Undescribable Perfection

Best movie ever!

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

There was a Time when Comic-Book Fans would Salivate at the Mere Mention of a Big-Screen (or small screen) Adaptation of Their Beloved Characters Leaving the Page and becoming Live-Action Movies.Even Low-Budget Quickies were cause for Anticipation. The Rewards, however, were usually not that Rewarding. "Swamp Thing" came about in 1982 about 10 Years after the Popular "Cult" Comic from Len Wein and Berni Wrightson. Wrightson's Artistic Style was a Perfect Fit for the Swampy, Atmospheric, and Off-Beat Character and was an Instant Hit.This Film Version does what it can and the Movie is Fun, Touching, Colorful, and Interesting. Despite the Limitations of Budget, Make-Up, and Technology this Curiosity is Worth a Watch.Watched in Context and with a Gleam in the Eye, it can be Enjoyed for what it is. Director Wes Craven Thankfully Forgoes the Vile Violence of His Previous Drive-In/Grindhouse Movies "The Last House on the Left" (1972) and "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) and shows His "Sensitive" Side.The Movie probably couldn't have turned out much better, Considering the Restraints of the Production and the Time Period and as it Stands it is somewhat of a "Cult" Movie, just like the Comic.Adrienne Barbeau Helps move the Movie to a Fan-Boy Favorite with Her Pin-Up Like Presence, but Her Performance is more than just Low-Cut and Wet T-Shirt Posing.The Ending with the "Monsters" Fisticuffs is Weak, with Louis Jordan Turning into something Less than a "Thing" and more of a Halloween Costume. But that bit of Goofiness Fails to Bring the Movie Down from its Respectable B-Movie Status.

After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster. Swamp Thing was directed by Wes Craven and came out on 1982 now the film has issues let's start with the bad things the last 30 minutes is were it falls apart in that dinner one of the main bad guys or whatever turns into a monster as well and he turns into a midget and the main villain Arcane turns into this TMNT Rat or something and the film turns from a Superman to a Superman III Power Rangers kind of film it just makes zero sense, there isn't enough action he never kills anyone except the guy that he crashed his head and it's neither horror or even has some R-Rating action except a nudity scene that's all. Now the good things there is good emotion in this film especially in that scene where he finds his sister's necklace and he remembers her and he starts crying or when he destroys the lab and turns cars and boats upside down, the acting is good, the villains were OK for the most part the little supporting kid did a pretty nice job. Overall a good movie for what it was nothing more really!!

Swamp Thing (1982) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Wes Craven's adaptation of the DC Comic isn't the greatest thing out there but I think there are enough campy moments to make it worth sitting through. Dr. Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan) is in the swamp trying to come up with a new chemical that would help vegetation grow when his new assistant (Adrienne Barbeau) arrives. The doctor comes under attack from a group wanting the formula and he's turned into the title character who must fight for the assistant he has fallen in love with. SWAMP THING was released with a thud but overtime I think people have somewhat warmed up to it. There's no question that the film falls short of being a "good movie" but considering what Craven had to work with I think it turned out okay. Craven has stated in interviews that he took the picture because he wanted to work with stars, the studio and with a budget. I can understand this but I think one of the problems with the picture is that there's really no look or style to it. I think Craven was so worried about creating a Hollywood picture that he really made a film that doesn't look like his and even worse is that the picture has a poor look to it. I think the action scenes are all poorly shot, executed and they've just got a cheap, fake look to them. I thought they were all poorly staged and there's just not any excitement or energy to them. Another problem is the music score by Harry Manfredini. Each time I hear a score from him after Friday THE 13TH it's a copy of that film's score. The borrowed cues from that just don't work well with this picture and it just sounds like it should be for a different movie. The performances are pretty good with Jourdan and Barbeau both doing fine work and their chemistry together works well. It was fun seeing David Hess with Craven and Nicholas Worth makes for a good villain. I did think the locations were good, the costume was cheap but effective and there's no question that the film has its own charm that comes from some of the campy moments. I think SWAMP THING could benefit from a remake but this film here holds up fairly well as a piece of 80s silly action.

A rather embarrassing film that offers nervous chuckles as it's biggest form of entertainment. With someone like Wes Craven, I expected at least a bit of suspense or terror. Instead I got a slapstick comedy that wasn't very funny. Luckily my love of monsters, bad movies, and the character in general, made me enjoy it enough. There are some great things. A badass female scientist puts up a fight before being taken. A large lumbering villain has a soft heart etc. It's just all too familiar, and the suit is atrocious for any age/budget. It just looked like one big human sized green condom with a face. By the end, we see Swamp Thing fight against a big ginger pig monster wielding a sword. At this point is seems like the film goes undirected.