tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post8534951337165715369..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Movie Reviews: Them! (1954)Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-3225886665090629962014-07-29T14:30:08.115-04:002014-07-29T14:30:08.115-04:00Them! is superb stuff partly because of the no-non...<i>Them!</i> is superb stuff partly because of the no-nonsense, almost <i>Dragnet</i>-like procedures the humans take to find and defeat the giant ants. We know that insects so large wouldn't be possible in Earth's gravity, but aside from that, the logical deductions Arness and the other characters make about the ants' nature are excellent science fiction.Benzadmiralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-68350878299468703472014-03-11T11:20:46.180-04:002014-03-11T11:20:46.180-04:00Great review!
We're linking to your article f...Great review!<br /><br />We're linking to your article for Disaster Movie Tuesday at SeminalCinemaOutfit.com <br /><br />Keep up the good work! danyulengelkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090974811730703238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-17431593750806789092013-08-11T10:44:06.010-04:002013-08-11T10:44:06.010-04:00Sorry, meant "Empire of the Ants."
Thoug...Sorry, meant "Empire of the Ants."<br />Though Food is equally as bad.Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518371151074926960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-28916857577089548812013-08-11T10:42:39.086-04:002013-08-11T10:42:39.086-04:00Pam, one of the reasons I love your blog is it tel...Pam, one of the reasons I love your blog is it tells me there are others out there like myself. My mother died when I was young and I was raised by a father who forgot that little girls don't like science fiction movies. We would sit every Saturday watching "creature feature" films together. "Them!" was one of my favorites as a child, and when I "grew up" (sort of) I appreciated why. This is a good movie with legitimate actors and serious direction. I never realized that as a child of course, I just remember watching it curled up in the arms of my father. But when I watch it now I see so much more than just giant ants. BTW, you are correct on Food of the Gods. Where "Them!" got it right, "Food" got is so wrong. Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518371151074926960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-54167276633845266622013-07-20T09:12:39.447-04:002013-07-20T09:12:39.447-04:00I love you guys.
Stay at Home Dad - I heard about...I love you guys.<br /><br />Stay at Home Dad - I heard about that game...don't remember it in the 80s but goes to show you how much of an influence Them! would have. <br /><br />Shady - welcome to the blog and thank you so much! <br /><br />Amy - hooray! I will stop by and check out your site!<br /><br />42N - Hope you'll let me know what you think when you see it!<br /><br />Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-70163627460062050272013-07-20T09:06:00.403-04:002013-07-20T09:06:00.403-04:00Never did see the movie but now I will based on yo...Never did see the movie but now I will based on your review. Go Pam Go!42Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-91990453865386344692013-07-20T04:36:09.943-04:002013-07-20T04:36:09.943-04:00The old movies are always the best, they put the o...The old movies are always the best, they put the ones these days to shame. btw I'm back retro blogging Pam :-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-57949706448609847532013-07-18T16:56:34.428-04:002013-07-18T16:56:34.428-04:00Hi, Pam!
I was age 4 when my big brother took m...Hi, Pam! <br /><br />I was age 4 when my big brother took me to see Them! Even at that early age I was already a veteran of horror and sci-fi movies, having gotten my first taste of big screen thrills from the Vincent Price movie House of Wax the previous year. Other favorites to which I was exposed at an early age included the Karloff/Lugosi/Chaney Universal Pictures classics and early 50s releases such as The Thing from Another World with James Arness (1951), Peter Graves' Red Planet Mars (1952), the Gene Barry vehicle The War of the Worlds (1953) and Karl Malden's Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954). I agree that Them! was one of the best and most suspenseful sci-fi pictures of the period.<br /><br />You have a fantastic blog and I have decided to follow. My blog is a celebration of the best music and memories of my youth and I invite you to come over and take a look. I would be delighted to have you as a friend and follower. Thank you, Pam!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-15329517592000706282013-07-13T00:10:21.936-04:002013-07-13T00:10:21.936-04:00Pam, you are spot on; this has always been and sti...Pam, you are spot on; this has always been and still is one of my favorites over the years. The haunting sounds of the ants, the smell of the formic acid, and going after them, scared my young self silly when I disobeyed and stayed up for the Late Show (I also became a fan of "Silent Running" that weekend). Another good Ant movie was called "Phase V", but admittedly not everyone's cup of tea. Also, back in the earliest historic game graphics history, the famous Cinemaware created a narrative game for the Amiga called "It Came From The Desert", that was a thinly veiled mashup of Them and other great period SciFi. Thanks for the great post - S-A-H-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com