The Nature’s Fury Blogathon is Here! – Day 1 Recap

After months of planning, days of fretting and untold cups of coffee, the Nature’s Fury Blogathon has finally arrived. I have a bumper crop of reviews for the first day of this three-day celebration of cinematic depictions of disaster and animal-induced mayhem.

It’s only the first day of the blogathon, but turnout has far exceeded my expectations. I’m honored to feature posts by such a diverse and talented bunch of bloggers, where Alfred Hitchcock and Werner Herzog rub elbows with Bert I. Gordon and Larry Cohen. I can’t thank everyone enough for participating.

Please peruse the following links, and be sure to tune in Sunday and Monday for recaps of days two and three!

Animal Attacks:

Jo Gabriel from The Last Drive-In treats us to a musical video tribute and nuanced review of The Birds (1963)

https://thelastdrivein.com/2016/06/18/natures-fury-blogathon-%f0%9f%90%9c-alfred-hitchcocks-the-birds-1963-melanie-daniels-as-metaphor-wanton-with-wings-what-are-you-i-think-youre-the-cause-of-all-this-i-think-youre-evil/

Isaac from Isaac’s Haunted Beard finds it hard to shake off Ticks (1993)

http://isaacshauntedbeard.blogspot.com/2016/06/tick-flick-ticks-1993-directed-by-tony.html

David Annandale challenges us with his review of The Monster that Challenged the World (1957)

https://davidannandale.com/2016/06/18/deep-horror-before-jaws-the-monster-that-challenged-the-world/

W.B. Kelso from Micro-Brewed Reviews monkeys around with Shakma (1990)

http://microbrewreviews.blogspot.com/search/label/Shakma

Antonio Lozada of Superantonio comments on Joan Collins vs. giant ants in Empire of the Ants (1977)

http://newsuperantonio.blogspot.com/2016/06/pre-dynasty-joan-collins-fights-some.html

Found Footage Critic looks at prehistoric predators in Extinction: Jurassic Predators (2014)

http://foundfootagecritic.com/extinction-jurassic-predators-2014/review/

The good folks at You’ve Got Red on You reviewed creepy crawly “thrill-omedy,” Arachnophobia (1990)

http://www.youvegotredonyou.com/#!RETRO-REVIEW-ARACHNOPHOBIA/c1bub/57604ec60cf23063aa8cf67c

Bill Smiley from Psychoplasmics reviews Larry Cohen’s Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

http://psychoplasmics.blogspot.com/2016/06/q-winged-serpent.html

Random Deinonychus from Terrible Claw Reviews takes a look at the delightfully wretched jaws rip-off, Tentacles (1977)

http://deinonychusreviews.blogspot.com/2016/06/tentacles-1977-natures-fury-blogathon.html

K.C. from A Classic Movie Blog warns us about intelligent ants in Phase IV (1974)

http://www.aclassicmovieblog.com/2016/06/meet-your-new-insect-overlords-saul.html

Lyz from And You Call Yourself a Scientist? examines the plausibility of War of the Insects (1968)

https://andyoucallyourselfascientist.com/2016/06/18/war-of-the-insects-1968/

Stabford Deathrage from Stabford Deathrage Shoots His Mouth Off tells us if Samuel L. Jackson and an arsenal of expletives are enough to combat Snakes on a Plane (2006)

http://stabforddeathrage.blogspot.com/2016/06/snakes-on-plane.html

Quiggy from The Midnite Drive-In stomps through a comparison of Gojira (1954) and Godzilla (1956)

http://midnitedrive-in.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-lizard-king.html

Thomas S. Flowers of Machine Mean tries not to get stung by The Black Scorpion (1957)

https://machinemean.org/2016/06/18/natures-fury-blogathon-the-black-scorpion-1957/

Yours truly from Cinematic Catharsis tries to explain what all the buzz is about with Irwin Allen’s The Swarm (1978)

 http://cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/2016/06/cinematic-dregs-swarm.html

I Fought Nature, and Nature Won:

Evan C. of From the Wastes reviews Mark Hamill’s post-apocalyptic eco-disaster movie Slipstream (1989)

https://fromthewastes11811.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/slipstream-it-doesnt-suck-nearly-as-much-as-you-might-think/

Steve from Down Among the "Z" Movies is up the creek with Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)

http://zerostarcinema.blogspot.com/2016/06/special-feature-natures-fury-blogathon.html

J.D. Lafrance of Radiator Heaven reviews Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic, The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

http://rheaven.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-day-after-tomorrow.html

William Meeker from Frisco Kid at the Movies teaches us we have much to fear from The Fog (1980)

http://friscokidtx.com/post/146109757954/natures-fury-in-john-carpenters-the-fog-1980

John L. Harmon of Tales from the Freakboy Zone explores the consequences of over-feeding your plant in his review of The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2016/06/freakboy-on-film-little-shop-of-horrors.html

Steve Bailey of Movie Movie Blog Blog takes a look at the meteor vs. Earth movie Deep Impact (1998)

https://moviemovieblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/deep-impact-1998-barely-makes-a-dent/

Silver Screenings takes us on a perilous ascent with a review of The Conquest of Everest (1953)

https://silverscreenings.org/2016/06/18/climbing-everest-1950s-style/

Amanda Garrett of Old Hollywood Films sweeps us away in her review of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com/2016/06/the-tornado-in-wizard-of-oz.html

Bubbawheat at Channel:  Superhero slogs through the first episode of the animated adventures of Swamp Thing (1990)

https://channelsuperhero.com/2016/06/18/swamp-thing-s01-e01/