Scarecrow-88 Genetically engineered feed(..to enhance the meat from cattle) has given birth to parasitic larvae, drawn to blood and grow / evolve at an alarming rate, bursting from their animal hosts seeking further nourishment from humans in a small town whose business directly comes from the beef bred by local farmers.Business-as-usual in regards to this Sci-fi channel creature feature which treads all too familiar ground. Decent cast. David Selby(Dark Shadows)is Fletcher Odermatt, the executive who operates the business, Host Tender Meats, which profits and benefits from the meat supplied by the farmers in his rural area. William Forsythe is Jacob Long, a local farmer who doesn't appreciate how his town has surrendered their livelihood to Odermatt, one of the only citizens who sees how corrupt Fletcher really is. Vincent Ventresca is a beleaguered scientist, Dr Eli Rudkus, seeking to re-establish his tainted reputation due to a miscalculation caused in a recent case which resulted in massive profit loss..but, when he notices the unusual larvae's attraction to, and sudden growth from, blood(..opened from an accidental cut to Rudkus' finger), Eli might just restore his name while saving others in the process. Eli's good will might find resistance due to Fletcher's power and influence over the town, further aided by his intelligent attorney, Hayley Anderson(Rachel Hunter). But, once the large parasites begin bursting from the bodies of both cattle and humans(..those humans who ate meat with larvae, that is), Eli will join forces with Jacob, hoping to discover a way to kill them off before the creatures find their way out of the town possibly endangering others as well. Soon, Hayley will see the error of her ways, tagging along with the boys.As is typical with these kinds of films, Fletcher will pay the ultimately price for his misdeeds and Jacob will concoct a plan to draw the army of larvae parasites into one location(..amazing how these movies always find a way to draw the swarm, of whatever creatures inhabit a film, altogether in one location so that they can be destroyed). Some good bursting scenes enhance this otherwise average sci-fi flick. Forsythe is a welcome presence, but Ventresca and Hunter add little value to their roles.

greenflea2 This movie is trash, but well made and obviously much was spend on the production. Rachel Hunter with her strong Australian accent seems totally out of place in this movie. Whats the most daft scene in this story, is when the townspeople are making emergency calls to the Sheriff, he just Sat's there and does nothing, does not response or seems to care, despite his town is been over-run by flying string ray creatures. The special effects are rather good, and does prove this movie had a good budget. There is a lot of thrown away characters who show up in one scene, only to be kill off in the next scene.More stupid behavior from the main characters, when they discovery the creatures, they don't seem too worry in warning the local townspeople, or calling for help outside the township. Of course its up to them to save the day, which happens at the end as usual.There is nothing new in this movie which you have not seem before in countless other horror movies.One thing i always hate about these movies, its always the new guy in town that saves the day, never a local. In these movies, the locals are made out to be dumb hill billies who know nothing, and only the new guy who knows all the answers can save the day.I also wonder why the local fire brigade or ambulance service are never call in, during this movie, or maybe they not bought in, to save costs.

MartianOctocretr5 Another evil conspiracy is in the works. This time it's a rich guy who owns a beef distibuting company, in league with genetic engineers, trying to make his product sell more, or better, or something. In any event, they're messing with the beef, by treating it with some kind of parasite. Guess what? Something goes wrong, and the parasites go on a rampage. It's actually creepy and scary enough to work, in spite of the recycled plot devices. The movie offers exploding stomachs (Alien), the conspirators covering up their actions at the expense of more lives (X Files), dumb sheriffs (lots of movies), and dumber townspeople (also lots of movies). There's also lots of bloody bodies, both humans and creatures. The acting is fairly decent, and the quasi-bat like design of the rapidly proliferating monsters is ugly enough for this sort of flick. The action is paced rather well, gory scenes balanced with scientific analysis exposition, even some "Don't look behind that door!" type stuff. Of course, they run the obligatory victim mauling scenes, including the usual couple-making-out-gets-killed routine. All in all, a capably managed low budget horror movie, which manages a fair number of good old fashioned scares.

freakhouse From the 70's style score to the tobacco filters to the gore that pushes the envelope on what's allowed on broadcast television, this creature-feature delivers in a way most SciFi channel movies don't even try.The acting is superb, especially the comic interplay between Forsythe and Ventresca. The SFX are superior to anything I've seen on this channel. The smooth, deft pacing creates the kind of tension most directors have either forgotten about or never learned in the first place.The story (Corproate greed destroys yet another small town, go figure) isn't Shakespeare, but is endearing for the simple fact that it never takes itself too seriously. I'd like to see more of this kind of TV movie, especially more from its director - Tim Cox - he's obviously one to watch.