Creature from the Black Lagoon Trilogy Review

[@sumo0172]

The first movie is also a personal favorite. It is pure 50s horror at it's finest. The ominous feeling, the out of their comfort zone main characters, the fright music and the incredible creature. I love the Gill-Man! The sequels exist, that's all my politeness allows me to say

[@magistrumartium]

I love your nostalgic introduction. I think all of us can relate!

[@ericmoss8928]

Creature from the Black Lagoon is my favorite Universal Monster movie. Unlike other Universal Monsters, the Gill-Man is a natural being, not a supernatural or man-made being. The movie is creepy and scares me now more than when I was a kid watching it. It's a well-made movie with good acting. The Gill-Man's design is very cool and original. He's intimidating as a character while also being sympathetic (much like Frankenstein's Monster or the Wolfman). I enjoy Revenge of the Creature. I like it more than a lot of other people do but I still think it is still very flawed. The movie is reminiscent of King Kong movies. The Creature Walks Among Us was boring and didn't have a lot going on. I really like the tragic ending with the Gill-Man looking out at the sea, knowing that he can never live in his natural home again. Aside from that, I don't like it. Great Review as well.

[@mattoreo5854]

And even more tragic once it's implied he goes into the water anyway

[@Equus21]

The creature is my fav movie monster. He's so cool and actually kind (apart from a few little things.) I hope to cosplay as him sometime!

[@thecreaturefromtheblacklag9445]

Thanks bro

[@giannapatsy698]

I like the first and second one. The third one is okay, but I think that the creature should've fallen in love with Morcia, the deranged scientist's wife.

[@riccardoesposito3358]

I love the first two film of that film trilogy and I enjoy that this girl reviewed them.

[@neogeoriffic]

Firstly, you're absolutely adorable and I find your reviews both captivating and we'll thought out. Secondly, this review in particular is absolutely spot on. Keep 'em coming kid!😊

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed this video. :)

[@WhisperingJohn]

I just watched all three back to back. I didn't like how they changed the gill man in the last movie.

[@giannapatsy698]

Kutta Kyte I did not like it either.

[@Kurtiscott]

Great book about the original (uncredited ) designer of Creature from the Black Lagoon: “The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick” by Mallory O'Meara Fun reviews! Well done

[@Smithjgwhs3]

Sparkling personality , preserve these gems forever

[@rustedbeetle]

My parents used to live on the Wakulla river by the area where Creature from the Black Lagoon was filmed. They kept a poster of the movie on the wall in their house co acknowledge it.

[@BeachsideHank]

Revenge of the Creature (1955) Location updates: Marineland of Florida - 9600 Ocean Shore Boulevard, Marineland, Florida is now a dolphin research center, the restaurant where the creature shows up sans dinner jacket and tie burned down in the mid '60's.

[@creepyskulldini581]

MY explanation for the question that you pose at 9:49 is this .. . he was imprisoned, by his captors, in what looked like a CAGE right? . ..right. And they probably FED him what was normally fed to ANIMALS that had also been kept in that cage, and sometimes they feed captive animals food laced with STEROIDS. As for 5:57, I just figure that he had a kind of MENTAL FIX on the women with whom he was infatuated.

[@thecreaturefromtheblacklag9445]

7:03 "the science was far-fetched to begin with" I'm right here

[@JoelandtheBots]

I always felt so bad for the poor Creature in these films. Everything terrible that happens to him is a direct result of humans. :(

[@Weiselberry]

If only they'd left him alone...

[@WhisperingJohn]

Me too. I thought the creature was cute, not a monster.

[@giannapatsy698]

Avethine Me too. He deserves pity. Who else agrees with me? Also, I think that the swimming sequence is so adorable!!!!

[@cowsongs]

My father used to say the same thing when we watched these on TV when I was a kid in the 1970s. When they shoot the spears and bullets at him, my father would actually say, "The poor thing. Why can't they just leave him alone?"

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Quite true.

