Crabs!

Having stumbled upon the 2021 horror comedy "Crabs" by random luck in 2022, of course I had to sit down and watch it. Why? Well, because the synopsis sounded interesting and it could be a great movie. And also with it being a horror comedy that I hadn't already seen, of course this was a no-brainer in terms of having to watch it. And I will say that writer and director Pierce Berolzheimer was definitely on the right track here, because the concept of the movie was great and there was a good story being told here, with elements of comedy and horror in a good mixture. And I have to admit that the whole premise of killer crabs of this kind was just right up my alley. But... And yeah, there is a but here, while the movie was enjoyable and entertaining, then writer and director Pierce Berolzheimer opted to make an abrupt turn and introduced gargantuan fighting mechas and a Kaiju-sized crab, that is where it just all came tumbling down. And it was a shame, because the movie had been great fun and hilarious up to that point. But this is where it snapped for me, and the movie nosedived and never recovered. And that reflected poorly on the overall rating of the movie for me, because it went from a good movie to a laughably poor excuse of a movie. The acting performances in the movie were good, and it was an almost unfamiliar cast ensemble that performed in "Crabs". I was only familiar with Robert Craighead here in this movie. I will say that the cast definitely put on good performances for a movie such as this. Visually then "Crabs" was good. I liked the design of the crabs and they had a good mixture of realism and comic relief to it. And no doubt about it, that definitely worked well in favor of the movie, and it was something that I enjoyed. The movie would have received a six star rating from me, but the whole last 30 minutes or so of the movie just totally ruined the experience with the Kaiju crab and the mecha robot. It was just laughably bad and ridiculous. And it results in a final rating of four stars from me. So, a downgrade in two stars because of something that bad. Sure, "Crabs" is watchable for a silly creature feature, but just don't get your hopes up too high.

This movie is made in the style of the old B-Movies. Low budget. Cheesy acting and special effects, implausible things, etc. Some of it I liked, some of it I didn't and some of it was just downright offensive (like the stereotyped foreign kid that no one can understand). It starts off good. People have sex on the beach. So no problem there. But the horseshoe crab that moves like a speedboat was too much. And the one before the nuclear explosion was moving the same way. On to the crab attacks. They were just too graphic for b-movie stuff. I don't need to see eyeballs hanging down to someone's chin in a cheesy b-movie. Then there's the crippled kid in the wheelchair that gets cursed out by the local Priest (too much) and he also has a pricey tech workshop in the barn on the property that they can't afford to keep (unrealistic). One bright point, they have the cop from Future Man as the Sheriff! So, overall, it's a mildly enjoyable movie. It could have been a lot better with a better script, though!

source: Crabs!

This movie is exactly what you are expecting and many things I guarantee you are not. The monsters are fantastic and brutal but once the threat is understood they are a blast to watch be dispatched by the heroes. Make no mistake though, there is a heart at the center of this monster film and it is by far my favorite part.