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9. Infestation

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You’ve probably never heard of this giant bug movie, and thanks to The Asylum et al, you’re probably sick of creature features, but Infestation has several things going for it, including better than average monsters.

A combination of practical and digital effects, these suckers can take over a city in a heartbeat, cocooning the inhabitants and storing them for food. Led by Cooper (Christopher Marquette), a slacker in the Chuck mould, a handful of survivors arm themselves and attempt to destroy the bugs’ nest.

A movie that never takes itself too seriously, Infestation asks such important questions as, “Can you use a Taser against a giant bug?” (Yes, but the bugs tend to explode). Packing more fun into its 92 minutes then you’ve seen in a dozen Syfy films, Infestation is the big bug movie to watch this Halloween.

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Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'