It was fun and kind of embarrassing at the same time. There's also a lot of jump scares which surprised me, one particular scene actually made me jump. It makes sense of course, but an unexpected amount of run time was used watching people swimming.
#Creature from the black lagoon movie#
This movie also features a lot of swimming, like a LOT of swimming. The Universal Monsters have finally been made into 6 inch scale figures Jada presents Creature from the Black Lagoon figure based on the classic 1954 film. Universal never forgot about the creature, either. And it gives you everything fans of classics love including dramatic horns blasting, extreme closeups of everything we're supposed to be afraid of (even if we've already seen it a few times), lots of suspense, mounting dread and even a touch of romance. The most recent example was The Meg which had a team of scientists, led by the strapping and sharp-jawed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, as well as a financier (who was villainized for prioritizing finances), who venture into unexplored territory in search of a monstrous shark.Ĭreature from the Black Lagoon is a quality classic horror. Sound familiar? It's because this original plot has since been recycled by countless movies since.
This classic features a team of scientists, and a financier (who is villainized for prioritizing finances), who venture into previously unexplored territory in search of a monstrous creature. Well-acted and directed, and with Bud Westmore's brilliantly designed monster, Creature From The Black Lagoon remains an enduring tribute to the imaginative genius of its Hollywood creators. And in true 50's Hollywood fashion, the heroine had little ability to defend herself and had to rely on all the strapping sharp-jawed men to protect her from the dangers of the world. Chief scientist (Richard Carlson) then launches a crusade to rescue his assistant ans cast the ominous creature back to the depths from where he came. Gillman is similar to other monsters (think King Kong) in that he has the hots for the heroine. The game's theme is 1950s drive-in theater. It is loosely based on the movie of the same name. From Mark's obsessive interest in David to phallic Gill-Man to the murky white underwater gas, Creature From the. Flash') and released by Midway (under the Bally brand name). Another classic Universal Monsters filled to the brim with homoerotic undertones.
This monster, called The Gillman, was brought to the big screen by Jack Arnold, who directed many other monster movies of the time. Creature from the Black Lagoon is a pinball machine designed by John Trudeau ('Dr. From the Amazon's forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black LagoonĬreature from the Black Lagoon is one of the best, and turned out to be the last, of the Universal monsters from the 1950's.
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