5/5 great movie
  by Cathy G. Lattimer
I got this movie for my 5 year old grandson, he loved it. Fast shipping

2/5 slow moving thru the mud
  by astrorev (Sacramento, CA USA)
Ali Davis' Amazon review well sums up this movie except that it wasn't all that fun in my opinion. Campy, yes, funny, no. B-rated gimmicks and special affects are apropos to these kinds of films, but for a Wes Craven flick??? Maybe it's not meant to be sophisticated, but it's pretty lacking in the clever department as well. I did enjoy seeing some of these actors of a quarter century ago in their younger years of work. But I can think of other B-movies that go with a bowl of popcorn on a Friday night much better.

4/5 A Fun, Class B Flick
  by Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
This reminded me of the 1950s science-fiction/horror films with its primitive dialog, hokey action scenes and laughable makeup for the monsters. Thankfully, we have been treated to 25 years of great special-effects since this was made.

However......what makes this more attractive to watch than those '50s films, are great swamp photography, Adrienne Barbeau's body and a story that moves really fast. Barbeau, as she was prone to do, appears to be only in this movie to show off her massive chest.

However, it's pretty harmless fun, very tame compared to the horror movies of the past generation regarding gore and profanity. In this case, "retro" is better than "present day." Director Wes Craven would go on to make far bloodier and nasty films than this, which is pretty tame in comparison.

In the end, it's a good Class B film, fun to watch and fast-moving.


1/5 A BUST
  by PROMINENT CRITIC (New York, NY)
Well, Adrienne Barbeau has a nice set of bazooms, but that's about the only thing worth looking at in this silly nonsense that might entertain a few ten year olds. I had thought that maybe with an actor the stature of Louis Jourdan, A.B., and directed by Wes Craven, that maybe it would have at least something to recommend it. Afraid not.

3/5 An Enjoyable, Decent Little Popcorn Thriller From '82!
  by M. B. DaVega (Columbia, SC)
I still like Swamp Thing (1982). Twenty-six years later it's still fun to watch. For a movie about a botanist who gets accidentally turned into a super-strong, half-man, half-plant superhero, it is pretty cool, even if it is admittedly more than a little campy. But hey, it's based on a DC Comics series, so whaddaya expect?!!? Of course it's gonna be a little bit campy. But it also has enough plot, atomosphere and science to hold the viewer's interest. Adrienne Barbeau is great eye candy as Cable, the film's heroinne and Louis Jordan is quite a treat as the menacing, placid villain, Anton Arcane.

I guess this film still strikes a chord with me because I first got see this one when I was little and also for the fact that much of the film's atomospheric swamp scenery and background was filmed right here in my own native South Carolina. (Even though in the film, it's set in the Florida Everglades) The scene where we first meet Reggie Batts's character at the run-down, backroad gas station was filmed on St. Helena Island, SC. The authentic South Carolina swamp scenery definitely added to the movie!

This was an earlier offering from director Wes Craven with a decidely Friday-the-13th-like musical score from composer Harry Manfredini. While not outstanding, it still has enough thrills, chills, action, mood and decent, pre-CGI creature effects ----- as well as a large enough fan following ----- to assure it cult status. The climatic showdown in the bog at the end of the movie between Swamp Thing and the mutated, sword-wielding Arcane creature was worth the whole flick! Still worth checking out, even 26 years later.