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Swamp Thing (1981)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:18

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Unabashedly campy -- often to its detriment -- Swamp Thing is not without its charms, among them Adrienne Barbeau as the damsel in distress.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In an attempt to relieve the world of hunger, a group of scientists develop a chemical which causes things to grow at a prodigious rate. When the substance is spilled on one of the researchers, he... In an attempt to relieve the world of hunger, a group of scientists develop a chemical which causes things to grow at a prodigious rate. When the substance is spilled on one of the researchers, he becomes a foliage covered monster and abruptly moves into the local swamp. Based on the DC comic book. [More]

Starring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess

Starring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess

Director: Wes Craven

Director: Wes Craven

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Aug 1, 2000

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About as much fun as being lost in a swamp.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/04/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's awfully likeable and definitely has a so-bad-it's-good quality.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/13/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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10/26/07
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
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Oh yes, Adrienne Barbeau. Thanks for the memories.

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09/29/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The whole thing is merely silly and not much fun.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/16/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Short on thrills and laughs.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/16/07
Variety

Craven keeps the story moving at a sprint and writes some agonizingly (and probably intentionally) terrible dialogue.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Craven tries to do this 'veggie-man' horror in a suitable DC Comics style; and with Louis Jourdan as arch-villain 'Arcane', not to mention Adrienne Barbeau (Mrs John Carpenter) as the Thing's object of desire, he's definitely on the right track.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Dirty Good Fun

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01/24/06
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

It's Swamp Thing. It's not Swamp Hamlet or MacBeth Thing.

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08/20/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

No review available.

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07/21/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Comic book sludge hero trashes bad guys.

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12/28/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Nutty, scary and fun

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

One of those movies that fall somewhere between buried treasures and guilty pleasures.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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[The film] wants desperately to be funny and, from time to time, it is. However, you might wish it would trust the audience to discover the humor for itself.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times

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08/05/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
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09/20/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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07/16/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

A silly, campy comic book adaptation that gets the tone just right and has the good sense to cast Adrienne Barbeau's breasts.

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07/14/03
Blake Davis
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News

Silly cheesy fun from Wes Craven

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01/09/03
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Flipside Movie Emporium
 
 
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