This will make your skin crawl.
Do you ever get the feeling that you are the only person in the theater who's enjoying what is on the screen? That was how I felt watching Bug.…
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— go to most recent comments26 - carlos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one word!!!!!!!!!!!
sucks!!!!!!!!!!! big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sucks!!!!wasted my time on this garbage, worst than the village!!!!!!!! sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks...
27 - carlos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i forgot one more.. it sucks!!!!!!!!!!
28 - carlos!!!!!!!!!!!!
did i mention how much it sucks????????? not enough!! thank for wasting time in my life!!did i mention it sucks!!
29 - bjkmovies
an absolute waste of time!!! Its ridiculous where they find people to invest money in this sort of crap!! Man that money would've been better spent if it was simply given away!!
WASTE OF TIME!! I wish I could post that on the DVDs in all the stores. AAArrgghhhh!!!
30 - Max
This movie is a shit-fest. I want my time and money back. I absolutely hate it when movies put some drug-induced horror into a movie and leave it at that. If there is anyone reading this who hasn't already seen the movie, then DO NOT SEE IT, unless you either 1.) are high, or 2.) have some strange urge to see two druggies shitty paranoid shitty existence.
31 - Me
I can't believe how many people out there are that closed minded. It's one thing to not like the movie, but to say it sucks is just making you look stupid. This movie is based on (and is extremely accurate to) a play which ran for many years. It's not a movie with the Rock or Brandon Frasier saving a princess. I love the mindless action flicks that come out just as much as anyone else, but this is not the same thing. You have to compare it to something "COMPARABLE!" It's like saying a Vonnegut book sucks because it's not like MAD Magazine. It's a movie to satisfy the artist who wrote it. If you don't like that artist's vision, then say that. But the movie was extremely well done and accurate to that vision, so the movie itself can't suck, only the writer. I thought the movie was very good. I'm not sure I've ever seen another movie which left me so unsatisfied at the end, but I like that feeling. It's nice sometimes to have things a little messy. Life is not about feeling good all the time and having tidy endings where everything falls together. It's pretty great to get something out into the world that's not made based on the assumption that the majority of people who watch movies are mindless drones. Unfortunately this forum proves that wrong. Good job guys. No wonder everybody hates America.
32 - L. Grover
I found this movie more educational than entertaining. I might have liked it if I wasn't left with so many unanswered quetions. It was definitely not my kind of movie.
33 - Brandon and Amber
We have bugs everywhere now, They are in my skin...in my house....in my couch....in my bed!!!! We tried to show our friends and they said they cannot see them!!! We are going to not answer the phone or door, snd tske on the bugs by ourselves....We can do this!!
34 - Thezy
Over all I think this was the best movie to fall asleep o,n because you would have felt the same way if you watched it or not... Confused "Whats going on?" You never seen her kid, and you never seen the bugs that they were talking about... The ending was horrible, I didn't even know it was over.... I know when they went to the screening the actors had to feel just like the movie "SHITTY"... I could write a better movie than thats HAHAHAH, whack ass movie....
35 - RicknAtl
Intense movie for sure,but way too long and not even slight realistic. Ashley still looks good though.
36 - pup
This movie sucks ass!!!! I thought the 2 reputable actors would choose a better film. My fiance and I, after suffering through the entire film, proceeded to watch the director's comments. 2 Words: Fucking creep! Self indulged- creative- wanna be! He sucks and should never make a move again. Are you serious! Ashley, Harry- find a better screening system for choosing films- I've lost faith! What a fucking disappointment.
37 - JCrow Nuremberg
I agree that the previews offered a different kind of movie that what I had originally seen. I thought it was about actual bugs under the skin and thought it was a bugged-out horror movie. Instead it was more of a thriller/drama and no horror movie at all.
