GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Seb Survivors of a shipwreck wash up on an island inhabited by tiny red men with sharp teeth and a taste for flesh. Fair enough this isn't going to be elbowing its way into the top 100 any time soon but it entertained me. I liked how the monsters were relentless and they looked quite creepy when they sprinted and when seen in the dark.I had more fun watching this than the last five movies I saw at the cinema and they had a collective budget of around $500 million so for a movie filmed on a shoestring budget with first time actors in the backwoods of Connecticut I think they did a pretty good job.The other reviewer, possibly a national geographic correspondent, correctly identifies that there are no islands with rivers of acid but for some reason I was able to look past that and just enjoy watching people fend off demented puppets. If you think you could do the same give it a go, it's a fun movie.

Ben_Horror Attack of the Beast creatures is as cheesy as its ill conceived, though still somewhat pleasingly shoddy B movie title might suggest. Set in the 1920s, a group of beleaguered survivors flee their sinking vessel in a brief but still pretty effective opening matte/forced perspective shot. Tensions are frayed and to make matters worse, they get washed up on an uncharted 'tropical' island. From there they decide to explore their new surroundings only to find that it's inhabited by tiny long-haired cannibals - the Beast Creatures of the title - that are hell bent on making the unfortunate survivors the main course of their banquet. Cue: lots of running around and screaming – there's lots of screaming in this movie.Most of the attack scenes are mundanely staged, consisting of the actors screaming and gyrating into camera with plastic dolls stuck to their torsos. The movie's a poverty row effort on every level and it does show, but the filmmakers do get good production value from a skeleton prop - the kind used in medical schools - that shows up no fewer than three times. The cast spend most of their time wandering aimlessly and endlessly through their menacing 'island' locale. We continuously see shots of them trekking through a forest that's clearly not the tropics where the movie's meant to be set. In one particular shot they even look like they're skipping through the jungle rather than walking as there are arms flailing everywhere.The beast creatures themselves are not at all convincing and resemble children's toys more than the malevolent miniature thugs they're supposed to be. There are lots of shots of them being flung into the air and thrown at trees, somewhat betraying their doll/puppet origins. In some instances they're even being held into shot on the ends of wooden poles operated by the clearly 'up for it' crew. The big 'set piece' that occurs 51 minutes in consists of nothing but a long sequence where the cast simply stands around holding static puppets to their bodies while screaming their lungs out. Having said that, various shots of the creatures zipping through the forest at high-speed display a certain amount of ingenuity on the part of the filmmakers. They're really quite well done and not completely devoid of merit and charm. Also the idea of acid lakes on the island is very imaginative and the scene where one unfortunate cast member stops to take a drink from the aforementioned lake is done quite well, albeit the horror is let down somewhat by the usual gratuitous and feeble screaming.There are some bad edits and dodgy choices of takes in this movie. For example due to incorrect color timing during one particular zoom-in shot, a lone beast creature is barely visible hidden among the undergrowth. You actually have to pause and rewind the footage to see it and even at that, it's very difficult. Furthermore, after a female cast member's hand is bitten by one of the little carnivores, the actor playing the character of 'Morgan' clearly fluffs his line, but still continues to utter the dialog without batting an eyelid.In another example of questionable editing, during the survivors' final bid for escape at the end, we're treated to a 'greatest hits' compilation of all the movies 'special effects' moments for no reason whatsoever other than to highlight the fact that the filmmakers were evidently very proud of what they achieved. But it's still hard not to like a movie where the hero makes a desperate last dash for the ocean and freedom – all the while struggling manfully against static rubber dolls that are clearly just tacked onto his clothes.Director Michael Stanley never made another movie again until 2008 and based on this, it is not surprising Hollywood never came knocking on his door. Neither did any of his cast go on to do better things, though it has to be said the female performances in the film are somewhat better than the males. But all things considered this is still an enjoyably insane film. Though at times slow and ponderously paced, Attack of the Beast Creatures is a lot of fun. If you watch it with the correct mindset, i.e., in the company of some like-minded friends and lots of beer,there is no reason why you won't enjoy this particular slice of 80s B movie madness.While the movie was released on video in the 90s, it remains unreleased on DVD, though it was/is available from the director himself via online ordering. Yes, it could be argued that the entire effort is amateurish, but the film still isn't without its cult value and appeal. If a director and cast commentary was thrown into the mix along with some trailers and a comprehensive 'making of' documentary (where is the cast? What are they doing now?), there'd be absolutely no excuse for this movie to languish in limbo any more and maybe then it could finally get the much deserved and long overdue official DVD release.

Coventry Bunch of shipwrecked travelers - who all left their acting capacities aboard the sinking ship - wash ashore an unmapped island that isn't entirely kosher. First and foremost, it's a tropical island even though they were supposed to float in the North Atlantic. Secondly, the still water on this island causes people to dissolve painfully! Quite an alarming little fact, if you ask me, but the assembly of middle-aged castaway survivors remain pretty damn calm at the sight of one of their buddies bloodily melting away in a puddle of water. "Well, I guess this means we all have to be a lot more careful from now on". That's it? Thanks for the grief and compassion, dude! Anyway, it's not over yet, as the island appears to be inhabited by some sort of creatures that can eat all the flesh off a human body and leave only a clean skeleton in just an hour of time. Overnight, the group gets virulently attacked by an army of tiny, flashy-eyed satanic creatures (very reminiscent to Karen Black's Zuni doll in "Trilogy of Terror") and "Attack of the Beast Creatures" promptly becomes one of the silliest, cheesiest and most ludicrous horror flicks of the entire 80's decade. These things are so cute! How they stampede, the squeaky sounds they produce, their admirably sharp little set of teeth … I swear, if you see one, you'll want to have a toy version to decorate your living room with! You can say a lot about "Attack of the Beast Creatures", but definitely not that it's boring! One out-and-out crazy sequence follows the other in a massively fast-paced filming style and you don't even have too much time to contemplate about the stupidity factor or to expect any sort of explanation. The film properly follows Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians principle; meaning the characters kick the bucket one by one and in a structured and orderly fashion. The group also contains all the required stereotypes, like the selfish bastard, the hysterical broad, the young lovers and the fat bloke sacrificing himself. There's a joyous sequence paying tribute to Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" when one of the characters wanders around and the critters surrounding her in up in the trees gradually increase in number. First there's just one specimen scrutinizing her. Then three. Then seven. Then when she looks up there are literally dozens of little demons watching down on her. "Attack of the Beast Creatures" may not exactly be a masterpiece of film-making, but it's tremendously enjoyable 80's baloney with loads of gore, outrageous outbursts of laughter, inane dialogs and not the slightest bit of good taste.

ericdetrick2002 This was a real treat. The film starts off a little slow, so hang in there because once the action starts you will probably choke on your beer or mountain dew out of sheer hysterical laughter. In my journey through "grade Z" movies, it is movies like Attack of the Beast Creatures that make it all worth it. This is the type of movie that I put on that "special shelf" for the friends that don't want to have to think or invest much of themselves into a film. For those friends who you would like to impress with a movie so bad, that it is just beautiful. This was made at a time when bad films were at least still shot on film. Now days "grade z" movies are shot on daddy's new digital camcorder, so they don't have any real cinematic quality. This has some cinematic quality...OK, cinematic quality in a really "grade z" kind of way.If you want Freddie Kreuger, Jason, or The Ring Meets the Grudge Part 4, then go to your local Blockbuster. Leave the trash to us trashmongers...I love it!