
Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species - a combination of animal and plant capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. Unfortunately he becomes subject of his own creation and is transformed . . . Arcane, desperate for the formula attempts to capture the Swamp Thing. An explosive chase ensues that ultimately ends with a confrontation between Holland and a changed Arcane . . .... (Full plot summary below)
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Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species - a combination of animal and plant capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. Unfortunately he becomes subject of his own creation and is transformed . . . Arcane, desperate for the formula attempts to capture the Swamp Thing. An explosive chase ensues that ultimately ends with a confrontation between Holland and a changed Arcane . . .
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| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesCraven keeps the story moving at a sprint and writes some agonizingly (and probably intentionally) terrible dialogue. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A muddled genre confused mess of a film... |
| Slant MagazineBudd WilkinsIt all adds up to a surefire cult film in the making. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWill you like this film? Yes, probably, if you like monster and horror movies. The movie occupies familiar ground, but it has a freshness and winsome humor to fit it, and Craven moves confidently through the three related genres he's stealing from (monster movies, mad scientist movies, and transformation movies in which people turn into strange beings). There's beauty in this movie, if you know where to look for it. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickSure, it's kind of hokey and a bit campy and has some narrative bumbling and pacing issues, but overall it is a genuinely fun diversion-a contemporary man-in-a-rubber-suit creature feature that also happens to boast a decent amount of heart. |
| IGN MoviesEric GoldmanSwamp Thing never really comes together and by the time the title character is fighting a particularly goofy looking monster in the finale, it's hard to take any of it seriously. |
| DVDTalk.comScott WeinbergIt's Swamp Thing. It's not Swamp Hamlet or MacBeth Thing. |
| Washington PostTom ShalesCraven tries to do this 'veggie-man' horror in a suitable DC Comics style; and with Louis Jourdan as arch-villain 'Arcane', not to mention Adrienne Barbeau (Mrs John Carpenter) as the Thing's object of desire, he's definitely on the right track. At other times, the picture is right off its trolley. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's awfully likeable and definitely has a so-bad-it's-good quality. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrCraven seems to have set out to make a bad movie, and he's succeeded. |