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Return of the killer tomatoes!

I finally sat down and watched this after taking 4 attempts watching the attack of the killer tomatoes in small parts. I was not too keen to repeat the experience with the sequel but I found myself laughing at this film. The channel showing crappy films, the product placement jokes and the awful plot + theme tune.

Now the question remains should I watch the 2 other sequels? I am considering it but not sure may give myself a long break from killer tomatoes for a while.

"I prefer this film."
"Yes so do I but we showed it 3 times last week."

seen the original once...didnt think it was that good, but I'm a sucker for big....uh...sequels. so I may investigate this at some point :teddyr:

The orginal is pretty crap but with a good name. Return did have some very funny jokes which linked nicely at start and finish.

Includes a cool theme song.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MmN1nAvOi5Y

It does not sound like many folks liked the first one as much as I did.  The second one was entertaining but I liked the first one more.  I never got around to seeing the third. 

walks off humming "puberty love"

I enjoyed the first but found it nearly unwatchable.

I have the first on DVD and didn't think too much of it.
I was disappointed that the tomatoes didn't have eyes and teeth like on the cover and in the cartoon show.
I think you can watch the whole of Return on youtube...

Yes you can but I bought the DVD dirt cheap with an order of politics books for my course so I am not too annoyed by it.

I am a big fan of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, but I never liked any of the sequels; the humor just didn't work for me. In the original, the humor worked mostly because it was slightly awkward. There was also much more subtle humor in the first one than in the sequels. As much as I like John Astin in The Addams Family and even in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., I just don't care for him in most other projects.

Something about the first one just bugged me to the point of unable to sit down and watch it in one go.

It took 4 nights to watch a 70 minute movie.

I found Attack of the Killer Tomatoes to be quite enjoyable.

Goofy as hell, but enjoyable.

Of course, I watched it in one sitting; you may want to try that next time, it apparently works better than breaking it up into 4 parts.

I love the original.  In my mind it just works so well as a spoof of the disaster and "animals attack" films that Hollywood was churning out at the time. 

Perhaps I should try drinking as well. I just got so fed up I turned it off every 20 minutes. Maybe I was not in the best mood that week for it,

I'm going to rewatch the orginal some point next week. Hopefully I can get into it more than last time.

I love the original, and find the sequel much less entertaining.  However, it does make sense that if you did not like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" then you might like "Return."  The third (and following) in the series are different enough that it's a toss-up if you'll like those.  The remainder of the series are all more youth focused than the first two.

My issue with the orginal is it did not hold my interest. While I found parts funny other parts got annoying. It could have just been my mood when I first attempted to watch it.

The 2nd one it seemed like satire of a satire film its the Airplane/Naked Gun like style I enjoyed but was mainly won over by the other film joke and the product placement jokes.

Shame about the other two, it did look like it had decided to aim at a younger crowd but its hard to tell from the cover. O well its worth a shot I am sure I might a cheap laugh somewhere.

Though it's not one of my favorites, I liked "Attack" quite a lot. I have a feeling it turns people off because it is, in fact, too close to the material it spoofs! :teddyr: Added to the parody itself is plenty of grin-worthy absudity, though it was probably too sparse for some :P . I feel "Return" is more well-accepted because more are conscious of what it's mocking.

Yes, I actually like "Return" as well, spoofs cliched direct-to-video 80s films just like "Attack" goes after cliched limited release 70s films! I truly, truly hope the rumored remake actually follows the pattern of its predecessors and parodys... cliched 00s remakes!

I still dunno what annoyed me about "Attack". I got the jokes, I understood all the satire but something just bugged me.

Hmmm a remake I do wonder if that will be any good.

I quite liked both Attack and Return.  I have the third film, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! on dvd.  More or less continues the plot of part 2, with Astin back as the good Dr. to get revenge and world domination.  I found it at Wal-Mart, packaged with Killer Klowns From Outer Space and Club Dread, in a "Trilogy of Terror" type set for $12. 

Strike Back wasn't horrible, and I found myself laughing a bit.  Then again, movies like the Killer Tomato franchise are up in the air when it comes to your own taste.  The only major 'names' in the movie are John Astin and John Witherspoon, notable for his role in Friday.

Nice find. Killer Klowns From Outer Space I found more enjoyable than most the B movies I have watched. This could just because it seems to take everything to extreme B movie standards. The costumes where amazing you could see where most the budget went, with a town getting slaughtered with no loss of life for the group of heroes.

I might order the killer tomatoe 3-4 with my next course book orders. Even if I don't fully enjoy them they become perfect for B movie nights with mates if only I can talk a them into coming to one. LOL

I liked all 4, they're all just a bit different, not surprised people like some but not others. I liked the 3rd quite a bit, even with Rick Rockwell (He's a knucklehead). The beginning of the 4th was pretty good although I haven't seen it all, I liked what I did see.

I never saw Killer Tomatoes Eat France.  Can't find it anywhere. 

I just finished watching Return and it's much better than the first.
FT is one cute tomatoe.

The first felt like satire of the series of creature movies pouring out and the second felt like satire of a film attempting to satire the series of creature movies. It was a nice film.

Still going to give the first a second shot.

I might just do the same. :teddyr:

I remember some very good scenes which at the time I laughed but did not find that entertaining more irrating. So it may be more enjoyable in a better mood.

Netflix has it, that's the only way I could get ahold of it. . .

I watched "Attack" today and it's better than I remembered, but still not great. The Superman gag was great, though. :teddyr:

I always liked the cartoon more... :lookingup:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Rek4c-pU6ZQ

What were these movies rated?  I don't remember topless beach babes in any of them! :question:

Damn Netflix.  Damn it to hell. 

Ah, guess I gotta use it then. :lookingup:

PG but mine was a recent DVD. Its the first main joke in Return and the last.

Wasn't John Austin the dad in the original Freaky Friday ?

Yes, but one correction. It is John Astin and not John Austin.

D'oh!!!!