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www.nitrateonline.com - : Without the sarcastic wit of television mega-talent of David E. (''Emmy'') Kelley, this lowbrow horror entry might have been titled Lake Flaccid. But it’ll provide minimal relief from the summer tepidity (weather that is) and has little chance opening opposite the marketing thrust of Kubrick’s psychosexual Eyes Wide Shut and the limited break, Internet-hyped The Blair Witch Project, a delicious low-budget, gore-deficient scare item that should corner the younger crowd. That is those kids who have already had their fill of self-enlightening baked goods and hand-me-downs from Comedy Central. more...
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : Lake Placid is arguably the most idiotic monster movie to arrive in multiplexes since the stunningly awful Deep Rising slithered in 18 months ago. If there's one thing to be said about this movie, which features a hapless band of humans tangling with a 30-foot crocodile, it's that the film makers are aware that no one in their right mind could possibly take this premise seriously. So director Steve Miner (H20) and writer David E. Kelley (TV's ''The Practice'' and ''Ally McBeal'') have constructed the film with their tongues planted in their cheeks. Unfortunately, adding a strong dose of intentional camp to a film doesn't necessarily make it an enjoyable experience. Lake Placid isn't so bad that it's good; it's so bad that it's really bad. more...
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