INSECT! (1987, aka BLUE MONKEY, INVASION OF THE BODYSUCKERS) is a low budget Canadian monster flick from director William Fruet, who previously handled such fare as DEATH WEEKEND and SPASMS. This one's set entirely in a hospital, where an old boy is brought in after pricking his finger on a thorn in his greenhouse. He soon spews up a larva which rapidly transforms into a giant, mantis-style insect with a taste for human flesh, leaving a small assortment of kooks and investigators to track it down and kill it. After the oddball opening this is a film that turns into a blatant ALIENS rip-off, complete with hazy blue lighting, a monster that resembles the alien queen, cocooned survivors being impregnated by insect grubs, and a little bit of gore. Cult favourite Steve Railsback is a solid choice as the hero of the hour although before long this descends into the usual running around dark corridors FX piece, and a dearth of creativity hits it hard. You'd be better off just watching the Cameron classic again.
Review of Blue Monkey
