Creature from the Black Lagoon with Richard Carlson: DVD Cover
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Creature from the Black Lagoon Director: Jack Arnold Cast: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno

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  • DVD Release Date: 07/24/2007
  • Original Release: 1954
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 15,525

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Features

"Back to the Black Lagoon"; Feature commentary with film historian Tom Weaver; Production photographs; Theatrical trailers; Cast and filmmakers; Production notes

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Scene Index

Side #1
0. Chapter List
1. Main Titles [1:11]
2. In the Beginning [2:56]
3. In Brazil [6:19]
4. An Attack [5:23]
5. The Dig [4:28]
6. The Black Lagoon [7:35]
7. A Solitary Swim [4:25]
8. The Net [1:50]
9. Big Game Hunt [8:49]
10. Poison Water [4:02]
11. Night Watch [4:17]
12. The Creature Attacks [1:00]
13. Captured [3:09]
14. Breakout [3:24]
15. Trapped [15:20]
16. Abducted [2:31]
17. In the Grotto [1:56]
18. End Titles [:27]

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Editorial Reviews

Universal Pictures introduced audiences to yet another classic movie monster with this superbly crafted film, originally presented in 3-D. The story involves the members of a fossil-hunting expedition down a dark tributary of the mist-shrouded Amazon, where they enter the domain of a prehistoric, amphibious "Gill Man" -- possibly the last of a species of fanged, clawed humanoids who may have evolved entirely underwater. Tranquilized, captured, and brought aboard, the creature still manages to revive and escape -- slaughtering several members of the team -- and abducts their sole female member (Julie Adams), spiriting her off to his mist-shrouded lair. This sparks the surviving crewmen to action -- particularly those who fancy carrying the girl off themselves. Director Jack Arnold makes excellent use of the tropical location, employing heavy mists and eerie jungle noises to create an atmosphere of nearly constant menace. The film's most effective element is certainly the monster itself, with his pulsating gills and fearsome webbed talons. The creature was played on land by stuntman Ben Chapman and underwater by champion swimmer Ricou Browning -- who was forced to hold his breath during long takes because the suit did not allow room for scuba gear. The end result was certainly worth the effort, proven in the famous scene where the Gill Man swims effortlessly beneath his female quarry in an eerie ballet -- a scene echoed much later by Steven Spielberg in the opening of Jaws. Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

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Creature from the Black Lagoonby Anonymous

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October 01, 2002: This is a famous fifties horror flick that?s a little too cheesy to be a classic, but is still highly enjoyable. Despite a really undercooked cosmic appetizer to begin, the plot and narration stay tastefully tense throughout. The overall production is surprisingly good, especially on details. The underwater footage is great: visibility is excellent but is clearly an authentic riverine location, and the creature never looks stupid or contrived in his natural element. Scuba divers will enjoy the actors? use of vintage aqualung and swim equipment, and further appreciate that the stuntman who played the creature (professional diver Ricou Browning) is an exceptionally powerful swimmer who held his breath for up to 4 minutes a shot to eliminate tell-tale air bubbles. The ?scientific? expedition to research the creature is laughably unscientific, but does provide some uncluttered action, as well as a heavy-handed dramatic counterpoint between leading men scientists Richard Carlson and Richard Denning. They both look pretty buffed out for scientists, anyway. Leading lady scientist Julie Adams screams too much and stands around scared too much, but she wins the swimsuit event hands (claws) down and does an Esther Williams mini-routine for the underwater camera. No wonder the Devonian fish man wants her, but we see his huge and hideous hand groping up gunwales, riverbanks, or portholes too many times, already. In spite of those horrible hands, gasping ichthyoidal mouth, and occasional mayhem on surface-dwellers, most viewers probably empathize with the creature. All he wanted was to be left alone with the girl.

This review was written about the VHS edition.

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October 26, 2000: If you liked this movie, you will love the DVD edition. The nearly 40 min. behind the scenes of the Creature films is great. The other production extras are super as well. The movie itself looks very sharp. Only drawback is that it is not in widescreen.