Creature From Black Lake

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nick s @Nick_S 08/20/2024 Low quality stuff. I don't think even slasher fans will get much satisfaction from this lackluster production. See more Andy B @RT49744558 05/06/2024 After a hunter is killed by the mysterious swamp monster, two students from Chicago head down to investigate. There's nothing about this film that is particularly surprising and it proceeds as a fairly standard monster movie. The two main characters (bizarrely named Pahoo and Rives) are genial and the attempts at humour are well done - the chicken joke in particular. When they interview the locals, their stories are told in flashback, which breaks the film up and makes it more effective. The main fault of the film is that the tone is inconsistent. After the opening scene, there is a huge delay before anything else happens with the monster. This prevents any build up of fear or suspense. The two main characters get on well, until an argument about Vietnam which comes out of the blue and is resolved too quickly to make it anything substantial. The monster is clearly a man in a suit, though the photography keeps it mostly partially seen - which is a good choice. The final scenes are standard - though it's nice to see characters actually calling for help. Overall, it won't win any Oscars, but if you've got a spare couple of hours, it's not bad company.! See more Daniel H @nihilhonestum 02/01/2024 Watching this on RCM app bundled in on Samsung TV. Looks like they've digitised and enhanced the film stock from the OG 76'er. Cool to see stuff from the 70s. Traditional horror narrative. See more William C @RT09316960 10/09/2023 An attempt to cash in on the whole "Boggy Creek" craze from the 70's, this movie suffers from a poor script and the most ridiculous looking "creature" I have ever seen. Ugh. See more 03/25/2015 A movie that proves less is more. This is a really good bigfoot movie. Maybe the best. Sure there's a lot to complain about, but it has humor and some genuine scares. A scene that really stands out to me is the flashback scene where the family are having a picnic and they're attacked by the monster. Usually in movies like this you get a POV shot or it's filmed at night, but having the monster attack in a setting that seems safe makes the scene more scary. There's a lot of humor, too. It's good when movies like this don't take themselves too seriously. My only complaint is the ending leaves you wanting more. See more 02/19/2015 i love this movie. it is the best ever bigfoot film. i saw it at a drive-in during the summer of 1976 which was the perfect time and place to watch this film. i was fourteen years old at the time. this film has a great cast. it has great characters. it has suspense. it has humor. the outstanding cast includes jack elam, dub taylor and bill thurman. the camera work is by the legendary dean cundey (halloween, 1978). this is the perfect drive-in movie. this is the perfect big foot/skunk ape movie. See more Read all reviews

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