Five to Watch - Monster Movies

With “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” rocking it at the Box Office, it’s time to look at more monster movies. And I will only pick those monster movies that I think I better then most people think they are, or maybe you’ve never heard of them. Here are five films I think are not as well-known or deserve more attention. And I think you should definitely give them a shot.

Arachnophobia
A species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to the US and starts to breed and kill. If you weren’t afraid of spiders, you will be after seeing this film. I think it’s one of the most underrated films in the genre, it’s such a strong thriller. And you will see and feel spiders everywhere once you watched “Arachnophobia”. There is going to be a remake, but I don’t see why. This is a perfectly good film.

Rogue
An American journalist is on an assignment in the Australian outback. He, and a group of tourists, encounter a man-eating crocodile while being trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island. The thought of that little island flooding soon, is really scary. Because you know that all those people have to get into the water at some point. It’s not the best acted film and the special effects don’t always convince, but it’s a pretty terrifying film that always keeps me on the edge of my seat.

Slither
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters. It’s a film directed by James Gunn and one of the better not-so-known horror flicks featuring creatures. It’s pretty gory, yet very humorous.

Lake Placid
A gigantic crocodile is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine. I always watch this movie when it’s on television. It’s entertaining and a movie you shouldn’t take too seriously. And it has Betty White in it, which is always a plus!

Tremors
Natives of a small isolated town, defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one. The film can be compared to “Slither” somehow, a creature feature with humor in it. I love Michael Gross in this film (he’s the dad from “Family Ties”).

Top 5 Thursday: Movies That Make You Stay Out of the Water

I used to be a swimmer. A good one. But in the pool. I was never that keen on the ocean, although I did snorkel when I was in Galapagos. It’s stepping out of my comfort zone. The not knowing what goes on below and the unpredictability of the water just scares me a little bit. And there are many movies that make you stay out of the water, for various reasons. Here are my five favorites.

5. Deep Blue Sea
I wouldn’t take a job in a laboratory that is in the middle of the freakin’ ocean and surrounded by extremely smart sharks.

4. Piranha
Being killed by a shark is terrible, but I think piranha’s are even worse. Those little sharp teeth all over your body. It’s a slow death, or even no death and just pain and missing body parts.

3. Open Water
You’re in for the trip of your life, you go scuba diving, see the most beautiful underwater world. But then the boat leaves without you and leaves you in the middle of the ocean. Isn’t that a nightmare? That’s why “Open Water” makes you think twice about diving in the deep sea.

2. Lake Placid
Lakes aren’t safe either. Because many of them have crocodiles or alligators in them. Okay, not as big as the crocodile in “Lake Placid”, but they are super dangerous. Because once a croc gets you, he won’t let go. The death role you know.

1. Jaws
Off course this is number one. Because of this movie, almost everyone is afraid of sharks. Even though “Jaws” is everything but realistic, the movie gives me the chills even after seeing it so many times. The moments where you don’t see the shark are probably more scary then the moments where you do see him.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, It Follows, Deep Rising, Anaconda, The Perfect Storm, All is Lost, Rogue