[@natepac283]

Interesting that the director, Jack Arnold, also directed Gilligan's Island. How much better would that show have been with stalking sea monster lurking about? The only remaining question in my mind really is whether the ole Gill Man would've been more of a Ginger or a Mary Ann kinda guy.

[@johnnie2638]

The Creature is one of the best my childhood too. He capped off many a Saturday morning TV schedule. After cartoons were over @ 10:30a "World Beyond" came on which featured creature features & 50s sci-fi classics. Love live the Creature!

[@bonehead2768]

I just watched this and Miss Jerome ( I can't spell your last name, Sorry) I have to Thank You for making me choke!! You're normally so strait-laced and somewhat serious - so when you did that "DUN -DUN-DAH!!" I started laughing and had a hard time stopping! Thank You so much for all your wonderful reviews, and Thanks for showing your funny side. You're a Very Beautiful Young Lady and I enjoy your show( Thank You for all the hard work and the Great effort & care you put into your shows. Hope you have continued success and Thanks for making me laugh- I needed that! ( Laughing is always better than crying, LOL!) THANKS again

[@thatspookyfeeling]

AH this guy is my husband's favorite Universal Monster toy! I don't think a movie has ever kept me up at night but a few Crypt Keeper episodes sure did. LOL. Great review. Morticia

[@jencaso5729]

Love your reviews always makes my day

[@Weiselberry]

Thank you!

[@Ruby_Kang]

I've now watched the first one in the series. Those underwater scenes are very impressive, and the creature is a marvellous creation. They're the two things that stood out. The story itself is adequately functional but it really is all about the creature. I like how the creature is presented from different angles ~ at times it comes across as almost human and we're clearly led to sympathize with it, sometimes it appears funny and almost cute (as if we're watching a comedy), and other times it's truly menacing. The direction cleverly switches between these moods depending on how the creature is meant to be perceived in any given scene. In fact, the creature is arguably the most well-rounded character in the story. As for the design, I particularly like the way the mouth moves when it's regaining its air supply, and those fixed eyes really work in its favour during the menacing scenes. I was quite surprised at just how edgy everything gets towards the end when they really ramp up the terror (I'm not at all surprised this gave you nightmares when you were young). The creature is ultimately the monster of the story, but I came away feeling that Man is the real monster in this. There's a nice little touch early on when the captain of the boat joyously scares the crocodiles away by blowing his horn (simply for fun). That single moment set the underlying narrative. Incidentally, I watched this with two other movies in a fun-packed movie night in (with plenty of snacks and during a glorious thunderstorm). The second movie was a sci-fi mystery called "The Earth Dies Screaming" (1964), which I'd never heard of before. That one starts off very much like Village of the Dammed/ The Midwich Cuckoos, then quickly develops into its own story. It's only an hour long and a lot of fun. The last feature of the night was the classic The Thing From Another World.

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks for sharing those great observations on Creature! It sounds like you had an awesome evening. Summer thunderstorms plus old scary movies and yummy treats! And while I don't think I'm familiar with The Earth Dies Screaming (what a title) either, I know you can never go wrong with The Thing from Another World. Nice!

[@Ruby_Kang]

@@Weiselberry The Earth Dies Screaming turned out to be a little gem. I chose it on the title alone (I couldn't resist with a title like that). It's a low budget production but highly effective, set in a small English village. I should warn you, if you ever decide to check it out I strongly recommend against watching the trailer. It's full of spoilers revealing all the secrets (totally ruining the mystery) and it even shows the plot resolution. Luckily I didn't see that until after watching the feature first. I went in completely blind, not knowing what to expect, and it was a joy. I agree about The Thing From Another World. From beginning to end it's absolutely perfect in its execution. One of my favourite old movies. I've had a great time over the past few weeks watching all these classic B+W sci-fi/fantasy movies (encouraged by your reviews). Out of the ones that I hadn't seen before "I Married a Monster From Outer Space" was the one I enjoyed the most. I'm in the mood for trying out some classic ghost/haunted house stories from the 1940s next. And hopefully more thunderstorms are on their way :)

[@blodgettshouseofinsanity]

I'm so happy you reviewed them! When I was a little boy I loved these movies, though they scared me lol. I still love all three, though the original is by far the best and it is also one of my all-time favorite films.

