Ticks

This movie has some kids going on a retreat or something (been awhile since I have seen it). During their trip they run into these pot growers who don't want them there. In the place where they are growing pot somehow or another the ticks start to grow big and go on the rampage. Nothing to special in this one, but it is far from a boring and terrible movie. It moves pretty fast and there are some good kills in this one. There is also a rather cool scene where this one kid splits open. The ticks aren't to bad looking, and I don't think they were computer animated. The ending is the same old trick as in other horror movies and nothing to surprising. Though can anyone tell me why the one kid felt the need to take all those steroids when he was walking through the woods hurt? I don't believe they would have any positive impact that would help him.

In TICKS, Tyler Burns (Seth Green) joins a group of other -fairly typical- wayward youths for a wilderness excursion. Their adult "guides", Holly and Charles (Rosalind Allen and Peter Scolari) are goofy and mostly oblivious. Unbeknownst to them, a chemical spill at a nearby marijuana-growing operation has caused the titular arachnids to mutate, and grow to enormous proportions. Bloodsucking terror soon follows. As gross-out monster movies go, this one holds its own, mixing serviceable creature effects with gushy gore, resulting in 85 minutes of utterly mindless fun. Toss in a few psychotic, hillbilly cretins and we're off! Nothing can possibly prepare you for the gruesome, gargantuan finale! Both Rance and Clint Howard make cameo appearances as the Sheriff and a doomed dope enthusiast respectively...

...and this is a average one with a few real great scenes.The typical "at camp" when things go buggy story line that we are all comfortable with. Above average humour and effects makes this one worth watching,only the first fifteen miniutes were slow.

I know this is a low budget horror film, but I liked it anyway. Not a lot of gore by today's standards, but the make-up and special effects were good. It was also enjoyable to look at Ami Dolenz, and to watch the bad guys get "ticked". Two thumbs up!

A marijuana growing farmer played with devilish glee by a horror vet Clint Howard is using herbal steroids to increase his marijuana output.Some of the steroidal juice however manages to infest a tick larva and soon all the ticks are growing bigger and bigger,nastier and nastier.Enter a group of troubled teens led by Rosalind Allen and Peter Scolari who are off for a camping adventure right near the infested area.Soon the ticks are running around chomping on everyone."Ticks" by Tony Randel is an above average animal attack flick with some disgustingly good special effects.The plot,whilst being silly and predictable,mainly consists blood,slime and all-out grossness,so I was pleased.So if you want cheesy gorefest you can't go wrong with "Infested".

I don't really understand the criticism about this film ; maybe if it had a 50 millions $ budget, everybody would find it "cool"? Tony Randel did his best and the movie still boasts good production value despite the numerous troubles they had on the set. This one's mean, politically incorrect (no "back-to-the-nature" crap) and without the shoddy humour and cute one-liners everybody seems obliged to include in his horror just because Freddy said so (c.f. "Nightwatchers"). I saw it three times with friends who enjoyed it as much as I did. And I don't care if some of the actors ended up in some moronic TV fodder for brainwashed teenagers. Not a great movie (unlike Brian Yuzna's "Return of the living dead 3"), but strong, however.

This movie was pretty good, but the cast is classic! Seth Green, Ami Dolenz, and Alfonso Ribeiro. I bet Panic looks familiar, yeah that's because he's Carlton on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And the icing on the cake is Clint Howard. What an actor. He makes another great appearance in this film as a marahuana farmers. This movie is not too bad, but definitely entertaining. You'll love Ribeiro's character, especially since he is a hardcore inner city kid. This total contrast to Carlton make nearly everything he says a joke. If you're looking for a movie with a funny cast, check this movie out. What a sidetracker for a lot of these people's careers. Classic!