Willard DVD: Review By Brian

A social misfit, Willard (Crispin Glover) is constantly humiliated in front of his co-workers and squeezed out of the family business by his boss (R. Lee Ermey). His only friends are Cathryn (Laura Elena Haring), a new temp in the office, and a couple of rats he raises at home, Ben and Socrates (and their increasing number of friends). But when one of the rats is killed at work, Willard unleashes his rage and his army of rats on his tormentors.

Trying in vein to capture the mysterious macabre of the original film, this "updated" version of the film comes off a little too silly, with too many elements of overacting and blatent characterization, to be taken too seriously.

Audio commentary by director Glen Morgan, producer James Wong and actors Crispin Glover and R. Lee Ermey

Entertaining and informative. The cast crew of this film is highly respected in my book, but I just couldn't seem to latch on to anything they had to say as I felt the film wasn't up to par with other horror films of today in the first place.

The Year of the Rat: Behind the Scenes Making of Doc*mentary - 73+ minute look at the film and its production

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Rat People: Friends or Foes - Real Rat Doc*mentary - 18+ minute segment about the rodents

New Line Cinema absolutely know how to please any fan of their films. Packed with so much behind the scenes footage here you can't but to feel you're getting every red cent of your money's worth.

Music Video: Crispin Glover "Ben"

The eccentric Crispin Glover shows reveals his musical side in a rendition of the old Jackson 5 number, "Ben". The creepy video is entertaining and worth at least one viewing.

Theatrical trailer

3 TV Spots

DVD-ROM: Script-to-Screen

DVD-ROM: Trivia Challenge

In another fantastic New Line transfer, Willard can be held next to the most stellar looking DVDs. Presented in both a 2.35:1 Widescreen aspect ratio and a Full Screen Pan & Scan version, little or no artifacts are present during the entire length of the film.

Amibiance. Rats noises. A beatiful score. All element are present in this soundtrack which makes heavy use of the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.

In this remake, the campiness holds high through parts of the films which make it alluded darkness intriguing, but yet, falls short in other areas where the film tries to come off like a thriller. So many aspects leave you with such a strong feeling of unbelievability, it's hard to take any of it seriously, and in the end, that just isn't scary at all.