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Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Bob Gunton

Genetically mutated bats escape and it's up to a bat expert and the local sheriff to stop them.

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R, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Louis Morneau

Release Date: October 22, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001

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Flixster Reviews (431)

  • franktowers
    June 9, 2007
    franktowers
    i was freaked before i went to go see it, but then i saw it and was disappointed
  • webalina
    May 21, 2007
    webalina
    A cheesy horror flick that harkens back to the days of bad '60's sci-fi. Hard to believe they could make something this rotten in this day and age. A good film for groups of people to watch together... and make fun of. Too bad MST3K isn't still around. They'd have a field day wit...( read more)h this.
  • cowmageddon
    May 17, 2007
    cowmageddon
    Lou Diamond Phillips VS. Rubber Bats.
  • cartersimo
    December 13, 2006
    cartersimo
    crappy movie
  • bennytheclown
    October 22, 2006
    bennytheclown
    Late night B movie fodder, and none the worse for it!
  • ellelag75
    November 4, 2009
    ellelag75
    Boy, that was one herd of boredome, I just watch it for LDP. Sigh... LDP... you make that nasty balut sounds delicious...
  • ElCochran90
    September 14, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Hehehehehehe... bats...

    19/100
  • moviefan1725
    August 15, 2009
    moviefan1725
    A great time for anyone that enjoys cheesy monster movies. It really feels like a movie that was meant to be made in the 50's or 60's, and to be enjoyed at the drive in. There's no way to take the material seriously. Genetically engineered bats escape from a government lab, infec...( read more)t other bats outside a small Texas town, and proceed to kill everyone in sight. Of course the government recruits one scientist who is "the best in the field" to find a solution to the problem. The movie is filled with bats that look as real as the shark in Jaws. Whether they are animatronic, or computer generated, they rarely look real. But when they swarm, it's a cool sight to see. Director Louis Morneau makes great use of the beautiful landscape, and the quaintness of a small town to give the movie a great atmosphere. The characters are all stereotypical, especially Leon's ultra hip, token black character. But the actors are solid, and keep you interested. Lou Diamond Phillips can't sell a Texas accent to save his life, but he's heroic enough as the sherriff. Dina Meyer...ah me, Dina Meyer. Not only is she one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, she's also a solid actress, and makes her character tough, and is FAR more credible as a scientist than her Starship Troopers co-star Denise Richards was as a nuclear scientist in The World Is Not Enough. Did I also mention she's has one of the most perfect faces I've ever seen? The movie though, loses a great deal of steam in the third act. When the heroes enter the central nest of the bats at the end, it draws out way too long, and begins to become boring, with a finale that doesn't quite fit with the feel of the rest of the movie. But, if you like drive-in movies, cheesy monster flicks, or need nothing more than to stare at the beautiful Dina Meyer for 90 minutes (that would be me) then this movie is for you. In fact, I'm so taken with her beauty, that I'm going to give the movie an extra half star just for that.
  • stormyweather980
    August 15, 2009
    stormyweather980
    I wanted to see "Bats" as soon as I saw the previews over a year ago and I finally got to see it awhile ago. It wasn't anything like what I thought it would be. I was expecting it to be a good horror movie with great special effects. "Bats" turned out to be the worst horror movie...( read more) I've seen in a long time.
    A new breed of bat that was created by a man is terrorizing a small town in Texas. The bats kill everybody they see, so it's up to a wildlife zoologist (Dina Meyer) and a sheriff (Lou Diamond Phillips) to try and get rid of the bats before it's too late.

    "Bats" might have had better success a few years ago, but with the great horror movies that have been made lately, "Bats" just can't stand up to them. Sometimes the camera in the movie just goes in circles to where you can't see anything. There's not much plot to the movie other than to get rid of the bats. Finally, "Bats" was made in 1999. It's pretty bad when a movie made in the late 90's doesn't even have good special effects. The only thing that I did like about the movie was that the bats looked pretty cool.

    Some people might like "Bats," but for me, it just wasn't what I was expecting it to be. Therefore, unless you really really want to see it, I wouldn't recommend watching it. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Bigtime disappointment movie for me.
  • psyclock7
    June 15, 2009
    psyclock7
    Dina Meyer...hmmm, oops sorry, I was just thinking out loud. This is a definite "B" movie...I feel bad for Lou, who now seems to be a permanent resident of B hell

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January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Typically, the movie never gets around to mentioning why the government bred these genius bats. To discourage nightlife? To enforce curfews? full review

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  • knowlesey
    September 2, 2006
    knowlesey
    Terrible movie! AAH, watch out for the terrifying puppets!!!
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