http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/ movie review and news blog Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Frankenstein (1931) - Movie Reviews Blog Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:54:58 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/#comment-818 [...] What makes Frankenstein such an engrossing film is that it’s difficulty to determine who the real badguy is. Is it Frankenstein? Yes, he created the monster, but he was only working so obsessively as a means to benefit mankind. Is it the monster? He is more like a naïve mentally-challenged person, unaware that what he’s doing is wrong and unable to understand the world he’s been thrust into. You don’t feel satisfied or happy when the monster dies at the end, unlike with other Universal classics like Dracula or the Creature from the Black Lagoon, where the villain is so simply cut-and-dry. [...] [...] What makes Frankenstein such an engrossing film is that it’s difficulty to determine who the real badguy is. Is it Frankenstein? Yes, he created the monster, but he was only working so obsessively as a means to benefit mankind. Is it the monster? He is more like a naïve mentally-challenged person, unaware that what he’s doing is wrong and unable to understand the world he’s been thrust into. You don’t feel satisfied or happy when the monster dies at the end, unlike with other Universal classics like Dracula or the Creature from the Black Lagoon, where the villain is so simply cut-and-dry. [...]

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/comment-page-1/#comment-680 The Monster Squad - Movie Reviews Blog Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:16:46 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/#comment-680 [...] After sleeping for 100 years, Count Dracula has risen from his coffin once again. Dracula needs an ancient amulet with which he can usher in a new age of darkness. To aid him in his quest are Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Wolfman and the Gillman. The only ones standing in his way are the Monster Squad, a team of 5 pre-teen horror movie junkies. The members of the Monster Squad are the only ones aware of Dracula’s evil plans and in their possession is a diary containing an ancient incantation to seal Dracula away in total darkness for all eternity. The only catch is they need Dracula’s mystical amulet to complete the ritual, and Dracula won’t give it up without a fight. [...] [...] After sleeping for 100 years, Count Dracula has risen from his coffin once again. Dracula needs an ancient amulet with which he can usher in a new age of darkness. To aid him in his quest are Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Wolfman and the Gillman. The only ones standing in his way are the Monster Squad, a team of 5 pre-teen horror movie junkies. The members of the Monster Squad are the only ones aware of Dracula’s evil plans and in their possession is a diary containing an ancient incantation to seal Dracula away in total darkness for all eternity. The only catch is they need Dracula’s mystical amulet to complete the ritual, and Dracula won’t give it up without a fight. [...]

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