Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Aspen Orson There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

Woodyanders Illegally dumped toxic waste causes a bunch of mosquitoes to mutate into huge lethal bloodsucking critters who naturally prey on the local yokel residents of the sleepy hick desert town of Clear Sky. Capably directed with lip-smacking panache by Clark Brandon, with a steady pace, bright, crisp cinematography by John Lambert (the blurry green-tinted mosquito POV shots are a total riot!), deliciously grotesque and disgusting enormous insect monsters, likable well-drawn characters, a lively, rattling, harmonic score by David Lawrence, and a nicely spooky and mysterious atmosphere, this baby rates as a whole lot of entertainingly inane horror creature feature fun. Moreover, the strong cast helps a lot: Jim Youngs and Tracy Griffith are solid and engaging as the main protagonists, plus there's cool supporting performances by Charles Napier as the corrupt macho redneck sheriff, William Sanderson as an affable government health inspector, Jay Robinson as a blithely amoral evil land developer, Eloy Casados as a noble Native American deputy, and John Goff as Griffith's weary rancher dad. The ever-flaky Michael J. Pollard contributes a funny turn as a resident eccentric. George "Buck" Flower has a nice bit as a hillbilly hunter. Granted, the special effects are really hokey and the story is thoroughly cornball, but these admittedly silly elements are part and parcel to the picture's endearingly goofy charm.

slayrrr666 'Skeeter' is one of the better killer insect movies made in the mid-90's.**SPOILERS**Dozens of barrels of toxic waste are removed from an underground facility. The waste attacks a large number of mosquito's to the site. A small town not far from the site is experiencing an unusually large number of cattle murders, so police deputy Roy Boone (Jim Youngs) is assigned by police chief Ernie Buckle (Charles Napier) to investigate. He finds that dozens of cows have been killed, who are lying in a field. He calls in agent Gordon Perry, (William Sanderson) who believes that the town's water supply has been poisoned, which isn't a popular theory around town. The mosquito's attack one of the local townspeople, which sends the community into an uproar. Boone and Deputy Hank Tucker (Eloy Casados) begin a long investigation into the mysterious occurrences that makes them decide to call in a big city coroner, Dr. Jill Wyle, (Saxon Trainor) against Ernie's authority or knowledge, who wants to get the bodies opened up as soon as possible. Because of the attacks, Boone wanders upon on old girlfriend, Sarah Crosby, (Tracy Griffith) the older sister of the second victim. The mosquito's attack more townspeople, finally making them realize what is going on. A crooked land developer (Jay Robinson) kidnaps Boone for interfering with his plans, but the mosquito's kills the goons. This leads him to the facts that the mosquito's were created by toxic sewage created by the land developer's run off program and that the land developer and Ernie were working together. The mosquito's are driving the towns-people away, allowing the developer to buy their land dirt cheap so he can build a wealthy new town on the land. He and Sarah band together with Tucker and Gordon to stop the now out-of-control mosquito's.The Good News: Despite being very similar to a movie called 'Mosquito's,' 'Skeeter' is the better. The mosquito's are actually pretty cleverly designed and looked and moved realistically, compared to other giant insects movies. It was also a nice change of pace to introduce the monsters early in the film instead of giving them an appearance later in the film after several attacks. That first attack is also a highlight of the film, as the large number of mosquito props covering the actor and is seen to realistically bite into him is a nice sight. It is also a pretty long sequence, so that adds to the scene's creepiness. The ending, too, is pretty creepy. It takes place inside an abandoned mineshaft, so it is full of dark passageways and hidden traps. Justice is served by the killing of the corrupt figures in the town, and we also get to see a flame-thrower brought into action against the mosquito's. The destruction of the mine was nicely done, as fires burn everywhere, capped by the gigantic explosion. It is the best part of the film.The Bad News: It takes a long period of time in the middle of the movie before anything happens. There was at least a thirty-minute stretch between an attack. This is just too long of a period to not have any action in the movie. Fill it with something: attacks, non-killing screen time for the mosquito's, a sex scene, anything to get and keep the attention of the viewer. The mosquito's' cry was a little annoying, as it never made them seem all that threatening. It almost destroyed their presence. I am an action fan, but the gunfight at Boone's place was so unnecessary that it stuck out like a sore thumb and could've been cut.The Final Verdict: It's not that bad of a killer insect movie, but it is pretty entertaining for a film with such a low budget, but it could be an entertaining film if given an appropriate amount of time to like. It is recommended for those who like to seek out a good low-budget film or to those who want to see every horror film ever made.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language

Leafs4eva I myself, am a B movie fan. I usually enjoy films like this. But this one was so bad that it was not even worth the two bucks to rent it. Other movie's like this such as 'Mostquito' are alotta of fun to watch because of the poor acting and bad special effects. But this is just boring and terrible. From the cover and the back of the box this movie appears to be a sure success but nope sorry, don't waste your money. If your looking for something to rent like this rent 'Mosqioto'.Rating * out of ****

billybrown41 I watched this one late last night. With a name like "Skeeter", I was expecting another b-flick that would have me rolling with unintentional laughter. While there were a few (the dialogue slips sometimes) I found "Skeeter" to be a somewhat enjoyable monster movie that kept me entertained all the way through. It didn't have the standard "look" of a straight to video flick, but the effects were a little cheap in places (you could tell they used two screens) but other than that, the acting is quite good, the directing was competent (could've been a little tighter) and the leads were pretty likeable.