Birds. Only with qiant killer bats, that is. This movie has chessy special effects, and just not worth watching again. This movie was just ten years too late in the making.
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Summary: Fly away!
Review: Considering the money they get paid, can't anyone in Hollywood make a good, or at least decent monster movie? Granted, I didn't watch this movie with that many expectations, but but even what few I had were dashed. BATS is just another bad, cliche-ridden film with a stupid script having people doing stupid things any semi-intelligent person would never do. Cliches: must there ALWAYS be one character who serves the purpose of comic relief? Even if we must have one, actor Leon, as Jimmy spouts unfunny drivel I don't believe even he thinks is funny. No spoiler needed here, folks: the evil mad scientist dies. And don't forget the needed backup generator that of course won't start on the first few tries! People doing stupid things: the zoologist and sheriff on a bridge near the bat nest. Near dusk. The zoologist removing her protective helmet in the mine. Oh, let's not forget that nobody even thinks of beating the crap out of the "evil scientist" to divulge the information that he has and they need and won't give up...even after the sheriff loses his deputy/friend to the bats. Stupid script: humans who can outrun bats, especially in a mine shaft and they're weighed down with protective outfits. the government official who won't wait until dawn to send in troops, only to have them slaughtered. The zoologist who can "hear" approaching bats to warn a town of their imminent attack, yet can't hear when one is mere inches from her head. And can even the US army get a paper copy of a needed satellite confirmation within about 5 seconds? Lastly (and one of my favorites), is the "evil scientist's" explanation for what he's done (creating the diseased/mutant bats): " Because I'm a scientist. That's what we do." Stupid in no particular category: the bats. Extremely cheesy and phony-looking, as were the other special effects. WHERE did the money for this movie go! On the plus side, the lead acting is pretty good. I'm not familiar with Dina Meyer, but she is quite believable and good in the cliched role of scientist who must relunctantly come to kill a species of animal that she admires. And I usually don't care for Lou Diamond Phillip's performances, but he does a good job with a bad script. Decent acting however is not enough to pull this movie up from being a "C" movie. There can be little worse for a lover of monster movies ,even of the fun/trashy kind (me), than a monster movie that is not the least bit scary or even fun. And BATS is neither.
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Summary: This is a great movie
Review: I don`t really know why people critize so much this movie... I think all these people don`t care about enjoying it, they just want "especial effects", thecnologic scenes. The movie is really good, most of horror films like "Bats" are also fun, of course, but it doesn`t mean it`s not good. If you try to put yourself on actor`s shoes and comprehend the story you will like it... The only thing we can`t do is to begin watching the film guessing we won`t gonna like it because it`s impossible to like any movie this way...
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Summary: Argh!
Review: Well guys. Whatever you do don't purchase this movie! I warned you and i won't be responsible if you kill a few braincells if you watch it. The idea itself is not too bad after all but the characters! They have such stupid dialogues and you feel kind of sorry forr the actors! The animamatronic bats look like the son of the producer did them... and he has to be a ten year old... The movie is cut so quickly, probably to get a PG-13 rating, you don't see anything! The best thing on this DVD is the theatrical teaser which is 30 seconds long and more suspenseful than the whole 90 minutes of this celluloid wate!
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Summary: B grade monster movie gets a D from me
Review: I had read so many bad reviews for this low budget mutant-monster-run-amok movie that I went in expecting to loathe every second of it. To my surprise I found myself liking it in a so bad its kind of okay way. This movie is nothing classic, not even on the camp level. The attack scenes are handled with incredible sloppiness and the bats themselves are not particularly realistic. The director has a better furture with music videos than with horror films. Not worth the effort to rent, much less buy.
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Summary: BATS ARE NOT THAT SCARY
Review: Bats are not really that scary anyway so I don't see whats the big deal. If they wanted to they could make this same movie with birds or roaches, but the point is that theres not much to it.
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Summary: bats
Review: well i know this is a "B movie" but what do you expect it is pretty much well done. Sure flawed acting but so what i mean what do you expect from a picture like This. it is pritictable but worth a rental.
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Summary: OH MY GOD!
Review: What were the directors thinking? This movie was so boring. We have already seen a couple of movies that's just like this like Jurassic Park, The Birds, and Godzilla. But why did they have to make another movie about Bats I mean that's so retarded. This movie wasn't that scary, there are some parts that are but the whole movie is just dumb. Poor, Lou Diamond Phillips he seemed pretty disappointed being in this film. He does a really great job in his old movies like Stand and Deliver and La Bamba but I thought he had terrible acting in this movie. I recommened that if ya'll hadn't seen this movie yet, DON'T! You will be very disappointed.
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Summary: Bad Bats
Review: Here is my question: How could this poor and cheesy creature feature ended up on American theaters? A dedicated zoologist (Dina Meyer) and a small town sheriff (Lou Diamond Phillips) must stop dangerous mutant bats from terrorizing a desert community. "Bats" is a dull and forgettable Sci-Fi yarn that fails every expectation. The storyline is somewhat tame and predictable. Most scenes are poor rip-offs of the Alfred Hitchcock classic "The Birds". The special effects are rather effective but unconvincing. The acting and dialogue are weak. The film is presented in its 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen format. The DVD contains an impressive and detailed video transfer and a balanced 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. Among supplemental extras, it includes a short behind-the-scene featurette, audio commentary with director Louis Morneau and star Lou Diamond Phillips, trailers and photo galleries. Such great DVD presentation and special features are wasted in such a poor film. Overall, "Bats" earns a "D-".
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Summary: TO BATS OR NOT TO BATS
Review: Lets face it, if you remember the great sci-fi's of the 50's and waited nearly 25 years for Hollywood to really start making science fiction again, you're going to see this movie. If this describes you, then I am one with you, brother. There is always hope, and we've probably sat through a lot worse with little more than hope and a bag of popcorn to keep us company. Personally, I prefer a bit of humor in my not-so-good monster movies. I didn't find much intentional humor in this movie - but it definitely is a movie that invites one to bring one's own humor along. Given that, a good time can be had by all. I could start with a criticism of the science in this movie. Nah! They didn't bother with any of that science stuff, so why should I. But, I do have to mention that they definitely have incorrectly identified the species of bats in this flick. On close inspection, these bats are definitely Mexican Hairless Bats, a subgroup of the Rubberus Gargoylius species. Fortunately, or unfortunately, (however the feather tickles you,) fancy camera work keeps most of the Gargoylius close-ups at bay. The plot is self-explanitory in the title. Suffice it to say, that a crazy, evil scientist-type man messes with bats - bats goes on a killing spree, and have crazy, evil scientist-type man for dessert. There is even a robot-like military-type man who wants everything to go BOOM. Even though these are such original ideas, the movie makers went wrong somewhere. I think the where was when the production budget couldn't afford to cover their Mexican Hairless's with, at least, a little felt. I wouldn't have missed this movie for a million bucks! I definitely will buy it. Why? Because I had fun. You should not miss seeing it either. Not watching this flick is like forsaking your own stupid culture.
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