Alix Talton, Craig Stevens, Donald Randolph
The calving of an Arctic iceberg releases a giant praying mantis, trapped in suspended animation since prehistoric times. It first attacks military outposts to eat their occupants, then makes its way ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 13, 2008
Stats: 52 reviews
Heh heh heh..... if you think about it for a sec, you know what to expect. Another "giant monster eats middle America" sort of deal.
I actually cried, when the mantis died, when I first saw this at age 8 or 9.
Typically 50's giant insect movie that were all the rage back then. This one involves a giant prehistoric mantis, a very bland scientist, a woman who looks like she could play linebacker (who of course all the guys fall for like she is Miss America), and some of the most annoying...( read more)
Again - fantastic. It's a huge praying mantis puppet, what could be better! A lot of famous scenes are in this one.
Pretty campy, but it feels like it was intentional. The Mantis was modeled well, obviously not too convincingly. The cast never really shined, though, and for these older films, they need good actors.
An enjoyable "big bug on the loose" film from the 1950s, memorable for the fact that for most of the film's running time the titular insect is portrayed by a puppet and not merely a real mantis on miniature sets. The story is largely quite good and very entertaining. However, on...( read more)
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