Review of Swamp Thing (1982) by Jason J — 14 May 2011
A rather embarrassing film that offers nervous chuckles as it's biggest form of entertainment. With someone like Wes Craven, I expected at least a bit of suspense or terror. Instead I got a slapstick comedy that wasn't very funny.
Luckily my love of monsters, bad movies, and the character in general, made me enjoy it enough. There are some great things. A badass female scientist puts up a fight before being taken. A large lumbering villain has a soft heart etc.
It's just all too familiar, and the suit is atrocious for any age/budget. It just looked like one big human sized green condom with a face. By the end, we see Swamp Thing fight against a big ginger pig monster wielding a sword.
At this point is seems like the film goes undirected.
This review of Swamp Thing (1982) was written by Jason J on 14 May 2011.
Swamp Thing has generally received mixed reviews.
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