Laughable exploitation film results in a complete waste of time and talent.
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08/03/09
Empire of the Ants (1977)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:0
Rotten:16
Average Rating:2.4/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Vacationers on an isolated island find themselves at the mercy of voracious ants that have become monsters after feasting on a leaking barrel of radioactive waste.
Starring: Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, Albert Salmi, John David Carson
Director: Bert I. Gordon
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Reviews for Empire of the Ants
1 - 16 (sorted by date)
Periodic moments of good special effects are separated by reels of dramatic banality as players flounder in flimsy dialog and under sluggish direction.
03/26/09
Top CriticIt's all drastically boring.
01/26/06
One of those movies that's a nailbiter for a little kid, but laughable when revisted as an adult.
10/09/05
No review available.
08/16/05
The movie swarmed into local theaters yesterday; unfortunately, the insects and the people in this mélange of ersatz science-fiction and dull adventure deserve one another.
05/09/05
Top CriticTeaming Collins with ants is pure Bert I. Gordon.
10/15/04
No review available.
07/02/04
Bert I. Gordon makes ant crap out of an H.G. Wells short story he loosely adapted to the big screen.
03/19/04
Cheap special effects and nonexistent horror in a 'horror' flick make for one boring waste of celluloid.
02/24/04
We interrupt this soap opera to bring you... a monster movie!
01/30/03
No review available.
10/11/02
Bring on the DDT. A silly giant-bug opus with cheap special effects.
09/18/02
No review available.
08/13/02
What's scarier: ants or Bert I. Gordon movies?
07/26/02
If you find it when you are flipping through channels at three in the morning, turn it off and try to get some sleep.
01/05/02
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