Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus is a 1972 Australian-American horror film based upon the novel The Year of the Angry Rabbit by Russell Braddon.

Plot
In a western town suffering from a rabbit infestation, a college professor attempts to find a humane way to control the rabbit population by injecting them with hormones intended to disrupt their breeding. It doesn't work, however, and instead, causes them to become giant and aggressive.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The entire premise is just ridiculous; giant bunny rabbits aren't particularly scary, especially considering the lack of effort made into actually making them threatening.
 * 2) Despite the ridiculous premise, the film and characters play it way too seriously.
 * 3) The studio changed the film's name from the original Rabbits, and avoided showing any of the rabbits in trailers, likely because they knew audiences wouldn't take it seriously.
 * 4) Bad special effects
 * 5) * Many scenes are obviously chroma-keyed.
 * 6) * In the rabbit attack scenes, the "rabbit" is obviously either a guy in a rabbit costume or a fake rabbit.
 * 7) * The attempt to make the rabbits scary by combining close-up shots, slow-motion, monster sound effects, and miniature sets is laughable and extremely unconvincing.
 * 8) The acting and directing is poor.
 * 9) The little girl, Amanda, is extremely annoying, and despite being the cause of all the trouble in the film, never gets any kind of comeuppance.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) The ridiculous premise and laughable effects make the film fun to watch.

Critical response
The film received mostly negative reviews on its initial release, criticizing its ridiculous premise and bad special effects. Over time, however, opinions on the film warmed up, and it ultimately became a cult film, remembered for its laughably bad quality.

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