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Summary: All fans of animal menace films stay away
Review: Recently, after watching Deep Blue Sea, I ... rented Lake Placid, a movie about a really big crocodile from Asia (They never explain how he got there) and his menace to society. Or at least, that is what you think before you see it. This movie now holds the record for least deaths in a 90's animal disaster movie, which is 2. Thats right, only 2 people die in the movie. I dont know about you but that seems a bit low. The brave and wierd people who come to study this big croc are your typical group of misfits, a game and fish warden, the whining main female researcher, the insane repile scientest, and the fat sherrif who wants to shoot his really big gun throughout the entire film. The action is pretty dull in this movie, you get to see a croc eaten, the swearing grandma feed the croc, see croc try to eat helecopter (A tribute to Jaws II no doubt). The only thrilling moment is when one of the main charachters comes face to face with the big croc in the lake and has to escape (Quite thrilling!) The croc effects are fairly good, although they are not as good as the movie "Alligator". Overall, this movie made me dissapointed. It has some funny moments but that cant save it. The good: Some funny moments, some thrilling moments, Good scenery The bad: Only 2 people die, not enough action, charachters are really dumb (They scuba dive in the lake looking for the croc) And the Ugly: Too short, dissapointing
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Summary: Unashamedly Formula
Review: If you follow a tried and true plot formula, where a giant <insert animal> appears in <insert unlikely location> and proceeds to eat people, you are totally free to spend all yout time working out amusing dialog and entertaining interactions for your characters. That's precisely what Lake Placid does. Whether it's the sheriff's classification of everyone he meets by their type of rudeness, or Betty White's hilariously foul mouth, you're bound to find some part of the movie that appeals to your sense of humor. Plus there's a giant crocodile. What could be better?
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Summary: A Good Monster Show!
Review: If you like good monster shows this is your movie to see. There is definitely some very good acting. Betty White plays a
very good role. But this show is definitely in the hands of the big alligator. The special effects that are used on the alligator
make this movie all the more scary. The scene with the skin diver being taken by the alligator was well shot. I also like the night scene in the lake. This would definitely encourage
you not to swim in lakes at night. This is without question a scary movie that you will enjoy watching.Buy it,you will not be
dissapointed.
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Summary: Surprisingly entertaining...
Review: This came out around the same time as Deep Blue Sea (I rued the day I saw that clunker), and proved to be infinitely more entertaining. The sight of a huge croc (or is it gator?--gee, I dunno...) in a rural lake is nifty, the juxtaposition of a big monster and a kind-of love story (Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda) is neat, the goofy mad scientist (Oliver Platt) is pretty cool, and Betty White is an absolute hoot. There is real humor here, and this is a very nice mix of laughs and--well, I wouldn't exactly say chills, but at least some halfway decent gasps here and there. Good job, ...
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Summary: funny movie
Review: see this its gorey funny adventures good acting seee this right now buy it
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Summary: Not worth it!!!!!
Review: This movie would have been O.K if it weren't for that sorry ending. I think it was stupid that they chose not to kill a crocodile of that size. By the time the ending came, and the credits started rolling I just knew that wasn't the end. I was so disappointed in "Lake Placid" that I couldn't wait to take that tape back to blockbuster. Betty White does make it kind of funny but, the movie as a whole [isn't very good]. I still can't get over the fact that at the end all they show you is the crocodile being drugged up, strapped to the back of an 18 wheeler, and driven down the road. I guess they were taking it to a lab to be tested. What sense does that make so, that by the time they get to their destination the drugs could have worn off the crocodile, he gets off the 18 Wheeler, eat all of them up, and break out into the city. I guess that would make for a better sequel.
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Summary: So bad its good! Cheesy, funny, but great
Review: Betty White, Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda and others make their return in this movie so no one forgets about them. This movie is such a great cheesy movie, if you have 90 minutes that you want to use, just put this movie in and watch it! This movie is a low budget Jaws rip off, only rather than an ocean and a shark, it is a lake and a crocodile. The plotline is a bunch of animal control people are called in to capture a crocodile, until discovering that it is 30 ft long! More incredibly this species of crocodile had come from Asia to a lake in Maine. The cast must then use their creativity or comically dumb ideas to capture the crocodile alive! Creative ideas such as using a helicopter to go fishing with a cow as bait! To keep the fans of action in their seats there is a sheriff of the town that just wants to shoot the croc, so that adds to the story and the realism. What a good cheesy movie this is, and its so funny too!
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Summary: GORE
Review: LAKE PLACID IS A REALLY GOOD MOVIE GOOD COMEDY SOME GOOD GORE.BEST GORE SCHENE THE MAN IS BITTEN IN HALF.AND THIS IS PROPLY THE MOST FUNNY REPTILE MOVIE EVER MADE.BETTY WHITE HAS ASHOCHING ROLL.
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Summary: So bad it's good
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=>This movie is horrible (0 stars) yet so entertaining (5 stars) at the same time. (I'm not going to bother listing the actors)It follows a NY bitch, hick sheriff, eccentric man, and boring Fish & Game rep as they attempt to capture a gigantic man-eating crocodile. The characters are such morons it's laughable. For example, even though one diver was eaten the idiots go out on a tiny boat and dive and attempt to find out about the crocodile and attract it at the same time. I find Pullman lame (he does a bad job) and the Sheriff hilarious. The character interaction is great. In fact, they're all morons that hate each other, which makes it funnier. The eccentric man tries to swim with the gigantic crocodile because he thinks it's godly. There's a senile old woman the still feeds her "pet" even though it ate her husband. The special effects are mediocre at best. What do you get when you take a few hicks and a few big city yanks together with a man-eating croc? A stupid movie that is highly entertaining (aka laughable).
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Summary: Is it too late to join the Heaven's Gate cult?
Review: I consider myself to be a good writer, a potential master of the craft. And if I had to utilize my entire creative talent to describe this movie, I would describe it as "bad." Really, truly, and utterly bad. First off, the concept, which amazingly came from the creator of "Ally McBeal" (the hell?), is one of the most insipid this side of Ace Ventura: A giant crocodile appears in a cozy little lake in Maine (yes, friends, it doesn't even take place in Lake Placid, just a really placid lake. The hell?), and it's up to a paleantologist, a game warden, a millionare, and a doughy middle-aged sheriff to capture it. Along the way, they'll meet a crazy old lady who swears like George Cartlin who tries to keep the croc out of their hands. The millionare will throw a dance party on the shores of the lake. They'll hang a cow from a helicopter to tempt the beast to come ashore. And lastly, the big green reptile will become stuck in a helicopter cockpit while it's mate (there were two all along) gets blown apart by a bazooka. At no point do we figure out how the animals got there, nor why they hadn't been sighted before the attacks began. (Say it with me now: the hell?) This movie is beyond garbage. It's beyond forgiveness, as well. The plot is contrived and flawed to the point of necessary euthing, the acting is worse than the human body can tolerate, and absolutely none of it is suspenseful or terrifying in any way. So I leave you with a little request: if someone holds a gun to your head and orders you to watch "Lake Placid", let him shoot you. Trust me, it's far more humane than having to sit through this unforgivable and uninhibited romp through cinematic hell. May God have mercy on our souls.
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