Since the dawn of humanity, man has struggled with the forces of nature. Whether its flora or fauna, mankind is constantly pitted against Mother Earth. But sometimes it’s just downright unfair. Here are five cases of Man Versus (Freaks of) Nature.
Killers Plants – The Ruins
You’ve heard of venus fly traps? Well in The Ruins, five American friends on spring break find a plant that would make the venus fly trap soil its soil from jealousy. That’s right, deep in the jungles of Mexico, a species of plant has taken over an ancient, mysterious ruin, and it’s really, really hungry. It doesn’t help matters that the local villagers really don’t like trespassers. The green has never been more mean.
Killer Apes – Congo
Everyone loves apes. They’re just like people! But wait, did you ever stop and think that there may be giant, angry, homicidal apes trained to kill on site? Well there are. And a team of explorers find this tidbit out the hard way when they stumble upon the apes’ stomping grounds in the Congo. Not even Amy the talking gorilla can save everyone when these Donkey Kongs poke their ugly mugs into the proceedings.
Killer Lions – The Ghost and the Darkness
Lions suck. They’re carnivorous and they’re really just sons of bitches when you get down to it. But they’re just animals, right? Like, two lions won’t join forces to methodically and maliciously kill humans. WRONG. John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer), a military engineer in Africa finds this out the hard way. But he hires Charles Remington, (Michael Douglas) a big game hunter, and everything turns out fine. Right? RIGHT?
Killer Great White Shark – Jaws
You’ve probably never heard of this movie. But it concerns a big fish with an even bigger appetite. And by golly, he really likes New Englanders. I’ve heard they have a great mesquite flavor. Anyhoo, Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) teams up with a shark expert named Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and a piss ‘n’ vinegar fisherman named Quint (Robert Shaw) to (spoiler alert) blow up the shark.
Killers Dinosaurs – Jurassic Park
Deadly plants, apes, lions and great white sharks suck, but at least they’re not giant, deadly dinosaurs that went extinct millions of years ago. I mean, it would really, really suck if someone were to utilize the dino blood trapped in prehistoric, fossilized mosquitoes to clone the beasts and populate a theme park with them. They’d probably break out of their enclosures and eat people. Dr. Hammond, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT VIAL OF BLOOD???
So what are your favorite man vs. freaks of nature movies? Leave your comments below!