Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
85 %
Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 22 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Synopsis: A research team digging in the Amazon comes across the fossilized hand of a human fish creature. That night, the creature emerges from the swamp to kill. So begins one of the more recognizable classics of the science fiction and horror genres. Shot originally in 3-D, this has been a late-night... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva
Director: Jack Arnold
Screenwriter: Harry Essex, Arthur Ross
Producer: William Alland
Composer: Herman Stein, Hans J. Salter, Milton Rosen, Henry Mancini, Robert Emmett Dolan
Screenwriter: Harry Essex, Arthur Ross
Producer: William Alland
Composer: Herman Stein, Hans J. Salter, Milton Rosen, Henry Mancini, Robert Emmett Dolan
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Imbued with great atmosphere by director Jack Arnold, the film is genuinely frightening, but also elicits a certain amount of pathos for the creature.
09/26/07
The underwater sequences were excellently shot by Havens, and the make-up for the half man, half fish was a masterful creation by Bud Westmore and Jack Keven.
09/26/07
Jack Arnold has a flair for this sort of thing, and if there really is anything frightening about a man dressed up in a rubber suit with zippers where the gills ought to be, Arnold comes close to finding it.
09/26/07
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The routine story is mightily improved by Arnold's sure sense of atmospheric locations and by the often sympathetic portrait of the monster.
02/09/06
As directed by Jack Arnold, the film suffers from silly stretches of dialogue and wooden acting, but the underwater footage is still beautiful, and Adams radiates a strong, sexy screen presence.
11/01/04
Incluindo um curioso subtexto ecológico, o filme envelheceu bem: pode até não assustar como na época de seu lançamento, mas continua interessante.
07/28/03
Tremendous chilling fun, whether in 3-D or no. And Julia Adams is still hot in that swimsuit.
07/26/02
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