Bats: Human Harvest starts out jumping around from Russia to Iraq, then to Belgrade for a debriefing to send a Delta Forces team to the Belzan forest in Chechnya. It's actually confusing trying to figure out who is doing what where, so just watch the first 15 minutes or so and don't worry about it. It will start to make more sense before too long. Eventually, the main story will start with the heroes in the forest sent to recover the Doctor (Tomas Arana). Yes, he's such a bad guy that he doesn't have a first or last name. He is only the Doctor. He is an American who is now working for the Chechnyan rebels.
The team includes six members, five Delta Force members and a C.I.A. agent. They're all highly trained and good at their jobs. They don't all necessarily listen to orders or play on teams very well. Russo (David Chokachi) is one of the Delta Forces members. He's probably the best soldier by far, but he does not like to listen to anyone's orders, except for his friend (and commanding officer), Martinex (Michael Jace). He also doesn't like to have to team up with anyone if he can avoid it. The C.I.A. agent is a husky-voiced Russian chick named Katya (Pollyana McIntosh). She has her own agenda and reasons for finding the Doctor.
Now normally, capturing a rogue mad scientist isn't the world's easiest thing to do. They always seem to have minions around to protect them. But this time given the Doctor's hiding location, our heroes have to first avoid the Russian army and the Chechnyan rebels. Then, even more deadly are the bats. These aren't just any bats. They're meat-eating chameleons, capable of blending in with trees, taking a man's hand off with a single bite, and easily tearing apart a full human with just a small pack. I don't understand why the tagline on the case says "Don't go near the dark" though. The bats don't avoid the light. They just don't leave the forest thanks to the remote control ability of the Doctor.
As far as the technical aspects go, I found the camera was fuzzy on some of the close-up shots. They also didn't do a very good job of keeping bruises and cuts consistent even in the same scene. The acting was good though. They all played their parts well and no one made me cringe. The only bonus feature available on the DVD is two deleted scenes that are about two minutes total. They're nothing really interesting though. On the whole, Bats: Human Harvest is a decent movie to watch. You can tell that it was made for TV since there's no cursing (seriously, who isn't going to curse when being eaten alive by bats) and very little really gory stuff. But it's worth watching if you catch it on TV or just feel like renting something that's not going to require you to think too much.
