Insecticidal (2005) Reviews

• A Delight for Fans of Trash Movies

  claudio_carvalho2012-05-08

  Cami (Meghan Heffern) is a dedicated student of etymology that is researching insects in her sorority house. When her sorority sister Josi (Rhonda Dent) sprays insecticide on her bugs, Cami becomes upset. But sooner she learns that the insects had grown bigger and bigger and her sister and she are under siege of the insects. Further, Josi is the host of the breed of mutant insects that are very hungry. "Insecticidal" is a B-movie with all the elements of this type of film: hot naked girls, terrible dialogs, awful story and acting, poor special effects and lots of gore and spittle. Therefore, it is only recommended for fans of trash movies. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "Inseticida" ("Insecticidal")

• No reason to watch it with the sound on

  M_Qtips2010-04-02

  This movie is about three giant CGI bugs attempting to destroy the world's silicon supply, which has been craftily hidden in the chests of a group of sorority sisters. The movie stars two A- cups, three C-cups and one DD-cup for sure. Cameo appearances are made by the women attached to them. Without giving away too many intricacies, the plot of this movie is kinky sex, cattiness, shower scene, kinky sex, CGI bugs, hot tub, CGI bugs, shower scene, cattiness, kinky sex, CGI bugs, sex, hot tubs, squish, squish, squish. Unfortunately, the action is slowed down considerably by the filmmakers' awkward choice to insert dialog into some scenes, and an unnecessary subplot in which one of the sisters becomes a mother, which drives her into a homicidal rage. Caution: this movie contains several scenes which do not display unclothed breasts.

• It's Bad, REALLY Bad!

  PeterGriffinLives2007-04-28

  Ah, giant bug movies. If you're like me, you fondly remember films like "Them," "Tarantula" and maybe even "Eight-Legged Freaks." "Insecticidal" aims for that same genre...sort of. The premise is simple: a sorority house gets attacked by giant bugs. You know how this movie will go. People will be hacked apart by the merciless arthropods, the house will be turned into a battleground, and yes, there will be lesbians. In all truth, there are decent parts to this film. The movie doesn't take itself too seriously, acknowledging at points its own cheesiness. The actors and actresses who play our main characters pull off their less-than-Shakespearean lines pretty well. And, of course, there is eye candy to be found here. Unfortunately, the film suffers from painful amounts of stupidity when it comes to the bugs and pretty much anything involving them. For instance, Cammy, the nerd (we know she's a nerd because she wears glasses) creates the monsters by accident. That would work for this setting, except for the REASON behind it. She states that she was mocked by her professors for her outlandish theory that "insects used to be the dominant species," and that she was experimenting on them to prove that they had "dormant genes." A combination of these experiments and some pesticide exposure activated these genes and made the bugs grow huge. First, the claims that bugs were once dominant on Earth: No @#$%, Sherlock! Back in the Carboniferous period (300 million years ago) arthropods DID rule the world. There were dragonflies with 3-foot wingspans, centipede/millipede relatives from 5 to 10 feet long and scorpions 3 feet long. The idea that any modern scientist would mock Cammy for stating what's already true is just idiotic. Second, the whole "dormant genes" idea: It's possible (although REALLY unlikely) that modern arthropods do hold dormant genes from their Carboniferous ancestors, but how the heck did Cammy manage to turn those genes on? It remains a mystery. "Insecticidal" also suffers from what I like to call pseudo-intelligence. When the filmmakers want you to think that a character is smart, they have him or her use really long words, even if those words make no sense. When the giant praying mantis appears, Cammy classifies it with a long, Latin-sounding name. The problem is that the praying mantis's REAL scientific name is simply "Mantis religiosa" The final thing that hurts this film is that the special effects aren't so special. If brought to life effectively and accurately, the giant insects, arachnids and other invertebrates in "Insecticidal" could be terrifying. The praying mantis (a major enemy in the movie) has a ridiculous Kermit-the-frog mouth and the annoying habit of knocking people to the ground and apparently whacking them repeatedly with its forelegs. A real praying mantis attack is far more disturbing: it's spiny forelegs snatch prey in the blink of an eye and simply hold it there while the insect's blade-like mouth-parts methodically chew through the living victim. That would have been far more frightening than being slapped to death by Kermit the bug. There are so many things wrong with this movie (herbivorous stag and rhinoceros beetles are shown eating people, as well as everything I already mentioned) that I can't rank it highly. That said, I'm actually recommending this film. It's so incredibly bad that you can have your own Mystery Science Theatre night with it.

