… then it must be “Margie is off playing D&D and I’m watching movies and doing fun stuff” Night.
Jeez, The Mummy was a fun movie. Action, horror, humor, romance, and faboo score by Jerry Goldsmith — it’s Indiana Jones Meets the Mummy, and I mean that in the best possible way. Everyone in the cast does a fine job, and it makes for just plain ol’ good watching. For sheer, mindless entertainment value, this one would make it on my Desert Island list.
And, frankly, so is Them!. It’s the grand-daddy of all Giant Radioactive Mutant Critter flicks, with a fine cast that can actually keep a straight face. And, frankly, I grew up with those storm drains in LA, and I could well believe that colonies of giant ants could be lurking down there …
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Every now and then, a car passing me on the freeway will have a window that’s not quite closed, and the whistling it makes sounds just like a giant ant! Creepy.