Infested - Lo sciame

This movie is fantastic. With the endless straight to video Creature Features, from the amazing (Shark Attack 3) to the lame

(Sasquatch) we've now entered the new b-movie generation. Sure, we don't have drive ins, but that ain't stopping filmmakers from making some of the greatest b-flicks since the 70s, and leading the pack so far is Infested. Smart, funny and never boring, it's shocking that this was not even considered for a theatrical release when junk like Cabin Fever is gaining a cult audience. On the bright side though, straight to video is not such a bad

place to be nowadays. So, call up your thirty something friends, make popcorn and you can all sit back and enjoy the masterpiece Infested. Then kill them all.

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.

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

A group of friends reunites in the country for the funeral of their old friend Steven, who committed suicide. After the services, they decide to spend together the weekend in the cottage of Carl (Tuc Watkins) at the seaside recalling their best moments. While getting tanned at the beach, the voluptuous Mindy (Nahanni Johnstone) is attacked by flies that invade her body through her mouth and possess her brain. When Carl meets her, she transmits the bugs to him, spreading the invasion of bodies. The survivors are trapped in the house and fight to survive.

"Infested" is one of those B (or Z) movies that the viewer must expect flaws and clichés in the screenplay, bad special effects, breasts and half-naked women, screams and funny (or ridiculous) situations. In this regard, this trash movie does not disappoint. The story is silly and predictable, but I have seen flicks worse and worse than "Infested". The speech of Father Morning is hilarious and one of the best moments of the story but the insane motive of Steven gives a weak conclusion to the plot. Considering that I bough this DVD for about US$ 3.00, I did not dislike this film. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Infested – A Invasão" ("Infested – The Invasion")

This film is a catastrophe. It is amazing that some one actually created and produced this mix-up-crap of film. This movie has almost no dialogue, lost any sense of humuor and The whole point of the movie is missing. In addition the act in this movie are so awful that it goes beyond my imagination.

I really hope that every copy of this film will be eradicated in a not so distant future and that John Olsen is fired because of this horrible movie

Warning: Do not try to buy or borrow this movie. You will waste priceless time on it!!!!!!!!