Ever since "King Kong" movie people have been trying to capture natural aberrations and take them back in order to make a few bucks. The creature in this movie is no exception. He is minding his own business; being sort of a fish and not hurting anyone (he's really no more dangerous than a shark, maybe less), when along come a bunch of insensitive jerks who try to pull him out of the safe haven. So he goes after one; so he runs off with a girl (he is a gill "man" isn't he?). He didn't start it. When I was young I saw this for the first time in a regular old fashioned movie theater. The suspense and terror were wonderful. Even though you can see the SCUBA tank on the back of the creature under his costume, the fact was that he was always lurking somewhere. Like so many poor souls, he is destroyed for doing what comes naturally. I always wonder about these sorts of creatures.
Did they have mother or a father? Where else would he come from? What happened to them. Was he loved? We will never know because he never got a chance to defend himself. I look at this film as a classic of its type and I'm glad someone made it, even though it stands the test of time less well than others. I may comment later on the sequels which are pretty bad.
Did they have mother or a father? Where else would he come from? What happened to them. Was he loved? We will never know because he never got a chance to defend himself. I look at this film as a classic of its type and I'm glad someone made it, even though it stands the test of time less well than others. I may comment later on the sequels which are pretty bad.