Most sci-for made-for-television movies have always been a disappointment to me. This one is different. It's surprisingly good. I don't know who Lucy Lawless is, but since a lot of people are trashing this movie on the night of its debut, I suspect these must be her fans from some cult series I don't know about. Fine. They're entitled to their opinion.
I can't put my finger on why this movie was good. I am well aware that locusts are pretty much harmless to human beings (unless you open your mouth), but the film made me feel as if there was a real threat. And to me that's where a film succeeds. I still don't get scared when I watch "Halloween" (1978), a film I find extremely boring, but "Locusts" made me nervous. I wanted to see what was going to happen next, although I could have easily laughed like some of the others on here.
I encourage others who enjoyed the movie as much as I did to write a review so we can get a much better balance of reviews here. Because this was a really good movie that I didn't expect to be put down by so many.
Thanks, CBS. This makes up for allowing Rob and Amber on the current season of the Amazing Race.
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