Following the release of experimental locusts, an entomologist and a government doctor race to find a way of stopping the ravenous creatures before they eat through the US and consume the entire world.
This turned out to be quite an enjoyable if not overly spectacular killer bug effort. One of the better elements here is the fact that there's a lot done here to make these creatures seem deadly and vicious, which is what should be done in these kinds of films. The early attacks here are where this one really gets good, as not only is the scenes showing their control in the hive provide this one with a solid base in determining the fear here which makes the attacks that much more fun. This one manages to get a lot of quite fun and thrilling encounters here with the bugs including the farm swarm, the attack on the family at the campground and the rather thrilling rescue from the area later on being the main efforts. The film's two biggest set-pieces are also great action scenes, as first the discovery and subsequent failure to kill them off in the caves results in the swarm attacking with ferocity while the second scene is the splendid amusement park assault that is quite fun for how cruel it is in dealing with the trapped patrons. That this one also manages to get some rather impressive facets of their biology into this one is another big plus, making it smarter than it really should how they attack and behave. Along with a great finale, these are enough to hold this up against the negatives in here which starts with the whole point of creating the insects. There's very little here that makes sense about how the creatures came into being since the motivation is rife with problems and chances to fail which it does here. This also points out the rather clichéd notion of the film's storyline, which is pretty simplistic and doesn't do a whole lot here to offer up many different twists and turns as this one follows along pretty much all the expected paths to its conclusion that would be expected in such an effort. Along with the pretty lame and incredibly unrealistic amount of CGI found throughout here, these are what keep this one down.
Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language, and children-in-jeopardy.
This turned out to be quite an enjoyable if not overly spectacular killer bug effort. One of the better elements here is the fact that there's a lot done here to make these creatures seem deadly and vicious, which is what should be done in these kinds of films. The early attacks here are where this one really gets good, as not only is the scenes showing their control in the hive provide this one with a solid base in determining the fear here which makes the attacks that much more fun. This one manages to get a lot of quite fun and thrilling encounters here with the bugs including the farm swarm, the attack on the family at the campground and the rather thrilling rescue from the area later on being the main efforts. The film's two biggest set-pieces are also great action scenes, as first the discovery and subsequent failure to kill them off in the caves results in the swarm attacking with ferocity while the second scene is the splendid amusement park assault that is quite fun for how cruel it is in dealing with the trapped patrons. That this one also manages to get some rather impressive facets of their biology into this one is another big plus, making it smarter than it really should how they attack and behave. Along with a great finale, these are enough to hold this up against the negatives in here which starts with the whole point of creating the insects. There's very little here that makes sense about how the creatures came into being since the motivation is rife with problems and chances to fail which it does here. This also points out the rather clichéd notion of the film's storyline, which is pretty simplistic and doesn't do a whole lot here to offer up many different twists and turns as this one follows along pretty much all the expected paths to its conclusion that would be expected in such an effort. Along with the pretty lame and incredibly unrealistic amount of CGI found throughout here, these are what keep this one down.
Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language, and children-in-jeopardy.