King of the Ants

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Audience Member This movie is terrible the filming is bad the characters were boring I regret watching it, was not dramatic nor scary and certainly doesn't deserve a 100 on the tomatometer Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member forgive its low budget feel and some weak acting and focus on the strong story in this lesser known thriller. This movie gets fairly dark and that blackness is lead uncharacteristically of George Wendt of all people. Wendt playing very against type and his large size is turned from something lovable into something intimidating. There something about this plot that just keeps you engaged, and it does in enough unique ways to make it stand out. Full disclosure: I have been a longtime fan of Kari Wuher and shes topless in this so that was a huge deal for me. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member great flick. brutal with plenty of moral ambiguity. good pacing. the whole subplot with the widow felt kind of superfluous because of how quickly it developed, but i guess that kept the movie moving. nice guts. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member King of the Ants is a disturbing and violent tale of the dark side of humanity and betrayal. It is brutal and dehumanizing, I don't really understand why Stuart Gordon decided to make this film but he didn't make it right for sure. Part torture porn, part revenge thriller, King of the Ants lived up to it's title and managed to shock it's viewers. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a powerful and courageous film, but also an irregular one. Chris McKenna really convinces on his role and much of the plot turns into something that goes beyond a mere horror or suspense. The problem is that in the final act of the film we see very little or nothing of the mastery that the rest of the film had been presenting, delivering a silly vengeance and catchphrases without any sense, and tons of clichés, with even the scene where our hero walks away from a house that explodes in the background. It's worth enough due to the first half. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member It's exciting to see a beloved horror director get the chance to prove himself to others outside of the horror community, and for Stuart Gordon, that chance presented itself in the form of "King of the Ants". I was intrigued by the build-up, not certain of where the film would head, and the acting was decent. Chris McKenna is kind of bland to be the center of attention, but Daniel Baldwin has fun hamming it up as a pretty shady character and it's also fun to see George Wendt cast in a role that we normally wouldn't see him playing. And despite his dull performance, you like the McKenna character and you want to see him come out on top once the plot wheels are set in motion. However, after a needlessly long distraction that involves him being tortured that adds little to the picture, everything changes. When you should be gearing up for the payback portion of the movie, you find no one to root for. McKenna's character re-enters the life of Kari Wuhrer whom he essentially widowed to set these events in motion. You don't much like him for doing so, and it's hard to respond positively to Wuhrer for bringing the homeless drifter who murdered her husband home to live with her and her young daughter. By the time he does get his revenge at the end, you're done caring about any of it and that's a shame. Gordon brings his sly sense of humor to some of the dialogue here, and he could have transitioned into a well-regarded independent filmmaker. "King of the Ants" had the potential to do just that, but the script makes too many blunders along the way. It's a legitimate move to open Gordon up to a whole new audience, but his earlier films are still unbeatable. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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