This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Overrated

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

A lot of good horror movies start with Night of the.. and this is one of them. It has Tom Atkins, slugs from space and axe wielding zombies. Almost made for the perfect drive-in horror experience. If you haven't seen it for a couple of decades you might be surprised how much you have forgotten. There is a directors cut out now that has a different ending.

I grew up in the 1980's and it was not until between 5-10 years ago that I became aware of writer/director Fred Dekker's debut classic Night Of The Creeps. Better late than never, but what matters is that I do enjoy it. The film is Dekker's homage of all kinds of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Night Of The Creeps is a great blend of campy horror, 50's sci fi and John Hughes style 80's teen comedies. Night Of The Creeps blends these genres easily and this film is a whole lot of campy, lighthearted fun. Rusty(from National Lampoon's Vacation movies) is a college nerd with one friend, who is crippled. However, he is witty, smart and more uninhibited than his shy buddy. He then goes out of his way to help his introverted pal score with the sorority chick he is afraid to talk to. This brings our heroes to fraternity membership, which leads to the thawing out of a cryogenically frozen corpse that is infested by alien slugs that turn people into zombies. This is where Tom Atkins shows up as a hard boiled detective. Tom Atkins performance is a highlight of the film and as action hero Atkins is awesome. His performance and presence greatly enhance the film, plus he has an incredibly stylish and manly moustache. Night Of The Creeps is tongue in cheek, action packed and funny horror flick. It has good performances, direction, f/x and lots of memorable 80's one liners. Night Of The Creeps is a lot of fun and not one to be missed.

Night of the Creeps (1986) This is a re-watch, I not seen in over 10 years, I do remember that enjoyed it a lot, when I first saw it. The second watch, I didn't find all that great, The opening scenes was very bizarre, I had mixed with Black and white part of the movie. I thought the movie took a bit long to get going, I was bit bored in some parts of the movie however the second half of the movies dose make for it. When the movies actually gets really funny, some funny jokes and some good so-what gory zombie kills and some of death were very funny as well. The acting was great from the whole cast and I didn't mind the ending was decent!6 out of 10, Not as great as remembered, I think I enjoyed Slither a lot more

In the year of 1959, an alien experiment of some kind crashes to earth, and infects a fraternity guy. If that's not enough, a madman that has escaped kills his date with an Axe. They freeze the body of the fraternity member. Years later in 1986, two geeks want to join a fraternity club. Chris (Jason Lively) falls in love at first sight with Cynthia (Jill Whitlow) but the leader Brad is dating her, so Chris agrees to an initiation test. They inadvertently let the corpse loose from a cryogenic state, and people start getting infected all over the place. With the help of detective Ray Cameron (Tom Atkins) it's up to Chris to stop it.If you wanna know why I love the 80's, it's fantastic camp like this. They simply don't create movies like this anymore. Ever since the found footage craze commenced, I've found myself bored with horror films. There isn't much originality these days, aside from movies that wind up surprising me, and there have been quite a few, but you couldn't create a movie like this at this day in age. This movie combines the genres of Horror & Comedy, and it doesn't seem out of place in the slightest. Director Fred Dekker knows how to properly balance the two genres, and the result is one of the best horror/comedy films you may ever see. The opening is so cool. It's a terrific tribute to the 50's. I loved how the opening entwines with events later on in the movie. It was very skillfully done. It's not a gore fest, but it's decent. We get heads blown off by a shotgun, other shotgun blasts, nasty walking corpses, creepy slugs, an Axe in the face, and more. It has just enough for the gore hounds. The acting is a lot of fun. Jason Lively has this lovable way about him that makes for the perfect, reluctant hero. Not only does he have a couple of great one-liners, but his friendship with Steve Marshall (J.C) was precious, and sadly short-lived. It's my only complaint about this movie. Steve Marshall was really cool, and his screen time is tragically short. Jill Whitlow is a cutie. Her romance with Jason Lively is believable, and heartwarming. It's refreshing that Dekker went the unconventional route by making Whitlow courageous in scenes, in lieu of the whiny broad that you tend to see a lot. Tom Atkins is utterly fabulous as the emotionally beaten detective, who is haunted by his past. His anti-hero persona made him so endearing, and he fires off the one-liners like a champ. His favorite quote in this movie is "Thrill me" well, Tom. You certainly did, just that. The finale is one of the best action packed finale's I've seen in a horror film. I could never forget about that humongous pile of creepy slugs *Brrrrr*Final Thoughts: If you're looking to settle down for an evening, and have a blast with a fun 80's horror film, look no further. Put your worries aside, crack open some beer, soda, water, whatever it is you drink, and thank me later. 8/10