Yep, it's the kiss of death when you either name your movie Gnaw, or at least begin with it.
So let me get this straight: there was such a high demand, that after 13 years they absolutely needed to make a sequel to The Food of the Gods? Not only that, but they had that much time to prepare and this is the slop they're serving? Heck, it's barely a sequel in name only; the only similarities from part one and Gnaw: Food of the Gods Part 2 is that they have a growth hormone (this time produced, and not "found from the 'Gods'") and rats appear in both movies. And they even toned down the size of the rats this time, à la Jaws's shark from parts 2 through 4.
I don't want to waste too much time, but I saw this as a kid and I'm always, regrettably, drawn to When Animals Attack movies. I just finished part one for the first time in decade(s) so I figured I finished the series (thank God, there's only two.) The scene I remember most, make that – the only scene I remember from when I was a kid, was this guy leaving his mate outside, in the bushes, to take a p*ss during his sexual encounter and if you're dealing with a movie about giant rats, you know where that's headed.
Unfortunately, I didn't remember much more or I wouldn't have wasted any more time on this crud.
The movie is 100% 80s Bmovie fare: University professor (Coufos – who could easily be a Marc Singer double) develops/works on special formula that causes growth in anything it's injected to. There are animal-abuse protesters outside that want to shut him down due to his animal researching and they break in and, well, ruin everything: they inadvertently release giant rats onto the campus. Strangely, this sounds like 28 Days Later that won't be released for more than a decade later.
At any rate, he's trying to find a cure, warn everyone, help Bobby, a boy that's grown both in size and temper and find time for love with his "dreamy" big hands and big well, let's say his mate can now give birth without any pain.
Oh, and throw in the Jaws, Piranha and every other rip-off big "Grand Opening" finale that will make or break the place of concern. And will the rats be kind enough to stay away while a crowd watches synchronized swimming? Gnaw.
I'll admit, despite the lack of both the multiple examples of grown species and the continuity between the first and second films, I liked the first time they shown a large human (Bobby) and it was a tad bit funny. Sometimes intentional (they really tried hard in some scenes to be tongue-in-cheek) and most times, unintentional like the aforementioned dream sequence with biiiig hands and whenever you see film crew members off to the left or the boom mike.
Overall, skip. There are zero reasons to see this. EVEN if you liked the first.
So let me get this straight: there was such a high demand, that after 13 years they absolutely needed to make a sequel to The Food of the Gods? Not only that, but they had that much time to prepare and this is the slop they're serving? Heck, it's barely a sequel in name only; the only similarities from part one and Gnaw: Food of the Gods Part 2 is that they have a growth hormone (this time produced, and not "found from the 'Gods'") and rats appear in both movies. And they even toned down the size of the rats this time, à la Jaws's shark from parts 2 through 4.
I don't want to waste too much time, but I saw this as a kid and I'm always, regrettably, drawn to When Animals Attack movies. I just finished part one for the first time in decade(s) so I figured I finished the series (thank God, there's only two.) The scene I remember most, make that – the only scene I remember from when I was a kid, was this guy leaving his mate outside, in the bushes, to take a p*ss during his sexual encounter and if you're dealing with a movie about giant rats, you know where that's headed.
Unfortunately, I didn't remember much more or I wouldn't have wasted any more time on this crud.
The movie is 100% 80s Bmovie fare: University professor (Coufos – who could easily be a Marc Singer double) develops/works on special formula that causes growth in anything it's injected to. There are animal-abuse protesters outside that want to shut him down due to his animal researching and they break in and, well, ruin everything: they inadvertently release giant rats onto the campus. Strangely, this sounds like 28 Days Later that won't be released for more than a decade later.
At any rate, he's trying to find a cure, warn everyone, help Bobby, a boy that's grown both in size and temper and find time for love with his "dreamy" big hands and big well, let's say his mate can now give birth without any pain.
Oh, and throw in the Jaws, Piranha and every other rip-off big "Grand Opening" finale that will make or break the place of concern. And will the rats be kind enough to stay away while a crowd watches synchronized swimming? Gnaw.
I'll admit, despite the lack of both the multiple examples of grown species and the continuity between the first and second films, I liked the first time they shown a large human (Bobby) and it was a tad bit funny. Sometimes intentional (they really tried hard in some scenes to be tongue-in-cheek) and most times, unintentional like the aforementioned dream sequence with biiiig hands and whenever you see film crew members off to the left or the boom mike.
Overall, skip. There are zero reasons to see this. EVEN if you liked the first.