Infested (2002) | Zach Galligan, Lisa Ann Hadley

Infested (2002) | Zach Galligan, Lisa Ann Hadley | Big Chill with bugs

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Infested (2002)

	Infested (2002) Zach Galligan, Lisa Ann Hadley Sony Pictures, 2003 average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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If a cross between Night of the Living Dead, The Big Chill, and countless killer bug movies sounds like your idea of movie magic, then director John Olson's Infested is for you. On the other hand, if compelling storytelling, convincing special effects, and good acting are among your criteria for a positive cinematic experience, well... When a gang of thirtysomethings gather for the funeral of one of their own, things soon go really, really wrong when swarms of extremely nasty flies start using our heroes as hosts, eating them from the inside out (which means we don't actually see it happen--a good move for a low-budget film!). Where did these infernal winged wonders come from? What's their agenda? Infested eventually provides answers, but it ain't worth the wait. Indeed, movies like this only make you long for the guileless camp of '50s sci-fi, and that's no small feat. --Sam Graham

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The Greatest Movie Ever Made

Just sealed it for me when Amy Jo Johnson grabbed those two cans of insecticide and yelled "Hey!!!" A truly great cinematic moment, ranks up there with Kurosawa, Kubrick, Bergman, Werner etc etc.

Big Chill with bugs

A friend dies and all his old friends who have not seen each other in years go to the funeral, then to stay with each other in a remote house. Yes it has already been done. But in the other movie, how many people where then taken over by bugs and given (almost) eternal life? Bugs that evidently absorb their intelligence. Bugs that allow them to fall off a 2nd story roof without injury. Bugs that give them the power to climb that roof with a broken leg that prevented them from doing more than crawl before the bugs entered them. Bugs that allowed them to barely pause when they are impaled with a tire iron. Bugs that allow them to live on, and apparently see well enough to avoid torches swung at them, after decapitation.

The special effects are nothing to rave about and the blood looks painted on, no body to it and it was too bright a shade of red. The story was fairly predictable, especially the final scene. The scene where a guy who carved his own skinless leg with first a knife, then a razor, then dumped hydrogen peroxide on it and barely grimaced was not particularly believable.

Despite all that, I found it all entertaining and worth a N-flix rental :) Would I ever buy it? Heck no, having seen it once I can't imagine watching it again would cause me to have any sudden revelations.

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