GamerTab That was an excellent one.

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Anonymous Andy (Minus_The_Beer) Killer roaches encroach on a sleepy, god-fearing rural California town in the aptly titled "Bug." From producer William Castle, "Bug" is everything you think it is, nothing more, nothing less. When a quake makes the Earth shake, bugs come from under rugs, lurch towards church and build fires under car tires. It's up to a local entomologist (Bradford Dillman) to sweat over the threat. As he discovers, they can neither breed nor spread seed, but the constant threat of fire proves to be dire.OK, I'll stop."Bug" is very much akin to the giant bug genre that swept the nation in the '50s, right down to its easy and breezy concept. These little firestarters wreak havoc across town while its residents struggle to get a handle on things. Dillman is game, as always, while his supporting cast includes Joanna Miles and Patricia McCormack, both of whom do a good job alternating between being creeped out and shrieking at the top of their lungs. While the pace doesn't exactly catch fire, it never feels dull of plodding, leading up to a thoroughly ridiculous yet inspired finale. The roach effects are adequate and will probably go a long way to get under the skin of anyone who fears the creepy crawlers, even today. It's very much the sort of movie you watch on a lazy Saturday afternoon when you just want to shut off your brain. "Bug" deserves its place alongside other semi-forgotten b-fare like "Frogs" and "The Swarm." Fun facts: Director Jeannot Szwarc would go on to direct the slightly more competent "Jaws 2," while keen viewers might notice portions of the set were recycled from "The Brady Bunch."

dmuel There are a number of Sci-fi and horror movies from the 70s that defied all odds and were actually shot on film, despite the lack of good writers or actors, money and thought. Bug certainly fits this category. The single most striking thing about Bug is, this flick is really BORING! The plot is simple: small earthquake reveals unknown species of bugs that emit heat and are capable of igniting fires. Unstable (mad) scientist experiments with them and creates bugs that seem intelligent and like to eat raw meat. If you're thinking this plot is intriguing, forget it! It seems as if the director/producer imagined that simple close-up filming of cockroaches was going to send shivers down the spines of film viewers. There is almost no action, no horror and no excitement until the final 25 minutes of the movie, and the "terrifying" ending is the only part of the movie that provoked a good belly-laugh from this viewer. This is a silly, dull movie, featuring bell-bottoms and other 70s cultural staples, but a duller film would be extremely hard to find.

bayardhiler I'm a little surprised that this movie has received a somewhat low score. I would think that at least a 6.0 would be fair. Never the less, since others cannot see the value in this film, I will put my own two sense in. Bug (1975) is a movie that starts out simply enough with a woman who is late to church and trying not to disturb anyone as she sits down. However, a few minutes into the service, a terrible earthquake occurs that causes a large crack to open in the earth. Not long after this, random fires begin to occur through out town and it soon becomes apparent that strange bugs from the opening are causing the them. Enters Dr. Parimeter, who in an attempt to study them, ends up breeding one of the bugs with a regular cockroach. The result is something far worse than what was originally the problem. The bugs become more intelligent, discover a preference for raw meat, and ultimately drive our doctor into madness. I must mention the terrific performance of Bradford Dillman as Dr.Parimeter who gives a convincing performance of a man becoming unhinged. This is one of those films that in addition to being entertaining, also has an important lesson underneath the surface; when you interfere with mother nature, she has a way of getting back on you. A pretty cleaver film with a great ending. If you get the chance, check out sometime online.

sddavis63 If memory serves, there were a number of these "insect" type movies made in the 70's - an attempt at returning, perhaps, to the 50's "creature feature" concept. I like a lot of the 50's stuff. It was usually fun in a campy sort of way, with decent (if outrageous) plots and generally OK acting. I don't remember having watched a lot of the 70's stuff, so decided to give this one a try when I ran across it. I'll stick with the 50's.Where the earlier movies were what I described above (campy fun) this was anything but. The idea seemed to have promise as the genre goes - with some sort of fire-breathing beetles or cockroaches being released from the bowels of the earth after an earthquake to wreak havoc - but in fact it just didn't work. Unlike those earlier movies from the 50's, this one wasn't fun. The acting was sub-par, the characters were poorly developed and the story didn't flow at all. In the end, it seemed not so much a "creature-feature" as it was a psychological study of obsession - Dr. Parmiter (played by Bradford Dillman) having become obsessed with these creatures to the point at which everyone and everything around him is destroyed by them - as he himself ultimately is. It could also be seen as a warning against playing God - it was, after all, Parmiter who actually bred a new, hybrid creature. The strangest part of this is that it left me wondering whether any of the story about the bugs was actually true. Parmiter was writing a book, apparently. I wondered if the bugs were a sort of imaginary plot device to trace his obsessiveness about the book - a depiction of a sort of writer's block gone totally crazy. That makes every bit as much sense (to me) as bugs that are able to spell out words on walls!I would give a wee bit of credit to director Jeannot Szwarc for the opening minute or so. Everything began in complete and utter silence (and while there was no action on the screen, the silence - no opening musical score; nothing - did create an eerie and suspenseful feel.) The very opening scenes were also a bit ironic - a "fire-breathing" preacher speaking about the moral destruction of America, with fire-breathing bugs soon to follow to give physical form to his prophecy. Still - the bugs should have burned this! It's not good.