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		List Price: $14.98		Label: Paramount Salesrank: 64428 Released: September 14, 2004
		Our Price: $2.77
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		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

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Genre: Horror
Rating: PG
Release Date: 14-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVD

Bug Reviews:
An Unspeakable Horror Arises From The Bowels Of The Earth
2009-01-14 - "Bug" is one of the creepiest insect features I've ever seen; its implications are truly frightening. An earthquake in the California desert produces a chasm that reaches deep into the bowels of the earth. A new roach-like insect species emerges; it is blind, but it can produce fires. Because of the low air pressure, it is sluggish and unable to mate. This should've been the end of the story. However, a university professor (Bradford Dillman), who is insane with grief, mates one of the incendiary beetles with a common roach. Naturally, there are disastrous consequences.

"Bug" is a classic horror feature that has some terrifying, gory death sequences. In the same mold as Frankenstein, there is a man wanting to be God and create new life. When will we ever learn? The message is clear: leave nature alone. "Bug" has a downbeat, open ending that is pure apocalyptic horror. This film is highly recommended for those who enjoy movies involving killer insects. I must admit, I enjoyed it much more than "The Swarm."

Allow me to briefly discuss the DVD presentation. The audio and video are great. Unfortunately, there are no special features except for English subtitles and scene menu. I was hoping for a trailer. There isn't one. I remember watching the trailer as a child; it inspired great terror.


Hey, that's Marcia Brady's house!
2008-10-25 - Yes, this 70's killer bug movie was filmed in the Brady houshold after they moved out. The fact that this is a "Made-for-t.v." movie didn't deter me from buying it, as a matter of fact, I love these schlocker's from this time period. It's been reviewed very well, and I just wanted to add that it's loads of fun. Too bad they don't make them like this anymore.

Bug
2008-03-31 - I have always loved this movie. I have watched this movie a number of times since the first time I wanted it back in the 80s. I was glad to find out that it was on DVD and had to buy it. I am glad I did.

Talk About A Roach Problem!
2008-03-16 - An earthquake unleashes a species of roach that are almost uncrushable and can start fires. A university professor becomes obsessed with the creatures and as a result begins a slow process of losing his mind. The always enjoyable Bradford Dillman plays the wacky professor(a role that's almost tailor made for the guy). Not much seems to really go on in the film other than scenes of Dillman experimenting with the bugs, the occasional scene of some unfortunate sap having a bug land on their head or face and having it burn them to death, or the bugs blowing up something. There are lots of closeups of the yucky looking roaches(what breed did they use for these shots I wonder?). The acting is what you'd expect, except Dillman, who's having fun hamming it up. The soundtrack consists of bizarre electronic bleeps and squiggles(The Bleeps, The Sweeps and The Creeps) that fit the fun B tone of the film. The film was brought to you by the same director who gave us Jaws 2 and Supergirl, so you can take that for what it's worth. It was the last film produced by William Castle as well. It may not be the best of the 70s "nature strikes back" subgenre, but it's fun and worth your time.

Thermal Ignition in wide screen format - You can't beat it!
2008-02-16 - William Castle's production of "Bug" is based on the Thomas Page novel "The Hephaestus Plague" and is one of the great sci-fi horror movies form the 70's decade. It begins with an earthquake erupting in California causing some kind of prehistoric insects to emerge from underground. Entomologist Dr. James Parmiter (Bradford Dillman) soon discovers they are not only highly intelligent but are able to ignite fires by means of two strange antenna-like objects from their abdomen. But it turns out that the bugs are dying slowly and can't copulate due to the surface pressure is different from that underground. Obsessed with keeping them alive for study,he finds a way to make them breed and unleashes a super fire bug which turns out to be his undoing. Looks great on an HDTV.