Empire of the Ants Movie Review

Starring: Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Robert Pines

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Review Summary

Joan Collins plays a real estate agent who takes some prospective clients to an island off the coast of Florida. At first it seems nice, with lush undergrowth, good climate, and picturesque beach. But while looking around they find a dead person and wonder what is going on. They return to the boat launch to find giant ants have overtaken the dock and their boat. The ants have gotten to gigantic size by exposure to radioactive chemicals that have been dumped on the island. Now the real estate agent is stuck with ten people who have to find a way to escape these giant ants. When they reach a town they think they have found help against the ants, but something funny is going on there too. It all seems to be centered around the sugar factory.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Giant monster movie? Yes
Kind of monster - Giant Monster(s)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlng, wavy
Body type - average (woman)
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard wavy
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - bug
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Jungle? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small Island? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - fearful
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph

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