At first I thought it was kinda boring. I was thinking 'what the hell have I rented? This is BORING!" but you do get pulled in later. The tension and drama builds and if nothing more - you can't help but to finish watching it to see what happens. I agree with most everything the reviewer said about the movie. The two leads were wonderful, especially Shannon. He seemed as reluctant, slimy, and off-centered like he could be that way in real life.
This movie was confusing tho - which is only one of the few movies were 'confusion' actually works for it. YOu wonder how much of it is 'true' versus how much of it is true paranoia. Was Pater in the military? Yeah, I can believe that. Is he schitzo? Yeah, I can believe that. Was that guy a robot? Maybe, but I don't think so. Does the goverment experiment on people in the military (or civilians for that matter)? Hell yeah, I can believe that. Was Peter experimented on? Maybe. Maybe not. It's hard to tell what's true was was just pure psycho imagination. I like that. Good movie. I give it a B.
38 - Jonnybe
This is the absolutely the most stupid and sick movie i have ever seen. anyone who likes this shit must be sick aswell DONT NEVER EVER SEE THIS FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!A BIG WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.
give me the money back please and some for my waste of time...they should pay u for watchin the garbage
39 - China
I COMPLETELY agree with the AUTHOR of this review - for the people who didnt like it, they just didnt get it. This movie is BRILLIANT. I enjoyed this movie more than I have one in a while. Its about characters, and what a beautiful development and portrayal of characters. They were very real, and I think that most people are not used to seeing that realness portrayed.
40 - cajé
If you like: 23 and blueberry this is your kind a movie,
otherwise: rent another one...
This sucks
41 - Lee
This movie reminded me of Mulholland Drive. I kept waiting for a pause at which time someone would pop up on screen and say "PSYCH!" then start a real plot. I wondered at the end if Ashley is either a workaholic or has serious debts/spending habits that left her little choice other than to accept this role. The 'eye candy' offered little consolation as it bordered on amateur porn. I would like both Mulholland Drive and this movie to be redone. I WANTED to like them but was left hanging the entire time.
42 - Meowhouse
Look again! This film is a metaphor for crystal meth addiction. But few viewers seem to have understood the obvious cues. And it works brilliantly. We are watching the disintegration of two lonely souls feeding each others' paranoia as they pick at their skin, endlessly tweaking with aluminum foil and bug zappers and microscopes -- through which they see bugs that aren't there. If you've ever watched an addict disappear, you'll get it. If you didn't get it the first time around, try watching it again.
43 - Susan
Ok now this movie....what the problem was...was they had advertised this as a horror movie!! It said the "most distrubing horrow movie yada yada yada." I just paid 4.99 plus tax to rent this from home. After waiting for a month and a half I finally decided I wanted to pay for it. We don't use on demand very often!! The advertisement was a complete lie!! I mean when this was out in theaters they showed a trailer with a bug crawling under a persons skin. It was a lie....just like the Village was basically a hoax...should have been made for TV...you know whatever you want it to be the addiction...the paranoia....it just wasn't horrow and it wasn't scary and it wasn't suspenseful. You pretty much knew exactly what was going to happen when the doctor came in and was...OK sitting on a Gas can! Like we can't figure out what that was there for!! I think I kept watching it cause I thought ok...at the end they will show there were really bugs. We know there are crazy people out there weather or not drug induced or not! I can't see making a movie out of it and calling it horror or even thriller. It was maybe under another heading where you attract the right audience would be an ok movie!! This went ever horror lovers and was nothing anywhere near horror!! I actually feel like I was Frauded!!!
44 - XXXXXX
I thought it was an intense movie. It did leave me with certain questions,for example, Why did the doctor free base with Ashley? Strange movie, but it was a DIFFERENT kind of movie and I feel worth the price of a rental.
45 - Queen Arma
This movie was amazing! I bought it thinking it was a horror movie about bugs, but was corrected as soon as the first bug arrived.
A twisted and an interesting look into two very damaged individuals feeding each others sickness. What each person can take away from watching this film, is a matter of perception.
