It would be far too easy to slam this movie and point out
the many flaws that it has the first being the tried and true method employed
by weekly SyFy films involving poor CGI graphics used for the titular creature
of the week. But honestly if you watched this movie for free you wouldn't be
losing anything. If you bought it on the other hand you wouldn't be a happy
camper.
In Guatemala a sinister bad guy threatens a tribe to locate
a sacred location that contains something he thinks will save mankind. Of
course all evil scientists think this way. They find the location, watch his
guide killed by a trap and hear humming as the titles pull up on screen.
Fast forward and whatever it was the scientists wanted is
now crated and ready to ship. He pays a stereotypical low life south of the
border thug to transport the crate across the border with instructions not to
open it. As the truck travels along he gets behind another slow moving truck,
attempts to pass it and flips his own truck. When a police cruiser investigates
the police officer opens the crate and out comes...THE DEADLY SWARM! Okay it
wasn't actually that exciting. What comes out is a poorly done CGI swarm of
black dots aka wasps.
Running alongside this story is that of an entomologist
trying to help a local town rid themselves of a mosquito problem by introducing
bats into the area. The mayor thinks this is ridiculous since there are still
mosquitoes even though they aren't the same ones carrying malaria. He's all set
for a big celebration that draws in tourists and wants the solution done
immediately failing to see how it takes time.
Fortunately the entomologist is friendly with the local
chief of police. When that chief is called to the scene of the truck accident
he takes him along to see what caused the death of his officer, covered in huge
swollen stings. They come across a broken hive in the crate with the swarm long
gone. The entomologist takes the hive back to investigate more, followed by a
reporter who was tracking the truck for a story about drug smuggling. Sensing
an even better story she tags along.
Of course they eventually realize what was in the hive and
tell the mayor to cancel the celebration. Ala JAWS he refuses and we have a set
up for a huge pile of victims as well as the chance to find out just what the
mad scientists, who shows up pretending he's from a government organization
sent to help, is up to.
No there is nothing Oscar worthy in this film but it does
pass the time nicely even if it is done poorly. The story is far fetched, the
solution even more so and the effects as I've said are pretty bad. But it us
acted well, shot well and can offer an evening's entertainment better than some
more expensive films. If nothing else is on you might watch it. If a rerun of
your favorite show is on pass it by.
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