[@niallboyle5211]

Thanks for this entertaining blast from the past.

[@gordondavis6168]

One of the first, if not the first, creatures that is shown as being graceful and sympathetic. The Creature is just hanging out in his environment when a bunch of people invade his domain. The costume is amazing with moving gills and mouths - set the tone for later creature designs such as Predator and Alien.

[@StaffsTransport]

Nice review, thanks :-) My own favourite is the last one, which I found very creepy many years ago but now rather sad and thought provoking with its outsider message.

[@HumbertoFuentes-v4q]

One of my favorite movies ever I didn't know about the other two sequence movies thank you for sharing this information need to order the trilogy..

[@lurkerrekrul]

When I was little, I'd heard all about the original film and seen pictures of the Creature, but I never actually saw the movie until I was at least 14-15 years old. I would have watched it sooner, but it just never happened to be on TV. Monsters like this never gave me nightmares. Actually, the only things that bothered me when I was little were dead things (mummies, skeletons, petrified bodies) coming back to life. Even ones that didn't come back to life bothered me. Seeing photos of actual mummies would keep me awake at night. That and Bigfoot type creatures. The effects look downright silly now, but several episodes of the show Kolchak: The Night Stalker really freaked me out when I was young. In fact, they still gave me the creeps, even when I watched them in the house alone as a teenager. If you haven't seen the show, I highly recommend it. Just keep in mind that the effects were done on a 1970s TV budget. Also check out the two TV movies that preceded it; The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler, 1972 and 1973 respectively.

[@superdog3350]

Thank you so much for the 'Creature' trilogy vlog. In hindsight I believe this trilogy series of movies had longer term potential for more stories/films in the vein of the Planet of the Apes. Better done in-colour with bigger budgets and at least B-list actors. The 'Creature' is an enduring 'Universal' monster franchise even into the 21st century. It needs a definite reboot, without too much CGI with an open-ended storyline to potential sequels /prequels for 2022.

Watched this film for the first time tonight. Been meaning to watch it for a couple of months now. It’s definitely something special. Loved your review. Looking forward to watch the sequels, and really hope I can find them in 3-D.

[@NantoShin]

Nice review! Thanks. Never seen these movies before, but of course, I heard of the creature. He was also an inspiration for the Darkstalkers videogame character Rikuo.

[@spooly]

First theatre movie I saw with my wife in New Haven Connecticut 8 yrs ago!

[@LSUfan]

Good job reviewing the movies of Universal's best monster by far. I agree with your opinion about the lesser third film, which they obviously did with the goal of spending the least money possible.

[@sirdeadlock]

Good review. Very informative. Thank you for sharing.

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Gettodachoppapod]

Great review, I love the first film and wasn’t even aware of the sequels which I’m going to have to buy on Blu-ray

[@jeffgreenberg5306]

if you have a 3d tv, get the pack with the first two in 3D!

[@MarkAS56]

Those old legacy collections with the green slip cases are so cool, with solid to great commentaries. The first one is such a classic, and the influence on things in Jaws was revelatory when I first realized. Love that Spielberg loved this enough to pay it homage. It deserves it so much. You're so right about Return. Really good until he gets out of the park. Then makes little sense how he could possibly find her.

[@rickzantua7]

AVGN Cinemassacre Monster Madness minus the cursing... that's a breath of fresh air. Keep it up!

[@Weiselberry]

I remember those videos! I heard about several classic scary movies (and Godzilla movies) for the first time from that series years ago. Thank you!

[@jamescarbonaro596]

Love your trilogy review!!!... I always had a soft spot in my heart for the "Creature Walks Among Us"' the underdog...lol... I have all these movies on 8mm and Super 8 reels... Rex Reason and Jeff Morrow back together again, really loved them in another one of my favorites "This Island Earth".

