Comments on: Oh, the Humanity — Fighting Off “The Swarm”

By: John M.Whalen

John M.Whalen — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:45:08 +0000

Medusa, So this is how you pay homage to Oscar winning screenwriter Stirling Silliphant? Dredging up this golden turkey? For shame! I saw Stirling on a TV interview discussing The Swarm. He admitted it was a bust. But he could joke about it. He summed it up this way. "We learned one thing. A bee ain't a shark." There's great dialog in The Swarm. And one of the best lines was spoken by Widmark. Speaking of the killer bees he says, "In any military engagment, I always assume the enemy is of equal intelligence."Still looking forward to your promised look at Silliphant's career. JMW

By: Jenni

Jenni — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:35:50 +0000

Thanks for an entertaining read this a.m.! I especially howled with laughter at the first two websites devoted to The Swarm that you listed. I was saddened to hear about Richard Widmark's passing. I remember very clearly watching him push that helpless wheelchair bound woman down those stairs and hearing that crazy, creepy laugh when I was 10 years old and The Big Show, from WTOL Toledo, OH was showing the movie after school. I am glad that Mr. Widmark managed to have a varied acting career and didn't get typecast playing psychopathic creeps!It doesn't seem to me that there are many actors anymore who have that same depth and sincerity in portraying characters.

By: RHS

RHS — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:34:15 +0000

I love The Swarm... the body count of that thing is unbelievable! I mean, any movie that has the temerity to waste three old timers it's spent an hour portraying as deeply adorable has got the right idea. I mean, disaster-wise.