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Bats: Human Harvest (2007) DVD Review
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Bats: Human Harvest (2007) Directed by:
Jamie Dixon
Bats: Human Harvest (2007) Written by:
Not available at this time
Bats: Human Harvest (2007) Cast:
Tomas Arana, David Chokachi, Bill Cusack, Melissa De Sousa, Jon Falcone, Lance Frank, Michael Jace, Todd Jensen, Ivan Kotsev, Pollyanna McIntosh, Hristo Mitzkov, Marty Papazian, Velislav Pavlov, Ivo Simeonov, Mike Straub, George Zlatarev
Bats: Human Harvest (2007) Released by:
Silver Nitrate Productions
Region:
1
Bats: Human Harvest (2007) DVD Release Date:
10th March 2008
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Bats: Human Harvest (2007) Synopsis:

On a routine mission in Iraq the U.S Marine Corps recovers a computer hard drive detailing the location of certain weapons specialist Dr. Walsh. After witnessing the termination of his top secret weapons development program, Dr. Walsh finds an alternative funding source and sets up a new research facility deep in the notorious Belzan forest of Chechnya. Led by the physically imposing and intense Russo, a team of Deltas is ordered on a black ops mission to retrieve the doctor and his technology before the Russians find him and his lab. What Russo and his team soon discover is that the doctor's latest weapon is a flock of large carnivorous bats and that the doctor is using the marines as test subjects in his nightmarish experiments.

Bats: Human Harvest (2007) DVD Review:

There are films that are good, films that are mediocre, films that are bad, and films so bad that they are good. Bats: Human Harvest is just plain bad. Every aspect of the film is disappointing and thoroughly unmemorable. Even those who crave bad movies will be unable to enjoy this one.

Let’s start with the hideous plot that makes up this 87-minute science fiction disaster. And for the record, there is nothing wrong with creature films or exploring the creepiness of bats but it needs to be done well and Bats: Human Harvest fails miserably. After finding a computer hard drive detailing the location of certain weapons specialist, Dr. Walsh, an American team of Deltas is sent on a black ops mission to the notorious Belzan Forest of Chechnya. They must find him before the Russians do but they have no idea what they are in for. Also, there’s an evil swarm of bats that descends upon unknowing victims and pick them apart. The end. This is a terrible idea for a movie but still, it could have worked if executed with more style and pizzazz. It reeks of Sci-Fi Channel and that’s not such a terrible thing because the Sci-Fi Channel does turn out some good stuff here and there but this is an insult to storytellers around the globe. We are forced to try and relate to the rebellious Russo (David Chokachi) who is a very one-dimensional character with no genuineness or appeal. He’s a maverick that plays by his own rules but succumbs to his structured environment only to finally realize that his instincts are needed to save the day—sorry, I blacked out. What happened? Oh, I must have been overwhelmed by this insanely fresh piece of story and spontaneously fallen asleep. If that’s not bad enough, this movie is filled with a plethora of other underdeveloped archetypes that fail to provide any depth or bona fide interest.

The acting is top notch terrible. Pollyanna McIntosh plays a one-look Russian, who delivers lines as poorly as you can imagine. Todd Jensen plays the gruff colonel who thinks Russo is great but also thinks that he still needs to learn how to follow the rules. Honestly, I’m not going to go into all of the characters because they are not intriguing. Imagine every military stereotype and you get the gist of the cast. In any event, they all give terrible performances that are very obtrusive and lacking any good subtle qualities. There’s no chemistry and definitely no stand out performances. Of course, the lack of any decent writing doesn’t help the actors any either.

The technical aspects of the film are hard to bear. The special effects are cheesy and low budget. They are not beyond laughable. They are simply annoying. What is most annoying though, is the poor audio mixing. It fluctuates and never finds a happy medium. Also, it’s obvious that they forgot to film things or had such horrible performances because during some conversations, there are cuts to erroneous shots while there is voice over from a character that was recorded in post-production. It’s obvious and it’s sad. Not to mention, the editing is poor and it doesn’t flow whatsoever. This could have been a decent crap film had there been more of a focus on the bats or the strangeness of the forest rather than all of this stupid meandering between crazy doctors, Russians, and renegades all while trying to find a way to tie in Iraq. In laymen's terms: do not watch this.

The Special Features consist of some deleted scenes, which are equally as horrible as the scenes that made the cut. Actually, I’m not all that unhappy that there wasn’t anything extra to watch.

Bats: Human Harvest is a perfect example of how any idea can find its way into production no matter how bad it is. There are plenty of entertaining movies that have bats in them but this is not one so I suggest looking elsewhere to satisfy your hunger for furry flying critters that always turn left when exiting their caves.

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Bats: Human Harvest (2007) DVD review written by: Bryce Carlson

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