Creature from the Black Lagoon is bloody fantastic on
Bluray, not only is the remastered picture gorgeous but we now get to
see it in glorious 3D. I've only seen this in 3D once when it aired on
TV back in the 80s with cheap 3D glasses you picked up at your local
7-11 and I can remember it not being all that impressive, but now in all
it's hi-def glory it is something to behold. From the very start with
the fossil of the Gill Man's hand jutting out at you to the immersive
depths of the Black Lagoon the effects are just wonderful. The creature
design is still one of my favorites and the underwater shadowing scene
between Julie Adams and the Gill Man is simply beautiful. I could
easily run out of adjectives describing the awesomeness of this transfer
but I should save some for the rest of
Universal Classic Monsters: The Essentials Collection.
Note:
You have to love a film that's starts with a voice over that begins
quoting the bible and then almost immediately starts talking about
evolution.
Things I love:
• Spear-gun Attack!
• The Creatures stealth shuffle.
• Ever present kookaburra call even in the Amazon jungle.
• The Creatures trumpet theme.
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