Sono milioni, sono letali, sono ovunque, sono insospettabili e sono stati creati dal
Pentagono... no no, non sono terroristi islamici, sono
gli scarafaggioni assassini! 
O la mia soglia del dolore si è abbassata di colpo, o
Invasion X (anche
They Crawl) faceva davvero male.
La misteriosa morte di un genio del
compíuter diventato freakkettone produttore di droga, fa insospettire il fratello militare che si mette ad indagare assieme alla bella poliziotta che combatte contro i superficiali colleghi che vorrebbero chiudere in fretta il caso. Sorvolando sul lecito sospetto che il tizio voglia in realtà solo insinuarsi nelle di lei mutandine, la trama si sviluppa con la coesione di un cristallo di Boemia lasciato cadere sul granito dal terzo piano.
In ordine sparso abbiamo:
- una setta di assassini sventratori di vacche e uomini,
- Mickey Rourke che corre come una lippa senza costrutto,
- esplosioni comprate da altri film (si segnalano Last Action Hero e Reazione a Catena),
- coroner che vanno in giro ad indagare,
- piani di scienziati pazzi per il dominio del mondo,
- i piani segreti del Pentagono spifferati al primo che passa,
- file criptati (sempre del Pentagono), violati in due minuti dall'hackaro di turno guardando uno stampato dei file binari,
- un gangsta sempre buono come deus ex machina per trovare i veri cattivi,
- il cattivo più improbabile di sempre...
- ed ovviamente loro, i veri protagonisti: scarafaggioni mangia-uomini teleguidati da geniali menti malvagie!
Mille sottotrame e diecimila inutili (e contraddittori) particolari su ognuno dei protagonisti rendono questo film uno dei più scombinati di tutti i tempi.
Vale comunque la pena di arrivare alla fine, dove la computer grafica sarà utilizzata per un mega colpo di scena in salsa di scarafaggi che stupirà il pubblico!
Voto: 1. Trashometro
® 6/10:
Tags: horror, thriller, omicidi, setta, Pentagono, scarafaggi, controllo, elettricità, fantascienza, Mickey Rourke, hacker, crittografia, trash.
Last Action Hero (1993)
Last action hero - l'ultimo grande eroe
Regista: John McTiernan Scrittore: Zak Penn,
Adam Leff Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Valutazione: 5.5/10 (21474 voti)
Durata: 130 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Danny Madigan is a big movie buff. While watching an action movie, Danny's magic ticket transports him inside the movie alongside his number one hero Jack Slater. Its a dream come true for Danny, but things take a turn for the worst when a movie villain gets hold of the ticket and escapes into the real world. Danny and Jack must stop him by traveling to the real world where the bad guys can win.
Trivia random: During the shooting of the movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger gave an interview on the set to Dagmar Koller, a famous Austrian musical-star, for an Austrian television show. After the interview Arnold Schwarzenegger invited her to appear in the movie. She can be seen in the police headquarters as Danny Madigan talks to her.
Citazione random: Jack Slater: Stop shouting! I'm not deaf!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Chain Reaction (1996)
Reazione a catena
Regista: Andrew Davis Scrittore: Arne Schmidt,
Rick Seaman Genere: Action, Thriller, Drama
Valutazione: 5.1/10 (8225 voti)
Durata: 106 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Eddie Kasalivich, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, works as a technician for a scientific team that discovers an alternative, low-cost, pollution-free fuel source. When one of the chief scientists is murdered and the invention stolen, Eddie and physicist Lily Sinclair are framed for it and have to flee for their lives, with the FBI, CIA and other involved parties in close pursuit. Paul Shannon, Eddies mentor, is the director of a scientific company which - unknown to Eddie - has commercial interests in the invention. Eddie and Lily set out to find the stolen invention and hopefully clear themselves of the false charges.
Trivia random: Filmed almost extensively in the winter of 1995 and early 1996 in Chicago, the hometown of director Andrew Davis, where his other films Code of Silence (1985), Above the Law (1988), The Package (1989), and The Fugitive (1993) were also filmed.
