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Farah R It's difficult to find one good thing to say about this movie. I think Wes Craven was high when he made it. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Mike P Strange and offbeat horror fluff from Wes Craven...Adapted from the comic book...This is basically another variation on Frankenstein ...it's kind of a darker version of the Hulk. Recommended for horror fans and Wes Craven completists. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/17/24 Full Review Lou T Being a huge fan of DC Comics and Swamp Thing, I was pleasantly surprised to find this mostly forgotten flick was streaming. Boy, did I not know what I was getting myself into. While adapting the original comics, the film takes some liberties of its own, which comes together in one of the most boring films put to screen. With a story that feels to be the equivalent of paint drying, one of the most interesting and powerful superheroes is reduced to nothing more than a strongman in a rubber suit. Each actor performs devoid of any human emotions and fail to even deliver reactions that suit the situations they find themselves in. The blame can't fall entirely on the actors, as the dialogue feels stale, even by the 80's standard. The 3rd act has a few moments worth finding on YouTube, but as a whole, it is certainly not worth suffering through the excruciating mess. Swamp Thing fails to create anything worth remembering and now I understand just why this film has been largely forgotten. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/21/23 Full Review Petros T The first part is kinda interesting, as is the fact that in all honesty the protagonist is not Swamp Thing but Alice Cable - and she's pretty badass. Plus, Jude is a fun supporting character, even though the movie suddenly stops caring about him. By that point, the proceedings have already become rather repetitive and, well, boring, and the familiar themes and genre cliches certainly don't help. Also, it's way too obvious that Swamp Thing is a man in a suit, and it doesn't look very flattering. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review B P The idea of Swamp Thing sounds great on paper— and it was when the character got introduced in the 1970s comic books. But watching Wes Craven's 1982 feature is a harsh reminder the technology (and budget) to successfully realize creator Len Wein's vision was not yet available. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/23 Full Review Robson C O Dr. Alec Holland e a sua irmã trabalham em um projeto secreto do governo em um laboratório no meio do pântano sobre recombinação de células animais com vegetais. Porém, o laboratório é atacado por um milionário chamado Arcane, que busca a vida eterna e acha que a fórmula de Holland é o caminho. Porém, no ataque, Holland derrama a sua fórmula em si e se incendeia. Desesperado, ele corre e se joga nas águas do pântano e desaparece. A fórmula reage e transforma Holland em um monstro, que parte em busca da sua vingança. O Monstro do Pântano tem todo um ar gótico na sua criação nos quadrinhos. Aqui, ele se torna uma homenagem aos filmes de monstros da Universal, como o Monstro da Lagoa Negra. Craven respeitou bem a mitologia da personagem, trazendo praticamente todos os personagens importantes. As alterações não interferem em nada. Como transformar Linda Holland em irmã de Alec, em vez de esposa, já que Craven manteve o interesse romântico mais famoso do Monstro: Abigail Cable, renomeada para Alice. Apesar de ter um orçamento maior que as suas primeiras produções, isso não resultou em um filme melhor. As caracterizações do Monstro do Pântano são risíveis, pois nota-se a borracha da roupa e sem esforço. Apesar do roteiro respeitar a história já existente do Monstro do Pântano, é muito ruim. O elenco não convence. Os personagens são todos estereótipos, não há profundidade. Pena que um diretor como Wes Craven não tenha funcionado com o personagem. Pelo menos não é a bomba que foi o filme do Homem-Coisa. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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