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Them (DVD, 2002)
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One of the best sci-fi 50's thrillers.....great production value makes the giant ants believable. James arness shows a comedic touch....who knew his Matt Dillon role was about to happen. Seeing fess Parker in a brief role brings back the fabulous fifties too.
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PLOT: in the Desert not far from where the first Atom Bomb was "tested" in 1945~ 9 YEARS LATER~ there are 3 DEAD people and 2 missing people~ where are they and what KILLED THEM? FUN SCI FI THRILLER FROM THE 1954~ this movie won an OSCAR NOMIMATION FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS~ IN THE Deserts they find 3 people DEAD, one missing and A little girl in shock.. wandering around the desert~ the girl is mute and NON RESPONSIVE~~ the State Police played by James Whitemore finds the girl and THE FAMILY~trailer tore apart but parents missing~ but the STRONG ODOR OF FORMIC ACID~ IS PRESENT~ along comes 2 SCIENTISTS EDMUND GWENN AND HIS LOVELY DAUGHTER~ PAT~ WHO claim it is giant ANTS who killed the people~ after the LITTLE girl comes out of her deep shock when she smells Formic Acid~ the child screams "THEM"....the plot being the atom bomb set off the mutation of the ants who have become about 10-15 feet in size~ and when they kill they released the odor of the FORMIC acid~ along comes FBI agent James Arness along with the military drop poision into the ants nest IN THE DESERT~ but find that 2 ANT QUEENS WHO CAN FLY~are gone~!(apparently the QUEENS before they breed can fly~) A now the hunt is on for the queens who Queen one~ ends up on a ship~ and they Kill HER OFF~ now the hunt is one for Queen two~ and WITH A DRUNK spotting "giant ants that could fly" he see them in the storm drains of LA~ with the military and Gwenn and Pat and The FBI all combing the drains for 2 missing kids and new "nest of ants"....THIS IS BETTER THAN IT SOUNDS~ THE creepy sounds the ants make when you spot them are excellent~ SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE VERY GOOD FOR THIS TIME AND BASIC suspense and silly horror of giant ants keep us glued until the final scene~( watch for Fess Parker in a small bit part ~ he later was in the hit tv series Daniel Boone) I GIVE IT A SOLID 8 OUT OF 10 FOR CLASSIC SCI FI FUN~ AND THRILLS ~ also see THE THING~ IF YOU FOUND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE~Read full review
This is a movie I grew up with. I rarely missed it when it came on TV, so I was thrilled when I found it on DVD. It is a fairly typical 50's atomic age movie with giant ants roaming the area. It carries the plot further than most of those movies and shot in various locations, when most of the movies were shot on lots. Top actors in the two male leads with James Arness (of Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke fame) and James Whitmore. The special effects are not like you would find today but are really very good for the time frame. I never understood why nuclear radiation would make things grow and not shrink, but I guess tiny ants are not scary.
I truly have enjoyed this old movie, I remember watching this as a child. Really enjoyed watching it again. Both me and my husband love the old scary movies with the creatures, the monsters and ghosts. And this one is our favorite and thanks to you we finally found it. Thank you so much, D. Burdette Tennessee
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Them is the longest of the creature movies of that time period. It also has the best special effects. Definitely a bigger budget than the others.
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