Critters 4 - They're Invading Your Space (1991)

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Sent directly to video, the fourth installment in the Critters series picks up the action with Charlie (Don Keith Opper) about to destroy the last of the critter eggs. A holographic apparition warns him, however, that every species must be preserved by galactic law; the eggs are transported into… More Sent directly to video, the fourth installment in the Critters series picks up the action with Charlie (Don Keith Opper) about to destroy the last of the critter eggs. A holographic apparition warns him, however, that every species must be preserved by galactic law; the eggs are transported into deep space, and Charlie is accidentally carted along, beginning yet another freaky adventure. ~ John Bush, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By: Rupert Harvey
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

On DVD: Aug 5, 2003

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Kurt Dahlke, Apollo Guide
A dearth of adolescent ideas and cheap effects that appeal to the intellect of a nine-year-old.

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Jeff "

Critters 4 is the worst critters film in the franchise. The third one was a fun, mediocre ride, but this film is pretty pointless. The story is poorly crafted even by Critters film standards. The film could have been a fine end to an amusing series, but it ends up being a failure.… More
Critters 4 is the worst critters film in the franchise. The third one was a fun, mediocre ride, but this film is pretty pointless. The story is poorly crafted even by Critters film standards. The film could have been a fine end to an amusing series, but it ends up being a failure. The first two Critters films were great fun, and the third was amusing as well, but this last one feels like they scrapped the bottom of the barrel, and didn't focus on building on a fun. I'm sure that given a rewrite, Critters 4 could have been a fine conclusion. But theres just too many things going wrong on screen. I personally feel they should've just made three Critters films and left it at that. The idea is interesting, but the story is poorly crafted and you lose interest after a while. this is a film that should have been made only if the story was strong enough. What you have with Critters 4 is a film that tries to take off , but doesn't because of a bad script that recycles the same old tired ideas.
Lee ?

Surprisingly dull and boring finale to the series which see's the Critters - all two of them - riot in a space station in the year 2045. Things just got a little too serious, there was no fun factor and very little mayhem. Brad Dourif won't look back on this as one of his… More
Surprisingly dull and boring finale to the series which see's the Critters - all two of them - riot in a space station in the year 2045. Things just got a little too serious, there was no fun factor and very little mayhem. Brad Dourif won't look back on this as one of his high points.
Curtis L

For no reason the good guys in previous critters films are now the bad guys with no explanation.
Dean M

Ferocious fur balls strike back again for a bigger bit of the pie, but this isn't quite horror and scary enough to me.
James A

I'm glad the final installment ended in disater.
Matthew Y

Filmed back-to-back with Critters 3 this puppy went straight to video and is the worst of the entire series. Honestly who was really surprised? Charlie is about to kill the final two eggs that will rid the world of the Krites forever. Unfortunately it is apparently intergalactic… More
Filmed back-to-back with Critters 3 this puppy went straight to video and is the worst of the entire series. Honestly who was really surprised? Charlie is about to kill the final two eggs that will rid the world of the Krites forever. Unfortunately it is apparently intergalactic policy not to cause the extinction of an entire species, so he must transport the critters to deep space when...ought oh! I think you can figure out what happens. I don't know how much of a meal-ticket this series was for Don Keith Opper but he sure was damn committed to the thing. SERIES OVERVIEW: I like doing synopsis's of long running Horror franchises because I find it very interesting when they can survive for more than three films. Critters is unfortunately nothing more than a gimmick and its entire series suffers from being a poor man's Gremlins. The first two are barely worth recommending and that alone pretty much sums up the whole thing.