To me, this movie is perfection.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Absolutely smashing movie, don't take it too serious and you'll enjoy it

This movie could some people out of going for a swim. This a very scary movie. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. Lake Placid 2 is scarier. But still this is one of the scariest movie to come out before 2007. Two crocodiles show in a lake this not know to have crocodiles. This a very scary movie. If this movie does not scary you then no movie will scary you. This a great horror movie. Bill Pullman is a great actor. Bridget Fonda is a great actress. Oliver P.l.a.t.t is a great actor. Brendan G.l.e.e.s.o.n is a great actor. Betty White is a great actress. David l.e.w.i.s is a great actor. This movie is a must see. Lake Placid 3 is a scarier. But still this a great movie.

Spoiler Alert! I caught this film on sci-fi and remember some scenes and I got to tell you I'll always remember the opening scene where the diver gets bitten in half. I like this film for being a cheaper monster film. The sequels were horrible and nowhere near as entertaining as this film. The only thing I didn't like was Bridget Fonda's acting. If she was killed off earlier I think I would of liked it a lot better. I also liked the scene where that guy gets his head bitten off by the gator in all honesty I didn't even see that coming. This really isn't too bad for being a sci-fi film and I give it a 6 out of 10 because it's still the best alligator film I've ever seen.

If I had to pick one movie that I believe jettisoned the current craze for schlocky creature features to where it's at now, it would be 1999's "Lake Placid." Full of ridiculous characters, gory killings, and a cameo from Betty White in which she swears not like one but several sailors, it paved the way for today's fun B-movies in the vein of "Sharknado" and pretty much any film in the Asylum catalog. A group of investigators are called to a remote lake in Maine after the mysterious death of a police officer occurs in the usually calm waters. Upon arriving, the team discovers that a crocodile has somehow made its way into the lake and is feeding on anything big enough to satisfy its appetite... whether it be animal or human. Where did the beast come from and how can they stop it before it kills again?"Lake Placid" boasts an ensemble cast of actors who looking back now would consider this slumming it by how they're viewed today. Bill Pullman portrays one of the crocodile hunters and puts forth every effort to take the material seriously. Bridget Fonda is a paleontologist who delivers an emotional performance completely unnecessary for such a lighthearted adventure romp. Brendan Gleeson plays the local sheriff and you'd never know he would grow into such a respected British thespian of cinema. Oliver Platt fully embraces his role as an eccentric rich boy obsessed with the oversized scaly lizards."Lake Placid" is rated R for violent creature attacks and related gore, and for language. There's no nudity but plenty of conversations about sex and innuendos. If you have a weak stomach when it comes to on screen carnage, you might find yourself hurrying to close your eyes at points. Clocking in at an hour and twenty-two minutes, "Lake Placid" is a great example of the term "less is more." It doesn't overstay its welcome and accomplishes what it wants to within its run time. I think its legacy of made-for-TV sequels speaks for its appeal to monster movie enthusiasts who enjoy a little humor and cheese with their severed limbs and decapitated heads.