Them! Them! Them!
OK, I admit it, that was a sentence that didn't really go anywhere and had no reason for existing. But it does at least lead me into It Came From the Desert which, from what little we see of it, is clearly basically a remake of that 1950s classic.
Obviously, with modern technology, far more can be done with giant ants on the rampage than could be done back in those days.
But here's the odd thing. Looking at that trailer, the CGI doesn't look anything like as evocative, or as well done, as the wobbly giant puppets of the original.
The other warning sign is that it also appears to be based on an old video game and, as we all know, movies based on such games don't have a great track record.
That aside, it's one of those films that, given its subject matter, looks like it could be good fun - but I always take the view that you should look for what's not in a trailer, not what is in it, and the truth is that virtually everything is not in the trailer. We get very little of the movie shown to us, creating a very thin concoction indeed. To the cynical mind, this creates the impression that the film is somewhat lacking and they're trying to hide as much of it from us as is possible.
While I retain an open mind, I have my suspicions that this one is basically just a slightly prettier equivalent of those Syfy productions that litter up Freeview channels every day, as unwanted late-afternoon schedule filler.
Needless to say, as a lover of giant ants everywhere, I hope to be proven wrong.
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