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2/10
Incredibly lame
javier197618 November 2017
I had been waiting for this movie for a long time, it had been in limbo for a while, but the things I read about it (I stopped watching trailers a few years ago, they spoil too much nowadays, and I also avoid movie stills most of the time for the same reason) made me think it would at least be mildly entertaining. Boy was I wrong. The first thing you'll notice are the special effects. The CGI is some of the worst I've ever seen, and I'm talking MS Paint quality level here. The aliens's masks are pathetic (and worse yet are their -I'm guessing CG- tongs). There are hardly any practical effects and they are are quite bad. The dubbing is awful and the acting isn't all that great either. The humor is quite ineffective, pretty much all of the jokes fall flat, at most you'll smirk or chuckle slightly once or twice. The actors's accents didn't do it any favors either. Pretty much the movie's only redeeming feature are a couple of moderately decent breasts. Definitely NOT recommended.

PS: in case you care, there are two scenes after the credits start rolling.
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3/10
Disappointing
13Funbags30 April 2020
The premise was great but the movie isn't. There's quite a few plot holes, way too many characters and it's about 30 minutes too long. I watched this because Caroline Munro got top billing and she was in the movie for about 2 minutes. Not the worst killer rabbit movie I have seen but I wouldn't recommend it.
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2/10
Give It A Miss.
FantasticFilmFan5 November 2022
This was a tough one to sit through; not because it's an effective and uncomfortable to experience horror, but simply because it's just really, really bad. There isn't much to recommend about this tonally uneven movie from Tony Jopia. It's gross in the worst possible way, there's absolutely no artistic flair on display and the performances are...well, people turned up, stood in front of the camera and said lines of dialogue. In the plus column, I did feel an effort had been made to cram as many events into the running time as possible, even if most of it was garbage. However, it only makes sense that so much is going on because there are several writers credited with work on the screenplay (several scripts meshed into a single feature, perhaps?) but unfortunately, every single one of those writers should be embarrassed. This is the kind of movie you sit through and by the time the credits roll you just disappointedly sigh the words, "Oh dear!".
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5/10
Overall all this is a terrible movie with a splash of worthwhile humor
kevin_robbins26 April 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Cute Little Buggers (2017) is a movie I recently watched for free on Tubi this holiday season. The storyline focuses on alien invaders that deliver their assassins to Earth as bunnies and send them to a small town during Easter. Little do the aliens know the most organized and sophisticated pet police in the United States also reside in this town. An epic battle ensues. This movie is directed by Tony Jopia (Crying Wolf) and stars Caroline Munro (Maniac), Dani Thompson (Christmas Slay), John R. Walker (Jack the Giant Slayer) and Honey Holmes (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom). The storyline and writing for this is absurd; however, the alien masks/makeup and dialogue was a blast and had me cracking up. The film starts off with a great rack and it's a rollercoaster from there. The CGI for the rabbits, blood and every kill scene is atrociously bad. There are some good kill scenes sprinkled in like the arrow through the face scene and some good lines; loved, "Fk off old stuff." Overall all this is a terrible movie with a splash of worthwhile humor. If you're looking for something to kill time I'd catch it once and I'd score this a 5/10.
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8/10
Great fun, semi-naked ladies and killer bunnies... Cool!
gojo-1417314 December 2017
The good thing about this B-movie is it had a little horror and gore, an actual story and a few topless moments for the younger viewers I guess. The bad, the cgi could have been better. Overall, It was not obsessed with having topless women running around thankfully. It had a story which in parts was quite funny and the acting was very good for this type of movie, the photography was good too and very professional. I have seen so much rubbish lately that this was a relief to watch and unlike most movies nowdays it actually got me to laugh out loud, so no matter what other people might have issues with, for me this was definitely an 8 and I look forward to seeing what other movies they have made.
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7/10
A wholly enjoyable and cheesy genre effort
kannibalcorpsegrinder13 October 2021
Arriving on Planet Earth, a race of aliens looking for Earth-women to repopulate their species initiate a plan to corrupt the bunny population of a small British village into deformed mutations to kidnap the woman and turn them over for the invaders forcing the men to fight back and stop their plan.

This was quite the fun if somewhat flawed creature feature. Among its better aspects is the hilariously cheesy and goofy atmosphere that carries on throughout here. The opening shots of the aliens in their ship discussing their plans start this off rather quickly to fuel that idea, showing the aliens speaking in English about what to expect here which is then expanded upon in the rest of the film. From their plot to infiltrate humanity using bunnies, the constant discussions about how it's going, and the town's police force reacting to everything around them, this one is quite goofy and silly which is for the best here. That gives the films' attack scenes quite a lot to like as it mixes this cheesy aesthetic with more serious attacks. Playing up the running gag with the cute rabbit being the cause, that they can sneak up on everyone and unsuspectingly prepare for either a cheesy capture to be transported back or the ship or a more vicious attack is quite fun. The early wood attacks gather the girls up are fun while the big action scenes involving the escape from the rabbit-filled woods, the wild attack on the town party, or the multi-stage raid on their hideout to rescue everyone offers more of a serious take on everything, holding this one up overall. There are a few minor problems to be had with this one. One of the biggest issues is the overlong running time brought about by the use of several useless subplots to lengthen the running time. The majority of the first half goes overboard making us aware of the various interpersonal relationships, from the town outcast returning home to his estranged father and his former girlfriend who's dating the jerk, their friends who are stuck in their own small-town squabbles, or the lazy police force. These elements are fun enough but played out for far too long, making this seem too long for its own good. The other problem here is the utterly laughable special effects which might be the point based on how cheesy it is but still has some incredibly silly effects work. The rabbits themselves are poorly rendered CGI which makes them look like genuine rabbits but the fur is wrong and their dimensions are off, resulting in too large beasts walking through the scenes in obvious fashion and making you wonder why they never used the real thing. The blood and gore as well as the wounds look even worse, while the aliens didn't need the forked tongues. These are what hold this one down.

