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Return of the Killer Shrews?Return of the Killer Shrews? Really?
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Not 1. Not 2. But 3 Dukes of Hazzard alumni in the same movie?
I can now die a happy man.
Every now and then I come to think that I could not possibly wish more for MST to return…
Yet, here I am, once again reaching a new level of ; ‘DAMN, I WISH MST WERE BACK!’
As long as they use real dogs as the killer schrews I might watch it. Nice to see our boy James Best squeezing out a little more cash. ;)
Yet, not one mention of MST3K in that whole article. But from the poster I saw, more like giant, mutated rats! I’m a little iffy on this one.
@ Bobby 23-Skiddo – Don’t forget Mel Tillis (appeared in 2 episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard).
Oh, and Jennifer Lyons was in “The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion”, so “Shrews” pretty much has an All-Dukes cast.
So long as they use dogs in shag rugs, I will watch. Heck, even before MST3k, this was legend in my household (my mother considered it the silliest horror movie she ever saw). Hopefully it won’t sully our favorite nickname for the dogs.
And to complete the circle, Rifftrax and/or CT need to give this the treatment.
This was supposed to be a “horror” movie? By what standard? The only “scary” part of the movie was everyone standing around at the bar like they were glued there. This is even less scarier than the original “House on Haunted Hill.”
I’m still waiting for the Return of the Beast of Yucca Flats.
Some of the shrew concept art, especially the piece at this link, looks quite a bit like Warhammer Skaven.
I never watched Dukes Of Hazzard, so I’m not sure it will be safe for me to watch this movie! But as sequels go, this one has something going for it that most sequels do not: they can only improve on the original since the first picture was so bad. Hopefully, this one is not padded with endless scenes of alcohol abuse by all major characters.
I can’t even remember anything about the ORIGINAL film. What does that say?
@ Thomas K. Dye: It says that you can’t remember any about the original Killer Shrews. :D Nothing less, nothing more.
Killer Shrews 2: Return to that One Corner of the Living Room Where 95% of the First Movie Took Place
There were some movies that were on MST3K about which I can remember little, especially in the later years, but Killer Shrews had some seriously memorable moments for me in spite of the lack of quality in the production. The dogs dressed up in little rugs were hilariously cheesy and therefore, quite memorable. The escape in the metal tubs at the end was also “different” enough to be memorable. The “synchronized drinking” scenes padding out the film were dull and annoying, but also hard to forget.
Out of respect for James Best, who has been a terrific character actor with many and varied roles besides that of his signature role of Rosco P. Coltrane, I will take a look and actually this sounds like a fun movie. Probably won’t be great or even good, but I’ll watch it. And being a Dukes fan, having John Schneider and Rick Hurst is icing on the cake.
Remember the character of Thorne is a strong character. He survived the killer shrews and 50 years of standing around and drinking!
Well, in that case, I’m glad the film was such a vibrantly memorable experience for others, one which they could hold and cherish forever.
They’ll use moronic-looking CGI, like all of those “SYFY Originals”. There oughta be a law…
Thankfully, this is a full-blown sequel, not a “reboot” as the article says.
It’ll probably be fun, like the original.
Hmm. Sounds interesting.
I wonder if Rifftrax or Cinimatic Titanic will do this film as well if it gets negative reviews.
#11 “they can only improve on the original since the first picture was so bad.”
Uh, no. It’s never a good idea to say that. I agree with #18, they’ll use ****ty CGI and make it even worse than the original. It’ll still be savagely boring, they’ll probably drink a LOT (no smoking, though), but the goofy hilarious dogs in carpet samples will be replaced with dumb CGI which just isn’t any fun.
Ohhhhh, goody-goody-goody! Please let this be as big a stinkburger as the original so the CT or Rifftrax crew can have a go at it! “Killer Shrews! Killer Shrews! Don’t know the diff’rence ‘tween me and you!”
Can the new movie possibly replicate all the drinking and standing around of the first film? It would be hard to top.
