The 1970s was a goofy decade for many reasons. One of the goofier trends during this time was the plethora of evil animal films. The most famous was, of course, "Jaws", but the 70s also saw "Willard", "Food of the Gods", "Empire of the Ants", "Frogs", "Night of the Lepus" and many, many other mostly terrible films with similar animals run amok themes. One of the lesser-known of these films is "Rattlers"--most likely forgotten because it was not a good film like "Willard" or "Jaws" nor a truly terrible one like "Empire of the Ants". Instead, it's more a run of the mill sort of terrible film--one with even lower than normal production values.
The reign of horror takes place in the desert town in the southwest US. Rattlesnakes there have been running amok AND displaying some strange behaviors--such as the ability to cut through canvas, appear en masse almost instantly in rooms and move almost at the speed of light! Well, at least this is what you might think if you watch the movie. All to many times the snakes just seem to appear in places none of them existed moments earlier--and in very large numbers. So what is causing this? Apparently a US Army top secret formula named 'CT3'--and a lunatic General is responsible for it coming into contact with the snakes--and it makes the snakes very, very ornery.
The biggest problem with the film is that the film makers didn't really do their homework about snakes, snake bites and the like. People who are bitten often don't die and just seem mildly annoyed by the experience--whereas in real life, necrotic limps and excruciating agony is for the lucky survivors. The acting, also, isn't particularly good--and come of it's pretty bad. However, the worst thing about the film is that it's never that bad--never bad enough to make it funny or a must-see for bad movie buffs.
The reign of horror takes place in the desert town in the southwest US. Rattlesnakes there have been running amok AND displaying some strange behaviors--such as the ability to cut through canvas, appear en masse almost instantly in rooms and move almost at the speed of light! Well, at least this is what you might think if you watch the movie. All to many times the snakes just seem to appear in places none of them existed moments earlier--and in very large numbers. So what is causing this? Apparently a US Army top secret formula named 'CT3'--and a lunatic General is responsible for it coming into contact with the snakes--and it makes the snakes very, very ornery.
The biggest problem with the film is that the film makers didn't really do their homework about snakes, snake bites and the like. People who are bitten often don't die and just seem mildly annoyed by the experience--whereas in real life, necrotic limps and excruciating agony is for the lucky survivors. The acting, also, isn't particularly good--and come of it's pretty bad. However, the worst thing about the film is that it's never that bad--never bad enough to make it funny or a must-see for bad movie buffs.