Safito
02-27-2009, 08:34 PM
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The 90's populated our screens with all kind of empowered-mutated-creatures. We had rats, ants, spiders, roaches, worms, smurfs and a lot more; ticks didn't escape that wave.
Quick backstory: I saw this movie the year it was released; video stores back then had a nice poster with a giant tick on it scaring the innocent little kids who dare going there to rent cartoons (including my little, now insect-phobic, sister). This kind of graphic publicity obviously called my attention and finally, in secret, I rented the flick becose at that age i was interested in two things in movies: giant insects and boobs.
Toxic wastes from a clandestine weed plantation drops over tick eggs mutating them into..... giant mutant killer ticks!!!
A group of problematic teenagers in some sort of rehab camp in the woods will have to face an infestation of this cute bugs.
This movie is very enternained, and uses the classic three stages in big-bug movies:
-First stage: the characters start finding giant nasty eggs,
-Second stage: Ticks running by hundreds. Pandemonium.
-Third stage: The classic resource of one super-sized creep chasing the last survivors.
Effects are enough to make you believe for like a minute that you are watching big sticky insects.
Acting is not bad but lets remember: these are not roles for academy awards winners. You can recognize Seth Green in one of the leading characters.
In resume, a very entertained classic big-insects movie with classic clichés (except one: the afro-american is not the first one being killed...but he suffers and dies eventually in a very, very painful way).
Too bad the obvious sequel was never made.... we all lose.
http://i41.tinypic.com/ankf8m.jpg
The 90's populated our screens with all kind of empowered-mutated-creatures. We had rats, ants, spiders, roaches, worms, smurfs and a lot more; ticks didn't escape that wave.
Quick backstory: I saw this movie the year it was released; video stores back then had a nice poster with a giant tick on it scaring the innocent little kids who dare going there to rent cartoons (including my little, now insect-phobic, sister). This kind of graphic publicity obviously called my attention and finally, in secret, I rented the flick becose at that age i was interested in two things in movies: giant insects and boobs.
Toxic wastes from a clandestine weed plantation drops over tick eggs mutating them into..... giant mutant killer ticks!!!
A group of problematic teenagers in some sort of rehab camp in the woods will have to face an infestation of this cute bugs.
This movie is very enternained, and uses the classic three stages in big-bug movies:
-First stage: the characters start finding giant nasty eggs,
-Second stage: Ticks running by hundreds. Pandemonium.
-Third stage: The classic resource of one super-sized creep chasing the last survivors.
Effects are enough to make you believe for like a minute that you are watching big sticky insects.
Acting is not bad but lets remember: these are not roles for academy awards winners. You can recognize Seth Green in one of the leading characters.
In resume, a very entertained classic big-insects movie with classic clichés (except one: the afro-american is not the first one being killed...but he suffers and dies eventually in a very, very painful way).
Too bad the obvious sequel was never made.... we all lose.
http://i41.tinypic.com/ankf8m.jpg