When the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an "unworldly" viscous at... Read allWhen the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an "unworldly" viscous attack, and they must "rock" themselves out of harms way.When the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an "unworldly" viscous attack, and they must "rock" themselves out of harms way.
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To sum it up: Dead Ant is a good one if you like trashy horror-comedies which you can watch "braindead" ;)
Dead Ant is a mediocre B-horror movie with a pretty decent cast. You'll recognize a lot of the actors and it's fun to see them all in a movie that doesn't take itself seriously. It's not a hidden gem or an amazing comedy, but it delivers what it promises.
After the setup, it gets a little rough for a bit and was shaping up to be a 4/10, but by the end they do a lot of the rock & roll jokes you wanted to see the whole time and they save it. Ironically the logic gets worse and worse, but the quality of the jokes do get better as it gets closer to the conclusion. If they were able to do the whole film like the ending scenes then I would have loved it.
Jake Busey is great as always, Tom Arnold has some pretty funny lines, and I really enjoyed Danny Woodburn until the end when they made him kind of lame.
Tom Arnold being Tom Arnold, but also everyone else involved giving it their best. It is not always easy to find the right mixture when it comes to horror and comedy. I would argue the movie hits the spot. So if you don't mind the subgenre, you could do a lot worse than this. And I know I may be a bit too forgiving when it comes to my rating - but it only happens ... well a quite few times actually. Still this is fun and entertaining and ends on quite the right note (no pun intended).
Tom Arnold has some great lines. Who knew there was another Busey actor but I recognized the teeth.
The whole thing is a crazy survival horror flick. Even a little person fight in the end.
Several B and C list actors. Even Sean Astin is in it.
It is just plain fun. Ridiculous without being corny. The acting is good enough to prevent it from becoming just corny.
I put it on cable on a whim to kill time and got hooked. I believe it is on Showtime beyond now (August 2019).
It doesn't take itself serious. I am sure none of the cast thought "this is my breakout performance opportunity" when they signed on.
It is worth a watch.
Did you know
- TriviaThe band in the movie, Sonic Grave, features songs from the real-life band Kix.
- GoofsAC/DC did in fact have a power ballad. 'Ride On' from 1975's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
- Quotes
Danny: You goddamn right it's serious shit. Pager here is gonna rip a solo at that festival that'll make your panties roll down your legs,walk across the floor, and fold in the corner. Danny Bloom. Nice to meet you ladies. Hi. Hey ... I'm not creepy. Yeah. I proved it in court. And besides, who needs to be within 600 feet of a grade school. Am I right?
- ConnectionsReferences Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)
- SoundtracksPower of Rock
Words and Music by J. Alaimo, R. Benigno, S. Herb, M. Corso & R. Pfahl
Performed by Aerrage
Courtesy of Westwood Music Group
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1