Stung

Well, this is horrorcom, naturally one expects some laughs, some insane action, some over-the-top set pieces..well, we got about half of the last ingredient here. The problem is, humor is just not there, neither in situations nor in jokes, the characters kinda drag through better part of the film awkwardly, not quite knowing what to say, or what kind of stunt to pull. Then, we have Mist-esqu insects galore, but that doesn't quite work out either. This flick can't decide what famous horror to pay its homage to, is it already mentioned Mist, Shaun of the Dead (through main guy who looks and acts very similar to Shaun - Simon Pegg) or Alien - during the final part. Lance Henriksen is there - why, yes he is, and he elegantly works his way through undemanding role of a small town's Mayor, but the charisma is effortlessly present. Same can't be said for our young duo of caterers that just can't catch their lucky career break, and are falling in love while all hell breaks loose. Actually, Matt O'Leery (Paul) does his best and gets there while his partner, Jessica Cook (Julia) just kinda exists...yeah. Sorry guys, the flick, up to this point, is as dead as the party that's just about to get somewhat more interesting...but not overly so. Effects and cinematography are very decent, but mostly generic story, sans decent laughs, motivation and chemistry between characters waters the whole thing down. This is not a bad watch, and it does picks up in the last..hmm forth of the film, but it's just not enough to make it a memorable, bloody, suspenseful and funny experience. And that's what every good horror comedy's about...or so I've heard. Passable, but nothing to write home about. OK, so it does have some good ol' splatter, nice fx and bloodshed, but...Sorry to report, I've not been stung by it.

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When I found "Stung", I must admit that I was instantly compelled to pick up the movie and read the synopsis. And I needed little more to convince me to sit down and watch it. I do like horror movies, and creature features are usually quite fun to watch. But while killer insects have been done over and over, it still does have some appeal to me. The visual and special effects in "Stung" were actually surprisingly good, and they really added a lot of enjoyment to the movie. It is always nice to see practical effects in a movie, and not just have an all out CGI showcase. Sure, there were CGI present here too, but it was a nice mix of practical and CGI effects. However, I must admit that I didn't really understand the idea of huge wasps bursting out of stung people mere moments after having been stung. Sure, it was fun and entertaining for the movie as a whole, but it made very, very little sense. "Stung" has a pretty good ensemble of cast, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that Lance Henriksen was in this movie; I didn't know that prior to sitting down to watch the movie. It is unnecessary to point out that Lance Henriksen is always entertaining to watch in the movies that he is in. Matt O'Leary was actually carrying the movie quite nicely together with Jessica Cook. It was also a nice treat to have Clifton Collins Jr. in the movie, especially in a role such as he was portraying. I haven't seen him in a movie for quite some time. The design of the wasps was actually quite good, and it looked rather convincing and realistic, so the props and special effects team really managed to pull off something nice with this movie. Writer Adam Aresty came up with an enjoyable story for sure, while director Benni Diez did a great job of putting the story to life on the screen and managed to capture the spirit and essence of old school horror movies with "Stung". There is a good atmosphere and feel to the movie, and it sets a very adequate mood for the type of movie that "Stung" is. And if you are familiar with the older "Mimic" movies and enjoyed those, then you will most definitely also like "Stung". I was laughing so hard when they put in a Wilhelm scream when there was a big explosion which engulfed the queen wasp. I didn't know that wasps were capable of performing a Wilhelm scream, but I was proved wrong. That was just hilarious. I must admit that I had initially just thought this would be another campy and cheesy creature feature with questionable CGI. But I was proved wrong, so very, very wrong. And I really enjoyed "Stung" and can warmly recommend that you take the time to watch it if you enjoy a good horror creature feature in the spirit of the old school horror movies. Predictable ending to the movie? You betcha... But all in all an enjoyable creature feature. I am rating it 6 out of 10 stars.

Gory & not funny. Not a giant bug movie, more slasher flick gore than giant predators gore. Not enough comedy to overcome the gore & more gore than plot. Language is gutter. More 'F' words than most movies. Unsuitable for children, youths and family. Not a 'sharknado' type of movie. The giant wasps are OK, but the focus is more on the blood and gore than the giant wasps. In the right mood this is OK for adults, it's far-fetched enough for comedy, if foul language doesn't offend anyone watching the flick. More slasher gore than Saw. Some parts are kind of sweet as the young man is trying to romance his boss lady, during a giant wasp invasion, and he is a bit dorky with his efforts. The movie is definitely not a teen scream or OK for kids who like flicks in the giant predators genres. Definitely parental guidance is required, with the parents in charge of the remote control! The gore was over the top & really ruined the focus of the giant predators plot. The gore was the focus of this movie. It really ruined the movie experience for me, I love giant predators movies. I like even the sappy disaster movies, but this is different.

