@moira As a kid I always thought this was "knockoff Gremlins" but it's actually better than that (and a little worse too)

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Pretty sure the Crites could have been foiled by my Texan roommate in college and/or my aunt from Alaska.

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@CactuarJoe I wonder if I should count that as "casual sexism" for bingo purposes

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THE ERA OF BENCH-SEAT SEDANS. #monsterdon

that cat would be under anything in the studio and inaccessible for a full 48 hours after seeing a monster guy like that #Monsterdon

@wohali this film has had many actually funny moments _by design_! it's very strange for this kind of film. xD

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Ugh, man. Imagine having to middle seat it with M. Emmet Walsh :/ #Monsterdon

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See, this is what happens when you feed tribbles after midnight.

Well, they figured out the shifter.

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Huh? what's that giant hairy arm attached to? #monsterdon

Can you move the seat up?

No.

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ok, getting into the front seat and pushing the Sheriff over was genuinely funny 😄

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#monsterdon man, brad is a effing superhero lol

@Zerofactorial that doesn't sound like a haepoo... nuthin! #Monsterdon

But the Charlie alien variant clearly has problems.

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imagining doing multiple takes with the cat where you need to keep them calm and then actually scare them with a big monster thing. you would only get one per day and three tops lol #monsterdon

Of COURSE it grabbed the girl. -_-; #Monsterdon

This movie has everything, really. I am satiated. #Monsterdon

#Monsterdon Harv is terrified beyond rational capacity. Get him an I Love Me jacket.

That Johnny Steel is a badass.

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Now I understand why these weapons shoot through walls.

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@wohali awww :(

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Maybe the Critters recognize a kindred soul and choose to befriend the cat.

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@helianthropy Combining this and Ghostbusters probably would have made more sense than either of them TBH

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I think we're ready for the Checkov's fireworks payoff now.

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Idk I feel like I wouldn't have wanted to hang out in the house once I had the cat, just me though #monsterdon

jump scare coming prob
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@_L1vY_ is it really the cat?
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Chewie, having killed three of the critters already, seeks more victims. #Monsterdon

#Monsterdon I think since Alien, they're not allowed to kill the cat

misdirection via bad framing! good job

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The bounty hunters have destroyed one thing, one more and they're outta here

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Dad's feeling better dad's feeling SPRITELY. #monsterdon

Barney Fife doppelganger gets his revenge

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oh, gross…
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@CactuarJoe Guys don't know about plungers #Monsterdon

That's not the first one he's gutted, lol. #monsterdon

#monsterdon When is this kid going to bust out his fireworks?

So shotguns can only use two bullets at a time? Is that the deal?

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And now a Critter that's two feet tall. A big boss of the gang or mother of monsters?
Oh right they can all grow by eating a coup full of pre-McNuggies.
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@wohali Blowing up toilets is always a good time.

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come on' drop the critters with your handgun, uh huh #monsterdon

If you say Helen's name four times, she's compelled to listen to you. #monsterdon

Toilet clog is clear...
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ah yes, cop sees something, cop shoots something. doesn't even bother to identify it. #monsterdon

Perfect reaction time from these bounty hunters!

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Dad: Ride like the wind!
Jay: <agrees>
...
Jay: <walks very very slowly>
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#Monsterdon don't use your gun on them, he'll kill you

I thought there were only 9 of them

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...Dude the plunger was right there. #Monsterdon

Who you gonna call? Critehunters!

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If nothing else they must have had a lot of fun blowing things up on this set

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STOP ALTERNATING LONG AND SHORT VOWELS DAMMIT!!!

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Johnny Steele, '80s hairdo hottie.

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FTR: firing a shotgun indoors would leave EVERYONE without PPE clutching their hands over their ears in agony.

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#monsterdon sigh.

Goddamn cat…

She only seems to miss the crites when she can see them. #monsterdon

@rebeld That's what I thought but I'm positive we've seen more than 8 by now

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@Taweret and I've been keeping my mouth shut because you staked that territory out already!

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Yes, go back for the cat, good. #Monsterdon

#monsterdon Some Giant Spider Invasion fans here:

Oh, are these bounty hunters retired Storm Troopers? Their aim certainly would suggest it.

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#Monsterdon oh no the cat, we gotta save the cat!

These Crites are alien land piranhas #monsterdon

that's IT? that's all the ammo you have??? isn't this 1980s America??? #monsterdon

oh the lady has fired weaponry.

THE LADY WANTS MORE GUN.

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I did not expect alien quills to be so accurate. #Monsterdon

Oh, this is the rescue, huh. It really doesn't feel like this movie's been going on a whole hour, does it? #monsterdon

Aw, yeah. Bounty hunters show up. Shit's about to go down!

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Do we have a current Crites/Critters count? They started with 8 right?

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They'll claim it was all a boating accident.

@strangefour It's more likely than you think. #Monsterdon

Ha there was an ET toy.

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goo 🥴
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Oh this one is SO puppet 😂 Not even an effort to hide it.

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#monsterdon okay, so it's not just the kid that's a pyromaniac…

"We want the crites" then may I suggest trying to work with the kid who is trying to lead you to the crites

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Well, her firearms skills picked up quick. Necessity and a mother, all right. #monsterdon

go, critters, go! get them all!

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Why didn't everyone take a shotgun down from over the fireplace??

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They're also part cat. #monsterdon

#Monsterdon oh my god, that shot just obliterated one

Handsy, ain't they. #Monsterdon

Wow. This family is so resourceful! He grabbed a can of hairspray and lit the aerosol on fire!

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uhh 80s music. This is getting better
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@Taweret 🎶 Crites just wanna have fu-un 🎶

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Critters are like if Fizzgig from Dark Crystal was a gremlin that you fed after midnight.

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I swear they're saying "I want the Christ." #Monsterdon

#Monsterdon kid just takes it in stride that uncle charlie and johnny steele from mtv are there until charlie doesn't know where the house is lol

"We're from Los Angeles" #monsterdon

omg! That's the cat's job! #monsterdon

Suddenly it's just a Critters slumber party.

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Actually, running into the bounty hunters who are after the Crites was probably the best thing that could have happened to Brad.

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Aliens from LA?
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CRITE PHONE E.T.

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Sis seems pretty ok considering her dead boyfriend and all.

monsters *and* a music montage! THE MOVIE HAS FINALLY GOTTEN TRACKS. #monsterdon

This ain't your momma's ET! (yes your momma saw ET like 4 years ago) #monsterdon

#Monsterdon pillow fight!

Aww, they're having a little party! They're having fun!

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