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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304437988
Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304437986
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: December 13, 1993
Running Time: 94 minutes
Sales Rank: 13311
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 19, 1954
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
That ol' cinematic devil the A-bomb has spawned a colony of giant murderous ants bent on destroying humanity in this, the seminal big bug movie (an obvious and oft-credited influence for Alien among countless others). The special effects may be dated, but this brilliantly rational-sounding film has held up wonderfully in all other regards, including some starkly effective location work in the high Arizona desert, a genuinely inspired sound design guaranteed to bring on the creepy-crawlies, and an unexpectedly dry sense of humor (mainly personified by Grade-A egghead scientist Edmund Gwenn). This is essential viewing for all those who consider themselves science fiction or horror fans. Heroic hardcase James Arness previously played for the other team as the titular character in The Thing from Another World. --Andrew Wright
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Pardon Me, But Is That an Ant Eating Your Car?
No science-fiction library is complete without this 1954 classic, probably the best of the mutant creature craze. Sure, the special effects have long been eclipsed by digital, but the suspense holds up as LA mobilizes to defeat the giant killer ants in a battle of the sewers. The opening scenes are among the best of any era. I don't know how director Douglas got little Sandy Descher to emulate wide-eyed speechless shock, but from that moment on the tension rarely lets up. Then too, her single word ... Read More
Rating: - Funky looking ants
This movie is one hour and thirty-four minutes long and was released June 19, 1954. Also the film was Warner Brothers biggest money maker of the year. The movie tells the story of how regular ants became big ants through the dropping of the very first atomic bomb. The story begins in New Mexico were the ants are first discovered and killed with the exception of two queen ants that have escaped. The find the two queen ants and kill them. The special effects, which were nominated for an Oscar, are great. ... Read More
Rating:  - THEM! has not aged well over the past 55 years
I saw this movie when I was a kid and found it somewhat scary. Today, it just seems slow, clunky and dated. It attempts to build suspense by taking about 1/3 of the movie to reveal that there are - gasp! - GIANT ANTS on the loose in the American Southwest, but overall there's little action until the closing reel. Along the way, we are treated to a lecture on ants (complete with old film clips) and some dubious science to explain why a colony of ants could grow to 10 feet in size in only ten years. The acting ... Read More
Rating: - them
this was very first sci fi movie i ever saw and i have loved it ever since...dvd arrived in excellent condition very quickly
Rating: - The Best Giant Bug movie
A timeless classic - This is a great giant bug monster on the loose. Ive been watching this since I was a kid. Great big ants, great effects for its time,some very chilling scenes (such as the girl who screams "Them!Them!" This is an easy to follow good story / acting / good pacing make this stand way out above other giant bug and monster movies during the nuclear age of monsters. Even the monsters roar is chilling when you here them come creeping along. I will give this giant ant movie HIGHEST recommendation. ... Read More
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