Reservations About "Revenge Of The Creature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                      As I feared, girls, the poster was better than the actual film.  Not that there were moments lacking, but I had forgotten The Creature was a limited monster.  He cannot ramble through cities, weaving a path of destruction, because he cannot be out of water for long periods of time.  He is a "Gill Man," after all.  So, whatever vengeance he wreaks has to be close enough to the water.

                                       My favorite moment is when he tosses a car over a cliff onto the beach.  True to form, he also carries the helpless, barefoot heroine, played by Lori Nelson, who, in 1956 would be menaced the hideous three-eyed mutant in AIP's "The Day The World Ended."  Here she plays Helen Dobson, "the pretty young scientist."  This description is used on her throughout the film.  Do I detect a note of sexism here?  Of course, the year is 1955. 

                                          I felt sorry for The Creature, until he went after Helen's dog, a lovable German Shepard, named Chris.  Chris was just trying to protect his mistress, but ends up being killed by the Gill Man.  Anyone who kills a dog is on my hate list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                            But the moment where The Creature crashes the Florida waterside bar, "Lobster House," is really camp.  He wants to have a good time, dance to the beat, and the people just flee in terror.  This is the highlight of the film.

                                               His design is original, and it is too bad color was not used to heighten his green.

                                               Still, The Creature's revenge was really not enough to justify this sequel.