tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post4886726272146518213..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Don’t Run and Hide From This Monster, “Swamp Thing” is Here to Save YouRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-27643743537785140772011-10-17T17:21:13.392-04:002011-10-17T17:21:13.392-04:00I always liked this movie. Thanks for the memories...I always liked this movie. Thanks for the memories. I think I need to see it again. :)<br /><br />Oh by the way, I posted my Five Favorite Mission Impossible episodes on my blog just the other day. Linked them with your five faves. :)Yvettehttp://yvettecandraw.blogspot.com/2011/10/five-favorite-mission-impossible.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-18025840167960344382011-10-14T21:04:47.663-04:002011-10-14T21:04:47.663-04:00Sark, as fans of both comics and movies of the sci...Sark, as fans of both comics and movies of the science fiction persuasion, we of Team Bartilucci are fans of SWAMP THING in all its forms. Vinnie in particular is practically a walking SWAMP THING encyclopedia! :-) I really enjoyed your detailed reviews of the Wes Craven movie and the TV series. Nice to know the folks behind SPLICE are planning a new movie version. (Of course, it would be even better if SPLICE star Adrien Brody was in it, but you can't have everything! :-))DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-33738628886168562472011-10-13T20:23:00.699-04:002011-10-13T20:23:00.699-04:00Fun post about a great creature. You put so much ...Fun post about a great creature. You put so much thought into it -- it was particularly kind of you to give detailed instructions on how to get the European version in order to truly appreciate the finer aspects of Barbeau's acting talents (both of them)...LOL!!!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-47708033290875391852011-10-13T18:20:23.574-04:002011-10-13T18:20:23.574-04:00Sark, it is always fun to read your interesting an...Sark, it is always fun to read your interesting and informative reviews! I remember liking "Swamp Thing" and especially his caring for Adrienne Barbeau, with or without bathing scenes. The setting is key, both to his name and the story, as Rick pointed out. As for the other Wes Craven movies mentioned, when my husband and I moved last year I was very pleased that we were the first house on the left, and not the last one. Great job!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-81307605942690848972011-10-13T15:24:09.830-04:002011-10-13T15:24:09.830-04:00Sark, I haven't seen this, but I have seen the...Sark, I haven't seen this, but I have seen the really bad sequel with Heather Locklear. I hope the original is much better. LOL! When I think of Swamp Thing I always think of Thing from the Fantastic Four...I don't know why, I just do (they do look similar, I suppose). Anyway, another splendid review, Sark.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-57281120218202659282011-10-13T13:04:45.758-04:002011-10-13T13:04:45.758-04:00Splendid review of one of the best comic book adap...Splendid review of one of the best comic book adaptations! You know, I forgot it was a Wes Craven movie...probably because I'm not a big Craven film and I really enjoyed SWAMP THING. It's a intriguing mash-up of the Incredible Hulk, the Phantom of the Opera, and--as GOM pointed out--Frankenstein. But the key difference is that Alec Holland IS Swamp Thing. His body has been altered, but he is otherwise unchanged. Indeed, considering his unexpected change in lifestyle, he copes rather well. Thanks for reminding me about Adrienne' string of strong female characters in the early 80s (ESCAPE TO NEW YORK is one of my favorite action pics of the period and I'm a fan of THE FOG, too). But back to SWAMP THING, another aspect that separates it from similar films is the swamp setting. No urban shadows here, but the mysterious swamp--which provides a hiding place for many a creature--gives the proceedings an edge.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-51349113822889908172011-10-13T11:40:55.132-04:002011-10-13T11:40:55.132-04:00Another great post on a fun film. Swamp Thing coul...Another great post on a fun film. Swamp Thing could perhaps be a quasi-allusion to the Frankenstein myth, in which the monster is viewed as the sympathetic character. Other films, like Dark Man, also have the mutated scientist character as the hero. I don't see why they need a remake, though, when the original is good enough.Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com