Review of Feeders (1996) by Jason D — 10 Oct 2009

Cult filmmakers, the Polonia Brothers, along with fellow low-budget horror director/actor Jon McBride, all direct and star in this super low-budget (around $500 dollars!!) about two friends (John Polonia and McBride) whose cross country road trip comes to a screeching halt when they, along with the rest of the town next to a popular national forest, are invaded by hilarious looking paper-mache stick figures (aka aliens) who have just landed on Earth for one reason: to eat humans 5 times their size.

What follows next is about 70 minutes of unintentional comedy gold as people are brutally killed and our two leads fight through awful acting to defeat the aliens before the aliens defeat them. By watching this movie, it's very clear that the budget was so low, but like most of the Polonia brothers' films, they have this weird charm to them that an avid horror fan like myself can't seem to resist.

Though I may be outnumbered by the masses, I actually enjoy Feeders. It's clearly a showcase of friends and family getting together to have fun and make a corny movie, especially one that surprises everyone by getting picked up by Blockbuster and beginning the strange and wild careers of these filmmakers.