TheLittleSongbird When I hear SyFy originals popping up, I immediately think cheap and bad. Bugs is surprisingly one of their more watchable efforts. Of course there are flaws, while SyFy have definitely done worse the bugs do look rather crude in design, the script could have done with more flow and less cheese, the characters are stereotypical and some elements of the story are derivative. However, the scenery is cool and atmospheric, and the editing is much more focused than it has been, usually I find it hackneyed. The gore is not too cheap and quite fun in their usage and the attacks do at least have suspense and a sense of terror. Bugs features one of the better directorial jobs for a SyFy movie, it is flashy and crisply paced in alternative to the sluggish and almost non-existent direction I've encountered before, and the story doesn't make the mistake of being dull and is more interesting and less predictable than it sounds. The acting is decent, nobody stands out as such but nobody is mind-numbingly bad either. Overall, has its debits but compared to the usual SyFy original movie fodder it is not half bad. 6/10 Bethany Cox

Coventry Two, maybe three years ago, I surely would have bashed this movie entirely and probably wouldn't have been able to mention one minor positive note about it. "Bugs" back then would have been just another imbecilic creature-feature produced by the infamous Sci-Fi channel and exclusively aimed at undemanding audiences over-enthusiast to see big monsters and loads of blood. But the (sad) truth now is that I've seen so many horrible and even downright embarrassing Sci-Fi (these days re- baptized as SyFy) lately that "Bugs" all of a sudden doesn't come across so bad anymore. Compared to crap like "Troglodyte", "Sharktopus" and whatever else, this a more than endurable movie. Like pretty much every other movie revolving on over-sized animals ever made, "Bugs" is a rip- off of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws". The giant shark has obviously been replaced with giant insects and the sunny beaches that must absolutely remain open during high tourist season have been replaced with a newly finished subway of which the opening ride with prominent guests absolutely has to take place. The rest of the scenario is fairly obvious, predictable and includes the possible stereotypical characters and clichéd situations you can think of. Still, the action sequences are quite entertaining, with above average special effects (director Joe Conti is primarily an F/X guy) and good old-fashioned cheesy dialogs. The explanation on where the bugs come from is rather grotesque and laughable, but hey, at least the movie bothers to provide an explanation. I've seen more than enough dumb creature features where the monsters' origins are never even clarified. There's some decent gore and bloodshed to enjoy, especially during the train's opening ceremony massacre, and it was nice to see sexy redhead Angie Everhart again. I will most certainly forget that I've seen "Bugs" in a few weeks from now, but at least I wasn't bored or annoyed while it lasted. That's already an accomplishment these days.

Jack We start out with a tunnel being built under a mountain, a train is going to run through it, drastically reducing travel time from point A to point B. The tunnel is half done, and a group of dignitaries rides the first train out to the midpoint, as the company honchos hit them up for more money. But they're attacked by some sort of unseen critters, ripped to shreds! It's actually quite nicely done.Next, cut to the folks who are going to investigate this mysterious slaughter. They contact the guy who's in charge of engineering the tunnel, and unlike the folks in just about every other crappy B-movie, he's actually an intelligent, helpful person who just wants to get this thing figured out so they can finish the tunnel. So these folks, along with a group of military guys and gals, get in an armored train and go into the tunnels, where they find giant bugs.What makes this so much better than the average B-movie is that the characters are quite well done: fairly likable, they act in a logical manner and don't spend the whole time fighting with each other. What a startling break with cliché! The atmosphere in the tunnel is also done really well, you get a sense of claustrophobia as they're all trapped with the bugs, walking down hallways with lots of dark corners, etc. They set up an electric fence to keep the bugs at bay, and it's actually fairly believable as the bugs keep testing the fence and the military folks tensely stand by with machine guns at the ready.Towards the end you get the usual big battle with the head bug; the special effects are cheesy but okay. Overall, this is a decidedly above average low budget affair, one of my favorites. Much better than other higher budget affairs like "Relic".

jnagyjr When I first read up on Bugs (about 20 minutes before it started) I thought I was in for a snooze fest of a B-Rated sci-fi movie. Man was I wrong. I think Bugs is one of the better movies put out by Sci-Fi channel. Too bad it's not available on DVD or VHS. It had light suspense, an air of mystery and decent acting, a lot better then in some other movies I've seen. While not all the characters were believable, I think the actors did a decent job with what little they had to work with.The movie was left open (perhaps intentionally) for a sequel. Perhaps Sci-Fi will make one that is as good as the this one.My biggest gripe about this movie was that we really didn't get to see any of the bugs up close and personal without there being an action scene. Also, the whole "the colony will die without the queen" is rather retarded as bees and ants can live without their queen since one of the females usually takes over that role in the event the queen dies.