IMDb plot summary: A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
Directed by Jack Arnold. Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, and Richard Denning.
Creature from the Black Lagoon follows a group of archaeologists and marine biologists who discover a fossil unlike anything they've ever found and set out into the remote lagoon to try and find the rest of it. Of course, it turns out that some of those creatures still exist and that our adventuring party could be in danger from them. I'd never actually gotten around to seeing this monster classic, and it's a pretty solid one. The creature design is definitely a little "human in a monster suit"-ish, but it sells it well, and the many scenes of just a shadow on the wall or just one webbed hand poking out of the water do a good job of building the tension. I also appreciate how short it is, just long enough to play around with the creepy premise and then move on its way. I do wish there had been more interesting characterization for our humans. There was opportunity for some much more compelling examples of in-fighting or working toward opposite means of capture, but it mostly teased that possible and just went right back to showing creatures. Still, it was a fun watch, and I had a good time with it.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Creature From the Black Lagoon > VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry
Creature From the Black Lagoon < The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Creature From the Black Lagoon > Rachel Getting Married
Creature From the Black Lagoon < Waking Ned Devine
Creature From the Black Lagoon > American Teen
Creature From the Black Lagoon > Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Creature From the Black Lagoon < Just Imagine
Creature From the Black Lagoon < Cake
Creature From the Black Lagoon < The Happening
Creature From the Black Lagoon < The Hustler
Creature From the Black Lagoon > Hulchul
Creature From the Black Lagoon < Trick 'r Treat
Final spot: #1307 out of 3994, or 67%.
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