Best bug movies...

[jgjavi]

in no particular order
-kingdom of the spiders
-squirm
-creepshow(roaches)
-Mimic
also there was a movie about a girl who could control bugs, i think it had jennifer connelly in it

[AntonioDelLago]

JGJavi, the Jennifer Connelly film you're referring to is a Dario Argento film that goes under the name of two different titles: CREEPERS and PHENOMENA.

My favorite "bug" movies are: CREEPSHOW, THE FLY (original and remake), KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS, MIMIC, THEM!, ARACHNOPHOBIA, and the television movies THE SAVAGE BEES, CURSE OF THE BLACK WIDOW and ANTS!



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[djinn 409]

Phenomena kicked serious ass, as did Cronenberg's Fly.

Ever see Ticks, that was bad. Maybe as bad as Slugs.

Mine would have to be Phenomena though, I don't know if I'd consider Fly a bug movie.

Later,
djinn

[Green]

Wow another Phenomena fan, stay away from the shitty US Creepers version.
Mimic was good also, anyone have the misfortune of seeing Skeeter? (About giant mosquitoes)

[jgjavi]

what the difference between the us and european versions of creepers?
after some investigation i have now learned that i own a copy of creepers /ubb/smile.gif
prince of darkness had some pretty cool bug moments...

[Green]

Approx 25 minutes was cut out of Creepers, these scenes:

Original version, released in Italy and other parts of Europe, includes a number of scenes left out of the American version, mostly of key dialogue including:

Jennifer tells her roommate how her mother left with her lover on Christmas when she was eight;

Jennifer eats baby food and explains that she is a vegetarian;

John McGregor shows his book on communicating with insects and explains how insects can be used to help solve crimes;

Andi Sexgang is shown on Sophie's television performing "The Quick and the Dead";

Motorhead's "Locomotive" continues to play in the background during the scene where Inspector Geiger visits the asylum;

Iron Maiden's "Flash of the Blade" continues to play as Diezla Sulzer is pursued by the killer in a suspense sequence cut from the U.S. version;

Morris Shapiro's unavalability is played like a horror cliche in the U.S. version; here Jennifer is told he is with his family for Passover.

Jennifer is given an electroencephalogram after her first sleepwalking attack.

In addition to the above, some gory scenes featured in the original Italian version were removed from the US release:

the scissors stabbing the girl's hand during the first attack;

inspector Geiger's breaking his thumb to get out of the hand cuffs;

the blade through the back of the head and out the mouth scene.

The cuts already listed apply to the US and UK version, which is usually titled "Creepers". In addition, the UK censor removed a few seconds of violence from the cinema version, and a few seconds more from the video release. These cuts amount to around 28 minutes.

A recent US DVD release from Anchor Bay, under the original title "Phenomena", restores all of the cuts above and is almost the same as the Italian full uncut version: however this version is missing two scenes:

The scene in the bus where the old woman asks Jennifer to close the window on the bus.

The scene in which Mrs. Bruckner tells Jennifer that she is not allowed to use her phone to call Mr. Shapiro.

The scenes not included in the Anchor Bay DVD release of Phenomena were supposedly omitted because this was requested by the director.

The uncut version was released in the UK in 2000 under the original title 'Phenomena'. The cut version is under the title Creepers.

[djinn 409]

I did see Skeeter, although it was some years ago. That was pretty bad but the scene were the guy was feeding one from his arm was neat. I think that scene was from Skeeter anyway.

Well, gotta go

Later,
djinn