tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post3445039516210787838..comments2024-03-27T03:16:36.721-04:00Comments on Checkpoint Telstar: June Bugs: Stung (2015)Tim Lehnererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410878013331168436noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-85094364470724515252017-06-04T15:39:51.680-04:002017-06-04T15:39:51.680-04:00Finally got around to seeing this, it was pretty e...Finally got around to seeing this, it was pretty entertaining. The bugs are nicely done, except (as you point out) the last one, which was stupid anyway--being engulfed in flames should have seared its wings off. Even worse, it was unnecessary--it would have been entirely believable that a wasp hadn't been caught in the blast. I guess they thought it looked cool?!<br /><br />Anyway, still worth a watch, especially for the little touches. You mentioned the trioxin; they also riffed on Aliens a couple of times. ("They cut the power?" said by Henriksen,of course. Amusingly, the backup generator promptly kicked in, and the power issue wasn't brought up again.)<br /><br />Lance Henriksen has become a latter day John Carridine. Low budget horror movies love casting him, because he immediately adds gravitas, and apparently he likes doing it. You could make a bad movie night or two just watching the more recent movies on his IMDB page.Doug Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651720537097952075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-36401895071949097612016-06-17T12:47:39.289-04:002016-06-17T12:47:39.289-04:00I haven't played the new X-COM yet, but I reme...I haven't played the new X-COM yet, but I remember laughing like the Joker as I was taking shots at Chrysalids from my aero-troops. Had one squad made up of flying soldiers specifically for terror missions.Tim Lehnererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410878013331168436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-77095459510363531872016-06-17T12:43:00.699-04:002016-06-17T12:43:00.699-04:00The only custom T I bought over the last five year...The only custom T I bought over the last five years is the one that says 15,000 JOE MEEK FANS CAN'T BE WRONG.<br /><br />I may have to get another one with "I disparage you."Tim Lehnererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410878013331168436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-47575460194869882892016-06-17T10:18:58.666-04:002016-06-17T10:18:58.666-04:00You should have some "I disparage you" T...You should have some "I disparage you" Tshirts made.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334013610288458384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-27482496230990013812016-06-17T09:32:47.719-04:002016-06-17T09:32:47.719-04:00Two thumbs up for the X-Com reference, I was think...Two thumbs up for the X-Com reference, I was thinking Chryssalids myself. Nothing worse than getting half your squad off the skyranger and discovering there was a Chryssalid just out of visual range.Doug Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651720537097952075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-84175496733089789542016-06-16T16:49:40.886-04:002016-06-16T16:49:40.886-04:00Yeah, but 1) They never weaponized Paul's jugg...Yeah, but 1) They never weaponized Paul's juggling skills, and 2) Those guys trimming trees on the side of the road weren't the Threat-Establishing Casualties. I shouldn't dog on a movie for not playing to the clichés of the genre but I'm going to in this case. If you're hitting most of the major plot points of a monster flick but you establish some things you don't follow up on, I disparage you.Tim Lehnererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410878013331168436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-37496118213180393922016-06-16T11:06:17.046-04:002016-06-16T11:06:17.046-04:00Holy hell, man, "hybrid of Party Down and Ali...Holy hell, man, "hybrid of Party Down and Alien containing Lance Henriksen" sounds AWESOME. If I'd heard Stung described that way I might have BOUGHT it already.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334013610288458384noreply@blogger.com