…… So yeah, this is a film that I watched. 1972’s Night of the Lepus. And it’s not as neat a name as it sounds when it’s alternate name is Rabbits…. This is a movie about giant killer rabbits. Let’s check it out.
The film takes place in a small country town and follows Cole, a farmer and ranch owner who is hunting the rabbits that have caused harm to the town due to eating their crops and harming their horses. As he tries to hunt them, scientists try to find a way to stop their breeding period, resulting in a horrifying concoction that instead of decreasing the rabbits hormones, turns them into giant creatures with a taste for humans. It’s a common mistake in the field of science, I understand. And so the town has to get together to stop the creatures before they escape to larger cities. And if this movie sounds like I have very little to talk about it, I certainly do.
Night of the Lepus is another one of those films that are enjoyed ironically, and so far, those kinds of films are the ones I find to be the most uninteresting, like Bride of the Monster of Birdemic. And honestly, this one is probably the least garbage, but that doesn’t say much, sadly. The movie has its fair share of dumb, awkward, stilted dialogue, bad child acting, and ugly costumes. Whenever a rabbit is not going to cut it, they just get a guy in a giant fursuit to jump through windows and it looks so terrible. I love it. But aside from all that, this movie is mostly just everyone behind dead quiet and nothing happening and they spend a lot of time talking and not doing. It’s really kinda lame up until the rabbits come in. Yeah, the fucking adorable rabbits are the best part of this movie, despite making it less and less of a horror movie.
The rabbits are so badly used in this movie. When it’s not a giant ugly fursuit, it’s a horde of rabbits just being adorable rabbits, and nothing meer than that. They try so hard- Okay, that’s a lie. They don’t try at all. They adverteer it to make the rabbits scary, but they just sit around, make faint noises, and maybe have the fakest blood I’ve seen be splashed on them. That aside, the practical effects involving the giant rabbits is actually pretty interesting. They make a small model of the town and let the rabbits run around in it to get a feel that the rabbits are huge. I really love the model town and the use of the rabbits with these scenes. It’s actually kinda creative. Sadly, not a great movie, but I can respect its use of effects.
Night of the Lepus…. What a shitshow that was. It’s at least worthy of a viewing just because the concept of it is so baffling and so stupid, but it should at least keep u somewhat interesting up until the end. I feel as though a concept as silly and stupid as giant killer rabbits is funny enough, though the gimmick does wear thin after a while. Check it out if u are curious
The film takes place in a small country town and follows Cole, a farmer and ranch owner who is hunting the rabbits that have caused harm to the town due to eating their crops and harming their horses. As he tries to hunt them, scientists try to find a way to stop their breeding period, resulting in a horrifying concoction that instead of decreasing the rabbits hormones, turns them into giant creatures with a taste for humans. It’s a common mistake in the field of science, I understand. And so the town has to get together to stop the creatures before they escape to larger cities. And if this movie sounds like I have very little to talk about it, I certainly do.
Night of the Lepus is another one of those films that are enjoyed ironically, and so far, those kinds of films are the ones I find to be the most uninteresting, like Bride of the Monster of Birdemic. And honestly, this one is probably the least garbage, but that doesn’t say much, sadly. The movie has its fair share of dumb, awkward, stilted dialogue, bad child acting, and ugly costumes. Whenever a rabbit is not going to cut it, they just get a guy in a giant fursuit to jump through windows and it looks so terrible. I love it. But aside from all that, this movie is mostly just everyone behind dead quiet and nothing happening and they spend a lot of time talking and not doing. It’s really kinda lame up until the rabbits come in. Yeah, the fucking adorable rabbits are the best part of this movie, despite making it less and less of a horror movie.
The rabbits are so badly used in this movie. When it’s not a giant ugly fursuit, it’s a horde of rabbits just being adorable rabbits, and nothing meer than that. They try so hard- Okay, that’s a lie. They don’t try at all. They adverteer it to make the rabbits scary, but they just sit around, make faint noises, and maybe have the fakest blood I’ve seen be splashed on them. That aside, the practical effects involving the giant rabbits is actually pretty interesting. They make a small model of the town and let the rabbits run around in it to get a feel that the rabbits are huge. I really love the model town and the use of the rabbits with these scenes. It’s actually kinda creative. Sadly, not a great movie, but I can respect its use of effects.
Night of the Lepus…. What a shitshow that was. It’s at least worthy of a viewing just because the concept of it is so baffling and so stupid, but it should at least keep u somewhat interesting up until the end. I feel as though a concept as silly and stupid as giant killer rabbits is funny enough, though the gimmick does wear thin after a while. Check it out if u are curious