Creature from the Black Lagoon (The Legacy Collection) (Sous-titres français)

Author: John Agar

Brand: Universal

Format: Black & White

PartNumber: 25455

Details: Amazon.ca Jack Arnold's horror classic The Creature from the Black Lagoon spawned not one but two iconic images: the web-footed humanoid gill-man with a hankering for women and the leggy, luscious Julia Adams, the object of his desire, swimming the lagoon in a luminous white bathing suit. Not since King Kong has the "beauty and the beast" theme been portrayed in such sexually charged (though chaste) terms. Arnold turns an effectively B-movie plot--a small expedition up a remote Amazon river captures a prehistoric amphibian man, who escapes to wreak havoc on the team and kidnap his bathing beauty--into a moody, stylish, low-budget feature. The jungle exteriors turn from exotic to treacherous when the creature blocks their passage and strands them in the wilds. Much of the film is shot underwater, where the murky dark is animated by shimmering shards of sunlight, creating images both lovely and alien (the studio-built sets of the creature's underground lair are far less naturalistic, but serve their purpose). As with most of Arnold's '50s genre films, he's saddled with a less than magnetic leading man (in this case the colorless but stalwart Richard Carlson) and a conventional script, but he overcomes such limitations by creating a vivid and sympathetic monster (helped immeasurably by a marvelous suit of scales and fins) and establishing a mood thick with atmosphere. The film was originally shot in 3-D. --Sean Axmaker Product description For the first time ever, the original Creature from the Black Lagoon film comes to DVD in this extraordinary Legacy Collection. Included in the collection is the original classic, starring Richard Carlson, and two timeless sequels, featuring such legendary actors as John Agar and Jeff Morrow. These are the landmark films that inspired an entire genre of movies and continue to be major influences on motion pictures to this day. Special Features Digital Copy of Creature From the Black Lagoon (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Includes UltraViolet (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Creature from the Black Lagoon (3D Version) Back to the Black Lagoon Production Photographs Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver Trailer Gallery 100 Years of Universal: The Lot My Scenes

UPC: 025192545528

EAN: 0025192545528

Model: 25455

Languages: English

Binding: dvd

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood