The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
- written January 2005
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Once again the Creature is captured but this time by a scientist who wishes to performance surgery on it to make it more human. Will society accept the beast or vilify the mad scientist of r meddling with God’s creatures?
Overall: Most find this film as the weakest of the series but with the best plot to it. I’ll concur with the first part and dissent with the latter. The story is so absurd and frankly insulting to the audience that this film really borders on complete waste of time. Maybe in the late 50’s this sort of thing sounded like a good idea, but it comes off as so self-serving and egotistical to think that making changes to creatures to make them more like us is good. It’s not and frankly that’s why diversity is a good idea. As for the plot, through the first 34 minutes, the creature appeared on radar more than he did on the screen. The acting isn’t necessarily any better or worse but the real issue is whether or not the audience can remotely feel compassion for the boaters. If you watch this film, in 2004 or afterwards, you’ll come out basically rooting for the creature. The antagonists consist of not just the mad doctor, but practically everyone is maltreating the creature and that’s not what you should get out of a horror/monster film. Skip it. Comparison: Gremlins meets Tarzan: Legend of Greystoke |
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