46 - Caroline
although i haven't watched that film yet, i bet it's one of the best thrillers ever in the history of fim!!!
47 - Kevin
I could have made a better "movie" with a Polaroid camera and a bag of crayons. This is the worst kind of popular tripe disguised as "art." It isn't art. It's crap. Can't figure out why/how these two VERY good actors got conned into making this. Someone's agent need a new Mercedes? Please, please don't go see this... . Take your kids to a rock-fight...cut your wrists...go swimming in the East River. Anything will be less painful.
48 - jamal and klark
we dint hav a clue about da fuckin film who was on da fone??? how comes at the end at one point ders a dead man layin ther and at anuva thers all her sons clothes with the fone ringin...total fuck up movie who ever wrote it is a heroin addict who needs mental help PSHYCO
49 - Susie Q
Ok, lets put clues and use what little mind anyone has left because movies now adays require no real thinking. This is not about Agnes being in a mental hospital all through the movie you get hints that they're on meth if in the end when you see the meth pipe you might put it all together. Clue one they are in Oklahoma Meth Capital, two you get the idea that her and her ex had drug problems maybe meth, and she lost her kid in the grocery store or got him taken away it could go either way cus you get from Jerry that he got taken away and you get from her that she lost like someone stole lost him which meth heads think alot of times when they have their kids taken, another clue the phone calls she kept getting and only her and Peter heard which Jerry is confused about when she confronts him, confused sexuality, great sex with strangers, the bugs, the paranoia, the meth pipe in the end. theres probly more but I mean come on smartin' up your are in the meth addicts head, that movie is all about being in a meth addicts head seeing from their point of view along with your own, if you aren't careful it does get confusing but pick up on the little things.
50 - Mike
First of All there was no meth use at all in this movie. I didnt see any geeter pipes what so ever. The doctor looks like he hitting a little mini bong. It could possibly be crack but you definately cant do meth with an open flame hitting hit.
Second, the main male char had to be a paranoid skitso. There is no way the drugs created a ficticious past for him.
The movie does not make any sense on a logical level. If it is indded drug use that caused all this then it owuldnt have came so abruptly. The whole time they are acting like she is snorting coke which wouldnt overtime lead her to those actions. Meth would be the only answer and even then the paranoia would ocme over time form lack of sleep. They sleep plenty in the movie. Although if oyu notice in the movie they never eat what so ever.
Eitherway you can tell that the director doesnt get his point across at all. If the movie is indeed about meth addiction then he failed portray it properly. If the movie is about a paranoid skitso bringing another person into his world then he didnt do a good job of why she would be so naive. She barely knows him and hes acting extremely weird.
Eitherway, dont bother with this movie unless you want to watch a director fail miserably at teaching you a hard lesson on drug use. Even the poeple who like the movie cant agree on what the overall message is. It honeslty is two idiots in a hotel room making absolutely no sense. I mean......... how long where htey in the hotel (wouldnt a room manager come and check out the bugs she was describing)? The movie jumps around like crazy. One minute they are chillin and acting pretty crazy and the next the whole place is covered in tin foil. Its absolutely a waste of itme.
51 - Mike
One of the worst movies ever made.
52 - rn
seriously this movies was flat out WEIRD!
53 - Sam
Well i just finished watching this movie and totally loved it!! I have to say though that i had never seen the trailer first so i can understand some peoples comments and how they may feel betrayed. I think it is really strange how so many people dont get what this movie is about!!! Weird.......... anyway so Angus is already a paranoid person she is taking a few drugs here and there she has this miserable pass from losing here child and u get the sense that she is not really having the best time in the world.... she lives in a shitty place, her hair is greasy and she lives with fear in her life..... then a long comes this man with Schizophrenia and slowly draws her in to his world of conspiracy theories........... it is so easy to see how she can become so manipulated into is way of thinking because of her already frail mental state of mind. The acting is amazing even to the point where i totally believed that they did have bugs!!! Maybe they would have had better reviews if they had marketed it a little better as i guess it is a little misleading. But i have to say i LOVED it, yes there are somethings i still don't get.... but hey it is thought provoking. I guess people need to think more mental illness than drug induced
54 - Emma
I liked this movie, the two characters kept me hooked. i think it was about crystal meth adiction....
