I’d like to introduce a new recurring feature here on Geek Notes: The feature with the descriptive yet banal name…
Bad Sci-Fi Theater!
Might be a good time to blink.
See, so-bad-it’s-good sci-fi is something of a guilty pleasure of mine. I’m not sure if I should blame adolescent viewings of Mystery Science Theater 3000, more recent times of getting together with bunches of people to watch things like The Beast of Yucca Flats, or just a general weirdness on my part. Perhaps all three. The point is, if you love to watch (and make fun of) bad sci-fi, these entries might be for you.
And hey, if you follow me on Twitter (@TheWriteMunz), you might even catch me doing it live with the hashtag #BSFT, and can even join in. Most of what I watch will likely be on Netflix streaming, and sometimes I’ll be joining up with other geeks to watch simultaneously.
The inaugural movie for Bad Sci-Fi Theater is the 2015 flick about giant mutant wasps known as Stung, starring Matt O’Leary, Jessica Cook, and (wait for it) Lance Henricksen. Note that I did not know he was involved at all until he showed up, and boy, was I glad to see him. First, the trailer, which I did not watch before viewing:
And now…the tweet stream…
So here we go. Get ready for Stung (which is also the name of a Sting tribute band!)…#BSFT pic.twitter.com/CuCWLxAtBZ
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Ooh! It’s a bumbled bee!
Wherever this is set, it looks a lot like Snohomish County farmland out here in Washington.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
AAAH! The bumbled bee got murdered!
That’s why the bees are disappearing. Giant mutant wasps. Clearly.
You heard it here first, kids.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
PRODUCED BY BENJAMIN MUNZ???!
Great. So my family is somehow distantly responsible for this??#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
See?https://t.co/EyrOzpdAag#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
I’m with this guy (who’s apparently one of the lead protagonists). How do people read in the car without getting carsick?#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
That said, despite my agreement with him there, he’s annoying and I’m hoping he’ll be stung to death shortly.#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Okay, points for the annoying guy. (Paul.) He can juggle.
So he’s got that going for him.
Which is nice.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
There’s a tiny dog. Will this be the sort of movie that kills the tiny dog, or keeps it safe?
Place your bets! #BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
So Paul is dumb enough to not know to stay away from a wasp the size of a small banana.
Paul is not the smart.
Paul also has bad aim.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Hey, it’s Lance Henricksen! Lance Henricksen has come to save us from the wasps!
Or maybe he’ll just get stung, I dunno.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Ooh, Lance is the mayor.
So he’s definitely gonna die.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Aww, the giant wasps just ate Lance’s wiener!
(Relax, it was a cocktail wiener. Perverts.)#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
And we have our first wasp sting victim. Seizing, hemorrhaging, vomiting.
It’s okay, though. Paul is treating it with a cold compress!#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Buncha stupid people standing around in a wasp swarm swatting at them instead of RUNNING THE FUCK AWAY.
Darwinism in action, kids!#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Um. Eew.
So, this is unexpected. Get stung by a wasp and it…turns into an Alien situation.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
I’m FAIRLY certain giant wasps instantly bursting out of bodies violates some sort of law of physics. Conservation of matter, and so forth.#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
So, a party of probably about 40 guests, if not more, and only 5 of them smart enough to run from wasp-swarm 30 feet into the house.#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Oh, and so far the dog is still alive.
And so is Lance Henricksen.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Safety tip: Don’t try to beat a giant mutant wasp over the head with an acoustic guitar, kids.
It just makes them mad.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
So far no explanation FOR the giant mutant wasps, by the way. Place your bets.#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
The idea to run the fuck away from the giant mutant wasps is now being praised as an amazing uncommon idea. “How’d you think of that?”#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
You know what this movie needs?
Ant-Man!#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Okay, common courtesy folks: If you’re bit by a zombie, a vampire, or giant fucking mutant wasps, you TELL THE OTHER PEOPLE.#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
We now have a cause-O-mutant-wasps: Juiced up plant fertilizer made from leftover pharmaceutical company pills owned by the rich lady!#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
“To be a man you have to be a man.” -Lance Henricksen’s character
I’m not sure if that’s misogynistic or just lousy dialogue.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Dog report: The dog is still alive!
Also, his name is Percy.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
…Update on the dog report: Never mind. 🙁#SorryPercy#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Paul has now become an action hero. I suspect he will, predictably, get the girl.
Or he’ll wind up with Lance Henricksen.
Either way.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
They will battle the giant mutant wasps with a shovel, a can of Raid, and an ice pick!#ItIsAGoodDayToDie#BSFT pic.twitter.com/8fphcbL6aj
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Lance Henricksen: Still trying to live down that torso typecasting from Aliens.#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Protagonists can’t escape via the windows, because they’re nailed shut.
If only windows were made of some sort of breakable substance.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
“I like cuddling.”
“You know you’re a man, you’re not supposed to admit that, right?”
Just when I thought the film couldn’t be dumber.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
OOOOH! Giant mutant wasp just got off a sweet mid-air spin kick!
Eat your heart out, Chuck Norris! 😉#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
(Everybody was wasp-fu fighting…)#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Running out of things to comment on here. But there’s a lot of gross.
And also some power tools.
Ooh! And now FIRE!#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
…DId a giant mutant wasp just make a Wilhelm scream?? 😀#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
LOL!!!
Okay, now we have giant, mutant, FLAMING wasps attacking.
Excellent. 😀#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Just to show you I’m not kidding…#BSFT pic.twitter.com/1vCNvue6Kr
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
I didn’t know it was possible to grasp a burning wasp with your bare hand & not get burned at all.
Thanks to Stung, now I know better!#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
And here come the police and ambulances to the rescue, finally!
How much you wanna bet they’re all mutated wasp-people for a “twist”?#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
AND WE HAVE A GIANT MUTANT WASP APOCALYPSE, PEOPLE!!
Nothing the Air Force can’t handle, though.
Or Sigourney Weaver.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
Well. Stung is over. The FX were actually pretty good.
I’ve seen a lot of movies in my time, and this was certainly…one of them.#BSFT— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
…I guess that’d more accurately be known as a waspocalypse, huh?#BSFT
— Michael G. Munz (@TheWriteMunz) June 1, 2016
So
Just so you know what kind of giant mutant wasps we were dealing with here…
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