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Theres much humor in the film even as its obviously not a. Warner brothers 1954 a well paced and suspenseful thriller, the film only reveals its villainous ants around a third of the way in. Pictures, produced by david weisbart, directed by gordon douglas, and starring james whitmore, edmund gwenn, joan weldon, and james arness. In rolurile principale joaca actorii james whitmore, edmund gwenn, joan weldon, james arness. Godzilla 1954 film quotes wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia.

Trailer for one of the best scifi films of the 50s. Iconic scene from the first of the 1950s giant radioactive monster movies. The cricketlike screeches used for ant sound effects was a very powerful scare tactic for this much younger monster kid, and it still works on me today. The film is based on an original story treatment by george worthing yates, which was developed into a screenplay by ted sherdeman and russell hughes. The best monster movie of 1954 and one of the best of the decade, them.

Theres a menacing quality to the slow approach of the ants that makes them frightening. With paul langton, leslie denison, teru shimada, rollin moriyama. The 1954 godzilla gojira is a daikaiju created by toho that makes its first appearance within the 1954 godzilla film, godzilla. A full profile for the monstrous, gigantic ants seen in the 1954 blockbuster scifihorror movie them.

It was one of the first films to be labelled as a social thriller by cinema writer georges sadoul for its use of documentary style, depictions of police abuse, and backdrop of life in the egyptian countryside. The main reason that the movie has aged so well is the same as that of other classic monster pictures. Honda was unaware that godzilla had been reedited until toho released godzilla, king of the monsters in japan in may 1957 as monster king godzilla. Jun 15, 2014 the main reason that the movie has aged so well is the same as that of other classic monster pictures. Consensus seems to be that this is the best of the giant bug genre but to me its a tossup between them and black scorpion.

The young ellinson girl sandy descher is found wandering the desert in a state of shock in them. The beast from 20,000 fathoms the previous year had something of a link to it in that the monster in that film was released from his imprisonment in ice by a nuclear test but thats where it ends. May 28, 2006 trailer for one of the best scifi films of the 50s. Films like this are a must see for horror fans everywhere as this is a flawless monster film that has a lot to offer to the genre. The earliest atomic tests in new mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant maneating monsters that threaten civilization. Pictures black and white science fiction film about a nest of gigantic irradiated ants discovered in the new mexico desert.

Aug 17, 2018 consensus seems to be that this is the best of the giant bug genre but to me its a tossup between them and black scorpion. The original godzilla, released as gojira in japan in 1954. That is, if it werent for an incredibly bad 1950s american film called godzilla. I had the pleasure of seeing this on 3d bluray and it looked fantastic. Del toro said something about it being a perfect blend of form, design and shots which really makes sense because when the creature is swimming around and soaking wet he looks truly real like an actual honesttogod fish man, dead eyes and gawping mouth and the whole works. Then that small portion of the film that is left has been enlarged to fit the screen. This movie was supposedly the first to ignite the giant bug subgenre, the first of the nuclear monster movies, the age of atomic monsters. The special effects teams decision to go with lifesized giant mechanical ants for them. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. When she finally revives, she can scream out only one word. Theres much humor in the film even as its obviously not a comedy.

Two days before shooting began a nervous studio cut the budget, and the film had to be made in. On this bluray you no longer see the tops and bottoms of the film. After seeing this i hurriedly put my old dvd copy of them in my safe deposit box. Godzilla 1954 film wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. Godzilla, gojira is a 1954 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by toho, and the first installment in the godzilla series as well as the showa series. Mar 03, 2018 join me as i discuss the classic film, them. A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the amazonian jungle. Modern sources credit it as the first big bug movie. Onesheet poster art to classic science fiction monster movie movie poster masterprint x them. A really good alternative sequence would have been the giant ants overpowering the army at the whitehouse, with the absolute closing shot being a triumphant giant ant, emerging from the rubble of the building, holding up the body of the defeated and dead president betewen its oozing fangs, like a grim trophy. The chopping is horrible but the enlargement makes the whole movie blurry. The film would end up being a huge success for warner bros, in fact it was their top grossing film for 1954.

The movie was released to american theaters on june 19, 1954 and japanese theaters on august 30, 1954. Walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie nielsen creature from the black lagoon 1954. Fbi agent robert graham teams up with ben and with the support of dr. Als erster amerikanischer monsterfilm bietet formicula alle versatzstucke des genres. Gordon douglas noted as the first big bug monster feature with great special effects and a convincing story setting off a sciencefiction trend. The script is literate and you can almost believe the premise of radiated mutated ants. Ken hulsey way back in 1954 monster movies were going through a renaissance. Mar 12, 2010 the film would end up being a huge success for warner bros, in fact it was their top grossing film for 1954. In this film, a girl is found wandering in the desert in a state of complete shock.

The film was released to japanese theaters on november 3, 1954, and to american theaters as godzilla, king of the monsters. As it turns out, them are giant ants, a byproduct of the radiation attending the atomic bomb tests of the era. Sandy descher as the traumatized child is very affecting and is the first to say them in reference to the giant ants. Toho converted the entire film from its original scope to a widescreen 2. Patricia pat medford, they destroy the colony of ants in the middle of the desert. One of the first of the nuclear monster movies, and the first big bug film, it starts off as a simple suspense story, with police investigating. Rick moody on the original godzilla film the guardian. Them is clearly better in dramatic terms but scorpion takes the prize for sheer monster mayhem. Pictures, produced by david weisbart, directed by gordon douglas.

It is based on an original story treatment by george worthing yates. This godzilla was later succeeded by a second godzilla during the events of the 1955 film, godzilla raids again and the rest of the showa series. The special effects are not bad for a 50s film in fact pretty good for a 50s film. Harold medford explains that the atomic testing in 1945 developed the dangerous mutant ants.