Genocide (1968) is a movie that I recently watched on a random streaming service. The storyline follows a young lady who recently became pregnant and is planning to have an abortion when an insect outbreak occurs. All life becomes at risk as no one knows how to stop the bugs. A diabolical plan to take over the world becomes apparent and will anyone be able to stop the mastermind behind the plot?
This movie is directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu (The X from Outer Space) and stars Eiji Okada (Woman in the Dunes), Hiroshi Fujioka (Kamen Rider), Ryûji Kita (King Kong Escapes) and Reiko Mutô (Arcadia of My Youth).
This is one of those "almost good" movies that had all the ingredients to be fun but somehow falls short. The film starts with a fun model burning airplane crash scene that made me smile. The sets, settings and characters were fun. The villain was a smoking hot blond with a few screws loose...but somehow all the pieces of the puzzle weren't put together well. The storyline was a bit stale, slow and didn't have enough kills for me to get excited. The ending was cool and worked for me.
Overall this is a very average addition to the horror genre that's still a fun watch. I would score this a 4.5-5/10 and only recommend watching it if nothing better is available.
