Creature from the Black Lagoon

1. ABOUT THE 3D: This is a true 3D movie, not like the post 3D conversion done after the movie is made like how todays movies are done. If you don't know the difference, buy Predator 3D. This movie was shot in 2D. 25 years later they then use a software to convert the movie to 3D. The same process done to all modern day 3D movies. Basically, it takes the flatten image in the front and separates it from the background. Both images still look flat, but it adds depth between the 2. Then buy this movie and see what true 3D looks like. Everything from the people to the background show depth and things actually pop out of the screen.2. ABOUT THE BLU-RAY: The quality of the blu-ray was exceptional. This is not one of the movies that took the basic dvd quality movie and put in on a blu-ray (like Hang Em High or Double Impact). The film was crystal clear. That, alone, made the purchase of the movie worth it.3. SPECIAL FEATURES: The special features were very informative about the making of the movie. I'm one of those people that love to know how the movie was made. From the 3D process, to creation of the creature, locations and more.Buy this 3D Movie for the following reasons:1. Great horror movie2. Crystal clear Blu-ray quality3. REAL 3D4. Excellant special features

Just what I wanted

This is one of the great, if not the first, real creature features. By today's standards, the movie is very schlock, but for its day, it had great effects, and the fact that it was originally 3D is clearly evident in some of the scenes. The premise is that a fossil of a "gill man" is discovered in the Amazon basin in Brazil, and scientists discover a living gill man while searching for the entire fossil. I love the dramatic music that plays whenever the creature appears in a scene. If only real life was accompanied by music like this. Julie (aka Julia) Adams plays the damsel in distress and object of affection of the creature. (Side note: She was also the brunette nurse Mary that appeared in one episode of Andy Griffith. It is the episode where Raif Hollister is supposed to get a vaccination.) For fans of classic creature features of the 50s and 60s, this is definitely worth watching and owning. The bonus features give great insight into the making and history of the movie, as well as information on the two sequels, Revenge of the Creature, and The Creature Walks Among Us.

How do you go about reviewing a true classic? You take it by the ca-jons and run with it. Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of those movies that just fit the time and era. Spring of 1954 (heck, two years before I was born) Creature was unleashed on an unsuspecting society. The world was reeling and teetering after Korea. The Cold War had begun. Anything like this was a clear possibility in the minds of many.As a movie this holds up as well today as it did then. The film is sharp and the movie is great. You've got to love a creature in latex/rubber. You've also got to give credit to the poor saps who had to wear it. I'm sure it was far from comfortable but they did it for the love of the movie (and money, no doubt).Creature would go on to "spawn" (pardon the pun) two subsequent sequels: Revenge of the Creature and The Creature Walks Among Us. They knew they had a hit in their hands.

This is the way the film should be seen. It's like the House of Wax only it's in black and white, however, it is one of the most memorable movie monsters ever. The film scared my mother so much I never got to see it until I was 21 and then it was in 2D. Seeing it in 3D is a whole different story. A great film. Not many critics mention that "Revenge of the Creature" was also in 3D. I went down to the Tivoli Theatre on my bicycle to see it at a Saturday matinee. Didn't tell my parents about it. "The Creature Walks Among Us" was the last one but was only released in 2D. The Creature from the Black Lagoon was the best. "Revenge" was good but not as good as the first. "Walks Among Us" was only so-so. This disc can be viewed in 3D or 2D which is a plus.

I had seen this old B&W classic in 3-d before when it was just the red and blue paper glasses and was impressed. This is by far my all time favorite of the Universal classic monsters. I got this blu-ray 3-d copy for a steal at less than $10. As a digitally remastered version, watching it on a modern, HD 3-d TV took the movie to a whole new level. This is how 3-d movies should always be done. Not over the top, but tons of little effects. The underwater sequences will make you want to brush the algae and particles aside, the Big Bang sequence at the beginning is stunning by today's standards in 3-d, even in B&W. Other small, but highly effective visual effects make this, IMO, one of the greatest 3-D movies ever made. My wife and I were both blown away by the quality and 3-d effects. Plus it's the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Before Jaws, this movie made me afraid of the water.

Creature and Julia Adam's in a swimsuit, need I say more