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  • Actors: Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White
  • Directors: Steve Miner
  • Writers: David E. Kelley
  • Producers: David E. Kelley, Jeff Kalligheri, Michael Pressman, Peter Bogart
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Aug 2004
  • Run Time: 78 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000560Y7
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,748 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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    #32 in  DVD > Horror > Comedy Horror
    #91 in  DVD > Action & Adventure > Comedy

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Lake Placid is total trash--and, as a result, pretty entertaining. Yet another entry in the horror sub-genre of giant animals running amok, the movie features a giant crocodile that has somehow found its way to an isolated lake in Maine. The absurdity of crocodiles in Maine sets the tone for the entire movie, which has no ambitions beyond mixing a little fright with a little humour (Curiously, this concoction was put together by David E Kelley, better known as the creator of TV's Ally McBeal and The Practice). Bridget Fonda plays a palaeontologist sent to investigate a large tooth; Bill Pullman is a fish and game warden just trying to keep the peace; Oliver Platt plays a loose-cannon mythology professor who swims with crocodiles for sport; and Brendan Gleeson is a local sheriff with a short temper and a big gun. Add a few gruesome dismemberments, Betty White as a cantankerous old broad who may have murdered her husband, and a cow hanging from a helicopter, and there you have it: Lake Placid. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Featurette
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
3 TV Spots
Mini Cast Biographies
English 5.1
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny rather than scary, 6 Mar 2004
By Sally-Anne "mynameissally" (Leicestershire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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As the film begins, Hank, the local sheriff is in a boat, assisting the sarcastic guy from the Fish and Game Department who's tagging beaver. He's just sitting in the boat, eating a Twinkie and listening to someone singing "I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of ... " on the radio, when the Fish and Game guy, appears at the surface in his diving gear in a distressed condition, hurtling through the water as though he has a motor attached to his bottom. When Hank yanks him into the boat, he finds a significant amount of the man is missing. There's a large predator in Splendid Lake (even though the film is called Lake Placid) and the experts have to be called in to find out what it is and remove it.

Yes, it's been done before with other implausibly large predators, but it's still fun. This one is a real sparkler. It's not very scary - not even the underwater scenes where the colossal critter is gliding silently among the divers. But it's very witty. Jack, the Fish and Game Warden and Kelly, the palaeontologist are pretty sharp, but the real stars (for me) where Hank, the sheriff and Hector, the mythology professor who bounced sarcasm and just plain rudeness off each other like a pair of tennis players. Mrs Bickerman, who claims to have killed her husband with a skillet (I think that might be a frying pan) also has a cutting wit and spits most of her venomous humour at poor Hank. As investigations progress and the body count (moose, cow, bear, men) rises, a thin and insubstantial hint of romance flickers between Jack and Kelly, and the offensive Hector and grouchy Hank show signs of getting to like each other by the end.

The scenery is breath-taking - beautiful, glittering lake, mountains and forest. The music's agreeable (includes songs by Tom Jones, Eddie Grant). There's action and some gruesome scenes, but really, this is mainly a comedy. I've happily watched it several times. It's rather good.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Certainly Not Lake Flacid, 17 Dec 2008
By G. R. Donaldson (Great Britain) - See all my reviews
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Dont be put off by the rotten title or the ghastly cover. This is as good as comedy horror gets. I actually won this in a TV competition but I would have bought it as it received some pretty good reviews upon its release. Some of the gags will make you smile rather than laugh out loud but its a good film. Oliver Platt as the maniacal but well intentioned conservationist is the best on show, however running him a close second is Brendan Gleeson's slow witted sheriff. The two bounce of each other really well. The effects are good and its short running time ensures the next gag or thrill is just around the corner. At £2.98 this is a steal.
I saw a very dodgey looking sequel to this in Sainsbury's recently. It just had buyer beware written all over it.








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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Horrifyingly amazing!, 29 Aug 2008
Lake Placid is a fantastic movie.
I recommend anyone who enjoys action packed, horror flicks.

Fantastic movie, way better than the rubbish sequel.

BUY IT!
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