L'Invasion des Insectes Tueurs

Amy Jo Johnson, the pink ranger herself and Zack Galligan of Gremlins and Waxwork fame, both put in appearances in this flick. When I see a movie poster with absolutely none of the main characters on it, there are only two explanations. Either the filmmakers are being secretive and hip, or the movie itself was hastily thrown together and they couldn't get their actors to show up for a photo shoot after it wrapped. This would be the latter. There isn't much to say about this film, really bad CGI vampiric bugs show up, due to some poorly explained government back-story. Stupid people do stupid things and don't hang around for a sequel. The bugs apparently fly into a human body, breed and control the carcass as a zombie to stay out of the sun. I would love an explanation as to how these bugs are capable of re-animating the dead. I have never seen such completely nonthreatening zombies. I do recommend a watch however, it was fun to see Zack Galligan doing his B-movie thing, and yes Amy Jo does have a rather lengthy shower scene, but sorry guys, the childhood fantasy of seeing her in the raw goes unfulfilled. Watch it with friends in the mood to laugh, but for a scare, look elsewhere.

Well, if you like a bad plot, annoying characters, and a ton of bad CGI effects you might enjoy this. Personally i almost fell asleep while watching it. The story is uneven and never really explains anything. It's decent for a late night viewing if you're looking for something really cheesy. But there are quite a few better "Bug Horror" movies out there than this one. 4 stars out of 10.

Night of the Living Dead meets The Big Chill meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Lord of the Flies meets a Power Ranger and Lt. Paris, yeah, that pretty much covers it, oh yeah, and weird soundtrack featuring Trio's Da Da Da and some Eddie Money? A LOT of different elements meet and mix, some hot babes, one partially naked, the Pink Ranger teases us with a shower scene, and a plot about possibly mutated flies gives us some cool dead bodies, a bit of gore, and a case of the heeby jeebies the nest time a fly lands on you... GREAT B-movie here, and the in-joke regarding Amy Jo Johnson (why hasn't anyone offered her a GOOD part?) is priceless.....worth the rental

If you gave a group of teenagers a camcorder, they could accurately recreate about 90% of this movie. Seriously. Shot on digital video, the movie looks absolutely threadbare, not helped by the fact that it all seems filmed on location with nothing added in the scene. The first third of the movie is, in fact, nothing more than actors standing and talking around outside or inside the house. Not just cheap, but BORING.

And then when the effects come in... oh dear. Even your average weekly dramatic TV series, if it ever uses CGI, will have it looking better than these CGI effects. Gore effects are at a minimum, though I must admit one effect concerning a leg looked both gruesome and pretty convincing.

The movie is not just boring - it is unbelievably STUPID. Characters keep doing things in the dumbest way possible, when anyone with some common sense probably wouldn't have taken long to get out the situation. These are not just stupid characters - they are ANNOYING characters. Not one of them is the least bit likable. They are especially unbearable when the movie decides to be humorous. Not only are they not funny, they are even more painful to observe.

What happened to Zach Galligan? Is he really that hard up for cash? Well, considering he was arrested for shoplifting not long ago from the date I write this... maybe he is.

Take the Big Chill and blend it with the worst possible "the evil government made the baddie" movie and you've got this bomb. Even with a reasonable cast (Amy Jo Johnson, Zach Galligan, Amy Jo Johnson and Tuc Watkins) this one cannot climb out of the pit of B-movie turkeys.