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Lowest Price on Swamp Thing at Amazon..
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I first saw Swamp Thing on HBO waaay serve in the early eighties. As a young teen male with my nose constantly buried in amusing books, I was certainly portion of the target demographic for this low-budget Wes Craven adventure. Admittedly, I didn’t assume too remarkable of Wes’s efforts; It seemed ravishing bland, not colorfully action-packed like the comical book, and comical all at the same time. However, it did have the not-inconsiderable presence of Ms. Barbeau(Mrs. Carpenter), whom I had seen the year before in Sprint From Novel York and The Fog, when she had her image(and figure) indelibly burned into my long-term memory. In regards to this original DVD, I have to say that the 30 seconds of restored bathing sequence is a safe surprise, especially since it is mentioned nowhere on the case. It should also be well-known that more nudity was re-inserted into the party sequence at Arcane’s mansion, and the DVD should have been re-rated from PG to UNRATED(at least PG-13, possibly R) to myth for these changes. Additionally, the unusual widescreen (albeit non-anamorphic) transfer is the best this film’s ever looked, and I must say I have a modern appreciation for it. What I remembered as being a bland film of unlit and monochrome green and brown, now seems to be remarkable more vibrant thanks to DVD. One last quibble…as a general rule, MGM needs to spend the recent press art for its movie releases. Although I can live with the mask for SW, I catch the painting of Swampy carrying Cable in her white nightgown. At the very least, they could include the art in the “Collector’s Booklet”.
This DVD is sorely lacking in special features. All you gather is the movie trailer, (which is unintentionally comic as the voice-over narrator intones “Adrienne Barbeau….an faulty pair!” Well, she does perceive huge in a tight sweater!) a language selection, a scene index, and a leaflet with some background material.
The movie, though, is gargantuan and in widescreen format. Wes Craven departs from his usual gore to build a humorous book hero into a laughable book movie, with lots of action and derring-do. There’s even a poignant admire narrative. It’s a fleet though-provoking romp in the swamp.
Adrienne’s nude bathing scene has been restored in this DVD version. For some reason it was edited out of the U.S. theatrical release, although not the European version. But now the complete movie is available, and I recommend this DVD to all Adrienne Barbeau fans, all Wes Craven fans, and all laughable book fans.
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