Food of the Gods (1 & 2)

THE FOOD OF THE GODS (18)

D: Bert I. Gordon

AIP (Bert I. Gordon)

USA 🇺🇸 1976

88 mins

Horror/Science Fiction

W: Bert I. Gordon [based on a story by H. G. Wells]

DP: Reginald Morris

Ed: Corky Ehlers

Mus: Elliot Kaplan

Marjoe Gortner (Morgan), Pamela Franklin (Lorna), Ralph Meeker (Jack), Ida Lupino (Mrs. Skinner), Jon Cypher (Brian), Tom Stovall (Thomas)

Cheap, risible B-movie nonsense based on a mere portion of H. G. Wells' original story.

Rats feed on a mysterious fluid and grow to gargantuan size before tearing up the town.

As far as B-movies go, it's got all the right ingredients: a frightful plot, variable acting performances, tacky special effects, etc. it just isn't a particularly good film.

3/10

It's their party... you can die if you want to

FOOD OF THE GODS II (aka GNAW: FOOD OF THE GODS part II) (18)

D: Damian Lee

Rose & Ruby (David Mitchell & Damian Lee)

Canada 🇨🇦 1989

91 mins

Horror/Science Fiction

W: Richard Bennett & E. Kim Brewster

DP: Curtis Petersen

Ed: David Mitchell

Mus: Dennis Haines & Stephen W. Parsons

Paul Coufos (Dr. Neil Hamilton), Lisa Schrage (Alex Reed), Colin Fox (Prof. Edmund Delhurst), Real Andrews (Mark Hales), Jackie Burroughs (Dr. Kate Travis)

Loose sequel to the 1976 film with even less to do with H. G. Wells' original prose.

This time, giant rats cause havoc on a university campus. Despite being 13 years younger than the first film, the special effects look even worse and the performances are below even the basic standard of a low-budget movie. Shockingly bad, even for a bad movie.

2/10