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We Need More Movies with Giant Ants

posted 17 years ago by johnd70978
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I thought the whole idea of giant ants added a lot to my enjoyment of the movie "Them!". Thanks to the interaction of the characters with the giant ants I felt I had a better understanding of them as individuals. I think giant ants would add a lot to other movies as well. Movies such as Judy Garland's "Summer Stock" and perhaps "Miracle on 34th Street" would benefit greatly from the addition of ravenous giant ants. Can anyone think of any other films that should be remade with giant ants in them?

[–] MoreSnakesPlease 17 years ago

I agree completley, there has been a tremendous lack of jumbo ant in recent cinema. Titanic would have benefited from giant ants, nevertheless, there is always a chance of Ants on a Plane; a new century demands new ideas, and as there have been so many remakes abound, why not add giant ants? The ants themselves, have feelings audiences could relate to (ex: Carrying so much weight on their shoulders) Hey, The Passion of the Christ could've used and ant or two...

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[–] macliggett1 17 years ago

My idea for a sequel is a mixture of Them, with Starship Troopers (the book not that POS excuse of a movie), CSI and The Naked Jungle. Jump ahead to the present, just outside of Las Vegas on some Federal land (needed to bring in USDA & FBI etc...). Grissom and the CSI team are investigating mysterious mutilation murders with the infamous formic acid. I chose Grissom, due to his being a insect expert. They discover the cause as being South American soldier ants and the colony is just about to swarm across Sin City but, our heroes wipe 'em out before they can martch but, now the race is on to find where they originated. A nuclear power plant in some mythical South American country has had a mini Chernobyl and covered it up and THAT is where it came from. Then the race is on, as before, to destroy the nest before more queens can escape. Underground rescue of trapped hero with lots of flamethrowers and machinegun action, yadayadyayada. I think that would be fun. Why can't we have hideous slavering radiation monsters anymore?

[–] MoreSnakesPlease 17 years ago

Now that's a movie I'd see. Truly riveting

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[–] nutsberryfarm 13 years ago

jumbo ants would be cool. also giant porcupines.

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[–] mlaughlin22 13 years ago

Catwoman They could dine on the cast . Putting them out of our misery.

[–] TheSonomaDude 13 years ago

Imagine all the movies that would be better with giant killer ants!

Superbabies: Baby Geniouses 2
Barney's Great Adventure
Twilight
Yogi Bear
Kazaam!
Manos: Hands of Fate
Jaws The Revenge
The Garbage Pail Kids
Almost every damn movie in existance.

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