[@kevint5451]

"Can you imagine if that happened every time you walked into a room?" LOL. I felt sorry for the creature...poor thing, especially the last one! He should have been due major compensation for the botched cosmetic surgery ! A precursor to JAWS in some ways, in that it played with the fear of what's down there below the surface of the water. Nice review :)

[@danddoty3981]

The Creature From Black Lagoon is the last of the Classic Universal Monsters , but also the first in the new era of the Science Fiction - Horror movies that replaced the gothic themed movies of 30's and 40's ( which wouldn't return until the Hammer era). Unlike the other Monsters used by Universal previous decades the Creature was not supernatural or created in some mad scientist's lab , the Creature was a crytid ( like Bigfoot , the Yeti and the Loch Ness Monster ) ; living on the outer edges of the world which it can never be a part of. I suspect that the CFTBL can trace its origin back to the novella by HP Lovecraft Shadow Over Innsmit ( which I did in one of my short stories , MONSTER NEWS THE BOOK ). A side note , Arnold used the same music score in his next movie Tarantula ( why waste money by writing a new one). A second side note. In 1953 ( one year before the film came out ) a lone motorist in California report that scalely humanoid creature at this car, leaving behind deep claw marks. Is The Creature really fiction? And do such beings truly live among us ?

[@AJRussortm]

good point....I hadn't thought of that

[@thephotoplayer]

I think you nailed all the main points here, and while all three films are super entertaining, the third one is kind of the "dark horse" of the trilogy. I do think the lurid soap opera-ey feel of the last film almost skips the film over into a Douglas Sirk-y soap opera monster film, with Creech taking the backseat to the Jeff Morrow/Leigh Snowden/Rex Reason love triangle in the film. Which brings me to my next point as I would love to see your take on 1955's THIS ISLAND EARTH, also starring Jeff Morrrow and Rex Reason.

[@jeffgreenberg5306]

if you haven't seen them, they are really fun in 3D (only the first two are in 3D). the underwater 3D is really good, and i was able to see the first one in 3D in a theater, and then the first two as 3D dvds on my tv. I also thought the female scientists are very progressive portrayals for the time, especially in the second one.

[@terrencecoccoli524]

Great review. Love the first film, and the character

[@thomaskaba5600]

Thank you for this great review. I love Creature From The Black Lagoon, but unfortunatelly I didn't seen the two sequels "Revenge Of The Creature" and "Creature Among Us". Perhaps I should give them a try, at least "Revenge of the Creature" seems to be worth the time (and money). The only thing I have to complain about is the Musik. TATATAAAAA. Really tedious. But the underwater shots with the pretty woman swimming and the gillman lurking and hiding under the seaweed are brillant. I love the gillman. Did you know that a fossil was named after the movie? Eucritta melanolimnetes, an extinct amphibian, 300 Million years old.

[@jk3521]

Could you please review "The Incredible Shrinking Man" ?

[@HumbertoFuentes-v4q]

One of my favorite movies I didn't know about the other two sequence movies I need to order the trilogy .. thank you for sharing this information with me 😄 hope you find more movies like this..😄😄💯👍

[@joannaedens6294]

A channel that likes a lot of stuff that I like!!!!!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@niallboyle5211]

I'm afraid that Julie Adams playing a scientist in this movie is about as realistic as Denise Richards playing a nuclear physisist in 'The World is Not Enough'! I find the existence of the Gill Man more likely.

[@niallboyle5211]

Hear! Hear!

[@jacksonknightproductions8697]

If you had to keep Creature Walks Among Us the same but change one thing, it would be the ending. Right before we fade to black, cut to a shot of the back of Gillman's head, and show 2 or 3 tiny slits growing there, highly implying that soon his gills will grow back and he can return to the ocean. Instead of it having a tragic ending for Gillman, give him a more hopeful one. Seriously. That's all it would take to fix part 3.

[@seanthacker4895]

I just Universal Monsters Essential Collection on digital about a month or two ago. The set only has only the first appearance of each monster (with the exception of The Bride of Frankenstein, which has the Frankenstein monster along with his bride). Since I have the collection, I’ve only seen the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Of course the special effects are not up to par with more modern films but, taking into consideration the time in which the film was made, it really isn’t bad. I think older films grow on you the more you watch them.

