
A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discovers a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one in the expedition, with whom he has fallen in love.... (Full plot summary below)
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A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discovers a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one in the expedition, with whom he has fallen in love.
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| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasIn so many monster movies, the pieces show. This creature is seamless. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonAs directed by Jack Arnold, the film suffers from silly stretches of dialogue and wooden acting, but the underwater footage is still beautiful, and Adams radiates a strong, sexy screen presence. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewThe routine story is mightily improved by Arnold's sure sense of atmospheric locations and by the often sympathetic portrait of the monster. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenWhen I was a kid, this was the movie monster I wanted to be. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonThe whole thing is ultimately just a '50s B-movie, but it's hard to imagine what they could have done to make it a better one. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA good piece of science-fiction of the beauty and the beast school, the beast in this case being a monstrous combination of man and fish. It makes for solid horror-thrill entertainment. |
| EmpireKim NewmanA classic horror that warms the heart and wets the pants. |
| Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneA much more antic, exploitative experience than the Frankenstein/Wolfman/Mummy/Dracula pictures it stands alongside, Creature from the Black Lagoon perfectly typifies the transition from older, more European horror styles into bloodthirsty schlock and ever-cheaper thrills. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterThis is still a decent movie and a good example of the monster movie genre. |
| Hollywood ReporterMilton LubanIt makes for solid horror-thrill entertainment. |