Lake Placid has endured some rough housing reviews since it premiered. Starring Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt and Brendan Gleeson and with a sprinkling of Betty White, it slipped under the radar as a viable and loveable addition to 90s science fiction classics.This is my opinion, and I'd love a discussion on it, but I really did enjoy this movie 20 years ago and I still enjoy it now.The score was fittingly melancholy and haunting at times, keeping a tight bond with the aesthetic of the woods and glassy lake scenes, along with some murky underwater scenes that looked genuine and realistic when needed.The witty, snap dialogue between most of the main characters underlined a great chemistry on screen and was highlighted in the somewhat quasi-homoerotic banter between Platts erratic and eccentric Croc lover and Gleesons portrayal of a gruff Sheriff with an intellectual chip on his shoulder but a loveable heart. Pullman being the least brightly shining of the performances, every characters personality seemed to tie in well with the story and for that I loved it.The creature - bear in mind that Lake Placid spawned a clutch of laughably bad sequels that may or may not have gone straight to dvd bargain bins the world over... The creature effects throughout the film hold up perfectly. There is not a single scene that doesn't utilise the practical and cgi effects to the fullest.In keeping with other great monster movies, there are just a few scenes wherein the monster Croc can be seen in its entirety. Most of the time, suspense and atmosphere are created perfectly well without needing to throw rubbery mannequins or disappointing cgi silhouettes at you.Additionally, the creature isn't quite treated like a mindless killing machine and there's a clear path towards empathy laid out in the movies storyline - it's just an animal in the wrong place, not a freak with a thirst for human blood entirely. I appreciate that in a movie like this.I know that if I fancy an easy watch with a few laughs and some impressive creature efforts, Lake Placid is always an option, and the poor reviews it seems to get just feel so undeserved. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3aR1iI6
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