A remake of THEM! is in the works.

I’ll allow it: “Film composer Michael Giacchino, who recently directed Marvel’s Werewolf By Night has landed his first big feature film directing gig and it’s gonna be a fun one! He will be directing a reboot of the classic 1954 sci-fi man-eating monster movie Them! for Warner Bros.”

Provisionally. I want assurances that the new version will not treat the original THEM! too solemnly. We’re not talking about CASABLANCA, after all: THEM! was an Atomic Horror monster flick, however well-made. Neither should they make fun of the original, either. Something at the level of EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS* feels about right.

Moe Lane

*I don’t care what anybody says, that was a fun movie.

#commissionearned

Movie of the Week: X-Men: First Class.

I did in fact like X-Men: First Class: it was honestly made, had good actors in it, and didn’t suffer from being a prequel where you know how it’s all going to turn out in the end.  All in all, not as awesome as Captain America, but then that’s kind of unfair.  It’s coming out next week; I look forward to watching it again.

And so, adieu to Them! Which was also honestly made and had good actors in it.  Plus, well, Them! Continue reading Movie of the Week: X-Men: First Class.

Movie of the Week: Them!

Normally I would  try to explain why I picked Them!, but in this case Cracked.com already has (in “11 Bad-Good Horror Movies You Need To See”):

WHY IT’S BAD
It’s an old black-and-white movie about giant irradiated ants attacking southwestern American cities.

WHY IT’S GOOD
It’s an old black-and-white movie about giant irradiated ants attacking southwestern American cities.

WHY YOU NEED TO SEE IT
It’s an old black-and-white movie about giant irradiated ants attacking southwestern American cities.

Works for me.

Annnnnd adieu, Going Postal . But soon you will be mine. Soon.