Them!

1954
Warner Bros.
Director: Gordon Douglas
Length: 94 min.
Format: DVD
Date Viewed: 9 January

If you are interested in 50s monster films, "Them!" is one of your best bets. The effects are great for the time, and are still a lot of fun (though admittedly, the queens and princesses are disappointingly lame). The camera-work and blocking are both excellent, and it's interesting that some of the better shots were done to allow for 3-D effects that were scrapped for budget concerns (during the film I just thought they were a little ahead of their time). The film does get a little talky during the second act, but this is fairly standard for movies of this era, and it does little to lessen the immense fun had while watching "Them!"