http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/1999/10/film-review-lake-placid-1999/ The Review of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Films Tue, 22 May 2012 01:52:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/1999/10/film-review-lake-placid-1999/comment-page-1/#comment-7452 » Retrospective: Agressive Alligators and Killer Crocodiles Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:05:09 +0000 http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/1999/10/01/film-review-lake-placid-1999/#comment-7452 [...] LAKE PLACID (1999). This is a schizophrenic effort: half horror, half comedy. It works in bits and pieces, but the bits and pieces never mesh together into a satisfying whole. Blame it on a conflict of sensibilities between writer-producer David E. Kelly (known for his witty television shows) and director Steve Miner (known for his gory FRIDAY THE 13 sequels). The alligator is not bad, but the film cannot make up its mind about how to treat it. When it bites off someone’s head, we’re supposed to scream; when we see an eccentric old woman (who has “adopted” the gator) feed it a live-cow, we’re supposed to chortle in amusement at the absurdity. As crazy as it is, this is worth a look-see, for the strange combination of humor and horror. [...] [...] LAKE PLACID (1999). This is a schizophrenic effort: half horror, half comedy. It works in bits and pieces, but the bits and pieces never mesh together into a satisfying whole. Blame it on a conflict of sensibilities between writer-producer David E. Kelly (known for his witty television shows) and director Steve Miner (known for his gory FRIDAY THE 13 sequels). The alligator is not bad, but the film cannot make up its mind about how to treat it. When it bites off someone’s head, we’re supposed to scream; when we see an eccentric old woman (who has “adopted” the gator) feed it a live-cow, we’re supposed to chortle in amusement at the absurdity. As crazy as it is, this is worth a look-see, for the strange combination of humor and horror. [...]

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