Director: Diane Foster
Year: 2024
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Creature Feature; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Trying to prepare for their annual Easter celebrations, a woman and her friend are convinced a swarm of killer rabbits are loose in the town under the command of a vicious killer bunny looking to seek revenge for what the town did to it years ago and must stop the creature from overtaking the area.
Review:
This was a rather fun and enjoyable silly genre effort. Among the better aspects of this one is the standout sense of goofy humor throughout here that helps to leave an appropriately light attitude. The way the whole story starts off with the discovery of the dead bodies and the connection with the giant killer rabbit being reawakened and going off on a revenge rampage for what was originally done to it serves as a fine way to get a clue to how ridiculous the central premise is going to be with trying to believe the idea that a gigantic killer rabbit was on the loose and bringing onboard other local rabbits to do it’s bidding gives that quite a lot to like. The rest of this, with the exaggerated small-town personalities taken to an extreme degree, the quips and comebacks, and the general reaction to the situations present all work together as well to provide the film with a solid atmosphere throughout here.
This helps to give the film a great base for the equally fun and enjoyable creature attacks. Starting with the opening attack on the kids in the Church basement that brings a silly puppet for the killer rabbit, the series of attacks and confrontations featured here provide far more fun with the use of plush puppet rabbits to show the creatures running wild in the town ahead of the massive humanoid rabbit that goes around finishing people off. The attacks here are fun, with the standout sequence at the town-wide Easter Egg Hunt featuring quite a lot to like where both sets are utilized to great effect as everything sets into place a furious blend of hysterical plush swarming and slasher-style gore from the main killer. The final battle out in the woods is just as much fun with the various sets of creatures being involved to go along perfectly well with the comedic action here to have quite a lot to like with this.
There isn’t much to dislike here as the few flaws are barely detrimental. The main issue is the rather obvious one in that the sense of comedy and humor on display might not be all too favorable for everyone. The silly factor is quite high here with the general storyline and special effects work that carries the comedy and it’s not always possible for everyone to laugh at everything due to a personal preference for how these factors land. Watching plush rabbit toys and other types of costumes for the creatures due to the low budget on display might be a thing not all out there will appreciate, while the other issue here might be a more universal factor in the slightly overlong length for its running time. Some of the scenes run on way too long simply for the sake of a joke while others are just not necessary and don’t really need to be there so there are some drawbacks to be had with this one depending on how you stand with some of these issues.
Overview: ****/5
An enjoyably fun and silly indie creature feature, this one has quite a lot to like about it which is enough to overcome some slightly underwhelming flaws depending on how you feel about the material. Those who are curious about it, appreciate this style of indie film, or don’t really mind the drawbacks here will have the most to like here while those that are turned off by these factors should heed caution.
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