Creature from the Black Lagoon

Great soundtrack. Great underwater filming. Great costume. If you can see it in 3D, great 3D. It is a classic because people love it over the years!!!! See my full review of the trilogy here: https://www.otherworldlyculture.com/archives/5705

i liked this one a lot, i was a big fan of the creature. he was just a little guy and i was on his side

'Creature from the Black Lagoon' is an entertaining flick from 1954.

For a film made so long ago, it really does age nicely. Sure some of the ways used to bring the creature to life look a little dorky in patches, but for the most part I felt the required creepiness - especially via the creature's face. It has the feel of a very well made production, which is little surprise given it's a Universal production of course. I also like how it has a sense of knowledge to it, who knows if it all adds up but it sounds the part at least.

I enjoyed the cast, they all work well together onscreen. Richard Carlson, Julie Adams and Richard Denning are naturally the standouts, though I also found Nestor Paiva to be decent. Interesting to note that two people played the Gillman, with Ben Chapman on land and Ricou Browning underwater.

The start of a trilogy, I'm keen to check out the two sequels.

"I can tell you something about this place. The boys around here call it "The Black Lagoon" - a paradise. Only they say nobody has ever come back to prove it."

I truly have to find a way to watch Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D.

Anyway this was the first time rewatching the last true Universal Monster movie and it is still a blast. The fire stunt, the underwater scenes, the swimming, Julie Adams, Gill-man's theme song and the suit the used for the "creature". The suits truly looks amazing. So ahead of its time.

The story is cliché filled but what do you expect? The setting is great, the monster is classic, it is a slasher movie and it is just 80 minutes of pure fun. One of the best Universal Monster movies!

An early monster movie that is great if only because of the pretty bad special effects. Classic horror cinema

I don’t watch much of old films so I don’t have a lot to compare to but imagine the creature costume was pretty great for it’s time. It’s impressive to imagine somebody having to swim around in that suit and doing it well but someone did it.

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a fairly straight-forward horror film, but even sixty-five years later, it still works.

The movie plays on the fear of the unknown creature. Deep in the Amazon Rainforest, there might be some kind of ancient, half-fish-half-man horror that sets out to kill all humans who come into its territory. Maybe it even wants to steal away the women to continue living. That's a scary thought, in and of itself.

When you add that to the movie's best quality, the score, it makes for some truly chilling, truly tense scenes. The whole film is well done, especially for 1954. The set design is fully believable, and the acting is solid all around. Julie Adams specifically does a great job. Even gill-man's costume was relatively well done, especially for the time.

image 4/5 and sound 3/5 , 3D 4/5. A classic of the genre, surprising image quality and 3D

Simple story, good underwater photography, good acting, very well paced with good music to follow the terrifying atmosphere created by the monster.
The design of the monster is fantastic, taking in consideration that this film was made in the 50's.
Iconic film. Very enjoyable!