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I don't know if it's the first one to do this but one of this film's best features is the withholding of our seeing the actual giant ants for a while, similar to the truck in "Duel" and (especially) the shark in "Jaws". I've always gotten a kick out of many things here: the way the the characters stay with the action even as it moves all over the country, the way civilians are allowed to comingle and fight alonside Army troops, the "Dragnet"-like use of quirky minor characters to provide both humor and to push the story along. This one is very well done and holds up well over time. Last night I even noticed a bending of the law by the government (an innocent character is detained for national security purposes). Some things never change.
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I have this well-constructed film on VHS. The little girl is simply
marvelous in the first part of the film; the professor is excellent
too. Well-written. One of the best sci-fi flicks of the 50s. P.S.-
I shall be posting a list of my sci-fi video collection soon. ~AH
See mine abve.
An excellent film, who may have more to tell as you may see at first glance.
The B&W new dvd version is just plainly gorgeous!
...I believe it was filmed in Texas, where I lived at the time.They had a bunch of special ants to use in the film and in transport, all died but a couple. So it's the same two or three ants you see throughout the whole movie.
Well, you do see hords of regular size ants a couple of times. As for the giant ones. they are of course all special effects constructions.
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