Find more Arrow Video reviews here.
“Mant! Half Man, Half Ant – All Terror!” Piranha,
Gremlins, Innerspace, The 'Burbs, Gremlins 2: The New
Batch, Small Soldiers – chances are you've seen one or all of these
Joe Dante films – but what about his 1993 ode to B-Movie showmanship Matinee?
Picture the scene: the year is 1962, the location – Key West, Florida – and the
Cuban Missile Crisis has struck fear into a nation. Paranoia is rife, if it's
not reds under the bed then it's the shared nightmare of an invading bomber
dropping Atomic destruction from the skies. This could be the last weekend of
their lives – so there's nothing left to do other than hit the Saturday matinee
showing of a brand new monster movie, in which atomic radiation and a bite from
an ant turn a shoe salesman into a giant, rampaging … Mant!
Click “READ MORE” below to continue the review and see more
screenshots…
Posts
