: Lake Placid
Author: David E. Kelley
Director: Steve Miner
Prior to viewing, I didn’t know what to make of this horror flick about a giant crocodile, written by the king of TV comedy, David Kelley. Was it supposed to be scary? Funny? An intentionally bad movie? It turns out it’s a quirky comedy with some action and a lot of cool special effects. It’s a horror film that mocks itself, while at the same time being a somewhat intelligent horror film. Unlike Scream, it’s not a spoof, and the humor is sly and devilish, and comes more from the odd characters than jazzy one-liners. The special effects rival Jurassic Park in quality, though there are less of them. Very cool flick.
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