Favorite Giant Insect Movie

Hellbilly · 11-14-2001, 04:48 PM

I don't know about you guys, but when i was a kid i used to watch all those damn giant b-monster flicks from the 50s/60s on TV. Sure, looking at them now they seem cheesy as hell, but back then i couldn't get enough of those films.
So, if you got a favorite giant monster (or in this case, giant insects) movie, vote please.

I didn't include The Fly (original/remake/sequels) or The Beast Within cuz they are more "human" insects plus not tall enough.
However, i did include Bug and Ticks since some of them were actually way bigger (mutations) then their natural sizes.

Hellbilly · 11-14-2001, 05:06 PM

Ummm. I did forget Blue Monkey , sorry folks.

11-14-2001, 05:40 PM

I was a child that admired the big lizard Godzilla growing up...so needless to say Mothra wuz my fav overgrown insect!

Voted for the giant butterfly formeerly known as The Thing (why would anyone name a cutesy butterfly like Mothra a "Thing"?)

Jason25 · 11-14-2001, 05:42 PM

My favorite is Kingdom of the Spiders but that wasn't a choice.

Hellbilly · 11-14-2001, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jason25
My favorite is Kingdom of the Spiders but that wasn't a choice.

It's that William Shatner flick, right?
Sorry Jason, I've never seen that one.

Jason25 · 11-14-2001, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe

It's that William Shatner flick, right?
Sorry Jason, I've never seen that one.

It's cool - It does have William in it, check it out if you ever get a chance.

Hellbilly · 11-14-2001, 05:54 PM

How about voting for your second favorite giant insect flick then?

Jason25 · 11-14-2001, 05:58 PM

Hmm, tough choice here, enjoyed Them! quite a bit but I think I'll have to go with Mimic.

Hellbilly · 11-14-2001, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peter Vincent

Voted for the giant butterfly formeerly known as The Thing (why would anyone name a cutesy butterfly like Mothra a "Thing"?)

Mothra, huh? I used to throw mothballs at the screen whenever i watched Mothra....

moogong · 11-14-2001, 07:03 PM

Damn...after re-reviewing the polls....I feel lame for voting for Starship Troopers

11-14-2001, 07:18 PM

I voted for Mosquito. Its a very fun film! I love Starship Troopers and Mimic as well.

Hellbilly · 11-14-2001, 08:56 PM

Yeah, i heard that Mosquito is a fun flick.

However, i own a VHS copy of Skeeter.
What a stinker.

11-14-2001, 10:28 PM

I voted for the classic Them!

Starring the guy who played The Thing From Another World
and the Miracle Grow guy!

maybrick · 11-15-2001, 01:16 AM

I'm not that familiar with the giant bug genre. I've seen Them, as well as many of the others, but not in at least 15 years. I haven't seen "Bug!" in about that long either but I do have vivid memories of it playing on USA late at night and occasionally on Saturday afternoons around the same time that they showed "The Children" so I have fond memories of it.

Technically, they're not really giant insects like the others. They're normal sized, perhaps slightly larger, but on the plus side, they had the ability to set shit on fire! Always very cool.

maybrick · 11-15-2001, 01:18 AM

Oh, and "Eight Legged Freaks" looks to be a great film. I can't wait until it arrives in theatres!

View Poll Results: Pick your Insect
Them! (1954)	2	11.76%
Tarantula (1955)	1	5.88%
Beginning Of The End (1957)	0	0%
The Black Scorpion (1957)	0	0%
The Deadly Mantis (1957)	0	0%
The Monster That Challenged The World (1957)	0	0%
Earth vs The Spider (1958)	0	0%
Monster From Green Hell (1958)	0	0%
Mothra (1964)	1	5.88%
Bug (1975)	2	11.76%
Curse Of The Black Widow (1975)	0	0%
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)	1	5.88%
Empire Of The Ants (1977)	0	0%
Damnation Alley (1977)	0	0%
Skeeter (1990)	0	0%
Ticks (1993)	2	11.76%
Mosquito (1995)	1	5.88%
Mimic (1997)	2	11.76%
Starship Troopers (1997)	5	29.41%
don't bug me :-)	0	0%
Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

11-14-2001, 04:48 PM	#1
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,663	Favorite Giant Insect Movie I don't know about you guys, but when i was a kid i used to watch all those damn giant b-monster flicks from the 50s/60s on TV. Sure, looking at them now they seem cheesy as hell, but back then i couldn't get enough of those films. So, if you got a favorite giant monster (or in this case, giant insects) movie, vote please. I didn't include The Fly (original/remake/sequels) or The Beast Within cuz they are more "human" insects plus not tall enough. However, i did include Bug and Ticks since some of them were actually way bigger (mutations) then their natural sizes. __________________ "Common sense turns me on" Last edited by Hellbilly; 11-14-2001 at 06:22 PM.

11-14-2001, 05:06 PM	#2
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,663	Ummm. I did forget Blue Monkey , sorry folks. __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

11-14-2001, 05:54 PM	#7
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,663	How about voting for your second favorite giant insect flick then? __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

11-14-2001, 08:56 PM	#12
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,663	Yeah, i heard that Mosquito is a fun flick. However, i own a VHS copy of Skeeter. What a stinker. __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

11-14-2001, 05:40 PM	#3
Peter Vincent Guest Posts: n/a	I was a child that admired the big lizard Godzilla growing up...so needless to say Mothra wuz my fav overgrown insect! Voted for the giant butterfly formeerly known as The Thing (why would anyone name a cutesy butterfly like Mothra a "Thing"?)

11-14-2001, 05:42 PM	#4
Jason25 Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,403	My favorite is Kingdom of the Spiders but that wasn't a choice.

11-14-2001, 05:58 PM	#8
Jason25 Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,403	Hmm, tough choice here, enjoyed Them! quite a bit but I think I'll have to go with Mimic.

11-14-2001, 07:03 PM	#10
moogong I can choke you out! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,433	Damn...after re-reviewing the polls....I feel lame for voting for Starship Troopers

11-14-2001, 07:18 PM	#11
Cujo108 Guest Posts: n/a	I voted for Mosquito. Its a very fun film! I love Starship Troopers and Mimic as well.

11-14-2001, 10:28 PM	#13
Chucky P Guest Posts: n/a	I voted for the classic Them! Starring the guy who played The Thing From Another World and the Miracle Grow guy!

11-15-2001, 01:16 AM	#14
maybrick HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Keene, NH Posts: 8,621	I'm not that familiar with the giant bug genre. I've seen Them, as well as many of the others, but not in at least 15 years. I haven't seen "Bug!" in about that long either but I do have vivid memories of it playing on USA late at night and occasionally on Saturday afternoons around the same time that they showed "The Children" so I have fond memories of it. Technically, they're not really giant insects like the others. They're normal sized, perhaps slightly larger, but on the plus side, they had the ability to set shit on fire! Always very cool.

11-15-2001, 01:18 AM	#15
maybrick HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Keene, NH Posts: 8,621	Oh, and "Eight Legged Freaks" looks to be a great film. I can't wait until it arrives in theatres!

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