Night of the Lepus (1972)

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1. 

   DJPowWow

   Amazing cheese fest, a must see for fellow lovers of schlocky cinema 13 years 1 month ago
2. 

   Siskoid

   Them! but replace the ants with rabbits. That's Night of the Lepus. The reason to watch this is the premise, which is ludicrous, with giant rabbits attacking people and reproducing at an alarming rate in the American Midwest, though I might not have checked out this crazy creature feature if not for the participation of Janet Leigh and DeForest Kelley, who are, let's be honest, too good for this movie. It's likable enough, I suppose, even if Lepus often has a hard time marrying shots of the killer bunnies with the human actors. We get a lot of close-ups of rabbits with gore on their mouths, or else quick attacks by guys in mascot costumes, but we're forced to cut away immediately so as not to give away the game. That takes away from the visceral immediacy the movie might have needed. And you know what? Seeing the grasslands overrun with fast-running rabbits was a lot scarier than the slow-motion giant versions loosed on model farms by stupid kid shenanigans. Make this normal-sized rabbits attacking in swarms and you have the makings of real terror. As is, it's an ok monster-hunting adventure, but I feel like its memorable more for the idea than the execution. 4 years 11 months ago
3. 

   MilenaFlaherty

   Congratulations to Janet Leigh for keeping a straight face. 9 years 6 months ago

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