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

The third in the series is an underrated film. Very touching

[@philarmstrong3765]

Not as I recall, but I'll give it another look.

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

@@philarmstrong3765 i say that mostly because it differs from the first two in that it's not strictly a monster on the loose movie. It actually makes you feel bad for him. He ends up not belonging among humans,but not able to return to his home. I find the ending quite touching. Having to choose to either live where he doesn't belong,or die returning to the water. I can relate to his feelings of despair in not belonging and being unable to go where he does,where he should be.

[@philarmstrong3765]

@@alexandermacdougall7873 Okay, you make good points. Will definitely check it out again thru that lens. Thanks!

[@scottn.4865]

They filmed to scene when the caught him at Marineland which is just south of St. Augustine Florida. They filmed several movies / tv shows there as they have a listing off all of them. Now Marine land is no longer what you see in the movie. Once escaping he swam up the Matanzas River to Jacksonville, FL. which is were I'm from.

[@Iamsnuggles]

I think that the creature from the black lagoon is a perfect film. I think, a remake needs to be done but it has to be a “predator” like movie. Like there’s a group of military men hunting down former WW2 nazi war criminals but they stumble upon this untouched lagoon that is home to Gilman. Plot twist- the main character knew that the Gilman was there because the creature had rescued him after a previous mission . He wants to capture Gilman to make money by (selling him to an aquarium) a hint to the second film.

[@reymerc2045]

Great Review...Thanks.

[@daesplays8737]

It's kindda sad that this monster hasn't received any love since the third film. No more sequels, no remakes, and only a few comics and novelizations, which is rare since horror films used to get a ton of them.

[@jerobriggs6861]

Loved the first film. Liked one of the sequels, but hated the other one (It's been so long, I can't remember which one I liked and which one I hated). Just got The Legacy Collection on DVD. The first one's even better than I remembered, but haven't watched the other two yet so we'll see. Great review. Thanks for posting it.

[@jerobriggs6861]

Just finished The Legacy Collection, hated the second one, loved the third. Overall, the first is the best though.

[@randyacuna3248]

If all the universal classic monsters starting with Dracula, the first creature film without question has the most beautiful leading lady .

[@princeeverlove]

I own a Green See-Through Translucent Figure of the Creature! Awesome! UNIVERSAL had One Objective: Regain Box Office Champions of Horror Status after of series of B-MOVIE level Films in the Golden Age of SciFi...they designed/redesigned the Creature for ultimate Terror appeal...especially the "Dead Eyes" effect underwater...the look of empty sockets is always a chiller! Throw in murky waters, a bikini-clad babe for the boys and wham!-Box Office Gold! A scaly Frankenstein for the hip cool mid-1950's audience! After the Creature, Universal Executives grew weary of Horror and reduced budgets and gone was the Love for the very genre that once was their bread and butter! They wanted to be more "Respected" as a Film Studio and concentrated on Comedy/Drama more...Hammer Films in Britain would soon come and take over as The Horror Studio Supreme...The Creature signaled the End of Universals INCREDIBLE 25 Years as Horror Masters of their Time...

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

I didn't even dare to see the movie at the time, so scared I was. Yet I had a nightmare : I saw the hero in the 2nd movie John Agar in ambush to knife the creature. It was night and our hero was behind a wall waiting for his prey. And just then he saw the creature's shadow which was so scary that he bolted out ! And it was only in b/w. Yet I woke up screaming !

[@andrewpragasam]

How did the creature in Walks Among Us get so bulky? My guess would be after the botched surgery he got really depressed and are a ton of pizza and cookies. Happens to the best of us.

[@chinabluewho]

I would heavily advise ripping and keeping the videos you have reviewed on a hard drive format like removable 10 GB hard drive like I have as I am seeing many films doctored to remove scenes or even studios blocking the films from being shown , KZbin movies free/buy/rent even goes to the point of removing nude scenes or other contraversial stuff.

[@RSEFX]

That last film in the series seems to have been made to further more creature films, but without having to deal with underwater photography.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

There was underwater photography at the beginning.

