GL84 Following an epidemic in Brazil, a team of specialists investigating the voracious ant colonies discover the creatures are from outer space intending to colonize the planet and launch an attack against the insects to stop their plans.There was some decent stuff to this one when it tried to. One of the best parts here is pretty much the whole first half as there is some really great action scenes which is really fun and enjoyable. It's a fun story to see this kind of struggle going on all pretty much the first half of the film, and it's really fun and entertaining the way it plays out that the beginning has a lot to enjoy about it. This becomes quite fun as the two different sides are engaged in war, which allows for some really fun moments of the military getting the upper hand with the plasma rifles when it wipes out a huge swarm in an intense blue-light, and a later scene when they use it to blast a humongous swarm straight off a fallen victim is a visually-impressive sequence. The very first encounter on the outskirts of the town with the tactics to keep them at bay looks really great, and seeing the retaliation from the ants being really nice as well, including the film's top kill watching one of the peasants get swarmed by the creatures and completely stripped down to bones seconds later. Others, such as the battle in the factory leading to the trap is impressive as there's a fair amount of tension brought up from the gradual realization of the trap, and there's also the scene where they form an offense and attack leading to some really great battles. As well, there's the tense, action-packed finale in the cave, which has a gigantic ant-made-of-ants interacting with them and features a lot of nice action to get the colony under control which gives this some great work and ends it on a high-note. These are all that really work for this one as there wasn't a whole lot really wrong. This is all pretty much in the middle of the film because the film throws in the really lame and quite unnecessary plot-twist by making the ants aliens. This is completely lame and idiotic, as the scenes which showcase this, from the ants in the colony and the repeated attempts at trying to understand them, manages to undo the rather enjoyable war-story-like- battle with the ants. Also, this one has a much lower body count than it should as this one manages to have not even a half a dozen deaths, an incredibly paltry number for a creature feature, and none of the ones in here are even gory. The last flaw here is the really weak CGI, which is typical of these kinds of films that rarely looks anything at all that realistic, and really is quite easy to determine when and where it's used, though it isn't as detrimental as expected. These are the film's few problems as there's a lot more to like here.Rated R: Violence and Language.

movieman_kev The Thorax team is tasked with exterminating ants that somehow managed to take over an island, but these are no ordinary any, oh no, there's are super-ants with a master plan. Yes, this movie is utterly ridiculous, but it's also extremely watchable and has a very high camp factor. The Sci-fi channel doesn't have the best of track records when it comes to their 'Sci-fi Originals', but thankfully this one stands head and shoulders among the best of those. Turn off your brain, just go with it, and enjoy the film with your choice of alcoholic beverage. The only grip I have is that the ending was a bit of a let-down.My Grade: B

kiawa77 Bad acting. Bad voice-overs. Bad cuts to commercial. Bad plot. Totally predictable (I called "the big ant" in the first 5 minutes). I kept watching, as we all do, to see if there will be some kind of redeemable ending. There wasn't. So I guess an alien came here to control the ants to take over an island. OKAY... If the alien had so much power to control ants, then why stop at a third-world country's island? And why use *ants*??? Use PEOPLE... but that's already been done.This movie is among the worst I've seen lately on Sci-Fi. I see no "cult status" in this flick's future. Each step of this movie was almost completely predictable for this genre's fans. Nothing about it is artful, interesting, or even insightful. Even if the spraying-of-the-chemical thing was supposed to be a jab at anti-environmentalists, it was weak. The whole movie was lame and just plain boring.Sorry to say, but don't waste your time. But at the VERY end, the ants were rebuilding their computer, so maybe there will be a stunning sequel...PS: I give this a 2 instead of a 1 because bugs in your ear is indeed the stuff of nightmares, and that will probably stick with most of us!

Espinete_pincho This is one of those misleading films that you see in IMDb and you instantly assume that are utter trash. I guess most people will dismiss this film as silly and awful without haven't even watching it. I pity them. And I'm not talking about your regular "This is so bad its good!!!". No dear internet fellows, I'm talking about, "This is so good its awesome!".The, for most people I guess, apparently laughable plot (a film about killer ants, you say?) hides an extremely satisfactory script that manages to deliver thrilling action and top of line dialog lines. Not many low-budget TV films manage to capture the essence of what every sci-fi should aim at: originality, compelling story and, above all, credibility. The final twist of the film is the perfect example of that: pure indie brilliance.I'm not giving the film a 10 since CG scenes are a bit blurry because of the film's low budget, but don't let that mislead you: this is one film you owe yourself to see.