ThiefHott Too much of everything

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Julian R. White I really can't say I agree with the average rating of this film. Don't get me wrong, it's no masterpiece or anything, but unlike MANY films around this same era, it puts out and satisfies a lot more than some of the films of its kind. It's a good "defense" movie, a family or group are boarded up in their house, seemingly protected by the dangers that lurk outside, until things begin falling apart. The massive killer shrews are hungry, and what's worse, they can eat through walls, floors, and wood to get to what they want. Food. It's commonly paired up with "The Giant Gila Monster" on DVD releases, but I don't see why, because that film sadly doesn't hold a candle to this one. Wonderful film! Not a milestone, but well within pathway range.

john_vance-20806 Make no mistake, you'll find no great cinema here. The acting, dialog and special effects are very B-grade. Yet I find it compellingly fun to watch.Perhaps it is the non-stop drinking that occurs throughout the film that makes me want to join in. Such drab, dour characters sipping martinis in such a drab, dour location fascinates me. One would think scientists would want to be a little more alert in a dangerous situation but apparently they prefer to be well-lubricated. There is one scene that makes me think of "synchronized swigging" and always makes me smile.The stunning Swedish beauty who should be prancing merrily in heels walks about all droopy and slack-shouldered. Almost as though totally bored with the whole idea that they may all be devoured by ravenous beasts before the break of dawn.The grim scientist who appears blinded to all but his work only brightens when he holds a tiny shrew in his hand - not with a look of curiosity and fascination, but with a lip-smacking leer suggesting he is ready to gobble it up in one bite.I pull this out at least once a year with a full supply of my own favorite mind-altering beverage to join in the fun. It makes me wonder if I need to look into AA.

roddekker Favorite Movie Quote: "It's so quiet, you can almost smell it." The Killer Shrews from the 1950's is a classic example of American racism (in film) as it existed at that time.Of course, the prejudice here in The Killer Shrews has been somewhat disguised (notice I didn't say cleverly disguised 'cause nothing about this flick is "clever") beneath a wafer-thin plot concerning an isolated invasion by a pack of retarded-looking monster shrews upon the inhabitants of a small, secluded island. But, regardless of this lame plot-line, the racism is most definitely evident in this utterly terrible Z-Grade Horror Movie."Hey! The Killer Shrews is only a harmless, little, nothing-of-a-horror-movie." the viewer might say. Well, how wrong they could be.The Killer Shrews has a cast of exactly 7 characters. 5 of these characters (4 men, 1 woman) are all White-Folks. Of the 2 remaining characters, one is a Black male, and the other one is a Mexican male. Because I'm talking about racism here, it should be pretty obvious for anyone (without them being a genius) to figure out who is going to be the 1st person to be chewed up by the killer shrews, and then who is going to be the 2nd sorry victim.The Killer Shrews really is quite an incredible display of racism when you consider that it was, indeed, the Black, first, and then the Mexican, next, who met up with horrible deaths before any of the White-Folks actually did. And, when it did finally come down to a White meeting up with his demise in The Killer Shrews, it was, naturally, the "wicked" one who got it.Oh, brother! You know, some Z-Grade Flicks are so bad, they're good. But The Killer Shrews was so bad that it was absolutely the worst piece of movie-rubbish imaginable. Yeah. It sure was.

LoneDoveProductions /MTN Of course this wasn't a master piece, it was a b movie. But as far as b movies go, it was entertaining, it was relatively clever, and I enjoyed the acting, again not the greatest acting ever, but I enjoyed it. The shrews were just dogs in a costume, but it's better than the cgi sequel return of the killer shrews. Some down sides of the film is because the effects aren't great, almost every b movie cliché has been followed, such as the Black man dying first, and the jerk in the film dies off around the end. This would be a great movie to show at horror themes parties, watching a movie during Halloween. I have given it the title of the best b movie I have seen. Give it a watch.