Citazione random: FBI Agent Doyle: Holy!... did you see that?::FBI Agent Ford: Whoa!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Rourke, Mickey
Nome di battesimo: Jr., Philip Andre Rourke
Data di nascita: 16 September 1956
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Coniuge: Carré Otis::(26 June 1992 - December 1998) (divorced), Debra Feuer::(1981 - 1989) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Mickey Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke, Jr., in Liberty City, Florida. As a teenager he attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where it's not clear if he graduated or not. One thing that is clear, Rourke played second-string first baseman on the school's baseball team under coach Skip Bertman. Yet another mystery regarding his high school days is his acting career. It's reported that he took drama classes with the legendary "Teacher To The Stars", Jay W. Jensen; appearing in at least one stage-play. However, a P. Rourke listed in the play's credits, could be that of his sister, Patricia Rourke, who also attended Miami Beach Senior High School. Rourke's teenage years were more aimed towards sports then acting. Raised in the tough inner city, Rourke took up self-defense training at the Boys Club of Miami. It was there he learned boxing skills, and decided on an amateur career. At the age of 12, Rourke won his first boxing match as a 118 pound bantamweight. Some of his early matches were fought as Andre Rourke. He continued his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym on Miami Beach, Florida; joining the Police Athletic League boxing program. In 1969, Rourke, now weighing 140lbs., sparred with former World Welterweight Champion Luis Rodriguez. Rodriguez was the number one rated middleweight boxer in the world, and was training for his match with world champion Nino Benvenuti. Rourke claims to have received a concussion in this sparring match. In 1971, at the Florida Golden Gloves, he received another concussion from a boxing match. He was told by doctors to take a year off and rest, but Rourke decided to retire from the ring. From 1968 to 1972, Mickey Rourke compiled an amateur boxing record of 20-6, with 17 knockouts. He was disqualified 4 times, and lost 2 decisions. At one point, he reportedly scored 12 consecutive first round knockouts. As an amateur, Rourke had been friendly with pro-boxer Tommy Torino. When Rourke decided to return to boxing as a professional, Torino promoted some of Rourke's fights. Rourke was trained by former pro-boxer Freddie Roach at Miami Beach's 5th Street Gym and the Outlaw Boxing Club Gym in Los Angeles. Rourke made $250 for his pro debut, but by the end of his 2nd year of boxing, he earned a million dollars. Rourke appeared on the cover of ''World Boxing Magazine'' in June 1994. He sparred with world champions James Toney, John David Jackson, and Tommy Morrision. Rourke wanted to have 16 professional fights and then fight for a world title. However, he retired after 7 bouts and never got his desired title fight. His boxing career resulted in severe facial injuries which required a number of operations to repair his damaged face.
Trivia random: Used to co-own a very tiny soda fountain/ice cream/magazine stand in Beverly Hills with his hairdresser pal Giuseppe Franco called Mickey & Joey's.
Citazione random: "I've talked to my priest a lot. I used to have to call him or the shrink when there was an explosion, because I was really good at not talking to anybody until there was an explosion. My priest is this cool Italian from New York. We go down to his basement and he opens the wine. We smoke a cigarette and I have my confession. He sends me upstairs to do my Hail Mary's. I mean, I'm no Holy Joe, but I have a strong belief. If I wasn't Catholic I would have blown my brains out. I would pray to God. I would say, 'Please can you send me just a little bit of daylight.' He talked me out of it and we started meeting. His name is Father Pete and he lives in New York. Father Pete put me back on the right track."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
They Crawl (2001)
Invasion X
Regista: John Allardice Scrittore: Curtis Joseph,
David Mason Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 3.4/10 (243 voti)
Durata: 93 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast: Trivia random: The blueprint of the giant "Asimov" cockroach monster that the characters viewed on their computer monitor was the actual concept drawing made for the film.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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