[@RSEFX]

@@Charlesputnam-bn9zy I should've made that clearer: I meant that after WALKS AMONG US they could possibly continue the series with more sequels, but stage them all on land...or almost all on land....and not have to deal with the costs involved in working with underwater units.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@@RSEFX I get it.

[@RSEFX]

@@Charlesputnam-bn9zy Hmmm, don't you have the name of one of the characters in IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE?

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@@RSEFX "It Came From Outer Space"(1953) and "Invasion of The Body Snatchers"(1956 ) are my all-time favorite SF movies with a message. The 1st is against xenophobia. The 2nd is a warning about the peril of losing what makes us human. Before seeing them, my top favorite was "Enemy From Space"(Quatermass II, 1957). At the time I adopted the name for the e-mail, I had completely forgotten the name of the likable astronomer character played by the equally likable Richard Carlson. I intended the name as a gag, for it's a character in a series of humorous spy novels of the late 60s to early 70s by Ted Mark, ''The Man From O.R.G.Y."(OrganisationForTheRationalGuidanceOfYouth) So, that sets the tone. Charles Putnam is not the hero, just the bumbling boss (like "Chief" in the 1966 TV series ''Get Smart") of the hero Steve Victor. Both are the sole personel of the agency that is so secret that it has no fixed address ! The spying side however is surprisingly good, and shows the author' accurate documentation, as for instance the data on the gang war in Manila Bay, in the episode ''My Son, The Double Agent"(one of the craziest where Steve has to accomplish his mission pants-less for the whole time !) I am surprised that the books have never been adapted as a good TV series. Unfortunately the author lent his talent to a complete fiasco of a vulgar exploitation movie with the same title (1970) That ended the screenwriter career of Ted Mark. And ''Charles Putnam'' wasn't even in it ! The books are much better, but some sides of the stories are not exactly for a nice young lady like you. Looking forward to your next reviews. By the way, why not one on ICFOS, IOTBS and other excellent 50s SF classics like ''Tarantula'', ''Attack Of The 50-foot Woman", and "The Day The World Ended" ? I would really enjoy them !

[@PaulChiesa-db5zn]

They certainly inspired universals Jaws, particularly the first creature movie

[@zebradun7407]

The first was the best.

[@michaeljahnke2916]

You are really cool. :) I stayed awake too.

[@varanid9]

I had to rewind and watch her "Da-da-DA!!" a few times.

[@unclemarty7321]

The humans in these movies are so SHELLFISH. They made three movies for the HALIBUT. They didn't FLOUNDER!

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Jerome! Look out behind you! (Blarring horns come in).

[@michaelbentley9653]

I'm wanting the Blu Ray set

[@RSEFX]

Trying to recall why the creature in Walks Among Us winds up being so much bulkier than he was? Is this explained in the film? (I haven't seen it in decades).

[@Weiselberry]

I don't recall them providing an explanation for it in the movie. Then again, it's been a few years since I saw it, so I might have forgotten.

[@RSEFX]

@@Weiselberry I don't have the scripts/script drafts of ...Walks Among Us to check to see if there is some rationale offered that maybe got deleted before filming started, or was filmed but wound up on cutting room floor. I have the development paperwork on the first two films but there aren't as many loose ends in those first two than in the 3rd film in the series. I think I know someone who has the paperwork on this one/will let you know if I find anything out. (Don Megowan indeed was a large person/not sure if you've seen him as the lead in CREATION OF THE HUMANOIDS, but hard to picture him being chosen from all the possible stunt/actor people out there who could've played the part. Could be that he was the only tall person more willing than others to be encased in that thick mask and all that bulky outer wear...Of course, there is the semi-well known story about him getting a sudden awful attack of claustrophobia after being out too long under the hot sun in the get up, and the suit/mask having to be quickly torn off of him.)

[@Weiselberry]

I only saw a few minutes of The Creation of the Humanoids, and I don't know if he was in that scene. It was very strange. :) The suit certainly does look uncomfortable and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a job people passed on, if they had the option.

