Rats: Night of Terror 4K 1984 Ultra HD 2160p

After the unprecedented success of Mad Max at the box office, Italian directors and screenwriters began churning out cheap post-apocalyptic films. However, Europeans interpreted George Miller's phenomenon in their own way and simply made films about anything that came to mind: mutants, aliens, and amphibians — as long as the screen showed a world after the end of the world and the characters wore ragged clothes. Rats: Night of Terror is not very different from other films of its era, but it is precisely these films that allow us to judge European sci-fi of the harsh 1980s. It is not difficult to put together this ill-fated combo: just look for monsters, fake blood, and light eroticism on the screen.

User Review

Another film that pleasantly surprised me. This time, it's not blatant plagiarism, but something Bruno concocted himself together with Claudio Fregasso, and I must say, as always, he really went all out!

The most turbulent decade of Italian cinema gave birth to this masterpiece of trash cinema with the promising title Rats: Night of Terror. Unfortunately, we won't get to enjoy a thermonuclear mix of the best representatives of the genre here, but the former “signature” of the brave duo (Mattei and Fregasso) is still evident. Initially, the idea was to shoot a post-apocalyptic fantasy, but for some unknown reason, the film was turned into a horror movie with elements of a post-apocalyptic action film.

The plot is as simple as two plus two, so I won't spoil it for you. It's much more interesting (if you're a true fan of Italian trash, of course) to enjoy the characters' crazy behavior, absurd, mega-pathetic dialogues, and generally talentless staging. To the average viewer, this opinion seems incomprehensible, of course, and Rats: Night of Terror is unlikely to strike you as something brilliant.

Good post-apocalyptic action films (which this film is not) usually begin with the ruins of megacities and post-nuclear deserts. Bruno Mattei showed us one of the American deserts, thinking that it would “do the trick” if he passed this creation off as post-apocalyptic fiction, which was still in vogue at the time of filming. We are also shown a dirty alley in one of the ‘destroyed’ cities, which in real life is probably a slum area doomed to demolition. That's about it for the post-apocalyptic ‘beauty’. The rest of the time, the characters try to fight ‘evil’ rats, traitors, and water shortages. From a technical point of view, considering the genre, everything is generally not bad, except for the plastic rats, which are unsuccessfully passed off as real ones.
As a fan of Eurocult and Italian trash, I would call this film a masterpiece and, of course, recommend it to all fans of Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fregasso. Trash lovers and avid fans of Eurocult, urgently purchase Rats - Night of Terror. Personally, I watched it in one sitting with my jaw hanging open; after all, Mattei's films are exceptionally brilliant and to this day occupy a worthy place in the collection of Italian cinema lovers.

I strongly advise against watching it if you are a casual viewer, otherwise you will be left in a bad mood or at least slightly confused...

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (81.1 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

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#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
#Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0

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