Review of Night of the Lepus (1972) by Jeff Z — 07 Nov 2010
The premise of this film, when spoken aloud, just can't help but sound ridiculous - giant, man-eating rabbits rampage across the American southwest. In the vein of "Them!" and "Phase IV", this is a science fiction horror romp that, if nothing else, commits itself to its story and plays it as straight as possible.
Sure, the effects of normal-sized rabbits rampaging in slow motion across miniature sets, smeared with ketchup on their faces as a stand-in for the blood of humans that they just ate is undeniably silly, but that doesn't mean it's still not fun.
I've certainly seen worse movies with higher budgets and "better" special effects. I mean, how the hell else are they going to get us to care about giant, man-eating rabbits? Deforest "Bones" Kelley, Stuart Whitman, Rory Calhoun, and Janet Leigh star as scientists and ranchers out to stop a rabbit plague that they exacerbate through science.
Not high art, but I enjoyed it. Woodchuck sez, "Me likey.".
This review of Night of the Lepus (1972) was written by Jeff Z on 07 Nov 2010.
Night of the Lepus has generally received negative reviews.
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