Notices by Ben Zanin (gnomon@mastodon.social), page 3

#monsterdon _Brad turns down his father's offer to take the shotgun with him_ "Nah, it would only slow me down."

.oO("This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not NEED it. We will not USE it.")

#monsterdon Notch another Critter for Brad, so far that's one that he has killed with a firework and one by accidentally shooting a ceiling fan that dropped and smooshed his quarry.

DON'T SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE BRAD FOR HECKSAKE

#monsterdon The way the screenplay centers the kid Brad's perspective feels remniscent of Invaders From Mars (1953/1986).

#monsterdon I really appreciate that the Critters are basically just tumbleweeds that can curse

I, however, shall be watching Critters (1986) tonight in honour of DEMOCRACY because that's what we filthy nerds voted to do and because I have never seen it

#monsterdon

To all #monsterdon ians courting chaos by successfully navigating the clock change and then resolving to do a #WrongFrogs by watching the 1992 version tonight, we salute you

#monsterdon "Send the prisoners through detox and immunization, then bring them aboard." excellent idea _stares at Dulles Airport_

oh my gosh these rubber suits

#monsterdon Our DVD version just had _four_ New Line Cinema announcements before the "Shoho Films" intro card.

#monsterdon IS A GO

Get your timed mute buttons ready, #monsterdon kicks off in five minutes! (It's 1h26m long.)

Or grab your disc or find a stream, snag a snack, and get ready to shit-talk some terrific 80s trash!!

#monsterdon oh gosh, Billy Zane was never that young

#monsterdon That cast iron skillet from which breakfast was being served came PERILOUSLY close to that kid's face.

#monsterdon Chemex coffee maker spotted! Hand-blown version with the two-piece wooden collar and leather lanyard with the wood bead, not the version with the handle. Same as the one that appeared in Interstellar!

#monsterdon _extremely Muppet Show voice_

CRITTERS
FROM
SPAAAAAAACE

#monsterdon DoesTheCowDie.com (spoiler: yes)

#monsterdon That Critter foley conversation sounded a lot like sped-up Jawa speech.

#monsterdon If I was piloting a stolen spacecraft through atmospheric reentry I would simply neither fire retrorockets nor allow increasing friction during the descent to generate incredible heat, it would be easy for me

#monsterdon April, you dragged Steve into the barn to maul him. At least drag him out of _earshot_ of the house, for pete's sake.

#monsterdon Tires squealing on gravel..? Sure OK why not

Aw, Steve gets chompulated out of nowhere! Poor Billy Zane. Also poor traumatized April, who is going to have to pay for that ruined pitchfork out of her allowance.

#monsterdon MONSTER CHOMP×2

Farmer Brown is attacked by two volleyball sized critters that apparently spit needles and move kind of like possums? Honestly he sounds pretty calm for someone leaking that much blood out of bite wounds that apparent size. Probably in shock.