GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

jason-744 I saw this on Dec. 16 in Tribeca and it was great. I thought this film was a great look at the history and fandom of the Creature of the Black Lagoon. It was edited very well. The production quality and sound was great not to mention the other cool stuff like old photos. The interviews were great. Some of the fans shocked me like Benicio Del toro. He is a great actor! It was filled with fun stuff like conventions and collector's, although some of the interviews ran a little long it was a really interesting look at the 50 Years of the creature. A classic monster from universal. I think it ran about 86 min. Which was a good length I thought.

contrast17 At a recent screening there was a moment where the magic of this film suddenly transported me out of my comfortable chair and into the eight year old me again. I suddenly remembered all the promos they showed during "4:30 Movie" that week on channel nine all over again. I remembered making my Dad take me to Seven-Eleven to get the special 3D glasses they gave you with purchase of a Super Slurpee, right side red, left side green. Then flash to me and our whole crew over at Ralph's house, all gathered around the Tube in the dark, with a giant bowl of butter soaked popcorn, and nothing was cooler to that eight year old me than a creepy monster who lived under a swamp, except of course, that same creepy monster in a 3D swamp! Gimmicky or not, classic 3D was an early stab at today's virtual reality, and man was it whacked to see stuff flying out of your TV screen in 1982. Good times... Well last month, I finally saw this undisguised labor of love they titled "Creature Feature," and the whole thing came rushing back. I had forgotten all about that awesome event on channel nine, and all about The Creature in general. The rest of the Universal Monster Crew might get all the good press, but it's the Gilman who's always had the creepy hold on my soul. Thank you Creature Feature, you helped me to remember that.

jercorn2020 After seeing how Universal recycled their "Back To The Lagoon" doc for the new Creature box set, it was a real treat to see another filmmaker's take on a monster close to the hearts of many fans. And 'fan' is the appropriate word here - Creature Feature is all heart, and was obviously made by folks who not only love the Creature From The Black Lagoon, but the whole world of movie monsters and all the collecting and obsessions that go along with fandom in general. So instead of the usual, boring "this is how the soundtrack was made" - styled interviews and details, Creature Feature gives us a broad, loving tribute to The Creature From the Black Lagoon, including all the people, movies and events it helps inspire to this day. More importantly, it shows Creature's impact on culture.It's amazing that considering all the movies and books about Dracula and Frankenstein's influence on us all, that it's only now we see the Creature and his story getting recognition for it's influence on art and culture. This is the complete, definitive Creature documentary, which shows a real love and a real knack for what makes a monster, and monster fans, tick. Highly Recommended. Bravo!

vze29r3v I have to confess that when I saw this film at the Tribeca Film Center right before Christmas, I was NOT a Creature From the Black Lagoon fanatic, though I do enjoy the old Universals. Mostly, I'm a fan of both the science fiction and horror genres.However, I was mildly surprised that this film seemed to appeal to me as much as it did some of the hardcore CFTBL fans in the audience. Similiarly, I think that this film WILL appeal to fans of those genres, in addition to the fans of the classic Universal Monster pictures.Personally, I found the history and backstory of the film very interesting, as I did the section on International Copycat Movies such as some of the Japanese and Mexican films that have seemed to copy both the design and idea of the Gill-Man character. There were even some interesting clips that featured everyone from Abbott and Costello (in a segment from the Creature's initial appearance on The Colgate Comedy Hour) to martial arts star Sonny Chiba (in one of the Copycat Creature movies).Naturally, as you'd expect this film featured interviews w/ cast and crew, however some of todays actors and filmmakers were included - to my delight - such as makeup wizard Tom Savini and Academy-Award Winner Benicio Del Toro, just to name a few. And the narration of actor Keith David, who sounds just like he stepped off the celluloid print of THEY LIVE also was a major asset to the film.There's not much negative I have to say, other than the fact that some of the fans' comments may have seemed a little redundant, and a few of the major interviews could have been trimmed here and there, but then again, I was interested enough after sitting through it to actually read the end credits, and I don't always do that. So, perhaps it is fine as it is. Certainly as someone in the indie film world, I might have done some things differently.But, that still doesn't change the fact that this film will provide Creature Comforts to any of the above Genre fans, as well as a BIG SMILE to fans of the old Universals. In closing, I would say that the movie has inspired me to go back and look at the three Creature From the Black Lagoon movies covered in the film. And if you're a genre fan like myself, it might just have the same effect on you.Either way, I think you'll enjoy your 80-plus minute visit with the Big Green Guy!