Although no masterpiece, STUNG is an unashamedly old-fashioned monster B-movie that actually turns out to be slightly better than expected; it's certainly better than the level of fare regularly turned out by the SyFy Channel over the last decade or so. The main problem this film has is not with the execution or the effects - which are surprisingly cool - but the moribund attempts at humour in the script, which is full of dumb lines and expletives. Other than that, it's okay for a B-movie. Killer wasps attack a party, but this is only the beginning of the story as most of the running time is about big, gooey monsters and bodily horror. The special effects thankfully avoid cheesy CGI for the most part and revert back to decent, prosthetic work, which you may remember from the good ol' days of 1990s era horror such as SKEETER or TICKS. Lance Henriksen is the only actor of note here, but he has quite a big part and is unsurprisingly the best thing on the screen.

Creature features are a tough thing to pull off. Stungnado here may not be the best of the bunch (Eight legged Freaks was a lot of fun to name one in recent memories that got it right), but it does have a couple of moments. Seeing the duo of Lance Henriksen and Clifton Collins can always be fun. Even if they are underwritten characters. But everything is underwritten here. So try to take joy of simple things. Like the fact the actress playing a catering boss is called Cook. If you can laugh at that, you may find some funny moments in this too. Then again there is a lot wrong with it too, so our main hero is a bit bland, the love story doesn't really work. But the effects are decent and if you don't have high expectations it can be a fun ride of sorts

Mrs. Perch, a very wealthy lady from a fairy tale part of America, is throwing a fancy garden party at her remote country villa. It's the same procedure as every year, but this time her illegally imported fertiliser seeps into the ground. Because if this, a local species of killer wasps that usually lay their eggs into other insects mutates into 7 ft tall predators. And the celebrating upper classes provide just the right prey. It's up to Paul and Julia, the two catering staffers, to stop the creatures, fight for their lives, and incidentally getting their romance buzzing. Despite it's glaringly obvious production values and really poor computer imagery, Stung is the kind of film that reminds one of great directors, and their humble beginnings. Cameron gave us Pirhanna: The Spawning, and there is more than a nod to early Dante with some of the comedy injected amid the chaos. As for the narrative, it's your standard people in peril B-movie, much like the pap that Asylum have been churning out for years, but with decent acting, and humour that is intended, rather than accidental. The two leads are good, O'Leary is good as Paul the protagonist, and at times, it's as if the whole invasion scene is going on in his head, rather than in reality, but hey, when your under the influence, you are the centre of your universe. Cook is also good, but here role is limited to that of the She's All That archetype. Timid at first, but them comes into her own during the final act. It's been done to death since SAT was released, and it's becoming a little tiresome. He mikes and Collins. Jr, provide us with the wonderfully bonkers characters of the film, and they are clearly having a ball, revelling in all the absurdity. And there is a hing of a sequel in the final scene. It's all a load of old cobblers though, but it's fun, slight, breezy, and it would be wonderful to see the film without CGI, just to see people running around in circles for no good reason. If you like old school creature features, with tongue firmly in cheek, you could do a lot worse than this. But the makers missed a trick by not casting Sting as the mayor......

Stung (2015) comedy horror movie from the United States .. The giant wasps attacked a party in a park and killed many people. Stung is not funny, weird, and stiff, cheap dialogue dialogue, very stupid character character, kissing in inappropriate situations .. Ohhh please do not make a movie like this ... Silly CGI, do not waste your time to watch a cheap horror movie this..

I wasn't expecting much with this movie... Unfortunately what I got was even less. The effects were slightly better than let's say the average Asylum or Syfy channel movie, but those usually manages to entertain by pure cheese-factor and so bad they're good type of fun... Where as this doesn't manage to entertain much at all. Starts out okay at least but it manages to get worse and worse through out the running time and the last 25 minutes are just pure awful. Clifton Collins Jr is a favorite actor of mines but he's been making some seriously questionable movie-choices these past 5 years, some hits but some very far from it, and this is probably his very worst movie which fits well because it's also the very worst performance I've seen of him. He plays a stereotypical uptight upperclass white guy and that goes as well as you can imagine it would. The 2 leads are played by Matt O'Leary and Jessica Cook though, and I'm sure even they can do better... In fact I know Matt can. Makes 'Infestation (2009)' look like a masterpiece, and 'Infested (2002)' maybe it doesn't make that specific one look like a masterpiece but at least that one entertained, which this did not.

You have to watch the fist half hour to get into this movie. It's setting things up. I was bored and was going to switch it off after 20 minutes but stayed on. It worth watching...The acting is average and the relationships are pretty poor but maybe that's part of the quirky making of this film - not sure? The most peculiar thing is the the main character continues to run around in this movie as if he is unstable on his feet and always looks like he's going to fall over. It begins at the start falling over chairs? What the hell is this about? It looks extremely deliberate - maybe its part of the stupid comedy aspect? If you like horror with some quirky comedy then get on board. The best line is when the mother mutates and three people say in sequence "holy....mother...fucker!!" that was pretty funny.