The Relic (1997) vs. Mimic (1997)

[Leslie Dame]

Monster Movie Battle. Which one is your favorite?

vs

[DR Herbert West]

Mimic

[CreasyBear]

Relic. I've always loved that film and it's one of the films where Hyams dark natural cinematography works to the films advantage. Mimic is fun, but it's always felt somewhat compromised.

[Chaotic]

The Relic

[Monterey Jack]

Both are fun monster movies, but even in its compromised form, Mimic is superior.

[Michael24]

The Relic. Never cared at all for Mimic.

[Damon1281]

Mimic. The Relic is just the same old same old.

[Leonidas King]

Interesting poll. I can't pick cause I love both.

a 4K for both would be a dream.

[Gizz]

I remember seeing Mimic in the cinema back in the summer of 98 here in the UK. Both are great monster films but I got to go with Mimic.

[Beckford]

"Mimic" took a good concept and managed to put me to sleep with it. "The Relic" on the other hand, kept me wide awake and riveted from start to finish.

[AKORIS]

I like both, went with MIMIC

[Socko]

The Relic.
I do love both movies, but Stan Winston’s monster outshines the cockroach

[Chaotic]

Rewatched The Relic last night. Still intense as hell. Just wish it wasnt so dark (not surprised considering the director).

[jess1581]

Mimic, but The Relic is also good stuff. Two kick ass monster movies.

[drb124]

I’d have to rewatch them. I remember liking and owning both. Though I would prefer Sorvino over Miller as leads.

[thecooldud]

Mimic is something of a classic.

The Relic... isn't.

[Gmamalis6]

Both films are creepy but Mimic is a little more suspenceful.

[Verisimilitude1984]

I watched Mimic last night after many years. I remember sort of dismissing it around the time it came out, didn't dislike it but wasn't blown away either. It is beautifully shot I can see now, with nice performances throughout. I watched the Director's Cut with the added 6 minutes.

I need to watch Relic again now before I vote. In my mind, I was thinking Relic but we shall see...

Update:

OK, so a few days later I got round to watching The Relic again. The last time I watched it was last year, so reasonably familiar. However, I couldn't believe how dark the picture was! Overall, it's a good film with good performances but I think my vote has to go for Mimic for the story, cinematography, performances and the monster. Maybe it's a mood thing, because I actually remembered liking The Relic more, but Mimic has my vote.

[kylor]

Mimic.

[originalHDphantom]

The Relic. Can't go wrong with that Hyams picture.