Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:22
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
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... [More]
Starring: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno
Director: Jack Arnold
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Reviews for Creature from the Black Lagoon
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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This adventure has no depth. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Very neat Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Creepy underwater horror flick. Ahead of its time.
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Incluindo um curioso subtexto ecológico, o filme envelheceu bem: pode até não assustar como na época de seu lançamento, mas continua interessante.
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2/5 |
Great monster suit. Not much of a movie
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4/5 |
One of the best of the 1950's creature features. (By a long shot.)
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Tremendous chilling fun, whether in 3-D or no. And Julia Adams is still hot in that swimsuit.
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Its solitary aim was to exploit the viewer's fear of the unknown. Full Review |
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April 14, 2009:
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May 05, 2008:
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October 20, 2005:
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