Face aux serpents

I like Treat Williams, I think he's always been a very underrated actor relegated to a b-movie career. Alas this film is a prime example.

All about an outbreak of a virus spread by rattlesnakes and a crack medical team trying to contain it.

But you know the drill, they aren't just up against the snakes no no they also battle the evil government who want to handle the situation differently which would result in a larger loss of life.

Predictable stuff, you'll have seen it done before and better but it has its moments.

For crying out loud though do pets have to die in every single film? This one is particularly merciless in that regard.

The Good:

Treat Williams

The Bad:

Opening scene was unnecessarily sad

Not pet friendly....

This was a movie very similar to "Outbreak". Its an OK movie, its entertainment. But it doesn't score that high points with me. Not that bad acting though. The movie had some strange events which I must conclude as errors. Like meeting cars on a closed road for example. You're always one step ahead of the plot.

VENOMOUS (2001 Video)

BASIC PLOT: Unknown terrorists blow up a secret government lab, letting loose infected snakes. These snakes are dormant for awhile, until a series of earthquakes piss off these scheming snakes, and they go on a rampage! Look out town folk, the snakes are infected, and they are coming for you!

WHAT WORKS: *This movie is hilarious, as are most Fred Olen Ray movies. The movie is in on the joke, and so should you be if you're watching a movie called, "Venomous".

*The cheesy errors are part of the fun. Old news helicopters as Army choppers, 15 different types of paint sprayer respirators, instead of biological suits, civilians with anti aircraft missiles, doctors that are also snake ranglers, what more could you ask for?

*There's lots of good B actors having a hell of a good time, making it more fun to watch.

WHAT DOESN'T WORK: *Needs more snakes!

TO RECOMMEND, OR NOT TO RECOMMEND, THAT IS THE QUESTION: *If you like hilariously bad movies, that are in on the joke, you like this. If you're a fan of bad disaster movies, you'll like this. If you like Fred Olen Ray movies, or Treat Williams, you'll like this. If you're a no sense of humor having, fussy stick in the mud, then give this a pass.

CLOSING NOTES: *This is a Straight-to-Video movie, please keep that in mind before you watch\rate it. Straight-to-Video movies have a much lower budget, and so your expectations should be adjusted.

*I have no connection to the film, or production in ANY way. I am just an honest viewer, who wishes for more straight forward reviews. Hope I helped you out.

Ok why does Treat Williams waste his talent on such terrible movies, He is much to good of actor to be in this film.

This film is quite possible the worst film I have seen this year. Trust me if you see this film at your local video shop, then run as far away as possible.

Mr. Williams please try and keep away from these type of films.

2/10

This is one of the stupidest movies I've ever seen. It is completley unbelievable, the actors are terrible, and the plot is dumb. Not to mention horribly written.

On to the good stuff: Rattlesnakes, mutant or not, DO NOT STRIKE OR SEEK OUT HUMAN PREY. Ever. Nor can they kill you with a bite to the ankle. Also they do not rattle non-stop. That is a defensive mechinism. On the box there is a boa constrictor, and there were no boa constrictors in the entire movie. I find that very misleading. There were, however, corn snakes and vipers within the movie that are A) Not poisonous and B) not a rattlesnake!

This movie was a lot more fun to comment on, then to watch. I wasted $3.25 I will never get back, and two hours of my precious years I have eternally lost.