[@RSEFX]

@@Weiselberry Don Megowan in HUMANOIDS is in pretty much from the very beginning once the prologue narration is over. He's the big guy wearing the sort of "confederacy" hat. Not a bad actor. I wish I'd taken the chance to interview him way back when.

[@marknelson2-ih6sq]

I actually like #2 & 3 the best & Lori Nelson the absolute most

[@fanboy2015]

This is a great review. Loved the first film. Revenge, I thought, was awful. Havent seen the third one. Did you get the new Legacy blu-ray set? The one that Universal had to recall because of a bad 3-D version of Revenge.

[@4CardsMan]

I always wonder why Julia Adams' career did not do better. That vulnerability that she projected was precious. The casting of the creature in the third film probably was wrong because of lack of money. That's the usual reason for an obvious error

[@AllanGonnella]

As usual, the original Creature From The Black Lagoon was a classic but the 2 follow-ups were disappointing. The original had a great cast. Revenge Of The Creature was OK but not as good. Outside of John Agar as the star actor the rest of the cast was weak the plot kind of lame. By the way, I got to play golf with John Agar back in the late 80's with in son Martin at Rip Hondo Golf Course in Downey, Ca. right after he played in "Miracle Mile" which, I think, was his last movie. The 3rd in the Creature trilogy was pretty stupid. It was very scary nor horror-filled. I saw all 3 of these horror movies at our local kiddie matinee at the Garmar Theater in Montebello, Ca. in the late 50's. We threw a few empty popcorn boxes at the screen during "The Creature Walks Among Us" showing our displeasure, as by then, we were Sci-Fi, monster and horror film "EXPERTS!"

[@varanid9]

Fun fact: The script for the movie "Anaconda" was repurposed from an unmade Black Lagoon re-make.

[@wallygator92]

If they ever remake the Creature from the Black Lagoon Blumhouse had better stay away!

[@posteraddict]

Great job as a reviewer; although I keep waiting for the properly presented 3D version of "Revenge..."; Universal get your $%#&!!! together and give us geeks what we want! Speaking of which; Ms. Weiselberry you are the cutest monster nerd my dorky old eyes have ever laid eyes on! Roowwwwrrr!

[@dr.shibbity8184]

OCEAN MAN

[@pfarden5836]

I'll watch anything with Julie Adams in it.

[@dereksewkumar07]

"The 2nd film has a young Clint Eastwood in a laboratory ..In the 1st film Jules Adams threw a used cig in the water (using it like a garbage can!?!) great reviews!! d 🤕

[@gargantuaism]

I love The Creature Walks Among Us. His gills burn off and he gets lungs and gets fat and bald and wears bad clothes. In other words he turns HUMAN!

[@outoforder9348]

You’re well fit !

[@AnthonyMoore-rd7yv]

I was in high school 🏫 when I saw 👀 this movie .

[@pettytyrant2720]

For me my favourite B-movies are Them! It Came From Outer Space, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers- between them they pretty much cover all the traditional B movie tropes, paranoia, fears and characters of the era you could want. Have you seen any of those films? It would be interesting to hear your take on any or all of them.

[@Weiselberry]

I've only seen a couple scenes in It Came from Outer Space, but I've seen both Them! and Invasion of the Body Snatchers several times. They're definitely classics of the genre, and top of the class in their sub-genres (if you consider "giant bugs" a sub-genre, which I do). Are they considered B-movies? I think of B-movies as much more campy and lower-budget (like Plan 9 from Outer Space and The Giant Claw). I enjoy '50s scifi/horror/monster films, so maybe I'll do some more videos on them in the future.

[@pettytyrant2720]

I do tend to use 'B-movie' to cover as rather wide range of films, rather than its more literal meaning of the second film on a bill. I tend to think of any film between the early forties and late fifties than features a creature/fantastical setting/idea plus social commentary of some sort, plus rather traditional character types- handsome hero, scientist, female doctor/scientist/daughter of scientist who is the love interest (though occasionally actually more), obviously this doesn't account for placing on the bill or budget (heck Forbidden Planet would fall into my b-movie criteria).

