Manthast Absolutely amazing

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Stephen Abell Now, this is a monster movie for the twenty-first century. A good romp through the bizarreness of science fiction. In the fifties, it was the fear of radiation; now, it's mother nature.There's no explanation of the killer croc being where it is, though all the experts say it shouldn't be there. Be we don't need to know why it's in the lake, all we are worried about is the gory fun that will ensue because it is.The strange thing about the film is that it's not really about the two lead roles. I think this is down to the writers developing better roles in the Hecter Cyr played flamboyantly by Oliver Platt and Sheriff Hank Keough spiritedly portrayed by Brenden Gleeson and the repartee they have between them. Then when Betty White come on the scene as Mrs Delores Bickerman, the croc's mother, she steals the show. Which is a shame for Bill Pullman and Bridget Fonda as they look adrift next to the minor roles.The director, Steve Minor does an expert job of building up the pace and keeping the excitement and humour rolling along at an increasing pace.For the most part, the special effects are superb some of the hardest things to do are to create fur on animals and get their movements correct the digital artists did really good work here, and it was 1999. Stan Winston and his studios looked after the hard effects and the puppet crocodile, which is amazing in its lifelike quality.If you're looking for good fun that you don't need to think about just enjoy then I'd recommend this movie to you. There are laughs, there's action, there are man-eating crocodiles... what more could you ask for... Oh Yeah, there's Betty White... nuff said!

jacobjohntaylor1 This movie could some people out of going for a swim. This a very scary movie. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. Lake Placid 2 is scarier. But still this is one of the scariest movie to come out before 2007. Two crocodiles show in a lake this not know to have crocodiles. This a very scary movie. If this movie does not scary you then no movie will scary you. This a great horror movie. Bill Pullman is a great actor. Bridget Fonda is a great actress. Oliver P.l.a.t.t is a great actor. Brendan G.l.e.e.s.o.n is a great actor. Betty White is a great actress. David l.e.w.i.s is a great actor. This movie is a must see. Lake Placid 3 is a scarier. But still this a great movie.

Python Hyena Lake Placid (1999): Dir: Steve Miner / Cast: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Betty White, Brendan Gleeson: Mindless muck with a gigantic crocodile and moron people who fall victim to its jaws. Bridget Fonda works at a museum where a large tooth is brought to her attention. She can hardly contain herself when witnessing the remains of a human body that was bitten in half. Bill Pullman plays a ranger investigating the incident who won't hit it off with Fonda at first but will eventually win her over. Director Steve Miner is already accomplished in horror films having made the underrated House as well as the first two Friday the 13th sequels. Pullman does what he can with the cardboard role. Oliver Platt plays off humour, which doesn't take away from the fact that his role is equally cardboard. Fonda is weak casting and seems to play off the humour as overacting. Betty White plays a senile elderly woman who feeds the croc that ate her husband. That has got to make this lady the dumbest idiot in the whole film. Watching White attempt to master this creature is a massive suspension of disbelief in itself. Brendan Gleeson plays a Sheriff who likely wishes the wildlife programs were filming this so that he can link tourists. Dreary and pointless monster flick with a convincing croc that is the film's one selling point. Otherwise this film should be fed to crocodiles. Score: 2 / 10

SnoopyStyle In Maine, Sheriff Hank Keough (Brendan Gleeson) pulls out a Fish and Game officer ripped in half. They pull a fragment of a tooth and American Museum of Natural History sends paleontologist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) to examine the tooth. She is not happy to go out to the backwoods but once there, she is not too eager to return to her ex-boyfriend boss who just dumped her and is now dating her best friend. Fish and Game officer Jack Wells (Bill Pullman) is not happy to have her along. Crocodile enthusiast Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt) arrives hearing of the discovery. Mrs. Delores Bickerman (Betty White) is a delusional neighbor who claims to have killed her husband.This is a very simple creature feature. Oliver Platt is weird having some fun making Brendan Gleeson angry. Bridget Fonda is the flighty city dweller and does the screaming. If the attempts at joking around do not annoy you, then there is some fun to be had. There's a giant crocodile taking down a bear and a cow. The joking around keeps the tone relatively light. This is light weight B-horror movie and it knows it.