Are you ready for the Critters? Arrow Video is looking to tempt people with their adorable brand of destruction with a new Blu-ray box set of all four films in the series. Critters: A Four Course Feast is exclusive to the UK and includes the first four Critters movies in a special box set. It’ll be released on December 2nd, and you can pre-order it right now. For those that are saying, “well, it’s only available in the UK, how do I watch it?” You go get yourself a region-free Blu-ray player.
Here’s what Arrow Video had to say about the box set.
“The Krites have landed! Carnivorous creatures from outer space! Vicious vermin with very sharp teeth! The beloved sci-fi/comedy-horror franchise makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video. A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite!”
Special Features Of Critters: A Four Course Feast
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all four films
- Original lossless stereo 2.0 and 5.1 audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- 60-page hardbound collectors book featuring new writing on the films by screenwriter Shane Bitterling and film critics Meagan Navarro and Heather Wixson plus select archival material
- Double-sided fold out posters for all four films
- Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
DISC 1 – CRITTERS
– Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain with screenwriter Shane Bitterling
– Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper
– Archive audio commentary with Critter designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
– They Bite!: The Making of Critters documentary
– For Brian: A Tribute to Screenwriter Brian Domonic Muir featurette
– Behind-the-Scenes Footage
– Alternate Ending
– Theatrical Trailer
– TV Spots
– Image Gallery
DISC 2 – CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE
– Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
– Archive audio commentary with director Mick Garris
– Archive audio commentary with Critters designers Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo
– The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 archive documentary
– Behind the Scenes Footage
– Additional TV Scenes
– Theatrical Trailer
– TV Spot
– Image Gallery
DISC 3 – CRITTERS 3
– Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
– Archive audio commentary with producer Barry Opper and star Don Opper
– You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3, archive featurette
– Trailer
– Promo
– Image Gallery
DISC 4 – CRITTERS 4
– Brand new audio commentary by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain
– Archive audio commentary with producer director Rupert Harvey
– Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4 archive featurette
– Trailer
– Image Gallery
A smart homage to 1950’s B-movies, Critters sees a group of small but toothy extra terrestrials escape from an alien prison and land in small-town America with two shape-shifting bounty hunters in hot pursuit. Directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) and starring genre stalwarts Dee Wallace (The Howling) and M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), the film was a smash-hit on home video, launching a franchise for the ravenous furry fiends. Two years later, Critters 2: The Main Course sees the Krites come back for seconds as leftover eggs hatch and attack the rural town of Grover’s Bend. Directed by Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers) with a script co-written by David Twohy (Pitch Black), Critters 2 is one big ball of toothy delight.
Celebrated horror author and screenwriter David J. Schow (The Crow) comes aboard for Critters 3, bringing the Krites to the big city. Marking the feature film debut of none other than Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), it was shot simultaneously with the darker, less comedic Critters 4, in which the ferocious furballs battle series stalwart Charlie (Don Opper, Android) in outer space, featuring a cast that includes Angela Bassett (Strange Days) and Brad Dourif (Child’s Play).
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