Lil_Kleopatra
I cannot begin to express my disdain and hatred for this film. I think I actually got dumber from having seen it...This is honestly one of THE worst films I have ever had the discomfort of sitting through. I made myself watch the entire thing because it wouldn't be right to put down a film I hadn't fully given a chance to. It was almost painful folks.It's disgusting, it's not funny, it's poorly acted, it's poorly written, it's beyond ridiculous and to make it even worse - they added musical numbers!!!!! I mean, how on earth could this film have gotten ANY worse? (oh right, see musical numbers) It is so wrong on pretty much every level and I, for one, am surprised Jerry O'Connell even shows his face in Hollywood after this disaster. (for crying out loud, Kangaroo Jack is 10 times better than this piece of refuse)Save your brain cells, skip this one. (and yes, it WAS "that bad"!)
ccthemovieman-1
As someone who usually appreciates the absurd and likes many "black comedies," I was a little disappointed in this one. I mean, showing cockroaches who talk and sing sounded hilarious, so I rented the VHS shortly after it came out, but didn't find the dark humor as good as I had hoped.Somebody told me this film was really gross, but I didn't find that the case. It's not bad in that department. It just isn't as funny as you might hope. Also, let's be honest: how many people want to look at cockroaches for over an hour? How many want to see one for a minute? Not many. Cockroaches have to be one of the most disgusting creatures on earth. Yet having the guts to make a movie about them, and having them sing and dance, especially in a Busby Berkeley-type number, is pretty outrageous and deserves an "E for effort," as the saying used to go.I think this would have been more tolerable, and funny, had it been a short film, something around 20-30 minutes. It might even have won awards for "Best Short." but the "joke" begins to wear thin after awhile.Still, if you are looking for something TOTALLY different and you are hard to offend, look no further!
TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews
... of course, that might also mean you need extensive therapy. At least if you're over the age of seven. This film is an odd one. It's about a guy who moves into an apartment dominated by thousands upon thousands of cockroaches. I checked the director's entire filmography, and it seems like everything he does involves cockroaches... no, revolves around them. I'm guessing he's either fascinated by them or infatuated with them. I'm not sure which I find more disturbing. I wager he's got some counseling in his future... or maybe he's just a very large child, passing for an adult. That is the only group of people this... 'film' could possibly appeal to. The plot is stupid and completely predictable, not to mention formulaic in every sense of the word. Absolutely no originality whatsoever. The pacing is surprisingly poor, for such a short film. The acting is sub-par. The writing is horrid. The songs sung by the cockroaches... don't get me started. The rest of the soundtrack just seems out of place. I know this was produced by MTV, but even for them, this is a new low. But apart from every negative I've written in this review, I must admit that I followed this film from the very beginning pretty much to the very end... something I rarely do anymore, except for when I'm at the cinema. Despite how much I hated it, I never took my eyes off it. Of course, this was probably just because this was aired during a violent lightning storm, and I was afraid if I turned on my computer before it was over, it might attract a bolt of lightning. Of course, if you need to believe otherwise... then go right ahead. I recommend this to children and people who enjoy childish humor. To give a quick example of said "humor"; one scene has the main character running around town, collecting feces from various animals. Yes, seriously. The film is incredibly poorly done, and very amateurish in just about every aspect, but I suppose the kids won't mind. Personally, I'd choose a cartoon over this any day... but different strokes for different blokes. 1/10
vchimpanzee
Joe has graduated from college and is moving from Iowa to New York City. He actually believes he can find a decent apartment and a good job, but the apartments that rent for $1000 a month are not fit to live in. Fortunately, he meets Walter, an artist, whose latest project is to lie on the street in a pool of blood and see who notices. For two days, only Joe does. Walter tells Joe about rent control, and Joe is lucky enough to be there when the resident of one rent-control apartment dies. But the apartment Joe finds is no prize either, even though he can afford it. Hundreds or even thousands of roaches live there. Talking roaches. And the building is the last one left in an area where Senator Dougherty wants to build a federal prison. Only Joe is left in his building, and he is harassed to the point where most people would move out. The roaches encourage Joe to stand his ground and even help him out.When Joe calls 911, the call is answered by Dougherty's frustrated daughter Lily, who has taken charge of a community garden in Joe's neighborhood and wants her father to leave things as they are. Lily doesn't like her paying job because all she can do is put people on hold; there's no one to switch them to (I did like the nice music that was played).If you don't like 'Fear Factor', this movie might not be for you. But the roaches were so cute I wasn't really disgusted (even by their slightly off-color language). And they were quite talented. I liked most of their songs, which tended to be older music styles. They even did dance routines, including an Esther Williams style performance in a toilet.This movie was very funny at times. Some of the humor tended toward the demented, but I still enjoyed it.
