http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-return-of-swamp-thing/ 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/the-return-of-swamp-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Swamp Thing - Movie Reviews Blog Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:08:33 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-return-of-swamp-thing/#comment-360 [...] However, the biggest killer of the movie is Swamp Thing-himself. The costume they used for him is absolutely ridiculous. It’s a mass of bright green latex with some moss super-glued here and there. The outfit is preposterously unconvincing and drags the film into B-movie territory the moment it comes on screen. And Wes Craven seemed proud of the thing, showing it off in broad daylight for the bulk of the film rather than shrouding it in darkness like he should have. On the bright side, Dick Durock portrays Swamp Thing for the first time and would go on to play the character in both the sequel and the popular live-action TV series which aired on the USA network. Dick Durock plays a very good Swamp Thing, but unfortunately, for his first outing, he has a horrible costume to try and work with. [...] [...] However, the biggest killer of the movie is Swamp Thing-himself. The costume they used for him is absolutely ridiculous. It’s a mass of bright green latex with some moss super-glued here and there. The outfit is preposterously unconvincing and drags the film into B-movie territory the moment it comes on screen. And Wes Craven seemed proud of the thing, showing it off in broad daylight for the bulk of the film rather than shrouding it in darkness like he should have. On the bright side, Dick Durock portrays Swamp Thing for the first time and would go on to play the character in both the sequel and the popular live-action TV series which aired on the USA network. Dick Durock plays a very good Swamp Thing, but unfortunately, for his first outing, he has a horrible costume to try and work with. [...]

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