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Return of the Killer Shrews

2012 · 84 min

A goofy, low-budget creature-feature romp that plays its mutant-monster mayhem for laughs more than scares.

Tagline: The Killer Shrews are back, and only one man remembers how to stop them...or die trying!
Overview: A reality TV crew charter a boat to an island for filming, one which the boat's captain had been to before and attacked by giant shrews, more than fifty years earlier.
How it feels: Campy, absurd, tense and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Survival, isolation, media, nature
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
media
nature
memory
Places: sea
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild