Silliest giant monster movies
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By Patrick Day and Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
In "Cloverfield," there's a huge -- something -- that's causing havoc among the denizens of New York.
They've been keeping the monster under wraps. And perhaps it's with good reason. Not all giant monsters are created equal. Giant lizards left us all quaking in our boots. Fifty-foot women? Well, maybe it scares Chris Matthews, but that's about it. Here are some of the least frightening giant things ever to grace the silver screen:
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
Yes, it was a parody, and a cheap one at that, but writer-director John De Bello really tapped into something when he came up with the idea of having ordinary household tomatoes grow to Danny DeVito-like proportions and proceed to slaughter humanity. It was produced for less than $100,000 and reveled in its badness, but somehow it has managed to stay relevant with multiple sequels and an animated series for kids. It didn't have the dream cast of its sequels (disgraced Congressman Gary Condit and George Clooney in the same movie?!?), but it had spunk.
In "Cloverfield," there's a huge -- something -- that's causing havoc among the denizens of New York.
They've been keeping the monster under wraps. And perhaps it's with good reason. Not all giant monsters are created equal. Giant lizards left us all quaking in our boots. Fifty-foot women? Well, maybe it scares Chris Matthews, but that's about it. Here are some of the least frightening giant things ever to grace the silver screen:
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
Yes, it was a parody, and a cheap one at that, but writer-director John De Bello really tapped into something when he came up with the idea of having ordinary household tomatoes grow to Danny DeVito-like proportions and proceed to slaughter humanity. It was produced for less than $100,000 and reveled in its badness, but somehow it has managed to stay relevant with multiple sequels and an animated series for kids. It didn't have the dream cast of its sequels (disgraced Congressman Gary Condit and George Clooney in the same movie?!?), but it had spunk.
