Russell Carson

I was impressed by it, but I saw it when it was first released. So, I had no computer generated imaging with which to compare it. The special effects and props people, and advisers, made it work. It is still my favorite "shrunk" movie, although I'm sure I haven't seen all of them. "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" was similar, with great props and sets. Then, of course, there's "The Incredible Shrinking Man," which was memorable in spite of being low-budget black-and-white. "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" starring Lily Tomlin was supposed to be a comedy. It was a nice try but not that memorable. Two other "shrunk" movies I've seen were OK but not great. Those were "Dr. Cyclops" and "Attack of the Puppet People." I never got around to seeing Spielberg's "Inner Space."

I think just about everything that makes "THEM" a great movie has already been said. My contribution is one small detail. The sound the ants make when they communicate is exactly the sound I heard when the alternator belt on my car was going out. It didn't scare me. I had seen the movie as a teenager and I was a middle-age guy when I was driving the car involved. But that was the first thought I had even though it had been 30 years or so since I had last seen the movie. I guess it had made an indelible impression on my subconscious mind.