And weren’t the shrews supposed to starve to death rapidly once all the food ran out in the first film?
“And weren’t the shrews supposed to starve to death rapidly once all the food ran out in the first film?”
Ahem. They never said that they couldn’t be reincarnated by an atomic bomb or a lightning strike. Haven’t you learned anything from all these bad movies???? ;)
Bring out the “Return of Killer Shrews” Bord game. With theme song. “Killer shrews Killer shrews”
So who the tamer of these shrews?
Sorry
“They’ll use moronic-looking CGI, like all of those “SYFY Originals”.”
As a CGI artist, the SyFy stuff is just offensive. It’s not even ‘bad in a good way,’ it’s just…well, bad. Bad in a bad way.
They should really hire the MST guys to riff their movies, at least have a sense of humor about the crap they are doing.
Okay, a plan. Catherine Bach’s daughter Sophia Isabella Lopez
is 15 now. Wait on the remake 2-3 years and she can play the
Swedish daughter of the scientist. That might be the only
way to make this remake tolerable (especially since they’ll
probably have cgi shrews to replace dogs).
Rick Hurst as Rook? I don’t think he can play Dixieland jazz like Original Rook. And whatever happened to Onion Rook?
We can all look forward to more sloppy, boozy dialogue delivered around a wet bar loaded to the ceiling in high powered scotch.
“Would the captain like a drink?”
“Of course!”
And also more Dixieland jazz players getting eaten by dogs covered in crepe seaweed.
Randy
CGI … that is a dirty word!
Not only that, cgi can’t play Dixieland jazz on a banjo
any more then an automatic pilot. (At least, let’s hope so).
Rifftrax, gets ready.
KUH KUH KUH- Killer shrews!
-Mel Tillis
Mel friggin Tillis? Man! I’m soooo there!
I want me a trailer!
Will they escape the shrews in the hollowed out remains of the General Lee?
Oh, I don’t know. Maybe if Cletus plays some dixieland jazz I can get behind this.
And, wow, they were able to convince James Best to reprise his role.
With Hurst in the cast, I wonder how many “dipsticks” we’ll get in the production…
At least the puppets will be believable. Or, maybe someone will look in the encyclopedia to find out what a shrew really looks like.
:-)
Killer shrew, killer shrew, K-I-double-L-E-R shrew…
I smell a weekend discussion coming on. With this and the upcoming Manos sequel, what MSTied movie would you like to see a sequel to?
Maybe they’ll use Flash the basset hound to be a killer shrew?
Well at least there heart seems to be in the right place, if that makes any sense.
If this gets shown at a theater, the concession stand had better be serving Killer Shrews.
Also, I noticed one of the characters is described as a “two-fisted animal expert.” Did this start out as Mark Trail: The Movie?
I’d watch it. Seems like a labor of love for Best, he is a writer and there is a Dororthy Best listed as producer, plus all of his friends are playing other parts. Also, I want Rifftrax or CT to tackle it.
I bet James Best’s new shipmate can’t play Dixieland Jazz.
@ kali – “And, wow, they were able to convince James Best to reprise his role”
It sounded to me like this movie was something that James Best had wanted to do for years, and he does have a writing credit (according to the movie poster).
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OatMB. Really. :) The Fat man will be back from his baboon rehab,
Fingol’s girlfriend will want some synthoflavins (or whatever that
snack is),
-And I see Jack Black playing Fingol- :)
and they can always feature The Third Man as the cinema
in the sequel (AGHHHHHHHHHH!)
I honestly thought James Best was already dead. Wow. Got him confused with my “moment of silence” days for Sorrel Booke and Denver Pyle. Go James GO!!!!
oh…my…god…
I wish Burt Reynolds were in this movie as well. Why Burt Reynolds you ask? It’s because Ken Curtis was in the first Killer Shrews movie.
Would James Arness be up to playing the scientist? :)
Sadly, the awesomely superior talent of his brother, Peter Graves,
is no longer available.
You know, the big twist in this movie is that the shrews are good and they’re just trying to do an intervention on the humans. :)