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Mosquitoes
This phrase is pronounced by the legendary Gunnar Hansen, holding a giant chainsaw in his hands. Yes, Director Gary Jones made a reference to the cult horror “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. It was Hansen who played Literface in that glorious horror film by Tobe Hooper.
By the way, it is rumored that Gunnar Hansen was a heavy man. He sent three letters to all the other parts of TRP. Why does Gunnar have such a small filmography? Uncle was constantly invited to film, but Gunnar often refused. But Gary Jones (to give credit to the director) still managed to drag him into “Mosquitoes”.
I don't like Gary Jones with my hand on my heart. I've met him a couple of times (Crocodile 2, Spiders), so to speak. He shoots a cheap treshak, but “Mosquitoes” I would like to highlight, a little praise. This is Jones' debut painting. It came out in 1994. Jones decided to combine fiction with thrash horror, it turned out funny.
Mosquitoes begin with a spaceship that falls towards us on a planet. Mosquitoes arrive at the crash site, the result - bloodsuckers mutate into huge winged monsters. The most important point (or plus of the film) is the sloppy style of storytelling.
In contrast, let’s look at the 1993 Mosquito. He wrote a negative review of it (for those interested, read it). Clark Brandon was a serious (with his dull heroes), unreasonably serious director. Therefore, his mosquitoes did not work (so to speak). Boring!
Gary Jones took a different path. He refused any seriousness and did not lose out. Yes, the heroes of Jones (practically all, a-hee-hee) are exorbitant clowns, carry a cruel mess, commit stupid acts, but the film from this scenario only won. It was easy to see (without too much slack).
Sometimes there were some damn funny scenes (like in a small van when the mosquitoes attacked). Read about Hansen above. There was also a hint of Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” (the heroes were sitting in a house with clogged windows). And the mosquitoes themselves are kind of skokoda, a-hee-hee.
In short, if you choose between Brandon’s Mosquito and Jones’ Mosquitoes, I choose the second option.
6 out of 10