[@Weiselberry]

Interesting. I think for myself I throw the term around too subjectively, like if a movie looks well-made and is widely considered to be good, and (here's the worst subjective part) if I liked it, than to me it's not a B-movie, while something else that has a cast of relative unknowns, looks cheap, and is widely considered a bad movie (even it it's in so-bad-it's-good territory), I mentally categorize as a B-movie, without actually considering whether or not it fits the literal definition of the term. That's a bad habit I need to get away from.

[@RaysDad]

The "Revenge of the Creature" sequel seemed like a rip-off of the "King Kong" story (an exotic specimen is captured and brought to the USA, where it breaks its shackles and chases a blonde around). I never saw the third film, but you say it's a lot like "Frankenstein." Maybe we're lucky they never got around to filming a script with a blood sucking "Dracula" sort of creature.

[@Weiselberry]

I hadn't thought of that, but you're right, in its basic storyline it is similar to King Kong. Yikes, that sounds like an awful combination! As much nonsensical fun as I find the monster mash movies of the '40s to be, I think it very fortunate the Gill-Man came along too late to be thrown into the mix.

[@Equus21]

10:00 ... hm. Check out "The Shape of Water" XD

[@giannapatsy698]

Equus 21 I've only seen the trailer.

[@ggrarl]

Revenge of the Creature was a great MST3K episode. Since it was the first episode of season 8, it introduced Bobo, Peanut, Crow's new voice, and the return of Pearl. The mocking of John Agar and the jokes made during the brief cameo by Clint Eastwood were perfect.

[@djchinatown]

What? I didn't know it was a series

[@brucegame1458]

i just watched this recently for the first time wow i really loved it its a classic fifties movie i feel it brought what you might call "eye candy" to horror movies lol julia adams was totally hot in 54 lol but whatever.. very fun movie jack arnolds best i would say

[@seanclifford8144]

RAGON IS DEAD ULTRAMAN KILLED IT

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@JeromeWeiselberry >>> At about 06:35 in this video: Hey, SOME PARTS of the movies were filmed in FLORIDA. How can you expect ANYTHING ELSE? 😉🤭

[@luiscruz-ec9de]

In case you don’t know. Tha is real.

[@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821]

The first one classic the bets The 2nd one is k. not great not worst The 3rd one lame lazy and just made for a paycheck.

[@Danazawa]

You find the swimwear risque in Creature From the Black Lagoon movies? C'mon, its 2017!

[@Weiselberry]

I didn't say it was risque. I'm saying if you watch the three movies in a row all those (mostly male) bare legs running/swimming around can get overwhelming.

[@Nacho-Mamma]

I grew up watching the classic Universal Studio monsters. And, I still love and enjoy watching them all 50+ years later. But, over the years, my thoughts about these monsters have all changed in one way or another. The Gillman is one that has changed the most. As a kid of 4 or 5, I enjoyed watching the "Creature" trilogy, even though he scared the crap out of me. Now, I've come to have deep sympathy for him. Because, he had survived from prehistoric days till man began invading his home & interfering with his life. The Gillman WAS NOT a monster! He was merely a victim of the REAL monsters...MAN! All he wanted was to be left alone, but that was impossible because they deemed him a dangerous killing machine, and just had to be destroyed. Why didn't they leave him alone, and sail further down river, and rape the local monkeys like everyone else was doing? This kind of crap is why I always what to punch all these jackasses in the face..... .....with a Louisville Slugger..... ..........TO THE FOREHEAD!

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

The 3rd movie is a moral tale. The creature is more human than some humans in the story.

[@AJRussortm]

very good review....however, you missed the point of the trilogy... because of your subjectivity you judge the films from the perspective of what you like about each film rather than looking at the entire trilogy as a whole....a story depicting the evolution of Mankind

[@stupendoushorrendous8258]

I REALLY fuckin hate Walks Among Us, mainly because it's just unbearable how this poor woman can't catch a break. For real, the captain sexually harasses and later assaults her, and her husband STILL blames her. Makes my blood boil!

[@johnnie2638]

Did not like the 3rd one at all.