Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Grabbers’

Written by Scott Edwards

There are many ways on how people are able to cope with a stressful life and one of the things some of us love to do is sit back and have a drink. While you hear conflicting reports on what drinking too much or too little will do to your body, moderation is key overall. But, calming your nerves before you go to bed is really the only way that you can have a good night’s sleep, and a little whiskey can help with that. It does not matter what your pre-bedtime tradition is, as long as you are able to allow your head to shut down, if even for a couple of hours.
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Arriving on Aran Island to cover another officer’s two week leave, Officer Lisa Nolan is shocked to see that her new partner is extremely hung over. Not offering to do anything for the young lady, Ciaran O’Shea is just taking notice that she is a ‘fine-looking woman’, but he is not ready to move on from the death of his wife just yet. Giving Nolan the tour of the island, the two get called down to the beach and find a gang of pilot whales that have washed up on shore with no real explanation. Taking note of the lacerations on the whales, there are just too many for Nolan or O’Shea to accept that it could be a coincidence. 

Getting back into port with his lobster trap in hand, Paddy Barrett is shocked to see that what he has caught today, is something that he has never seen before. Watching as the creature tries to feed on his friend, Paddy wants to keep this thing alive and takes the necessary precautions to keep himself safe, along with the creature. Knowing that when he shows it to someone, he will be able to make a fortune on his discovery, but little does he know what the creature is capable of. While out drinking with O’Shea, Paddy lets it out that he has a sea monster in his tub, but when he gets home to find that it is ready to eat him, Paddy is able to subdue the monster and bring it to the local scientist. 

At the lab, both Nolan and O’Shea are shocked to see the creature and do not fully understand what it is capable of doing. While the good doctor is working on his guess about the creature’s origin, he knows one thing for sure, that it is alien to him. With the creature being pregnant as well since the group sees the egg that was hidden inside of her, they quickly realize they must find the male before it wreaks havoc on the small island community. Finding the nest is the first thing they are able to do, but when seeing the male monster up close and personal, they know that their methods are going to have to change. Knowing that Paddy survived his attack with the smaller version, and being a drinker, the group turns to alcohol for the answer and what better way to kill a monster than over a pint.

As far as monster movies go, this is a pretty good one that will have you giggling, especially if you decide to drink along with the characters. All was not lost upon me while watching this, as one of the side stories is the love life of O’Shea and Nolan that gets lubed up with the help of the drink. I really enjoyed the character interaction between them all, it was just fun and when the drinks started flowing, well, you know what happens when people drink. The monster was not that bad as well, as you get to see many tentacles and a spike for a tongue that will bleed its prey dry. With a monster, many eggs, people going missing, pints of beer, stronger alcohol and the need to save the small island community. This is just a fun movie overall and what I really took away from it is that drinking may not be as bad for people as they think. Stay Scared.

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