啄木鸟和雨

　　三名劫匪计划周的去抢劫银行，其中一名化妆成小丑，在银行即将打烊之际潜入，并持枪劫持十多名人质，闻讯赶到的警方，将银行层层包围，试图与劫匪谈判，释放人质，而一阵忙乱之际，劫匪小丑竟离奇消失，甚至挟走百万巨款脱逃出了警方层层包围，但是纽约拥挤街道，忙碌的人潮，多样性的文化，使得他们逃亡的过程中产生种种的笑话，

　　57周前，居住在匹兹堡的急救人员艾尔维斯（斯科特·皮特 Scott Peat 饰）意外遭遇一个死而复生的尸体，地狱的大门似乎就此打开，恐怖的病毒迅速蔓延，所有被感染的人都变成没有任何生命体征却嗜血如命、狂暴凶残的丧尸，匹兹堡彻底沦为死城。艾尔维斯设法逃离去寻找此前离开自己的妻儿，在一无所获的情况下，他继续前行，途中遇见同样寻求避难的提特（玛丽莎·梅瑞尔 Marissa Merrill 饰）等人。然而这里终究不是长久的避难场所，他们必须想方设法从丧尸的包围中逃出，寻找新的栖息之地。
　　死神的身影从未远离，威胁不仅来自丧尸，还有来自早已对死亡司空见惯的人类……

　　Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
　　
　　"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
　　
　　From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
　　
　　The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
　　
　　The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
　　
　　Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.

　　安托万是一个腰缠万贯但是头脑简单的男人，他爱上了名为帕特里夏（米蕾叶·达尔克 Mireille Darc 饰）的女子，对她展开了非常热情的攻势，这令帕特里夏感到十分困扰，于是花钱雇佣了一个名叫西蒙（菲利普·尼科 Philippe Nicaud 饰）的男人假扮自己的丈夫，以让安托万死心。
　　帕特里夏的生日快要到了，她的父母为了讨女儿的欢心，为她花重金买下了一块据说蕴藏着石油的地，哪知道这一切都是一场骗局，于是，将这块“烂尾地”转手卖出去就成为了当下的第一要务。要到哪里找一个有钱又呆呆傻傻的人来做接盘侠呢？很快，他们就将目标放在了安托万的身上。