The tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.
Not long after the events in “Critters 2”, Charlie McFadden is on a mission to track down the last of the Critters.
Every franchise has at-least one film that just isn’t as good as the rest, it’s just inevitable, which brings us to “Critters 3”. We leave the town of ‘Grover’s Bend’ and head on out on a family road trip as they move to a new home in ‘Los Angeles’, little do they know the the Critters are tagging along for the ride.
Moving the creatures out of the town setting was a good idea as it can become a bit stale being trapped in the same setting. Seeing them in a big city apartment tower is fun, it’s the build up to that setting that drags a little but you can understand why it was done. We get to see a 17 year old Leonardo DiCaprio make his film debut, Who’d have thought that he would become the huge star he is today based on his early performance in this release?!
We also see the return of our hero, ‘Charlie McFadden’, Don Keith Opper plays his role so well and he’s a character we’ve come to love. I’m so glad he was kept in the franchise as it showed the characters determination to rid the world of the ‘Crite’s’, the fact he’s an enjoyable character to watch is just a huge bonus, he’s the best thing about the franchise alongside our beloved little monsters.
Talking of little monsters, I can’t loeave without mentioning the stars of the films. We get what we would expect from the ‘Critters’, there’s blood, humour and more and we can’t really complain about that, they aren’t exactly complex characters.
Like I said “Critters 3” isn’t the best of the franchise but it still has its moments, it’s a fun film and is what you’ve come to expect from our furry friends. Problem is it just seems a bit of a lazy cash in, still it could’ve been a-lot worse.
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