ChikPapa Very disappointed :(

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Chase_Witherspoon Tranquil seaside community is overcome by a voracious strain of killer cockroaches, the toxic result of nearby un-regulated chemical testing. Despite the local mayor's inert response (Lansing) for fear of losing investment, local police man (Luz) is determined to take the threat seriously, even if he has to act along to save the woman he loves (Langlois) who also happens to be the mayor's daughter. Slow to develop, the momentum picks up late in the picture, as Luz realizes the situation is hopeless and improvises an escape plan, not counting on dangers emerging from within. Some utterly repulsive special effects steal the show late in the piece, but it's a nebulous storyline that runs out of road long before the spectacular conclusion.Oddly atmospheric Roger Corman inspired (or financed at least) production has a decent cast delivering some intelligent dialogue, along with competent special effects and production design. In spite of these achievements, the pace is fatally pedestrian, robbing the film's chance of becoming a taut, suspenseful and memorable horror tale.The bugs are a triumph of ingenuity, their rather grotesque, ribbed appearance looks menacing in spite of their diminutive size – their appetites for red meat also substantially more abundant. The make-up effects applied to Lansing's character late in the film, is as hideous as they come and sure to please those with cast-iron stomachs, although it might prompt nausea from the regulation peanut gallery.

ChiefGoreMongral Goremongral here with a question, do you like bugs? Here is a better question do you like cockroaches? If you answered yes to both then you may be the right person to check out my review of the flick, The Nest.This is a 1980's Roger Corman flick that stars a lot of no-name players as well as a lot of roaches (not those kind of roaches you druggie). The movie has a simple plot, a town with a population of 700 people get overrun by some roaches that have been genetically altered by a wacko female scientist and the town sheriff needs to find a way to kill them before the whole town is overrun and eaten by these carnivorous cretins. Pretty simple right, for the most part , however its the last 30 minutes that turned this from a below average flick to at least something that is an average example of B movie making.During that last 30 minutes we find that these new roaches can alter the DNA of what they have ingested. In one sequence we get to see a cat-roach and a human-roach with some cool gore effects added for just the right touch. Does it look cheesy yes but it still all works as the films tongue is firmly in cheek throughout.I normally prefer to have my horror movies taken seriously but with the subject matter at hand and the way this movie played out, for the most part, this all worked fine. The movie does have some problems, one being the fact that it took to long to inform us of the roaches abilities to manipulate what it has devoured as well as some lulls here and there that keep it from being more than mildly entertaining.In the end the Nest is not total garbage and it is not nothing special. I like the twist as if this was just a standard insects on the rampage film I would have probably not have liked it as much but with the silly sci-fi twist and some cool gore I give The Nest: 5/10 Average, its nothing that you will run away from giving a gleaming review but it is not something that you will walk away saying it sucked either. In the end just an average example of B-Movie Monster Making.The Nest is out now on DVD released under the Roger Corman Classics Label from New Concorde.Until next time I leave you with this bit of advice, if your ever in a cave and you are face to face with a mutant cockroach monster do not extend your hand in friendship as it may take more from you than you bargain.I'm OUT!!!!

macabro357 spoiler--Biohazard waste from chemicals dumped on an island off the coast Maine (looks like California) seep into the ground thereby contaminating the insect life. What appears are killer insect roaches that not only eat into their victims, but alter their victim's DNA structure creating a new race of hybrid mutants. This happens to all animal life including cats, birds and (yes) humans.We have Robert Lansing as the mayor of the island who's in deep denial about the whole thing; gorgeous Terri Treas as the evil scientist who sees the whole event as a golden opportunity; pretty Lisa Langlois as the mayor's daughter who doesn't think too much about her father; Steven Davies as the bug spray man who first tells everyone what the problem is, and Franc Luz as the not-too-bright sheriff who inherited the job from his dad.The best scene is when we see Lansing as his body starts tearing apart from within as the roaches burrow into his body. The only thing left is a skeleton covered in a bloody mush as it approaches a terrified Lisa Langlois in the study. He looks kind of like the main creature in George Romero's CREEPSHOW. Not bad for cheese.Also the 'monster' at the end is classic Corman with skulls, twisted limbs and all kinds of gooey, fleshy tissue with animal parts all slapdashed together that looks like an update in style from Corman's earlier 50s sci-fi cheese epics. Watch it as it eats Terri Treas at the end by consuming her, head first. You know someone that evil (and sexy) is going to get their just rewards. She's the best thing going, looks and acting-wise since Jane Badler menaced the earth in V (1983). Not to mention the fact that they both look the same and could be sisters. And what better way to save the world than to set off some dynamite in a cave in order to blow the thing up. It's also a race against time in order to get the lighthouse working so the government won't spray the island with insecticide thereby killing off all the surviving inhabitants. Once again another over the top drive-in event from the likes of Roger Corman and his Concord/New Horizons production company. Too bad drive-ins were fast becoming a thing of the past when this one was released.5 out of 10

matthew87 Ants dont scare me,and nor do spiders.But roaches are the one thing that freak me out. I think this movie had good special effects for 1988,and I thought it had a good cast of character actors.A good companion to this movie is the bug [1975] which has a similar plot about killer roaches.