Bats

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Bats

PG-13

Released Oct 22, 1999

1h 31m

Horror

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A bat-loving zoologist in Gallup, Texas, must find a way to stop genetically altered bats from killing people.

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Critics Consensus

Neither scary nor creepy.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

This bad-scientist movie about bats that attack humans and the humans who track them -- Texas sheriff Lou Diamond Phillips and zoologist Dina Meyer -- is played straight, though it wasn't intended to be taken that way.

Feb 24, 2009

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

A movie that's too unintentionally funny to be scary.

Feb 24, 2009

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Joe Leydon

Variety

A vigorously paced and surprisingly satisfying piece of work.

Jun 17, 2008

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

The mechanical bats... are among the worst movie props in recent history. Sometimes they look like cats with wings; sometimes they resemble gargoyles; sometimes they look like little gray Yodas with oversize incisor teeth.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 30, 2023

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Grade-A hunk of Ed Wood-level cheese.

Rated: 0/4

Nov 29, 2009

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

Once the little beasts start crawling into cars through the exhaust pipes with malevolent intent and dive-bombing people in convenience stores, it's hard not to think of Gremlins.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 24, 2009

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Steve D

Not scary but still fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/22/23

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robert p

What?? Vampire Bats from a modified genetic experiment, makes this movie so bad its incredibly funny. That's all I have to say, which is why I give this film a *1/2* star rating.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Wanting to watch Bats is just for the sole purpose of watching a horror B movie to add to your mental collection. It's very bland and a lot of it doesn't make any sense. If you'd like to hear Lou Diamond with a very "heavy" and "authentic" Texas accent while fighting off animatronic bats, then this is it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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hasan bulut c

one of the biggest problems of the film that it can't decide whether it is a horror comedy or a straight thriller. the film is not entirely unwatchable but this problem causes a big tonal issue.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Well another movie where even the maddest of scientist would not be able to make the experiment work. Supposedly the scientist genetically altered a flying fox and it somehow got loose in Tx and started mating with the local bat population. Now most likely the local bats would be mexican free tailed bats which are I'm guessing about 7 or 8 times smaller than the flying fox. That would be like a Great dane mating with a miniature Chihuahua. Being mammals that would be a real tough on the poor female free tailed bats not to mention the poor thing trying to tuck the baby on board to suckle it. But it's not all bad the movie does have some decent actors like Lou Diamond Phillips so it's good to pass some time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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This is exactly the B-horror movie it looks like.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Synopsis

A bat-loving zoologist in Gallup, Texas, must find a way to stop genetically altered bats from killing people.

Director: Louis Morneau
Producer: Bradley Jenkel, Louise Rosner
Screenwriter: John Logan
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Destination Films
Production Co: Destination Films
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 22, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby EX, DTS, Surround, SDDS

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