This movie has everything. First there is deputy Boone (Jim Youngs) doing a marginal Clint Eastwood imitation. Then, there is a crazed (is there any other kind?) Michael J. Pollard feeding his pet giant mosquito by letting it suck blood from his own arm. Not enough for you? How about Charles Napier playing a lecherous, corrupt sheriff? What's not to like? Besides the numerous eccentric characters, unintentional humor abounds, starting with the mosquito's which look like "Creepy Crawlers" on steroids, and capped by our hero taking time out to weld together a flamethrower while his girlfriend is trapped in a mine with the giant mosquito's. Creative location photography, decent character development, and an interesting soundtrack, can't overcome the obvious. This is not a good movie. - MERK

Illegally dumped toxic waste causes a bunch of mosquitoes to mutate into huge lethal bloodsucking critters who naturally prey on the local yokel residents of the sleepy hick desert town of Clear Sky. Capably directed with lip-smacking panache by Clark Brandon, with a steady pace, bright, crisp cinematography by John Lambert (the blurry green-tinted mosquito POV shots are a total riot!), deliciously grotesque and disgusting enormous insect monsters, likable well-drawn characters, a lively, rattling, harmonic score by David Lawrence, and a nicely spooky and mysterious atmosphere, this baby rates as a whole lot of entertainingly inane horror creature feature fun. Moreover, the strong cast helps a lot: Jim Youngs and Tracy Griffith are solid and engaging as the main protagonists, plus there's cool supporting performances by Charles Napier as the corrupt macho redneck sheriff, William Sanderson as an affable government health inspector, Jay Robinson as a blithely amoral evil land developer, Eloy Casados as a noble Native American deputy, and John Goff as Griffith's weary rancher dad. The ever-flaky Michael J. Pollard contributes a funny turn as a resident eccentric. George "Buck" Flower has a nice bit as a hillbilly hunter. Granted, the special effects are really hokey and the story is thoroughly cornball, but these admittedly silly elements are part and parcel to the picture's endearingly goofy charm.

A greedy real estate developer(Jay Robinson)plans on turning placid desert into a massive subdivision of a small community. Things get real ugly when a swarm of mosquitos chow down on an illegal toxic waste dump. Sheriff Deputy Roy Boone(Jim Youngs)gets concerned with the mounting body count of citizens and animals. His boss, Sheriff Buckle(Charles Napier)is not too concerned, because he is secretly involved in a shifty business relationship with the corrupt developer. The giant, bloodsucking mosquitos put strain on a sexy coroner(Saxon Trainer)and a respected, but confused scientist(William Sanderson). Special effects are pretty lame. Tracy Griffith plays the winsome love interest of Deputy Boone. And its hard to ignore the town idiot played by Michael J. Pollard. The total sum is SKEETER kind of...sucks!

CONTAINS SPOILERSThis movie really isn't as bad as what some people say. Granted, the acting is nothing special, and the plot isn't very creative, but I did like it a little bit. The most suspenseful part of the whole movie had to be the guy who was killed while he was with his teenage daughter. Still, you can't really get beyond the terrible cliches that riddle this movie: The concerned scientist who notices that something is wrong before everybody else does (but doesn't know exactly what is going on). The sheriff (or mayor or stubborn scientist, it doesn't really matter) who gets in the way of our heroes. The fact that it happens in a desert town. The fact that nobody knows anything bad is happening until three-quarters of the way through. Also, I couldn't get over the urban sprawl subplot. If you're going to convince me that everything is being developed, don't show wide open spaces everywhere.The final scene was downright awful. And why the heck was there no conclusion to the guy with the museum?Still, there were some good things about it. Quantum leaps of logic, such as the scientist who reaches in and grabs one of the mosquito larvae, are some of my favorite. I also enjoyed the mosquitoes in the cave that were obviously animated on top of the film. However, my favorite part has to be the fact that the mosquitoes kill the bad guys even more than the good guys. Even if there is a good guy three feet away, the mosquitoes will all attack the one bad guy, allowing our heroes to run away.There's also a villainy developer who is so obviously the bad guy, all he needs is a cape and a mustache to twirl his finger around. All in all, this was not a horribly terrible movie. If you enjoy making fun of these movies, see it.