55 - rachel
THIS MOVIE CAN SUCK A SHWANG! IT SUCK ASS! WERE THERE EVEN FUCKIN BUGS? SOMEONE ADD SOMETHING BELOW THIS AND PLEASE TELL MEEE.
56 - Rick
This was a great movie! The acting was superb! The story was well written! I can see why some people may not have liked it or have laughed at it. This was a work of art, not your typical Hollywood fare. Thought is required for this one. Some people would rather be entertained with mindless junk and I understand that. Some like to "escape" in a movie. This one however, had no escape. But that is what makes it so good.
57 - jess
perhaps many are having a negative response to this movie because its mareketed as a horror, the name 'bug' suggests its one of those infestation horrors like 'rats' or something simular rather than a pyschological thriller. i think its perfectly understandable that ashley judds character could be so niave, you dont need to go into her past to see shes abit of a desperate nobody. does anyone know if she bulked up for this role? or has she really gotten that old
58 - Brittany b
I just finished this movie and was very pleased. You had to step outside the mental box...I had the same expectations as some of the negative reviewers...sci fi bug thriller...but I was surprised when the film took my mind somewhere else.the characters were so sureal. But the funny part about my opinion is when I realized it wasn't what I originally thought I was disapointed, yet very interested in to what it was sopposed or ment to be...I never had that fast of a switch of emotional thought before and enjoyed the feeling for a change.only bad thing I have to say is maybe it could of been better if there was more emphasis on each characters background...ALTHOUGH then what all these HATERS have to complain about not understanding next lol to many facts?...also I have one other thing to say about the miss Judd looking old coment...that's crazy and your crazy for thinking she looks so old...do you even know how old she is? News *** flash*** SHE PLAYED A CHARACTER. Not to mention one who depends on alcohol and drugs to get her through her mentally conflicting day and has a dead beat job living in a motel in BFE. Did you think she would look super hot from Los Angeles? I can assure you she doesn't look like that on a normal basis.. :^)I LOVE THE JUDDS by the way!
59 - gavin
that movie is as scary as hell itself
60 - rachel
this movie wasnt scary gavin yu wanna see a horror movie got watch like saw4, or it, ot the texas chainsaw masacre..this movie sucked someonee wanna letmee know if theyre were bugs
61 - fuky
i like that movie
62 - fuky
hat that part were they have you know what
63 - Sam Fisher
If you look on the dresser when her x boyfriend looks out the window you will see the meth pipe.The meth pipe appears throughout the movie in the background.If it was a marijuana pipe it would be black and without any white. If it were a coke pipe it would have yellowish snowflake clouding. Look at how the pipe is white and almost frosted looking. There is no doubt thats a meth pipe,ask any cop. I almost lost a close friend to meth and the effects of meth on a person are more horrifying than any horror movie. Have you ever herd of meth bugs? I think this movie was about a schizophrenic and a meth addicted girl. Its to hard to make sense out of it because its shown from the perspective of the characters. I think it was a well done movie. You may not understand it if you have never been around a schizophrenic or a person suffering from extreme meth addiction.
64 - dacapo
THNX to stuart thigpen and Sam Fisher.
65 - pissed off
I watched, House on Haunted Hill, the newest one.. the other day, and thought i had seen the fucking worst movie of all time! What do I know, because i saw Bug tonight!
Hands down the worst movie i have seen. Judd, Friedkin and Connick should go on an Across the globe, apology tour! And, on that tour, when people show up with their copy of Bug,(for reimburshment purposes), They should not only get their money back... but an apologetic kiss from Judd (cause she is still beautiful, regardless of this crappy movie), and a signed cd from Connick!
