Eighties Horror Retrospective #8
Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
(7/10):Coming from two of the Schlock Masters of Italy, Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso, Rats: Night of Terror is a dystopian future horror film that falls flat and thus succeeds at being a laughable attempt to shock audiences.
It follows a group of thuggish individuals who seem to be scavenger types as they roam around looking for any traces of food or supplies. The society has been split into two groups those above ground and those below ground. The group of scavengers who find food also find more than they bargained for as they are then attacked and eaten by the Rats who have made that area their home.
It's got some solid gore effects, Italian Cult Actress Geretta Geretta who will be appearing in later films down the line and also some of the worst dubbing that results in it being absolutely hilarious.
It's also got a solid synth based score and probably what the film was most remembered for, an insane twist ending.
It's cheesy, schlocky, exploitative goodness that is so inept that it makes for a great drunken watch with friends.
Also Fragasso is a little lenient with the fog machines in this film, and for those who don't know, you'll find out as I begin to cover more of his work.
Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
(7/10):Coming from two of the Schlock Masters of Italy, Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso, Rats: Night of Terror is a dystopian future horror film that falls flat and thus succeeds at being a laughable attempt to shock audiences.
It follows a group of thuggish individuals who seem to be scavenger types as they roam around looking for any traces of food or supplies. The society has been split into two groups those above ground and those below ground. The group of scavengers who find food also find more than they bargained for as they are then attacked and eaten by the Rats who have made that area their home.
It's got some solid gore effects, Italian Cult Actress Geretta Geretta who will be appearing in later films down the line and also some of the worst dubbing that results in it being absolutely hilarious.
It's also got a solid synth based score and probably what the film was most remembered for, an insane twist ending.
It's cheesy, schlocky, exploitative goodness that is so inept that it makes for a great drunken watch with friends.
Also Fragasso is a little lenient with the fog machines in this film, and for those who don't know, you'll find out as I begin to cover more of his work.