This movie has everything:
- giant killer shrews
- dogs dressed as giant killer shrews
- giant killer shrews puppets
- giant killer shrews that attack during a hurricane
- unlikeable characters you want to get eaten by giant killer shrews
- a hilarious escape plan
- a romance
- a comment on how overpopulation will destroy us all
- a 69 minute runtime

"I'm not going to worry about overpopulation just yet."
-Roscoe P. Coltrane dismissing the point of the film to the father of a woman he recently met, on his plans to knock her up.

best.

movie.

ever.

What makes for a great performance?

When the actor disappears into the role and you only see the character? Yes.

When the viewer is pulled in and made to feel what the character is feeling? Yes.

When every movement large or small is directed at embodying a character? Yes.

When dialogue, good or bad, is delivered in a way that it feels right, feels true to the character? Yes.

When the performer combines all the arts of their craft - voice, language, costume, make up, movement, every ounce of their being? Yes.

When it is, above all, engrossing or entertaining? Yes.

Therefore, the indisputably greatest performance ever captured on film is the dogs who play the shrews in this film.

Of course these doggos are excited: they're dressed up as giant killer shrews.. this is like Halloween for them. 🐕🎃

Those rodent dog things stayed at that fence the whole movie thinking they were gonna get in. Life is futile.

i can't even begin to explain how boring the first act is. it took everything in me to not turn it off and find something else, but i decided to push through because i had hope that it would get better. it didn't.

I don’t always enjoy dogs in horror movies, but when I do, it’s dogs in shaggy yarn costumes with fake snouts and tails pretending to be giant shrews.

Okay Movie, whatcha got there?

Movie: Some scientists who don't know nuthin' 'bout nuthin',

Love it.

Movie: Some janky puppets,

Double love.

Movie: Happy dogs wearing mops,

Love to the end of the world.

Movie: And some casual racism.

Oh man, Movie, why you gotta ruin everything? ( •̀ ᴖ •́ )

Movie: ¯⁠\⁠(⁠°⁠_⁠o⁠)⁠/⁠¯

🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

Fido score: Aw, look at all the puppies ready for Halloween! ᴮᵒᵒᵎ ᴵ'ᵐ ᵃ ᵍʰᵒˢᵗ• ᵀʳᶦᶜᵏ ᵒʳ ᵗʳᵉᵃᵗᵎ◝૮༼ᵔﻌᵔ༽ა🎃

The Killer Shrews is a 1959 independent Horror film directed by Ray Kellogg. Despite a budget that was probably rock bottom and ridiculous looking monsters, The Killer Shrews manages to produce some shocks and genuine scares. This is the sort of film that either you will enjoy it and have fun or it will be of no interest.
On a remote island someone has been conducting scientific experiments on tiny harmless rodents and turning them into dog sized monstrosities that have very sharp teeth and want to eat people for their dinner!
A boat arrives on the island to deliver supplies when a hurricane strikes. The people on the island must try to escape the monsters while dealing with Mother Nature.
The monsters are dogs with props taped or wrapped around them. It is truly hysterical. Wonderful 1950’s horror film for everyone that enjoys them!

"The Killer Shrews" is a fun little genre film; it's so goofy it's impossible to hate on it. This film is basically a creature feature masquerading as a siege movie. Think "Rio Bravo" with giant killer shrews. I had an absolute blast with this film. There's a real, genuine sense of fun with this film.

You have scientists with questionable morals, experiments gone wrong, wooden actors, low-budget sets, dogs dressed as shrews, a fairly rushed love interest and that 'one' character that fucks everything up for the entire group. This film is filled to the brim with clichés, and whilst that would've bugged me in another film, there was an undeniable charm about it here. If you're into creature features, then I'd highly recommend this film; it's really enjoyable!

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