It seems like you could have a lot of fun with a plot about
tiny evil troll-like creatures living in the basement furnace of a huge country
estate, but this film doesn’t take much advantage of the notion. It would’ve made a lot more sense to have the
child delighted with the creatures up front instead of just terrified throughout. There are a few good scenes, but despite the
attempt to provide a ton of new backstory on the creatures, the film ultimately
isn’t much better than the 1973 TV movie upon which it’s based. That semi-class at least benefitted from the
creatures' three-dimensional masks that you could actually get a good look at
once in a while.
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