Chubbies

Director - Mike C. Hartman (Blood Orgy at Beaver Lake)
Starring - Mike C. Hartman. Patrick L. Dear (Wrong House), and Jack Hartman (Blood Orgy at Beaver Lake)
Release Date - 2014
Genre - Horror/Sci-Fi/Comedy
Tagline - "They crashed on Earth to crash your party"
Format - DVD (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     I miss the monster movies from the 80s and early 90s.  They were cheesy, over-the-top, and fun as hell to watch but most films have shunned away from that in recent years with most monster movies taking the more serious route.  I'm fine with that but sometimes I want cheese with my monster movie with films like Critters, Step-Monster, Munchies, and so many more.  In the summer of 2013 I attended Fright Night Film Fest and found a film called Blood Orgy at Beaver Lake.  How in the hell do you pass up a movie with that title?  The film was made by Silver Bullet Pictures so I checked them out recently and learned that they had made a monster movie they were just about to release titled Chubbies.  I reached out to director Mike C. Hartman and he was nice enough to send me a review copy.  

     The film begins with a court hearing on the planet Snerd where a group of small creatures known as chubbies is being sentenced for breaking the planets laws against having sex.  The lawyer defending them is then accused of being a sympathizer and is sentenced with them.  While en route to a prison planet they escape and find themselves on Earth.  The chubbies are sexual creatures that impregnate the living and turn them into brainless zombies until they incubate and hatch.  On Earth they find a couple engaged in a little knob slobbing action and impregnate them both.  Nearby, a group of bowling alley prepare to have a party after closing and their asshole boss leaves for the night.  However, they are unaware that that chubbies are about to break in and fuck everything.  

      Way too many modern indie filmmakers take themselves too seriously.  They try to make brutal films that push the boundaries and are known for being gruesome.  Sometimes these films succeed at being great films but most of the time they forget that sometimes the viewer does not want to be showered with gore.  They just want to watch something silly and fun.  Chubbies got that right and gave the viewer a silly little monster movie in the same line as Critters and Ghoulies.  The acting in this film is on the same level as a Troma film and I fucking love it.  All the characters are quirky and that makes the film so much fun.  The story for this one is one we have seen before.  In fact, the film is very similar to Critters with the small space creatures coming to Earth and the bounty hunters follow to capture them.  However, unlike Critters, this film is funny all the way through and giving the viewer an amazing and cheesy creature feature.  Though it is a story we have seen before it is one we have never seen with this much humor so that makes it really fun.  Finally, the film has several on screen kills that are fun and entertaining.  We are also given great practical effects along with really intentional cheap effects that gives this film a cheesy look.  Overall, Chubbies is a fun creature feature that takes us back to a time when the monsters ruled the screen.  The film has a great sci-fi opening that turns into a fun and chaotic film.  Check it out because you will not be disappointed.