Bite

But good God did they pull those horrid actresses randomly off the street?! That was the real horror here. It was like a bad high school play and the dialogue made it even worse. 5 stars for all the slimy gore, but zero stars for the laughable and cringy acting.

The acting is sub par and isn't helped by a shoddy script. Where the budget was used well was on make-up and practical FX.

The title card was played over loud eerie music that was blatantly stolen from Insidious (which is also rubbish).

The body horror was stolen from The Fly.

The cocoon ideas were stolen from Alien(s).

6.25 of 10. If you're looking for something beyond another spider film, The Fly, Spiderman, or the Thaw, this adds something new to mix. It's also ahead of the curve on the zika-like infections.

Excellent visual and sound FX for a low-budget, indie film where the writer and director are the same person.

So much horror is fantasy based that another strong part of this film is that there's reality/science integrated into the horror. If you want horror that's not based purely on nonsense, you'll definitely appreciate this film.

The only weak part of the film involves the casting. With more budget and bigger actors, this could have easily been a more recognized film. As it is, it will probably pick up a cable audience and eventually turn into a cult hit.

So why on earth then, did Ms Bitey appear to be scared to visit one????

The acting, even by general horror movie standards is awful. Not so bad its good awful, just good enough to be considered genuinely awful.

The plot, could have been interesting with a bit more imagination, however the entire time I watched, I kept saying to myself, why doesnt she just visit a hospital? Its Canada. Your survival rates from getting checked out by a doctor are pretty high.

The effects were, as another reviewer commented, akin to The Fly, even some of Mr Goldblum's mannerisms were used here too I feel. I liked it, and the dark, amber soaked lighting added to the mood nicely.

Best part of the movie was the dog, what a cute little bugger he was.

The worst part, when our lead character screams into a mirror and it shatters and the whole apartment appears to shake as a result of some otherworldly powers which really, was ridiculous and out of place with the rest of the movie.

Lastly, they did a real number on the apartment, looks like it was filmed by Renton inside the worst toilet in Scotland.

"Bite" is nowhere near original or innovating, but it's guaranteed to entertain the gorehounds and sick puppies among us. It's a body-horror galore, with blood, vomit, pus, and other bodily fluids richly squirting out of a variety of body holes. You'll need to be patient for a while, though, as the film starts out rather slow and traditional. Casey, together with her two BFFs Jill and Kirsten, celebrates her bachelorette weekend in tropical Costa Rica, and naturally also the "cold feet" syndromes come to the surface. While swimming in a remote lagoon, Casey gets bitten by an undefined insect or parasite, which causes a gradual but extreme metamorphosis. The plot is derivative, but the make-up effects are terrific. The footage of Casey evolving into a life-size bug is often gruesome, the turning of her cozy apartment into a creepy insect's lair is horrifying, and the few kills that take place are brutal and nauseating. It's not quite Cronenberg, but good enough to get a recommendation from me.