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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
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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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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I've not laughed so much at other films that were out and out comedies as I did with this hilarious film, but even now I'm not so sure I should have found it as much fun as I did. Not made in a totally obvious spoof style, it's still pretty clear that the film makers decided that to make a pure monster creature thriller would be too passé, so instead jazzed up this offering up with a completely over the top script and as much camp posturing as they felt they could get away with.
A remote lake in Maine has become the scene of the grizzly death of an underwater Beaver researcher. (See how camp it is!) When the diver's body (well half of it anyway) is recovered, a post mortem reveals a tooth that has been lodged in the remains. New York museum professor Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) takes a look and decides it is the tooth of a reptile and vows to return to Maine to make further investigations.
This is much to the chagrin of local Sheriff Hank Keough (Brendan Gleeson) and fish inspector Jack Wells (Bill Pullman). What makes these two official's job even more difficult is the arrival on the scene of millionaire crocodile lover Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt) who seems more intent on saving the monstrous reptile than clearing the lake of the danger it represents. Perhaps the key to it all lies with the only inhabitant of anywhere near the lake, aged grey haired Delores Bickerman (Betty White) who lashes the forces of authority with the full length of her tongue at every opportunity.
As I say the film really does work best when it doesn't take itself too seriously and it does a fantastic line is witty bitchy retorts between all the main leads. Some of the lines the characters come out with are pure pantomime and I wondered at times how they all kept straight faces. The casts are obviously having a great time with the film and it's nice to see them all enjoying hamming it up to the limit.
Where the film doesn't operate so well therefore are in the supposed thrilling sequences, staring the 30 foot rubber croc. Whilst the special effects aren't awful, they are less than what modern films have made us expect.
All in all, this is an entertaining piece of throwaway cinema, and at only just an hour and twenty minutes long, it never outstays its welcome. Good Fun!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I guess you either love this move or hate it. It is not a horror movie, but a parody and as such very funny. There is a monster in the form of a very large crocodile, and at times it becomes a bit scary. (Not really more than that in spite of a decapitation.) But more important is the set of quirky characters and the spiffy dialogues. The problem of a movie like this is that the makers easily go over the top. This is not the case here; it has just the right balance between absurdity and realism.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
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.
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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Not Too Serious
The search for a giant crocodile terrorising the lake is not just the central story but a vehicle for a film about relationships. The search for the crocodile is handled well. Read more
Published 7 months ago by RL Cloherty
One of the Best
I was given this video as a present when it first came out. Years later, I have had to buy another copy as my son has pinched my original. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Polecatcity
CROC!
Lake Placid is a fast moving giant Croc movie. It features four lead actors, Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt and Brendan Gleeson. Read more
Published 11 months ago by j.r
Genius comedy, startling horror, gigantic crocodile. Terrific Movie.
Written by Ally McBeal's David Kelly, this has a lot of that series' very sparky, sassy comedy dialogue. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Benminx
Beguiling Monster Movie With It's Tongue In It's Cheek
The odd assortment of humans investigating something vicious in the water clearly don't read much Stephen King. Read more
Published on 16 May 2010 by Philoctetes
Croc of sh--.
This is an abysmal film.
It is not horrific, it is not funny, it is badly acted, it is juvenile.
Avoid like the plague.
It is not horrific, it is not funny, it is badly acted, it is juvenile.
Avoid like the plague.
Published on 30 Dec 2009 by JONESY
what's not to like?
I've met people who don't like this movie, and its IMDB rating is lowish, and rottentomatoes hates it, but I don't understand why. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by Fuficius Fango
Surprisingly watchable
Although this film is a completely unbelievable plot, it is really enjoyable, lots of fun, a few surprises and just a really good laugh. Read more
Published on 6 April 2009 by Happy Hamster
"cod" horror
A FUN SEND UP OF MANY GENRES OF HORROR FILMS.
BRIDGET FONDA AND BILL PULLMAN OBVIOUSLY ENJOYING THEMSELVES!
BRIDGET FONDA AND BILL PULLMAN OBVIOUSLY ENJOYING THEMSELVES!
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