a5c7b9f00b Lake Placid - Well it would be, but; "somebody said that name was taken." At least according to the local Sheriff. When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden (Pullman) teams up with a paleontologist (Fonda) from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs" (Platt), and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals…and people! Three people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine. This is a film crew that just gets it right. They don't take the subject matter too seriously, and yet don't go all out mad-cap, screwball, camp either. A nice medium between the two. We really feel the characters are put into the precarious situations in which they find themselves. Here, in Lake Placid, New York, in a remote area, some bodies start appearing. And "This wasn't any motor boat accident" (to steal a line from the movie this obviously pays homage to, Jaws). A museum curator is sent up to investigate the possibility of a new breed of Crocodile, one capable of sustaining a population throughout the harsh winters of the Northeastern United States. She meets up with the level headed Game and Fish rep, the surly local cop, and a very eccentric millionaire who's completely smitten with all things Crocodile. All come together to solve the mystery of how a creature like this would end up in Lake Placid, and also to capture and/or eliminate this dangerous threat to the fauna surrounding the Lake, especially the human population. The CGI effects are quite good here, and there's a neat little ending that had my six year old nephew so shocked he accidentally blurted out "What the f**k was that?" For a campy take on the Jaws theme, but one that entertains immensely, see this film. Though i do admit the plot sucks,who cares? There's a 30 foot croc(that rocks) and a senile old lady(yeah,that rocks too.) in it,baby! Also,Bill pullman's in it.(who rocks MAJORLEY). i was a little dissapointed,though.I was expecting: 1.more gore 2.more croc 3.a better ending. 4.that fat cop-sherrif dude to die. 5.same thing for the old lady. 6.more character developement. All in all,it's better than Anaconda,worse than Deep Rising. don't expect a Shawshank Redemption,cause ya ain't gonna get it! A *** outta ***** The strange thing is that for all of Fonda's whining, Pullman's wary squinting and muttering, the bad dialogue, the cheesy effects, the severed toes, the severed heads, the severed bodies and the cliched directorial choices, Lake Placid adds up to a halfway enjoyable time at the movies.
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