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Year
1982
Runtime
91 min.
Director
Wes Craven
Genres
Sci-Fi, Horror
Rating *
5.4
Votes *
7,781
Checks
1,188
Favs
25
Dislikes
44
Favs/checks
2.1% (1:48)
Favs/dislikes
1:2
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  1. inspektoren's avatar

    inspektoren

    I had no great expectations for this, but enjoyed it a lot!

    While mostly hovering around the so bad it's good area, it has a sense of humour and doesn't take it self that seriously. Not really a horror movie at all, it's better considered as an uneasy Frankensteinian comedy.

    Watch for the cheesy villain and his cheesy mercenaries (and their celebration party!), one scene with gratuitous nudity featuring Adrienne Barbeau, and the special effects Craven employs when Swamp Thing is doing feats of strength.

    This is not a good movie, but pretty entertaining still :)
    9 years 4 months ago
  2. allisoncm's avatar

    allisoncm

    Tubi 8 months ago
  3. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    Wes Craven's Swamp Thing really suffers from 80s-ness, specifically its early focus on ridiculous, Rambo-esque mercenary types shooting up the swamp. For the first two acts, it' basically a bad action movie with a Frankenstein twist. When the hero/monster shows up, it's hard not to see a poorly-realized rubber suit, and one can't help but think the changes made to Abby and Arcane robbed them of something more complex. It's not until the third act that the movie starts feeling like the pre-Moore Swamp Thing comic, but at least it does get there eventually - strange but sweet doomed romance, Swampy fighting another monster (though I question the design), and nice atmosphere. The South Carolina marshes are quite beautiful, Adrienne Barbeau is a strong take-charge Abby Cable, and Reggie Batts has a very funny turn as the kid in this story, so even if the screenplay and budget are problematic, Swamp Thing remains watchably quirky. 6 years 4 months ago
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