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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By I Am Tyler Durden
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Format:DVD
Similar in tone to "Eight Legged Freaks", "Tremors", "Deep Rising" or a comedy version of "The "Mist", this movie hits all the right buttons. No long winded build up, it gets going almost straight away as a group of office workers wake up cocconed to find the town has been infested with various giant bugs. The charaters are well drawn and the knowing and amusing script keeps things entertaining during the quieter moments but it's the bug attacks you want to see and it doesn't disappoint. The bugs are a combination of live action and excellent CGI and whenever they appear the movie shifts up several gears in intensity. There's a few freaky surprises along the way too and a great late appearance from Ray Wise as a gung-ho dad, pretty much replaying his character from TV's "Reaper". All in all, perfect popcorn entertainment.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was another impulse buy. As other reviewers have said, it is similar approach to Eight legged freaks but without any real explanation as to why it all happened. Personally, I thought Shaun of the dead was funnier and I would describe Infestation as more light hearted than comedy.
However, for what I expected to be a low budget apocalypse movie it is actually very well made and the effects are impressive (although not gory). It also doesn't suffer from that annoying frame dropping whenever there are fast moving special effects. This in itself is unusual for the lower budget horror movies recorded on DV.
Overall, if you want something to watch late at night that doesn't take itself too seriously then Infestation is proabably a good bet. There are even a few familiar faces.
I was going to give this 3 stars but the quality of the special effects & overall production made me change it to 4.
However, for what I expected to be a low budget apocalypse movie it is actually very well made and the effects are impressive (although not gory). It also doesn't suffer from that annoying frame dropping whenever there are fast moving special effects. This in itself is unusual for the lower budget horror movies recorded on DV.
Overall, if you want something to watch late at night that doesn't take itself too seriously then Infestation is proabably a good bet. There are even a few familiar faces.
I was going to give this 3 stars but the quality of the special effects & overall production made me change it to 4.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Quackser
Format:DVD
There's a chance that this cheeky little gem will be missed in the flood of Giant Whatever movies that clog the arteries of the Sci-Fi Channel, but it's definitely worth a look and probably the most I've enjoyed a straight-to-DVD creature picture since "Frankenfish".
No time at all is wasted in setting up the situation: There are bugs. They've already spun everyone in the town/country/world into cocoons and the story kicks off when one of the cocooned folks wakes up and begins to explore this dangerous new world. Time is taken to establish and build the characters in a way rarely seen since the days when John Sayles was writing "Piranha" and "Alligator". The movie seems to takes its overall tone from those movies too, drawing us deeper and deeper into the situation and always ready with an interesting, cool surprise around the next corner. This is one you'll watch again.
No time at all is wasted in setting up the situation: There are bugs. They've already spun everyone in the town/country/world into cocoons and the story kicks off when one of the cocooned folks wakes up and begins to explore this dangerous new world. Time is taken to establish and build the characters in a way rarely seen since the days when John Sayles was writing "Piranha" and "Alligator". The movie seems to takes its overall tone from those movies too, drawing us deeper and deeper into the situation and always ready with an interesting, cool surprise around the next corner. This is one you'll watch again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it.
The other reviews are correct, a great B-movie with all the right ingredients. Tongue in cheek in a few places, some good and some over acting, good FX and models. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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4.0 out of 5 stars
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Published on 3 Nov 2010 by Duluoz Lautrec
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