QuidaM are back with another DVDSCR this time of the Drama / Horror film Bug! The quality of this DVDSCR however isn’t nearly as good as their previous efforts. There are black and white scene every now and then and a big ‘ole copyright message comes up at the bottom as well to ruin the fun. To top things of this DVDSCR is missing the first 10 minutes of the movie which really weird and annoying. Quality is standard DVDSCR stuff however, which means its pretty good. If you really need to watch this film now then this will a good leech as long as your willing to sacrifice what i previously mentioned. I would suggest that most movie watchers wait for an R5 or DVDRip as this is a film worth seeing in the best possible quality, it will be worth the wait!
Ashley Judd stars as a lonely waitress in this study in fear and paranoia from director William Friedkin. Aggie lives a largely solitary life in Oklahoma, haunted by a sad past and hounded by her ex-con ex-husband (Harry Connick, Jr., WILL & GRACE). When a female friend and occasional lover introduces Aggie to Peter (Michael Shannon, WORLD TRADE CENTER), it seems she has found her match. The pair enters into a cautious romance, but their dark natures fuel more than just passion. Peter reveals that he was a victim of government experimentation that left blood-hungry aphids crawling under his skin, and the couple begins to obsess over the idea that they could be infected by the insects.
Based on Tracy Letts’s play, BUG is an effective psychological thriller that gets under the audience’s skin. Though the film never takes advantage of the freedom of the screen versus the confines of the stage, setting the action almost entirely within the walls of Aggie’s hotel room evokes a claustrophobic feeling. Shannon deftly reprises his role from the stage play with a squirm-inducing mass of tics and twitches, but it’s Judd who deserves the bulk of the praise. With her role as Aggie, she leaves behind roles such as the romantic comedy lead of SOMEONE LIKE YOU or the revenge-seeking heroine of DOUBLE JEOPARDY. Instead, she’s alternately proud and insecure, fully immersing herself in the part of a woman unlike anyone she has played before. Though Friedkin helmed two of the most notable films of the 1970s with THE EXORCIST and THE FRENCH CONNECTION, he hasn’t directed many critical successes since. But with its similarities to the moody work of Roman Polanski, this film could represent a return to form for the veteran director.
Genre: Drama / Horror
Ratings: IMDB: 6.8/10 (2414 votes) RT: 58% (115 reviews)
Directed by: William Friedkin
