Selected Customer Reviews
THE BEST KLOWN MOVIE EVER!
One night my friend Austin and I saw this movie in Block Buster and thought it looked good. Well it wasn't good...IT WAS GREAT!The special effects are some of the best you'll see in your life!One quiet night high school sweethearts Mike and Debbie see a huge shooting star,but when they search for it they find a circus tent.They explore and find out that it is full of alien killer klowns!With deadly popcorn that can hatch new klowns and fatal cotton candy guns that will melt you to goop,how can they stop them?With the help of Debbie's ex-boy friend Dave they will have to stop the klowns before they devour the entire town.The dvd features include audio comentary,deleted scenes,theatrical trailers,subtitles,scene selection,early child hood films of the Chiodo brothers,and much more!This is a great buy for fans of Midnight movies.In space no one can eat ice cream!
Half Demented Genius, Half Dorky Lameness
I really don't know how to rate this movie, as it is an odd mix of cheesy, dorky stupidity and wild, demented genius. As you no doubt already know, it chronicles the invasion of a small town by sinister clown-like creatures from another planet. Local teens try to warn the authorities, but the mean police chief won't listen.... as one of the Chiodo brothers says in a commentary, the storyline borrows heavily from that 1958 classic, "The Blob."
But that barely begins to describe "Killer Klowns." Clearly, it's a parody of 1950s sci-fi/horror movies, but it's more than that. It's ... well, it's Killer Klowns from Outer Space. A one-of-a-kind effort that defies easy categorization.
The acting ranges from good to awful (John Vernon steals the show as Officer Mooney) and the sets are often no better than you'd see in a community theatre production. Photography is surprisingly good. The soundtrack is fun, in a 1980s way.
I really enjoyed this movie, but I can't give it more than 3 stars because it's so cheaply produced, and the acting is just AWFUL in places. Buy or rent a copy, get together with some friends, some pizza, and beer and enjoy it for what it is: a wild, weird exercise in goofy humor.
So Bad It's Good!
If you like your movies with extra cheese then this is just the movie for you. It's probably one of the worst and corniest I've ever seen but that's what makes it so entertaining. Perfect for a rainy Saturday afternoon or if you are in the mood for a light movie with goofy humor. Definiately not Oscar material but then again it was never meant to be.