[Inspector Abberline]

Day of the Animals,*(1977)

On paper William Girdler's nature horror sounds about as goofy as they come,and you would be forgiven for thinking it was just another sub par Birds knock off. But underneath all the b movie list actors, Christopher George and Lynda Day George to name but two,is not a bad, if half baked idea about the ever depleting ozone making all the animals go loco ese!! Story wise a bunch of city slickers go hiking in the mountains of Northern California,ominously the radio keeps reporting that the ozone is having devastating effects on animals over the altitude of 5,000ft. Of course the biggest danger the humans face,apart from the bloody great grizzly bears and wild cats is themselves. we have seen this type of group before,across section of society with a liberal sprinkling of opposing political and ethnic views,its a bit like if Donald Trump went on holiday with Hilary Clinton,sadly we will not see these two eaten by wild animals. Inevitably all the bickering and back biting see's the disintegration of the group dynamic dwindle as they either spilt from each other or are eaten by veracious eagles and wild dogs. Girdler manages to produce not only an entertaining nature horror but a surprisingly thoughtful one to,I mean have you ever wondered what the effect the ozone would have on rats? well my friends it makes them super rats who can jump as high as a building,well as high as a man;s face any how.Also respect to the animals who appeared in the film,it must of been hard not wanting to tear the face off of Christopher George and eat his bowels for real,so well done guys.All in all a fun film,and one of those great 1970's PG rated horror films.