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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Science Fiction
MovieManCin2 — 2 years ago(July 22, 2023 05:17 AM)
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It's about a bunch of desert ants in Arizona who acquire intelligence, and began to attack humans. It's creepy, surrealistic, trippy and intelligent. It was directed by Saul Bass. Unfortunately this is the only movie he ever made. It's a bit on the slow side, but fascinating. And the film sequences of the ants are the best I've ever seen. It also has a trippy soundtrack.
It reminded me of
The Hellstrom Chronicle
and
The Andromeda Strain,
both from 1971, and even of
2001: A Space Odyssey
from 1968.
I watched it here on FB, but unfortunately, the original ending was cut from the film. I saw part of the original ending on a You Tube video which some dude shot in a cinema.
I give it a 7.8.
MAGA! FAFO!
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 
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NZer — 2 years ago(July 22, 2023 05:45 AM)
The Hellstrom Chronicle really opened my mind to the amazing creatures that insects are. They're true survivors!
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MovieManCin2 — 2 years ago(July 22, 2023 05:56 AM)
Yes,
The Hellstrom Chronicle
really opened my mind also. Another fascinating, but largely ignored Sci-Fi classic.
It even reminded me of
2001.
The original ending which was cut, showed a weird sort of combining of humans and ants in a new relationship/species. Kind of like the Star Child.
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MovieManCin2 — 2 years ago(July 23, 2023 12:27 AM)
Wow!
Thanks,
You are correct, it IS brilliant, very 2001 ish. Those knuckleheads probably cut it because they figured the great unwashed masses would not understand or like it. They were correct, of course, but
they should NOT have cut it!
Damn the unwashed masses!
Thanks so much for digging that up! I have now seen
the entire film!
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.