#TweetwithBGH Wants to Know: Do the Krites Jump the Shark with Critters 3?

#TweetwithBGH was back this week with the third installment in the Critters franchise. After following Brad Brown from an adorable little scamp to a pimply teen with an ill-cast love interest Critters 3 decides to pull a hail Mary in the form of taking the monsters to a big city; think Jason Takes Manhattan, only considerably earlier in the franchise. After passing near Grover’s Bend on vacation, a Los Angeles family returns home, totally unaware of what they are about to unleash on their small apartment building. Much like in the Critters universe, things were all kinds of crazy for the #TweetwithBGH gang. We started late and were missing one of our own but, like the movies, we did add some new faces to our ranks.

#TweetWithBGH starting a few minutes late tonight, folks... my fault! Having minor tech issues More time for y'all to get #Critters3 ready!

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

#TweetwithBGH gang! We are a man down and running a little late :) We will be up with Critters 3 in a few minutes! Follow me and @GreenSpe

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

Watching #Critters3 with my little brother, sister-in-law, and mom. None of them have seen or heard of these movies before. #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

The opening of the movie immediately promised that we were in for a real treat, whether the movie was good or not.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO *falls over* @EvanSlead is missing out Also: such a creepy score. Such '90s red and yellow titlecards #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

@GreenSpe @EvanSlead Leonardo DiCaprio was a major selling point for the group I'm watching with #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

Leo *swoon* you could tell even then that he was going to be the next Robert Redford #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

Leo's shirt is the ugliest, 90s-est shirt ever made and I'm pretty sure i had it in at least three colors #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

The Critters had rolled into the 90’s, and it showed in the characters’ clothes.

I just noticed this has a rotten tomatoes score of 0% #Snobs #FunRuiners #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

don't apply for jobs wearing osh kosh b'gosh. Dress for the job you want, not the life you have, girl! #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

I'm sensing a sandy from Grease style make over at some point #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

I am CERTAIN I have the same plaid shirt the old man is wearing. In my laundry basket right now. #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

Distracted by the cast and the costuming, we almost forgot about why we were watching this movie. Almost, but not quite.

@GreenSpe They really upped their Critters eggs budget for this movie. Did you notice? #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

More Critters POV #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

Critter reveal from under panties?! Can it be true? #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

Is there ever a hamper in a horror film that doesn't become an entry for the monsters? Chekhov's Hampers are totally a trope #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

The Krites showed up and immediately did what they do best, kill all the most unlikeable characters in the movie. Like the sleazy building manager, Frank.

Movie: "What's eating him tonight?" Mom: *cackles* "Critters!" #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

She thinks the green slime on her bra is from Frank "being a pervert"? WHAT DOES SHE THINK IT IS??? #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

And the utterly unlikeable landlord, aka Leo’s step-father. Who was trying to force all his residents out without paying them to relocate and was also a racist.

Leo's dad has a car phone so you know they are rich. That is some Gordon Gekko shit right there #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

We probably could have gotten that this step dad is a jerk without the creepy racist stuff.... #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

Wait, is Leo's dad an evil landlord? He cut power so they can't call their soc wrkrs? This is Ppl Under The Stairs level evil #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

This bothers me more than anything else in the movies. I am INVESTED in this man's death now. #TweetWithBGH @philliesfemme

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

Christmas is coming early this year, it seems #TweetWithBGH #KillTheEvilLandlord

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

And like any Critters movie, there were crazy sight gags.

The girl swinging the Critter on the mop was like a Family Guy joke. It went for way too long and I loved every second of it #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

the girl bowling down Critters is the 2nd bowling joke in the series (in C2 the Critterball rolled over 9 people) #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

3 Critters wrecking grandma's kitchen isn't nearly as fun as a dozen destroying The Hungry Heifer in Critters 2 #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

.........................................That critter just farted #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

Spencer particularly loved the Krites attacking the neighbors bunny slippers, allowing her to get away almost entirely unscathed. And got a great idea for a live, musical rendition.

I love that her bunny slippers are saving her (sort of) from the critters. Better than water killing the aliens in Signs #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

There is a BGH list here. Tom Jones in Mars Attacks, the mold or whatever in War of the Worlds...Ridiculous Horror Lifesavers #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

This gives me an idea. Let's write Critters The Musical @philliesfemme @EvanSlead NBC can air it live

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

In our musical remake, this will be a much bigger plot point and everyone will spend Act III in bunny slippers #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

Once we got into the third act, though, fatigue started to set in.

Hand a kid a gun and say "See if you can pry that bullet out of there, my fingers are too big". Solid gold plan. #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

OK, Marcia is hanging from this cable by just her toes, it should not be taking her this long to get free #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

Why so few Critters? Bc of budget? Why have we now had 3 sep scenes of upside-down Marcia struggling to reach the payphone?? #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

Seriously Marcia, this is the human version of the dog-under-the-blanket IQ test and you failed. Oh, how you failed. #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

Man, this group on the roof is pretty darn worthless as far as saving people dangling from the side of buildings! #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

And the ending left us totally baffled.

Wait, did it really just end? That was so abrupt. I'm imagining them running out of film and then shrugging #TweetWithBGH

— S. G. Cherryhomes (@GreenSpe) December 21, 2015

It's takes balls to end the third movie in the franchise with "To Be Continued" #TweetwithBGH

— Sophie Day (@philliesfemme) December 21, 2015

Join us next week for the fourth and final entry in the Critters franchise. Evan will be back and we can all recover from the holiday together. How many of you had Critters 4 on your Christmas list? We will go live at 8:30pm EST, just follow #TweetwithBGH!