Grabbers (2012)
Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s coast. First, some fishermen go missing. Then there is the rash of whale carcasses suddenly washing up on the beach. When the murders start, it’s up to two mismatched cops – an irresponsible alcoholic and his new partner, a by-the-book woman from the mainland – to protect the townsfolk from the giant, bloodsucking, tentacled aliens that prey upon them. Their only weapon, they discover, is booze. If they want to survive the creatures’ onslaught, everyone will have to get very, very drunk!
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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
best movie i've ever seen.
A Disappointing Continuation
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
My friend made me see this movie .. describing it as a sort of B-movie, low budget but very fun movie. Well, i am not sure about the B movie label, but it was indeed very enjoyable. While it is a kind of monster movie, it felt as much a monster movie as Shawn of the dead was a zombie movie. The monsters were there .. but the focus was on the quirky characters and the very nice chemistry between each of them. They talked, they acted and reacted quite belieable .. while still being naturally funny.This movie is light hearted but not dumb. It breaks with the tropes in a clever and very enjoyable way ... i can fully recommend this movie (just do not expect to be scared or so ... its not that kind of movie)
Citizen Kane, The Godfather, 2001 there's over 100 years of examples of moving pictures more art than entertainment. And then there's Grabbers. It sure ain't fine art but, it's a whole hell of allota fun! I'm not going to bore you with a long review. I just re-watched Grabbers tonight (saw it 4 or 5 years ago when it first came out. While ironically enough drunk with my wife one night... and we loved it, though didn't remember much of it) and thought I'd stop by to say how much I enjoyed it again. I'd like to keep this review short, sorry bedtime (want a synopsis, please read one if the longer reviews) would just like to say if sometimes like myself just want to shut the old brain off relax maybe have a laugh and enjoy the goofier side of usually serious and or cerebral horror/sci-fi genre, here's a flick that fits the bill perfectly. Though I'd suggest following the house imposed two drink minimum.
In reply to this review, by the_doofy, on 25 May 2017 I can categorically state that absolutely no animals were harmed in the making of this 'foreign' movie. No whales. No cats. No fish. No alien monsters.The pod of pilot whales on the beach near the start of the film were all FAKE. As in - not real. In fact - the film makers are delighted and not a little amused that you thought that real whales had been haunted down and butchered. If you thought they were real, then that's a great compliment to the craft on display.The whale that forms the centrepiece of the first scene between Ruth Bradley's and Russell Tovey's characters' first meeting was sculpted out of polystyrene, coated in silicone, and painted.The rest of the whales that you see lined up on the sand are 100% CGI.Did the_doofy really think this film lacked the budget for any CGI? Did he think that the film makers, (when not busy hunting down and butchering pilot whales) captured some giant tentacle aliens and forced them to perform?
Oh my days, this film is nuts, I am a fan of all things Irish, and when they do humour they know how to do it properly.Something has washed up along the stunning Irish coast, they turn out to be Pilot Whales, but what's caused this strange phenomenon? Big time cop Garda Lisa Nolan lands on the small community of Aran Island to offer support to casual cop Ciaran o'Shea. The locals soon start disappearing, in monstrous fashion. And not long before it's full scale mayhem.I've become a huge fan of Russell Tovey, the guy can do it all, he is so funny, but Richard Coyle and Ruth Bradley make a fantastic double act.The humour is so good, it's so funny and the effects are considering it's a B movie, well put together. The backdrop of the grabber against a pub full of drunken Irish villagers is class.I fear this will be one of those films not enough people will get to see, it's well worth a look.