• Pure B-movie heaven.

  gtc832006-09-07

  So some girls are living in a sorority house, and the nerdy one creates some giant bugs that go around killing everyone. The bugs are pretty hilarious, shall we say, not exactly Jurassic Park quality. But the girls! Oh wow. Talk about a plethora of sexy babes. That's basically what this movie is about - hot babes getting attacked by hilarious looking CGI bugs. Lots of sexual situations and a very light hearted sense of B-movie fun. If you liked stuff like Sorority House Massacre II - Nighty Nightmare, or Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama, you'll love this. Several topless babes, almost everyone else in bikini's, an Asian babe getting all sweaty doing her martial arts workout, and one other girl in a see-through T-shirt with a black bra and truly magnificent amounts of cleavage. I though it was going to explode or something! The whole movie is spent with the giant bugs chasing everyone around, while the nerdy girl tries to figure out how to undo what she's created. A good time was had by all! Highly recommended for horny adolescents or anyone else with a love for B-movies and a sense of humor.

• Fun but flawed

  slayrrr6662006-09-09

  "Insecticidal" is an enjoyable but flawed giant insect movie. **SPOILERS** College student Cami, (Meghan Heffern) is excited about her growing bug collection, much to the annoyance of her sorority house-mates Josi, (Rhonda Dent) Sophi, (Samantha McLeod) and Fumi, (Vicky Huang) as well as her boyfriend Martin, (Shawn Bachynski) and the other students there. After the failure of an experiment she desperately wanted to try, she gives up and calls it a failure. As soon as it's finished, the members of the sorority and their friends start disappearing. When strange slime and insect body parts are found at each place, Cami decides to investigate and thinks that her bugs have survived and grown to gigantic size. Not believing her, soon several attacks occur in front of them, they finally believe her and have to find a way to survive the attacks. The Good News: As far as giant insect movies go, this one wasn't as bad as it could've been. The film has a quirky sense of humor that is quite nice. It needs it, as the tone fits the subject matter perfectly with the goofy tone, since a serious tone with the way it's presented would never work at all. It needed a goofy tone, and the film benefits for it greatly. A lot of the jokes and situations work, and it makes the film a lot more entertaining to. The film is also pretty gory for its type, and makes good use of it's splatter effects, and some are pretty realistic. The blood is freely strewn about, resulting in some nice kills in this. There's a bloody dismembering, a never-ending stream of body parts flying around. We also get a very fast paced plot to this, ensuring that everything is rapidly coming up on each other, allowing for a continuous stream of scenes to keep on coming down the pike. That was greatly appreciated. The Bad News: It simply has to be said that these are some of the worst looking creatures ever in these kinds of films. Calling them worse than video game designs is an insult to video game creations. These are simply atrocious, and under no circumstance are they worthy of inducing fear of them. They don't match the scenery they've been inserted into, they hardly match their surroundings and at times can hardly move realistically. There are naturally many scenes that go on that don't make much sense or aren't really explained adequately. The reason for the bugs becoming big is hinted at but never officially explained. A couple of big scenes are also kinda confusing when thought about afterward, and really didn't need to be included. The cheese factor is also very high on this one, and it can be a turn-off for those that don't like it. It's not that subtle, and can be found pretty easily. The Final Verdict: While it's not the worst creature feature to come along, it's not one of the best ones either. It has a sense of fun and energy, but it's hurt by several factors. For fans of the style, this is definitely worthy of a look, but those that are put off by the weaker parts are advised to seek caution or avoid all together. Rated : Nudity, Graphic Violence, some Language and several varying sex scenes