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The third entry, came from Finalist Despare.

"If you had to remove one horror film branded a classic from existence which one would be it be? What would the consequences be for contemporary horror films accordingly?"

"This is a tough question to answer for me because I love classic horror films. I suppose I would have to say, for the sake of the genre… 'Them!' While I’m a big fan of this movie and really think it’s a terrific giant creature flick it didn’t really revolutionize the genre. We already had 'King Kong', and even 'Godzilla' was released before 'Them!' so it didn't create the giant killer creature genre nor was it the first to address our fear of nuclear side effects. I guess what it all comes down to is impact and 'Them!' simply didn’t do enough for the genre that wasn’t done before. The 50’s were littered with mutant creature films and I consider 'Them!' to easily be one of the best but I think our genre would be ok without it."



And the esteemed presiding Judge's verdict to that answer was...

"I give him an 8. It seemed like he really thought about his response and took the time to do some research. Reward him, please."


CONGRATS DESPARE! YOU WIN 2 HPs (1 thrown in as Bonus) and a Shotgun with 8 shells!

Way to go with that excellent effort.