Rated Unrated/R: Extreme Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity, and a sex scene.
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8/10
Wonderfully weird British sense of gory fun
ant36au23 December 2017
A great little movie that will leave you in a good mood after watching it.The CGI bunnies were cutely bad and deliberately so,the acting was hilariously over the top British and there is plenty of what we Aussies and Brits love,babes,boobs,bums,blood and laughter.Not really anything else I can ,or want to add except,watch it,you won't regret it.
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7/10
Plumb Crazy
nogodnomasters18 December 2017
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For those of you who miss the teen sex horror films of the 80's, this is a throwback including Caroline Munro.

Don't need to say too much. Aliens of a dying race need Earth women for breeding. Rabbits are used to capture women and kill men in a way that makes "The Holy Grail" appear feasible. The prodigal son returns to Thomas Valley and rekindles a love and makes amends with his father in case you need a faux drama. Good comic characters.

Guide: F-word, sex, ample nudity (Honey Holmes, Dani Thompson, Rosie Pearson, Lydie Misiek, Camilla Rowland)
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8/10
So much fun
vmalast25 October 2018
These people know how to make a low budget movie correctly! Funny, campy, the right bit of blood and guts. They spent their money on the right FX and went for the cheese factor. Who doesn't love aliens who want women for breeders and killer bunnies! Two paws up and an 8 carrot rating.
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7/10
(1972) Night of the Lepus.. is the definitive killer rabbit movie. Cute Little Buggers in the same vein
robfollower24 October 2019
If you're in the mood for a hilarious, cheesy romp through the English countryside with some ass kicking characters, immoderate CGI and hysterical one-liners, look no further than Cute Little Buggers.
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10/10
Bunnies, boobs, booze and aliens within the first five minutes!
tailsofthewind13 June 2020
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This FAR exceeded expectations and blows the classic 1972 "Night of the Lupus" (which sucked, by the way) clear out of the water!
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6/10
Good for what it was supposed to be
sue_montebello29 August 2021
I've given this a higher rating because the low ratings are ridiculous. The movie did what it was supposed to do. It was entertaining and mildly amusing. Most of the acting was as at should be. Not camp but solid for the material.
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10/10
This ain't Peter Cottontail Hopping down the Bunny trail!
shagee797724 July 2018
After watching and really liking Dawning of the Dead I searched for another Tony Jopia movie. Well thankfully I Came across another delightful romp through the English countryside. Once again Tony Jopia directs his way into our horror hearts and does not disappoint with Cute Little Buggers. Aliens make a stop on earth with intentions of impregnating earth women to help repopulate there dying bread. They mutate bunnies into violent hideous monsters to help kidnap the women and kill the men. There are so many likable characters that you even cheer for the not so likable next ones. This is a fun movie that delights horror fans of new and old. It pays a lot of homage to classic wild animals go crazy movies of the 70's and 80's. It even has Original scream queen Caroline Munro In it. There are scenes of extreme gore. Killer mutated cute bunnies. And let's admit why guys watch these type of movies, cute girls running and hanging around naked. Tony Jopia has a great crew and cast which he re-unites with his movies. Everyone of his regular actors most noteworthy Kristofer Dayne, Honey Holmes, Fabien Muller and Sara Dee hits there marks and provide very entertaining movies. This is a town that everyone would like to be part of and when the bunnies hit the fan there ready to defend there town and rescue there women. While the movie does not take it self seriously, doesn't mean it's a silly movie. A lot was put into making this movie. Entertaining dialogue, a great cast. Pretty cool bunny effects and awesome splatter. A fun enjoyable movie that should not be missed. Cute little buggers are vicious blood thirsty mutants that are hopping down the bunny trail looking to kill boys and girls!

Cute Little Buggers, 2017.

Directed by Tony Jopia.

Starring Caroline Munro, Honey Holmes, Gary Martin, and Dani Thompson.
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10/10
Oryctolagus Cuniculus reproducing in the civil parish Deddington of Oxfordshire
OneSentenceReview21 January 2023
(...and not reproducing among each other)

I too have given this a high rating because the many low (non-review-) Ratings are quite sad and dragging it down to a rating number it and its film-making artisans certainly don't deserve.

At least you see from the so far 13 reviews who could be arsed to write that more than half enjoyed this flick, as did I after reading the (non spoiler) ones - good I did.

Probably a lot of the negatives are non-UK ratings who don't get British humor - or simply dislike it. (Australians get it but I think I'm not wrong to think many americans don't know the term "Taking the piss" - which matters quite a bit in the film :)

But hey, this is seriously witty and great fun, acting is great (not wooden nor amateurish as often elsewhere) and I bet all involved had a real roll making it (although seems Rose didnt want to be mentioned here on the movie page)

Yes sure it has low level effects, of course it has on a low budget - why people criticize this escapes me - every film maker starts on a small budget, but here we have an example where the casting and writing was so witty and good that you simply forget about the lack of expensive effects. There will be many moments where you'll laugh out loud spontaneously which doesn't happen on many indie flicks nowadays unfortunately. And yes there are Boobs and babes, but for the babes watching there are Hunks too. And Rabbits, Guns, Knives, Blood.

And fishy Aliens cursing properly Bri'ish. What's not to like?

PS: don't move to Oxfordshire (yet) - the Womenfolk participating looks rather unusual for this part of England - or Deddington is a pleasant exception.
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