In der Gewalt der Riesenameisen (1977)

In der Gewalt der Riesenameisen: Directed by Bert I. Gordon. With Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Albert Salmi. Con artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.

“Based very loosely on the short story u0026quot;Empire of the Antsu0026quot; by H. G. Wells, the film involves a group of prospective land buyers led by a land developer, pitted against giant, mutated ants.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis was one of Bert Gordonu0026#39;s final films, and from a technical standpoint it is among his best. The production value looks much higher than his earlier work, and the star power of the cast is evident. The ants, while still relying on a few cheap effects, are overall pretty effective — though why must they be screeching the entire time? But really, what makes this only a u0026quot;goodu0026quot; film rather than a u0026quot;really goodu0026quot; film is the length. This is clearly a 60 or 70-minute film stretched out to 90 minutes, and that allows for the ultimate sin to creep in: boredom.”