Very well executed

Very Cool!!!

To me, this movie is perfection.

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

I respect Creature from the Black Lagoon for being one of the Universal Horror Classics, but it's actually not that good. The story is just too thin and the blaring horns in the soundtrack are more annoying than frightening. Gill-man's costume still looks great, though, and the underwater scenes are impressive. I'm glad I saw it, but I probably won't watch it again.

Creature From The Black LagoonUnlike as its genre suggests it isn't scary or frightening at all even though the attempt is admirable and the background score work in its favour and addition to that what's appreciative here is that somehow they have managed to pull off the vision considering the restrictions or constrictions in visuals or technology. Creature From The Black Lagoon stands apart in respect to those Dark Universal features and yet is one of them for it doesn't just focuses only on an individual characters but gives enough range to each and every characters floating around the primary ones which shows the excellence in writing and even execution. The creature that was supposed to scare the bejesus out of the audience fails on so many level that it feeds only on its primary objective directed to it for it isn't saved by a performance like Boris Karloff or Lon Chaney. Creature From The Black Lagoon is intriguing enough for the audience to invest in it and even though it may not win them the whole package back it won't get petty or childish which was easily possible.

I had seen most of the obvious monsters from Universal Studios: Dracula, Frankenstein, his Monster and the Bride and The Wolf Man, often counted among the iconic Universal Monsters is the one in this movie, I'm glad I finally got to watching it, directed by Jack Arnold (It Came from Outer Space, The Incredible Shrinking Man). Basically a fossilised skeletal hand with webbed fingers is uncovered on a geology expedition in the Amazon, it is from the Devonian period, and is evidence of a direct link between land and sea animals. Expedition leader Dr. Carl Maia (Antonio Moreno) leaves his two assistants to stay in camp while he visits his friend and former student, ichthyologist Dr. David Reed (Richard Carlson). While Dr. Maia is away, a piscine amphibious humanoid, the same species of creature from which the fossil originated, becomes curious of the camp, the sudden appearance of the creature frightens the two assistants, they panic and attack, the enraged creature kills them both. Dr. Reed works at an aquarium in California, but more recently has spent time at Maia's marine biology institute in Brazil, Reed persuades his financially minded boss Dr. Mark Williams (Richard Denning), to fund a return expedition to the Amazon to search for the remainder of the skeleton. The group board tramp steamer Rita, captained by crusty Lucas (Nestor Paiva); David, Carl and Mark are accompanied by Reed's girlfriend and colleague Kay Lawrence (Julie Adams), and scientist Dr. Edwin Thompson (Whit Bissell). They arrive at the camp and discover Maia's assistants have been killed, they continue and excavate the area the fossil was discovered, with nothing found, Mark is ready to give up, but David suggests that thousands of years ago the skeleton could have fallen into the water and taken downriver, being broken up by the current. Lucas says the stream empties into a lagoon, he calls it the "Black Lagoon", a paradise from which no one has ever returned, the scientists decide to risk it, unaware that the amphibious creature, the "Gill Man" (Ricou Browning in water, Ben Chapman on land), is watching them. Taking an interest in the beautiful Kay, the creature follows the Rita downriver to the Black Lagoon, once there David and Mark go diving to find more fossils. When they return, Kay decides to go swimming in the lagoon, she is stalked by the Gill Man, the creature does briefly get caught up in the ship's drag lines, but it manages to escape, but it does leave behind a claw, revealing its existence. The group have a few more encounters with the Gill Man, who claims the lives of Lucas's crew, until eventually it is captured and locked in a cage on the ship. When Edwin, who was guarding the cage, is distracted, the creature manages to escape, it attacks Edwin, severing his face, the creature is driven away when Edwin smashes a lantern. Following this incident, David decides they should return to civilisation, but the lagoon entrance has been blocked by fallen logs, placed by the Gill Man, trapping the ship. While the others attempt to remove the logs, Mark is mauled to death underwater battling with the creature, it is then able to kidnap Kay and take her to its cavern lair. David, Lucas, and Carl chase the creature and discover the cavern, Kay is rescued, and the group fire at the Gill Man, it is is riddled with many bullets before it retreats to the lagoon and sinks into the watery depths. Also starring Bernie Gozier as Zee and Henry A. Escalante as Chico. I agree with the critics that this movie is dated, the acting and script are lousy, if you have the 3D effects they are pretty pointless, and the special effects are naff, it is obvious the monster is just a bloke in a rubber suit, but it does actually deliver some nervy moments, especially with the fear of what lurks beneath (like Jaws), the Gill Man definitely deserves his inclusion in the monsters hall of fame, not just as an enjoyable cult movie, an all-time classic horror. Very good!

One of my favorites among the universal monster flicks, second only to James Whale's original Frankenstein. This film has a bit more of a B movie tone than some of the other (original) films in the canon, but the pacing is swift, and the underwater work remains a marvel even now. Ricou Browning, who played Gillman during the swimming sequences, really created a unique, almost lyrical flow to the way the creature swam, adding a very inhuman element. Really fantastic work. The suit also was a work of brilliance--I don't think there's been a more gorgeous work of costume design before or since! The rest of the performances range from fine to eh, to okay--but that's not what we watch to a flick like this for anyway! Also the score leaves a bit to be desired, but overall the film is oodles of 50s charm. If you think you'd be interested in this film, and are a fan of fun B-creature features, absolutely you need to see this one. It is well worth your time. Check it out!