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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780790706719 Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6300269477 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: December 13, 1993 Running Time: 94 minutes Sales Rank: 12780 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: June 19, 1954
Amazon.com essential video: That ol' cinematic devil the A-bomb has spawned a colony of giant murderous ants bent on destroying humanity in this, the seminal big bug movie (an obvious and oft-credited influence for Alien among countless others). The special effects may be dated, but this brilliantly rational-sounding film has held up wonderfully in all other regards, including some starkly effective location work in the high Arizona desert, a genuinely inspired sound design guaranteed to bring on the creepy-crawlies, and an unexpectedly dry sense of humor (mainly personified by Grade-A egghead scientist Edmund Gwenn). This is essential viewing for all those who consider themselves science fiction or horror fans. Heroic hardcase James Arness previously played for the other team as the titular character in The Thing from Another World. --Andrew Wright
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Rating: - Best SciFi Film Ever
One of the first SciFi films I remember seeing as I grew up in
the 1950's. James Whitmor and James Arness (Matt Dillion) began
their careers with this production. Thank God for DVD's, I have
been able to reactivate my memories of black and white movies and
early TV. Only "ALIEN" has equalled the suspense and horror of the
SciFi genre.
Rating: - LOVE THE OLD SCI-FI MOVIES...
And again, I love the old sci-fi movies that I grew up with and this one is the 2nd fave of mine...loved it!!!!
Rating: - Cool Big Ant Movie
This is a classic for all ages. Yes it is old, yes it is in black and white, but yes it holds up fairly well.
People start coming up missing and the police are there to investigate. Shortly after they find bodies and bags of sugar along with an occasional vibrating shrill sound that everyone swears is just the wind. Soon scientists are brought in to examine tracks they find in the sand and they soon deduct it is ant tracks of a very large scale. The reason... nuclear fallout of course.(the reason for ever mutation) Soon a group is formed to invade the nest and exterminate the ... Read More
Rating: - [4.5] A Metaphorical Version of Charlie Wilson's War. DVD features below.
I make the comparison to Charlie Wilson's War (Widescreen) only conceptually. The Gov. experiments with the A-bomb have led to giant radiation mutated ants and now they have to fix a problem they created. This isn't The Blob - Criterion Collection or The Thing from Another World that is threatening man kind but man. It's our bad basically.
Them is a horror film that's basic premise could have been the influence for countless others in the genre, for example Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (2-Disc Edition).
Ranking 72nd on Bravo's Scariest Movie Moments list (good special, the 30 ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Classic
Films of this quality should never die, and I hope they will always be available. I only wish I could see this film in a theater, although the DVD provides many extras the theater can't. Even though many viewers may consider it a B movie, it was and still is a great Sci Fi story with good solid acting. The sound effects are definitely chilling. I've only ever had a problem with the artwork in the "movie poster" used on the cover. The scenes depicted by the artist actually never happen. There isn't any scantily clad woman snatched up by any of the ants.
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