VividSimon Simply Perfect

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Idiot-Deluxe Devoted -MuNcHiEs- fan since 87'Let's keep this brief, this cheap little flick by no means requires a detailed and lengthy review.Producer/director extraordinaire Roger Corman was behind this delightfully cheesy little low-budget Gremlins knock-off, from 1987 we have: Munchies! It's certainly a light-weight among movies, but also very amusing and entertaining and the pacing is tight and rarely if ever slow. Clearly designed to NOT be taken with any seriousness, Munchies is a goofy, somewhat kinky take-off of Gremlin's, but unlike the Gremlin's the Munchies can talk and they prattle off a string of cheesy one-liner's throughout the film - some funny sounding voices on those critters. It stars Harvey Korman in a double-role, his "bad-guy" role Cecil Waterman - a mustachioed, slime-ball businessman, clad in a tacky looking polyester suit and topped off with a bad looking rug - is probably the funniest character. Then there's our hero "Paul" played by a shrimpy, bemulleted no-name actor, who wants to have a career in comedy, only his jokes are usually quite weak and along for the ride is his hot and curvy girlfriend Cindy, played by the lovely Nadine Van der Veld. On the topic of Nadine Van der Veld's butt, I always thought it a shame, watching her running around in those skin-tight Guess jeans, her shirt, being untucked, effectively covering from view that lovely looking derriere of hers - a missed opputunity. I'm sure it's because a lady directed the movie.After some unforeseen meddling by Cecil and stepson, the Muchies are soon running amuck and multiplying out of control, causing mayhem through mostly rural California, starting by making a quick get-away, hilariously, in a two-toned AMC Gremiln (PERFECT CHOICE!!!). On their way, zig-zagging through the countryside they cause mischief at ice cream parlors, miniature golf courses (a 36-hole!!! course), video rental joints and Burger-Land. Then the adventure goes underground (revealing incriminating evidence which is bad for Cecil Waterman's local business empire) and my favorite part of movie happens here, it's during a scene when their all, as a group, chasing Cindy down a tunnel, their over-the-top laughter is just priceless. Sadly moments later the Munchies meet their end, when their dealt a strong dose of "Fire of the Gods". Paul sure can deliver in a pressing situation, after all he's the hero don't forget, an unlikely one - but none the less. The end sets the stage for a sequel, but as of yet I've haven't see a second Munchies movie. With a very brisk running time of only 83 minutes, the Munchies certainly falls into the "short cheapy" category.I can't figure it, some people REALLY take things a bit too seriously. Reading through some of the reviews here, some people actually feel the need to get pissy and vinegary ("what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" or "about as entertaining as a kick to the head"), when reviewing a movie as completely harmless and goofy as Munchies - pretty ridiculous folk's. You can do so much worse then this believe me. Munchies isn't anywhere near the bottom of the barrel - not even close. I've always deemed it a minor classic and it's easily one of the better Gremlin's knock-offs. On an end-note, the cheese-factor for this (starting with it's title) is extremely high, which is a very common thing for movies made in the mid-80's. That's the main reason why it's funny, because of it's over-the-top nature. So just sit back and let any semblance of seriousness leave your mind and enjoy the Munchies.....with some munchies.

cool_cool_1 Munchies (1986) is good fun, 2.9 is a very unfair score!! OK so it's a very low budget rip off of the far superior Gremlins but so what, this is entertaining and the munchies are cool, i love the pool table scene and the scene where the munchies steal an old woman's car!!! It's a rare movie, but i would give this fun comedy/horror a 7/10, if your a fan of Gremlins and haven't seen or heard of this then i recommend you to try and find it, it's better than you'd think, it's a lot better than Ghoulies 1, 3 and 4, and also better than all the Critters sequels.

Pepper Anne I suppose all the inside jokes is what made Munchies a cult classic. I thought it was awful, though given the ridiculous story and the nature of the characters, it probably could've been a much better (and funnier) movie. Maybe all they needed was a real budget.Munchies, as many viewers have pointed out already, is something of a Gremlins parody. Hence, all the references to the movie. The movie begins somewhere in Peru during an archeological dig. An annoying dufus named Paul, aspiring stand up comedian who offers no sarcasm or witty jokes during the movie despite his career plans, is holed up with his dad in the caves. His dad is an unconventional kind of archeologist, searching the caves not for artificats or mummies or anything, but proof of U.F.O.'s. And that's where the Munchies come into the picture. Hidden in the crevice of a rock is an ugly little mutant that looks like a gyrating rubber doll with a Gizmo voice. They name him Arnold, stash him in a bag, and bring him home so Paul's dad can finally show proof of extra terrestrial life. Paul, the idiot that he is, breaks his promise to his dad to watch Arnold (a wager he made with his dad, if he loses, it's off to community college to get a 'real' career). The creepy next door neighbor with the bad rug, Cecil (television veteran Harvey Korman), wonders what his neighbors are up to. So, he and his lazy son, some airhead hippie type (who looks more like they should've made his character a biker or heavy metal enthusiast) to go and snatch Arnold. Why? A get rich quick scheme of course. And of course, even Cecil's son is too dumb to look after Arnold. And after a few pokes and prods at Arnold, he multiplies into more Munchies.This wasn't even a movie that was so bad it was good. It was just plain awful. I was hoping that the Munchies would've mutated and killed the morons that were always after them, even Paul and his girlfriend. At least it would be one way to get rid of all the bad acting in this movie that really hams up the movie. Not to mention poor special effects that look like hand puppets. And really bad writing all around--it wasn't even funny--not even that young cop who can really give you the homicidal twitch in your eye. Like I said, Munchies, if they had been given an actual budget and better actors, they might've been able to pull off a good parody. Pass.

Backlash007 This Roger Corman produced comedy could be labeled as a Gremlins rip-off. Well, it is. The Munchies are short little dudes who multiply rapidly and are into creating mischief and wreaking a little havoc. Sound familiar? The funniest thing about the movie is all the Gremlins references. There's a newspaper with Gizmo on the cover, Robert Picardo (of Gremlins 2) stars in the film, and the absolute highlight is the Munchies driving around in a Gremlin. Truly some classic stuff. Other stars of the film include Summer Camp Nightmare's own Charles Stratton and Nadine Van Der Velde from Critters. If you want to see the extremely poor man's version of Gremlins, rent the Munchies, if you can find it.