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Post by Owen Watkin on Feb 3, 2006 9:41:54 GMT 10
Creature from the Black Lagoon was made 1954, one of the best monster movies of it's time, staring Richard Carlson and Julie Adams, it tells the story of a scientific expedition traveling up the Amazon River that encounters a dangerous humanoid amphibious fish creature.
Has anybody else enjoyed Creature from the Black Lagoon?
It seems that a remake is due for release this year.
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Post by AJ on Feb 4, 2006 11:43:50 GMT 10
I've heard it of it but never saw it Owen. I wonder what the new version will be like.
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Post by astarte on Mar 2, 2006 10:19:45 GMT 10
Oh my goodness! What a great film this is! Another golden oldie that occasionally used to be on late at night on the Saturday night 'Creature Feature' on TV. A remake??? Oh dear...................... Do you know anything more about it?
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Post by Owen Watkin on Mar 2, 2006 14:25:12 GMT 10
No, Sorry Astarte, all I was that it was coming out some time latter this year.
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Post by astarte on Mar 2, 2006 15:45:47 GMT 10
Googled and found this: www.horrorchannel.com/index.php?name=Reviews&req=showcontent&id=700Written by Gary Ross The 1954 original Creature From the Black Lagoon is considered a watershed film for Universal's golden age of horror films. It featured what is still one of the most impressive monster designs to be seen on screen, a story that shows the dawn of intelligent script writing in horror, and characters that were actually believable. Fans of classic horror know that it's pretty much the be-all end-all of monster movies, and it’s pretty much untouchable in the cannon of Universal’s films. So of course, now that it’s the 21st century and digital technology is making the once unthinkable now immediately possible, they’re going to remake it. For a long time Spanish wonder Guillermo del Toro was attached to make it happen. Since he’s just a big geek who also happens to be a fantastic director, fans were more than happy to let him have his chance. Due to schedule conflicts, and most likely a rush by Universal to get the film done before horror starts loosing money again, del Toro has moved on. Enter a script by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasentville) that, instead of setting the story during the exploration of the Amazon as Del Toro had intended, takes place in the present time and features an excessive amount of modern day technology....... Click onto the link to read more.
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Post by Owen Watkin on Mar 6, 2006 12:15:41 GMT 10
Great Info Astarte, Thanks.
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Post by astarte on Mar 6, 2006 12:34:41 GMT 10
You're welcome Owen, but the news of a remake doesn't exactly fill me with glee. :?
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Post by zenskeptic on Apr 19, 2006 2:15:19 GMT 10
Usually remakes butcher the original. I think we've taken a step backwards with some of the CGI movies. Some of them look terrible. I love Creature From The Black Lagoon.
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