BACTERIUM!!!

BACTERIUM
Starring Alison Whitney, Benjamin Kanes, Miya Sagara
Directed by Brett Piper
Shock-O-Rama
Review by Douglas A. Waltz

A pair of scientists are developing a new form of life as a biological weapon. This can never end well and a small group of paint-ballers discover that the hard way when they stumble across the secluded house that houses the scientist and his creation.

And then it gets out.

The initial solution is to nuke the site and fry the creature, but there are some who believe that it might not work. The energy from the blast might actually make the creature stronger. An alternate idea is to detonate a controlled black hole in the area to absorb the creature for good.

Black hole bomb? Yeah, that actually sounds like it might be a worse idea than the atomic bomb!

This is high concept, schlocky science fiction that would do Roger Corman proud. Brett Piper gives us a huge slimy monster with no CGI and all practical effects. The acting is the norm for a Brett Piper flick and there is one stand out in the flick: that would be lead Alison Whitney. And, no it’s not just because she got naked for the movie, although that did not hurt; the camera loves her, she’s gorgeous and she can act. I think Michael Raso has his new Misty Mundae right in front of him and it would be a waste if he didn’t use her more.

The extras give us some funny bloopers and a behind the scenes thing that showed how innovative Brett Piper can be when it comes to problem solving on a low budget. The only thing missing is it would have been nice to see how Brett made the blob like bacterium effect.

This is a nice change of pace from the usual fare that comes from EI Cinema and a step in the right direction for the direct to video dynamo.