HORROR TEN SPOT: My Favorite Man Vs. Animal Flicks

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by Jake Dee Jan. 27, 2012

HORROR TEN SPOT: My Favorite Man Vs. Animal Flicks

The world's newfound geriatric action hero, Liam Nesson, continues his ass-kicking ways this weekend in Joe Carnahan's THE GREY. The film, falling firmly under the man-vs-animal survivalist subgenre, has been garnering far better reviews than you might expect from a late January release. I know The Arrow (read his review) and E.Dub loved it, as did our gal Marcey. But if their endorsements aren't enough to make you want to run out catch THE GREY in theaters, we thought it might help if we highlight the best of its contemporaries. Or, if more accurate, its predecessors. We all know the man-vs-animal motif is an ancient old one, done to great effect in some examples, laughably gauche in others. The following countdown fetes the former...from Hitchcock to Spielberg...from the words of Mamet to William Goldman...here now are the Top Ten cinematic man-vs-animal efforts. Enjoy!



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SilverSteele
6:55PM on 01/27/2012 Add as a friend | MFC profile
No love for Rogue or Razorback? Let's face it: the Aussies know how to make a good killer animal tale. Otherwise, great list!
No love for Rogue or Razorback? Let's face it: the Aussies know how to make a good killer animal tale. Otherwise, great list!
 
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Bigger Boat
4:10PM on 01/27/2012 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Good list! I'm assuming a top 15 list would include Deadly Eyes, Venom, Savage Harvest, Razorback and that Peter Weller vs Rat flick I can't name . . .
Good list! I'm assuming a top 15 list would include Deadly Eyes, Venom, Savage Harvest, Razorback and that Peter Weller vs Rat flick I can't name . . .
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SilverSteele
6:56PM on 01/27/2012 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I think the movie is "Of Unknown Origin". Never saw it, but it's been sitting on my Netflix queue forever.
I think the movie is "Of Unknown Origin". Never saw it, but it's been sitting on my Netflix queue forever.
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