THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956)

The Sequels keep on coming.....

Classic 50's B movie artwork

Is this the first Sci-Fi film CotF has touched? Some may say Frankenstein was, but that 1931 gem is clearly horror. This will be our first Sci-Fi title and has received that distinct honour by complete accident. I actually finished the review before adding this headline paragraph in.

 The Creature Walks Among Us is the final film in THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON series, and the film does feel like an experiment. It's about converting the Creature so he might be able to live on land as humans can. All of this of course, eventually goes terribly wrong in cliche fashion. The Creature escapes and wreaks havoc. This only happens toward the ending of the film as most of this movie seems to be about science.

The underwater photography is beautiful. I truly feel the best scenes, though light on action, take place under the water. The rest of the movie is farily cold and sterile. The inclusion of an unhappy marriage subplot does nothing to help. It serves only to push an already short running time.

Italian Poster Art

You know, B-Movies from the 50's have never caught on with me the way other cinematic periods/genres have, but the Creature and his Black Lagoon series really takes the cake over it's 50's rivals. Sure people praise "THE THING" (1951) as if it's one of the greatest things (hahaha) ever made, but really it's about as good as the Black Lagoon series. All the 50's movies are pretty close in quality though I've yet still many to see. This final film had it's flaws, but I really enjoyed it and I can only only reccomend it to someone who has yet to venture into the Black Lagoon. THREE STARS OUT OF FIVE.