Sci-fi horror comedy On Tubi makes you think twice about cheat day

The author Robert Scucci
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We're almost two full weeks into the new year, and it's almost the time when most sane people start to buckle under the pressure of their resolutions. As you drive past Planet Fitness—the Hotel California that registers gym memberships because you're not allowed to leave—and pull into the nearest Dunkin' drive-thru to maximize your daily calorie intake before 9 a.m., maybe you should consider watching. Attack of the Killer Donuts weekend to scare myself straight.

Most health experts say that donuts (henceforth stylized as “doughnuts”) are terrible for your health, and Attack of the Killer Donuts is a cautionary tale of how delicious treats will surely be the death of you if you don't control your consumption.

Move Over, Killer Tomatoes!

Attack of the Killer Donuts is a modern homage to B-movie drive-in features in the sense that your enjoyment will largely depend on how many sodas you were able to carry past the flashlight-wielding conductor in the trunk or glove compartment as you find your parking spot. . To spare its viewers confusion, the main antagonist of the film is a bunch of killer donuts, and their goal is to attack as many people as possible.

Jumping around like a bunch of violent, yeast-inflating tennis balls, the killer donuts show no mercy after being unwittingly revived by a mad scientist whose mission in life is to bring the dead back to life.

Exhibition of vulgar flour

You can't just give donuts that randomly kill people when they don't know the backstory of their pastry carnage, because that would be stupid, so Attack of the Killer Donuts shamelessly going through the motions to create a narrative semblance.

We are first introduced to Johnny Wentworth (Justin Ray), a young slacker who lives with his mom and works at Dandy Donuts. Johnny is in love and in a very one-sided relationship with Veronica (Lauren Elise), who walks all over him and mostly uses him for money. Johnny's mother Emma (Kassandra Voyagis) tries to talk him into considering his co-worker and childhood friend Michelle (Kaila Compton) as a romantic interest, as they share a close friendship that should definitely be considered romantic. the next level.

Oh yeah, and in Johnny's basement lives his mad scientist uncle Luther (Michael Swan), who spends all his time injecting dead rats with a mysterious serum while trying to perfect his reanimation serum so he can win the Nobel Prize. Luther should not be seen as an antagonist Attack of the Killer Donuts because he means well, but every act of patisserie bouquet in this film is a direct result of his carelessness, despite his good intentions.

Donut Rebellion

Johnny steals his laptop back from Uncle Luther's lab before heading to his shift at Dendy Donuts. Johnny and Michelle spend most of their shift offering free donuts to their regulars after some sort of fight breaks out in the store, much to the displeasure of their incompetent and penny-pinching boss Cliff (Chris De Christopher). At this point in Attack of the Killer Donutsthe stacks of freebies haven't gotten infected (or packed) yet, but the bottom line is that there will be dozens of potentially violent donuts in circulation.

Luther shows up at Dandy Donuts to retrieve his laptop and gets into a fight with Cliff, who has previously banned him from the store for his eccentric behavior. During the argument, Luther's serum flies out of his shirt pocket in the bakery, setting the rest down Attack of the Killer Donuts in motion.

Donuts grow fangs and secrete a poisonous green fungus that infects their victims, and all hell breaks loose at Dandy Donuts before unleashing the sentient sweets and terrorizing the town.

Not fully aware of the gravity of the situation, Johnny and Michelle must inform the public and learn the full extent of Uncle Luther's research so they can develop an antiserum and save the day.

A violently fun bloodbath

Attack of the Killer Donuts has all the necessary ingredients for an effective self-aware, low-budget B-movie. Its violence is so over the top that you can't help but laugh at how ridiculous the titular antagonists look beating and feasting on their subjects. Sure, Officer Rogers (C. Thomas Howell) has access to firearms, but he's a hopeless defense against the killers because there just aren't enough bullets in the world to mitigate the problem, especially after he's blinded by a jelly blast.

To fully enjoy Killer Donuts Attack, you should go into your viewing experience knowing that this creature feature doesn't take itself seriously at all. It's stupid by design and the effects are deliberately bad to drive the point home. But if you need motivation to stick to your New Year's resolutions, I can't think of anything more effective than watching your favorite deep-fried treats go on a killing spree without sparing a life in their path.

You can stream at the time of this writing Attack of the Killer Donuts free further Pipes, Peacock, It crackles, Plexand Amazon Prime Video.