Revenge of the Creature

1955 "All New Thrills! Shocks! Suspense!"
5.6| 1h22m| NR| en
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In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.

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Harockerce What a beautiful movie!
Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.
ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Sam Panico Omehow, the monster has survived and a new expedition - oh hey, there's Lucas again - captures the Gill-man and brings him to the Ocean Harbor Oceanarium - thank SeaWorld - in Florida, where Professor Clete Ferguson (John Agar, Shirley Temple's first husband, who appeared in tons of science fiction films along with many appearances alongside John Wayne) and ichthyology student Helen Dobson (Lori Nelson, who reprised the role in 2005's The Naked Monster). Of course, Helen and Clete fall in love. Of course, the Gill-man falls for her, too.The Gill-man eventually escapes, but he can't stop thinking about Helen, even abducting her from a party. Clete and the police chase him down and, as is customary, gun our amphibian antagonist down. A slave to love, trapped until the end!Despite being the screen debut of Clint Eastwood (in a blink and you'll miss him appearance as a lab technician who misplaces a rat) and being shot in 3-D, Revenge of the Creature isn't quite as good as the original. But it made the most money of the three, so that led to 1956's The Creature Walks Among Us.
Eddie Cantillo Revenge of The Creature (1955) Starring: John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva, Grandon Rhodes, Dave Willock, Robert Williams, Charles Cane, Clint Eastwood, and Brett Halsey Directed By: Jack Arnold Review Hello kiddies your pal the Crypt-Critic here, now here's an amazing creature feature sequel, probably even so good we'll need to get revenge on Hollywood for not making enough of these types of movies. In this sequel the creature from the black lagoon is captured by scientists and transported to an aquarium in Florida. Professor Clete Ferguson has opted to help the aquarium keep a hold of Gillman while studying the creature. Helping him is Helen who is a college student also looking to study the creature. The Creature is obviously attracted to Helen and one day grabs her and breaks out and unleashes his rage upon the land in the name of love. I just really enjoy this film its a lot more fun for me. This film was made to capitalize on the success of the original film. Its the same kind of fun creature feature sequel you would come to expect out of this monster. The gillman has more screen time which is cool it's always expected to see more of the monster or killer in sequels. The acting is quite good, acting was a lot different then but that's just cause time was different either way for what it was it was amazing. This film is one of the best sequels and would be the forefront (I believe in many horror sequels) I'm giving Revenge of The Creature a five out of five.
AaronCapenBanner Jack Arnold returns to direct this sequel, which sees another expedition return to the amazon(with Nestor Paiva reprising his role as the captain) to look for the remains of the creature, only to discover it still lives. They manage to capture it, and bring it to Florida for study, where it is put in a giant tank at an amusement park. John Agar and Lori Nelson play the scientists studying it, though it resents its captivity and escapes, causing mayhem in its wake. OK sequel isn't particularly original or surprising, but deserves some credit for creating viewer sympathy for this poor creature, which doesn't deserve this treatment, and only wants to return home. Look for Clint Eastwood in his film debut as a clumsy assistant to John Agar!
TheLittleSongbird Creature from the Black Lagoon isn't a perfect film but it is a lot of fun and one of the better monster movies of the 50s. Revenge of the Creature misses the mark in comparison, but there are definitely worse sequels out there, it is better than its reputation and while The Creature Walks Among Us(the other sequel) needs to be re-watched I do remember Revenge being better than that. The story is not as good or as suspenseful this time round, it takes too long to set up, while the romance is very half-baked and the monster is used a little too much which dissipates the impact. The dialogue wasn't a strong point in the original, but it still wasn't anyway near as corny and awkward as the dialogue here. John Ager also gives a very wooden lead performance. It is however well photographed- as with the original the underwater sequences do look wonderful- and solidly directed with extravagant locations, and the monster still looks good(one of the better man-in-a-monster-suit monsters of any 50s monster movie) and manages to be menacing and sympathetic even in surroundings that are not quite as effective this time around. The score succeeds in exuding haunting atmosphere and jaunty energy, and there are some good set pieces with the monster, especially with the overturned car and aquarium. Also the shower motel sequence with it watching, not quite as scary as it lurking beneath the sea watching Julie Adams swimming on her own in the original, but it's the closest it gets to anything as effective as that. Like Creature from the Black Lagoon the characters are not particularly well-developed, the leads in fact are very underdeveloped, but they don't annoy either. Lori Nelson does acquit herself quite well, filling in big shoes and doing so quite admirably, while Clint Eastwood in his first screen role makes a brief but interesting appearance. Overall, has a lot wrong with it but not a bad sequel. 5.5/10 Bethany Cox