After a series of fatal rattlesnake attacks, sexist reptile expert Tom Parkinson (Sam Chew) and feminist photographer Ann Bradley (Elisabeth Chauvet) are hired by the local sheriff to investigate, the pair eventually discovering that the snakes have been accidentally exposed to a top-secret biological weapon that has increased their aggression.This one kicks off with two young boys being bitten to death by numerous rattlers, followed soon after by a dog meeting the same fate; with children and cute pets biting the big one, Rattlers looks set to be a whole load of mean-spirited 'animals attack' fun. However, barring one memorable scene featuring snakes in a bath-tub, the rest of the film doesn't fulfill its potential.Too much of the running time is dedicated to the dull investigative work carried out by Tom and Ann, as well as their blossoming romance, when what viewers of this kind of trash really want to see are lots of terrifying reptile attacks, AND the grisly aftermath: the reality is little interaction between human and reptile, and absolutely no sign of the hideously swollen victims covered in puncture wounds.

Rattlers (1976) ** (out of 4) After a series of snake attacks, an expert (Sam Chew, Jr.) is called in and he's assigned a photographer (Elisabeth Chauvet) and the two set out to discover what the cause is. As they're investigating more violent snake attacks begin happening and it seems an abandoned mine might have something to do with it.RATTLERS is one of many "nature gone wild" movies that were released throughout the 1970s. Obviously the greatest of these was JAWS but there were some pretty good films like GRIZZLY, DAY OF THE ANIMALS and countless television movies. RATTLERS really isn't all that entertaining and the "snake" subgenre had better stuff including SSSSSS and even FROGS had some good snake scenes.If you're a fan of the genre then this one here is certainly still worth watching at least once and there are some effective scenes scattered throughout. The highlight of the movie is a scene where a woman goes to take a bath and gets some uninvited guests. This sequence is directed and edited extremely well and will have your skin crawling. Many of the attack scenes look somewhat cheap because of how they were edited as it's clear most of the time there aren't any snakes anywhere near the person on screen.The biggest problem with this picture is that there's way too much downtime where the characters are just talking back and forth. The dialogue isn't all that entertaining nor is the relationship that blooms between the two leads. The performances by Chew and Chauvet are good but we just needed more snake action.

A snake expert and photographer are tasked with investigating a series of fatal snake attacks in the Mojave Desert. Their detective work leads them to a nearby military base.I found Rattlers to be a lot of fun. Its story is simple but it basically works. It never gets boring and essentially delivers the requisite snake action you would expect. Its budget restrictions means that some of these scenes might seem a bit clunky at times but it didn't bother me to tell you the truth. The story kept me interested the whole time and the explanation for the psychotic snakes was ultimately decent enough. I guess you could say that Rattlers essentially does what it promises to do and that is present a film with a series of snake attack scenes. For those of you with a taste for low budget 70's American horror films then this one should suffice. There is also a bit of male/female bickering about the merits of liberated women which puts it firmly in the decade it was made but which is also quite amusing to watch now.

Rattlers is an suspenseless creature feature that goes on for too long, even though it only lasts 82 minutes. Long story made short, something in the desert is turning rattlesnakes into killing machines. A male female research team is called in to find out what.Although the beginning of the film has a rapid series of snake attacks, midway through it gets bogged down in conspiracy subplots and a budding romance between the two leads. When people watch a movie called "Rattlers" they want to see snake bites, not gumshoeing.To make matters worse, the characters talk about how gruesome the victims' bodies are, but the corpses are never shown. The film might be rated PG, but keep in mind this is a 70s PG, which could be stretched for a lot of gore (e.g. Jaws). Also, there is no real final confrontation with the snakes, which is a prerequisite for this kind of film.