Gnaw: Food of the Gods Part 2

Bias alert: I used to earn my living working with rodents and I have a special affection for this flick. Like the other reviewer I really think it's the culmination of the genre, the ultimate giant-rats flick which should be taught in film schools and according to which others will be judged one day. It does for HGWells what REANIMATOR did for HPLovecraft--sets it in a modern, not-unrealistic-looking university, updates the science and politics a bit, adds sex, and makes it gory. Overwhelmingly, hilariously, gory. Another reviewer said the original FotGs was better, but in this one, a horny kid about to score gets his genitals bitten off. And there's a synchro-swim scene which is a masterpiece from any point of view. If you need to leave the couch at the beginning of that scene, be sure to pause it. (That's not really a spoiler because like in Greek Tragedy there's a sense of inevitability from the beginning. You know what's coming.) Fans of "Friday the 13th, the Series" (in other words, beautiful people with good taste) will recognize several Canadian villians in the cast, particularly the great Colin Fox, who played three villians including the one who actually killed Micki. He also played Nero Wolfe's chef.

Love watching this movie for the laughs. Basically, the storyline is about a research lab on a college campus testing growth serums. Well, unfortunately several rats manage to escape and all h3ll breaks loose. But my favorite is when the Rat-A-Tak exterminator team shows up. Even the theme music is hilarious. I know this is supposed to be horror, but it's actually one of the funniest movies that I love to watch. 80's B-horror at its best!

A classic natural horror about man-eating giant rats. Exactly what an 80s sequel to a 70s classic should be: much more gory and zany. Good gore, not scary at all but very fun horror, and with cool visuals of giant rats. Why… what were you expecting? A scientist with an adorable pet white rat, Neil (Paul Coufos; Chopping Mall) specializes in experimental growth hormones. When a child receives an experimental treatment and becomes a highly aggressive giant kid, Neil is summoned for help. Whereas part 1 (1976) honed its more thoughtfully-delivered allegory on our mistreatment of the planet, this sequel has a lot to say about the mistreatment of animals at testing facilities but gets lost in its own message as the “messengers” are inadmirably behaving more carelessly themselves than those they accuse. In this case, it’s the criminal behavior of the animal rights activists that create the problem when they vandalize the laboratory and release the growth hormone-exposed rats. Because what could go wrong, right? The gore is solid and the giant rat attacks have improved their bite a bit since part 1. When we see the first victim’s half-eaten face, you know you’re in for something good. These rats are biting off faces and ripping off arms, leaving numerous chunky fleshy corpses in their wake. This movie offers way more gore shots than its predecessor, including a melty gooey pulsating “super cancer” death (a lot like Stripe’s death in Gremlins). There are some quirky characters, too. We enjoy a Dirty Harry-wannabe rat exterminator and a college dean who follows the playbook of the worst mayor in movie history. The dean wants to keep everything quiet because of the upcoming grand opening of the pool—which, of course, reminds us of Jaws (1975) and Piranha (1978). But why is it that the police are literally taking orders from the dean!?!?! The pool massacre is the grand finale. We see giant swimming rats, severed limbs sinking in the deep end, and all manner of panic. There’s also a particularly deep-cut scene involving the white rat and Neil’s girlfriend Alex (Lisa Schrage; Prom Night II). Pretty fun movie and a solid example of fun, gory 80s horror. I think I like it a bit more than part 1, but both are good in their own ways; one the more classic and delivering a stronger message, the other the more gory-campy and sort of carrying a good message.

excellent B+ Movie must have, Disturbing, funny and God forbid this gets into the hands of Peter Jackson, or Guillermo del Toro, the world will never be same. If you have "Food of the Gods" you will enjoy this as much if not more,.. No time out for th-thiss K.. Ki....Kidd, Run! He's Peed-OFF!! you'll understand when you watch this movie..

Might I remind you this is a classic movie so please don’t look for perfection back then they didn’t have all of the effects that they have now still it’s a great movie

It's not as good as the original "Food of the Gods"

the story line was bad. Acting bad. Not realistic at all. If you like scary movies don't wast your time

A Guilty pleasure B movie about animals attacking people and a little boy getting bigger by the minute. Food of the gods is a cult classic and Gnaw Food of the gods part 2 is a guilty pleasure movie with decent effects, soild story, and enough scares to make your hair raise up on your arms everytime you see a rat. If you love the movie Killer Shrews , The Prophecy , Day of the animals & Willard you will love this movie.

Muy buena película para los fans del género

GIANT RATS ON THE RAMPAGE IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE FIRST FOOD OF THE GODS THEN YOU WILL LIKE THIS A CLASSIC HORROR WELL WORTH A WATCH BUY IT

I had never seen this film before and only purchased it because it was filmed a few blocks from where I grew up, it's a pretty funny and terrible film, if you love B Films, it's definitely worth a watch.

When you love cheesy horror flicks like I do it's because you see a lot of talent losing out because of the lack of budget... it's a shame really because food of the gods and this one gnaw are fine ideas that just need a decent budget and a tighter script!

GOOD FILM