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Deadly Eyes aka The Rats (1982)
I only have a VHS copy of this, and a poor one at that, but I see it has now been released on Blu-Ray, which I am sure helps. It was a bit too dark in some points, but I am sure the Blu-Ray will clear that up. Anyways, this is a giant killer rat movie. The title on my version was The Rats, but it has clearly been renamed Deadly Eyes. The Rats eat some steroid infused feed and go on a rampage. For an early 80's movie the effects are ok, it's definitely a fun watch. The acting is passable, and it qualifies as a good bad movie, really. Dogs in rat suits, people falling victim to them without much of a fight, completely senseless story constructs. Yeah, you get the picture. Apparently the author of the book it was based on hated it. Can't blame him.