Swamp Thing (1981)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:18
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Unabashedly campy -- often to its detriment -- Swamp Thing is not without its charms, among them Adrienne Barbeau as the damsel in distress.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In an attempt to relieve the world of hunger, a group of scientists develop a chemical which causes things to grow at a prodigious rate. When the substance is spilled on one of the researchers, he... [More]
Starring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess
Director: Wes Craven
Reviews for Swamp Thing
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Craven 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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Nutty, scary and fun
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About as much fun as being lost in a swamp. Full Review |
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It's awfully likeable and definitely has a so-bad-it's-good quality. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
Oh yes, Adrienne Barbeau. Thanks for the memories.
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2/4 |
The whole thing is merely silly and not much fun. Full Review |
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Short on thrills and laughs. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Craven keeps the story moving at a sprint and writes some agonizingly (and probably intentionally) terrible dialogue. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Dirty Good Fun
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3.5/5 |
It's Swamp Thing. It's not Swamp Hamlet or MacBeth Thing. Full Review |
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3/5 |
No review available.
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3/5 |
Comic book sludge hero trashes bad guys.
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3/4 |
One of those movies that fall somewhere between buried treasures and guilty pleasures. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
[The film] wants desperately to be funny and, from time to time, it is. However, you might wish it would trust the audience to discover the humor for itself. Full Review |
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4/5 |
No review available.
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
A silly, campy comic book adaptation that gets the tone just right and has the good sense to cast Adrienne Barbeau's breasts.
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3/5 |
Silly cheesy fun from Wes Craven
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CommentLatest News for Swamp Thing
August 31, 2009:
Joel Silver Prepping 3-D Swamp Thing 
The next "Superman" movie may take awhile to reach screens, but producer Joel Silver is keeping busy with another DC property: "Swamp Thing," which he'd like to film in 3-D. More...
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