I cannot believe the guy who directed The Exorcist, directed this... Oh, and to the retard who compared this movie to The Blair Witch Project... (kinda like comparing The Smurfs to The Simpsons...)... please dont precreate!!!
66 - jordan
i liked this movie. didnt mean to watch it though. it was just on tv. i couldnt change the channel. didnt mind that it ended that way either, i figured, who am i to judge what an individual would do if they realised they had bugs under their skin. maybe they would burn themselves to death. i found it interesting and engaging. i dont recomend it to people who need order and a proper conclusion in their movie viewing, but i do recomend it to the ppl out there who are intrigued about what affects meth has on the human mind.
67 - Chris B
Wow-just viewed it on sattelite now
As much as I can say I love seeing Ashley naked
- they took the paranoid thing a little much into realms of misunderstanding paranoia as they were allowed. You need limits on << Paranoia >>
in order for this film to work. It did not work and was a grave dissapointment. Let's see....the last time I felt so disturbed after seeing a movie was the " blair witch project"
Good lord ~ but do love the bod Ash - Yummy !
68 - Albert
Great Movie!!!
69 - Auntie Em
I thought this was a great movie!! I just finished watching it on satellite and had to check out the reviews on the net. I am a total movie freak and watch 2 or 3 a day, love the oldies as well as the new ones and I can say this was one of the most unusual flicks I have seen in a long time. Ashley Judd's performance totally convinced me she believed it all. I have never seen her in a better role. They had me hooked from the beginning and the journey they both took into complete madness was splendidly written and superbly acted.
70 - Elaine
All I can say is "BIZARRO"
71 - TA
This is a perfect story of the paranoid schozopheric thoughts, actions, life and relationships of the drug addict/seller/ users of cocaine, meth, crack. From the people in the walls outside the door in there skin and totally in there mind. What a clear picture of the self destructive world of a drug addict. This is a top 100 rated movie and a must see for anyone interested in living the life of a drug addicted freak.
72 - keeth
I watched this film last night having recorded it .( Films with adverts in I usually record first so I can skip through them with minimum disruption .) I must concede , though the performances from the leading actors was top knotch , come towards the teethpulling and knifing scenes I was just glad I did have control over whether to allow myself to get increasingly anxious and disturbed watching or fast forward ...in slow mode... just enough to know Im not missing anything crucial without having to experience the gut wrenching scenes in real time. I was surprised it was directed by the same bloke who made the first-rate classic Exorcist cos in my mind there was no comparison ...i feel the Exorcist has the power to truly shock and it made me think on so many levels concerning good and evil . This film basically left me confused , unsatisfied , ..though now Im writing this Im thinking maybe the scary element for me was more to do with how needy we human beings are when it comes to wanting to alleviate our inner loneliness and the lengths we'll go to do it even if it means going insane and/or absorbing someones elses insanity????????????oh what the heck....at least I know that wont be on my top 10 list of favourite films.
But if you want to see a real bad film go watch the 1997 remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Rene Zellwegger ....that was truly rubbish but its one of those films you hope can only get better as it goes along...except it doesnt. I thought the original was bad enough .
73 - Evan
i like g pg pg 13 and some r but not x
74 - Marisa
This movie was a waste of time I will never get back. By far the most ridiculously stupid movie ever made!!!!!!!
75 - catgurl03
I don't know what you closed minded peeps are talking about I am here typing the ting lettered buttons on my blackberry 8350i to say this was the best twisted psycological movie I have ever seen. Haven't u all ever heard a noise at night and start making up a story in your head that someone is outside trying to get in or what ever story you make up in your head to make you not get scared like oh it was a cat when you don't have cats or oh it's someone outside my neighbor when it is 3am think about it that is what this movie was about someone that made things up in her head that went to extreme that was a danger to herself and others like her son ! Think about it andf whatch it again you might understand it this time hahaha!!!!!!!!!