A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.
Empire of the Ants has generally received negative reviews.
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Review of Empire of the Ants (1977)
By Steve Crum (868) for Kansas City Kansan (274) on 14 Oct 2004
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Empire of the Ants was released in 1977 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 53 reviews, giving Empire of the Ants (1977) an average rating of 35%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 57%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 32%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Empire of the Ants than critics were.
With a score of 35%, Empire of the Ants is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1977, which stands at 59%.
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