Nothing says summer to me like really cheesy 1950s monster movies. And nothing says monster movie like
The Blob and
Them!
What could be sillier than a rampaging piece of jello? Perhaps giant ants! Both movies are classics. They each have star power:
The Blob stars
Steve McQueen and
Them! has both
James Arness and
James Whitmore. And they each have a somewhat silly monster.
One of the reasons I loved the Dreamworks film,
Monsters vs. Aliens
, is because of the tongue in cheek references to all of the classic horror films I grew up with. My mom watched them at the drive in when she was little; I watched them at home on VHS. These may seem stupid to younger viewers who have grown up with digital special effects, but there's a charm to these movies that just isn't there in more modern CGI extravaganzas.
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