Virus X (2010)

It's a cheap Science Fiction movie. That's a good thing on a depressed night, like a half gallon of chocolate ice cream. But this one is so bad it doesn't satisfy. Nor is it so bad that it is a comedy.It's a gore fest about a designer plague and a bunch of scientists trapped in a small lab area where the infection has broken out. I could go into more details about the ridiculous plot, the bad special effects or the lousy make-up but let's skip to the highlight of the movie, the sex scenes. By the time they finally decide that it's time to go get naked they're all dying from the plague and look really gross. So you don't even get to enjoy some hot boobs.

Why did I somehow lose my brilliant hatchet job of a review of this monster before posting it?!? God hates me. The ghost of Gene Siskel is out to destroy me.SPOILER ALERT!!!!This movie sucks. It is hateful in every way. It relies on a dead hooker for a critical plot point for God's sake. That might be a first for a virus movie.How is it possible that movies like this get made? It features a god damned robot that looks like Dieter from Sprockets wearing Edgar Winter's hair for Christ sakes!The evil mistress owns a frigging life-like robot, and yet she wants to create a super-virus so she can then turn around and provide an antidote so she can presumably destroy and/or rule the world. Or maybe just have a really killer IPO. Who knows?Here's a little game you can play: donkey punch your date every time they show an exterior shot of the "viral research lab". It is a power station for God's sake! And the interior? Jesus, whose trailer park home did they shoot the head doctor's office scenes in? This guy definitely got screwed on the office amenities.Oh, oh, and guess what gang, turns out your common household dust mask is perfectly suited for a level 4 viral research lab. Yeah, no problem, just toss one of those suckers on and you'll be fine. I mean, why not, it's not like we don't already have HVAC ducts big enough for a grown man to crawl through that lead to every area of the facility, completely unimpeded by any sort of filtering system.It looks like they shot it in a local laser tag facility, including the storage room, which they quickly turned into a locker room for that day's shoot. The bathroom at your local gas station has better virus protection protocols than this place.Hateful. Every aspect of it. It is not worthy of your consideration. You will consider this when nothing else is on TV and you've seen all the stuff available on pay per view or on demand or whatever.Just go to bed. Go to bed. Go. To. Bed.

It's hard to describe this without feeling like I'm providing a spoiler in some way.Yes, it's a low budget film and most of its weaknesses are connected to the lack of realism that a bigger budget would have brought. At the same time, the director disguises most of those problems and they don't distract from the story.If you've ever seen the TV series Testees, this is something like that turned into a horror film. There's sort of a zombie tease going on with it too. Killing Room also comes to mind.In short, doctors, labs, experiments, test subjects, secrets, blood, biting, infection, chemical weapons, funding from the rich and psychotic.

What a thriller! I have a particular enjoyment for B horror films and this one was a real treat. The whole film keeps me on the edge of my seat. The acting was nice all around and there were a few performances that shined through for me. Particularly the British actor and the guy who played the robot. The only problem I would say is that it was a little difficult to tell he was a robot. The cinematography did a stand up job along with the production team of capturing the right atmosphere. The art direction and production design were really spot on for this film. I can't wait to see more from this director! A great sci fi movie with a dark atmosphere.