Food of the Gods II (1989)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Very well executed

best movie i've ever seen.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Yep, it's the kiss of death when you either name your movie Gnaw, or at least begin with it.So…let me get this straight: there was such a high demand, that after 13 years they absolutely needed to make a sequel to The Food of the Gods? Not only that, but they had that much time to prepare and this is the slop they're serving? Heck, it's barely a sequel in name only; the only similarities from part one and Gnaw: Food of the Gods Part 2 is that they have a growth hormone (this time produced, and not "found from the 'Gods'") and rats appear in both movies. And they even toned down the size of the rats this time, à la Jaws's shark from parts 2 through 4.I don't want to waste too much time, but I saw this as a kid and I'm always, regrettably, drawn to When Animals Attack movies. I just finished part one for the first time in decade(s) so I figured I finished the series (thank God, there's only two.) The scene I remember most, make that – the only scene I remember from when I was a kid, was this guy leaving his mate outside, in the bushes, to take a p*ss during his sexual encounter…and if you're dealing with a movie about giant rats, you know where that's headed.Unfortunately, I didn't remember much more or I wouldn't have wasted any more time on this crud.The movie is 100% 80s Bmovie fare: University professor (Coufos – who could easily be a Marc Singer double) develops/works on special formula that causes growth in anything it's injected to. There are animal-abuse protesters outside that want to shut him down due to his animal researching and they break in and, well, ruin everything: they inadvertently release giant rats onto the campus. Strangely, this sounds like 28 Days Later that won't be released for more than a decade later.At any rate, he's trying to find a cure, warn everyone, help Bobby, a boy that's grown both in size and temper and find time for love with his "dreamy" big hands and big…well, let's say his mate can now give birth without any pain.Oh, and throw in the Jaws, Piranha and every other rip-off big "Grand Opening" finale that will make or break the place of concern. And will the rats be kind enough to stay away while a crowd watches synchronized swimming? Gnaw.I'll admit, despite the lack of both the multiple examples of grown species and the continuity between the first and second films, I liked the first time they shown a large human (Bobby) and it was a tad bit funny. Sometimes intentional (they really tried hard in some scenes to be tongue-in-cheek) and most times, unintentional like the aforementioned dream sequence with biiiig hands and whenever you see film crew members off to the left or the boom mike.Overall, skip. There are zero reasons to see this. EVEN if you liked the first.

A undeniably cheap, offbeat and trashy unrelated sequel to Bert I. Gordon's (Mr B.I.G) original 1976 film of H.G Wells 'The Food of the Gods' (which I haven't seen) sees a growth hormone accidentally transform a horde of rats into giant man-eating rodents that feed there way through a college campus. Those who love b-grade madness, gooey FX (with a splendid, if pointless melting scene) and graphically cheesy gore will have a field day. The fanatical rat attacks are unpleasant… that you'll find them irksome or laughable. While quite wonky (boom mike appearing at times and there's a scene where you can clearly see the FX dude in the corner of picture doing his thing), it was still better made than you would think. The script while serious, does take time out to add many tongue-in-cheek and blackly humorous distractions (which sometimes feels off-balanced) and this perfectly makes light of the situation. Still it's filled with stupidity and we end up with an abrupt open-ending (I'm sure a sequel was in mind) of a sub-plot (involving a young boy being injected with the growth hormone and College Professor Neil Hamilton being asked to help find a cure to stop the uncontrollable growth by use of experiments) that starts of proceedings, and is the main reason for the rat mayhem to occur and when it centres back on this angle, it glazes over it despite probably being more interesting than the rat chaos. Damien Lee's conventional direction remains assured and snappy enough. The electronic score while one-note is moodily pitched amongst a fitting campus setting and the soundtrack has a spunky embrace. Performances are largely forgettable, but in the end acceptable from the likes of Paul Coufos, Colin Fox, Karen Hines, Frank Pellegrino, Robert Kennedy, Michael Copeman and the beautiful Lisa Schrage with her piercing blue eyes. Also you got Jackie Borroughs showing up as the ill-fated professor. I found it fun the first time I watched it, and it's the same on this occasion.

Biologist Neil Hamilton succeeds in synthesizing a growth hormone and uses it to create giant tomatoes.Unfortunately the tomatoes are eaten by caged rats which then grow until they become the size of dogs.When animal rights activists break into the lab,they accidentally succeed in freeing the rats which escape down into the tunnels beneath the campus and start preying on people."Food of the Gods II" is one hell of a bad movie.The acting is lousy,the characters are painfully stupid and there is plenty of gore with ripped-out throats and severed limbs to boot.The film has its share of riotously unintentionally funny sequences too.In spite of its New York setting this amusing crap was actually made in Canada.So grab some beer,invite a couple of friends and laugh how stunningly bad "Food of the Gods II" is!

And that's saying something. Fortunately, unlike the original, the sequel uses a cast of unknowns (save for Colin Fox), so a lot of people weren't lured to it by big name stars.The plot deals with a laboratory experiment gone horrible wrong. Lab rats grow to monstrous size and terrorize the countryside. This concept was handled much better and with a much smaller budget in the 1955 classic "Tarantula." Actually, the rats take a trip over to the local college campus. Apparently, the producers figured showing gorgeous college co-eds getting chomped would make viewers ignore the horrible acting, poor special effects and sorry dialogue, not to mention the fact that the same two songs get used over and over again for the background music.There's a subplot involving a scientist who exposes his kid to the experimental substance and the kid, who's a real brat, grows into an even bigger brat. You'll honestly wish the cops would just shoot the kid. The concept appeared in H.G. Wells' "Food of the Gods" story, but it was, by far, the weakest part of the book, so it shouldn't have been touched upon for this movie.I won't spoil the ending (should you even care to watch the movie in the first place), but I will mention rats intermingling with college kids packed in to see a swimming meet (!), as well as a scene in a subway that might have been meant for another sequel. Since it took 13 years for "Food of the Gods II" to make it to production, that means (gulp!!) part III should be on the shelves at Blockbuster in 2002.