Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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.

After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster. Swamp Thing was directed by Wes Craven and came out on 1982 now the film has issues let's start with the bad things the last 30 minutes is were it falls apart in that dinner one of the main bad guys or whatever turns into a monster as well and he turns into a midget and the main villain Arcane turns into this TMNT Rat or something and the film turns from a Superman to a Superman III Power Rangers kind of film it just makes zero sense, there isn't enough action he never kills anyone except the guy that he crashed his head and it's neither horror or even has some R-Rating action except a nudity scene that's all. Now the good things there is good emotion in this film especially in that scene where he finds his sister's necklace and he remembers her and he starts crying or when he destroys the lab and turns cars and boats upside down, the acting is good, the villains were OK for the most part the little supporting kid did a pretty nice job. Overall a good movie for what it was nothing more really!!

Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau) comes to a research lab in the deep swamp. Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise) is developing new species combining plants and animals. He creates a new formula that regrows old cells. Alec's sister Linda drops some on the wooden floor and new branches start to grow. Obsessed with immortality, Dr. Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan) tries to steal the formula by attacking the camp. Linda is killed. Alec is set on fire by the new concoction and jumps into the swamp. They try to drown Alice but the Swamp Thing comes to the rescue.Swamp Thing remains a B-movie despite being dressed up by Wes Craven. It's well made but it doesn't reach higher than that. It couldn't escape the fact that this is a monster movie with a guy in a rubber suit. The action is slightly better than most 80s B-movie. This is fun with some explosions and some gunplay. Barbeau is definitely memorable as Alice although she's probably a little old to play the damsel in distress. Louis Jourdan is terrific as a creepy villain. His creepiness really sells this movie. This is a solid fun effort.

Considering the amount of horror films that he's made, it may be too easy to forget that Wes Craven also made this endearing, amusing, campy comic book adaptation. It's not without flaws, but overall it's fast paced fun that makes full use of its South Carolina locations. It benefits from great casting in the key roles, and performances ranging from sincere to theatrical.The Len Wein character makes his debut in this story (written for the screen by Craven) in which a sexy government agent, Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau) is called in to replace an agent who'd been protecting research scientist Alec Holland (Ray Wise). Alec's new formula, unfortunately, falls into the wrong hands, those of ambitious creep Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan). Alec gets doused with his own formula and set on fire; he runs outside into the swamp where the bad guys wrongly assume he perished. But he's simply been reborn as humanoid plant man Swamp Thing (now played by stuntman Dick Durock). Swamp Thing falls for Alice while doing battle with Arcane and his assortment of goons.Jourdan is delicious as he chews into the scenery. Barbeau is pleasing to watch and admire. Wise creates a likable if somewhat temperamental character in his brief time on screen. David Hess, who'd been so perfect as degenerate criminal Krug in Cravens' "The Last House on the Left", creates another entertaining villain with his portrayal of headband wearing commando Ferret. Nicholas Worth ("Don't Answer the Phone!") also is featured prominently as another of the bad guys. Durock does a fine job of acting underneath the cumbersome Swamp Thing costume. And young Reggie Batts is a deadpan delight as local kid Jude. "Here comes trouble," he quips, when first noticing Alice running in his direction.William Munns' makeup effects are sub standard, to be sure; the Swamp Thing costume actually has a better look in the (even more comedic) sequel. The South Carolina swamps add plenty of atmosphere to the proceedings. The scene transitions involve the use of "wipes" and add to the fun factor. Harry Manfredini of the "Friday the 13th" series does the score for this one, and it sounds awfully familiar at times."Swamp Thing" is agreeable escapism, and would be recommended to Craven completists. It's not among his best but is also definitely not among his worst.Seven out of 10.

I know what you think. A movie for kids about some cartoon hero. Well sure it is based on a comic book but don't let that premise fool you. First of all this movie comes with a 15+ rating and for good reasons since people die to the left and the right and Adrienne Barbeau can't stop from pulling her tits out. Some of the scenes like the one where Swamp Thing crushes a man's head with his bare hands can also be a bit to graphical for minors. This is the way I remember it since my mother never kept a close eye to what I was watching as a kid and this resulted in me without any recognition of the English language at an age of 9 getting my hands on this tape through a friends friends older brother or something like that. Even though I couldn't understand most of the dialogue I just loved the movie with all its awkward action scenes, rubber monster-suits and most of all the voluptuous woman known as Adrienne Barbeau. A woman whom I as a kid had a crush on, a crush that made me watch everything from Escape from New York to the fantastic film The Fog.I am no longer a kid (even though most people I know keep telling me that I act like one) but I must say this piece of cinema is an excellent example of how good B-movies can be if given a proper budget. The plot is not the most original (think any other super hero from your childhood) but it has a story that is interesting and easy to follow. It sports some of the biggest genre-stars of its time all under the directing wings of none other than the legendary Wes Craven. It has tits, midgets, heads being crushed, swamp monsters, shoot outs and even a little "Women in bondage" section. All this is made with a class and taste that is far from common in the 80's genre movies.One can laugh hard at the rubber suits and try to poke fun at the numerous plot holes throughout the movie, especially in the beginning when the bad guy orchestrates an attack on his own facility or the little black kid that seems to pop up from nowhere in the middle of the swamp but this is just too good to be picked on.