Swamp Thing (2019)
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
A research scientist working on a government project becomes contaminated and turns into a slimy monster which bears an uncanny resemblance to a very green and large vegetable.
Sleep tight naughty evildoers! Don’t let the Swamp Thing bite! Enter into a mind-bending world where a humanoid mass of plant life matter fights to protect his swamp home, the environment and humanity from various supernatural and evil threats as the comic book superhero Swamp Thing comes to life! On January 22, 2008, Shout! Factory will unleash Swamp Thing: The Series DVD box set, packed with all original 22 original suspenseful episodes culled from Seasons 1 & 2 of the cult TV series in the order they were meant to be seen. Special revealing bonus features include exclusive interviews with Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein, actor Dick Durock and more! When an attempt on Dr. Alec Holland’s life leaves him consumed by deadly chemicals and fire, the swamps of Louisiana transform him into a superhuman creature hell-bent on ridding the swamp–and the world–of the evil that men do, beginning with his arch nemesis, Dr. Anton Arcane, the mad scientist responsible for Holland’s monstrous new incarnation as Swamp Thing. Inspired by and based on the DC Comics character, Swamp Thing has become a major, recognized brand through comic books, film and television. Starring Dick Durock (reprising his title role from the popular Swamp Thing feature films), Mark Lindsay Chapman, Carrell Myers and featuring Kari Wuhrer (Sliders), Swamp Thing, the original television series that ran on USA Network from 1990-93, follows the tortured creature that was once a man and his quest to regain the humanity that was taken from him, purging the swamp of evildoers along the way.
Wes craven has made terrifying and disturbing movies prior to this with The last house on the left and The Hills have eyes. I think he was doing a throw back to old school monster movies or horror comics as scenes flow like pages of a comic.
The movie is fun. It has some cheesy lines and more catch phrases than i’ve ever heard in one movie and some things don’t add up. You could be there watching with friends like, “grenades don’t effect him but a machete is gonna do him in, how many times is she going to fall down, I bet when Adrienne Barbeau saw the sun make his arm grow back she was hoping it would shine somewhere else cause once you’ve had tree you never go bark. Reggie Batts who plays Jude is hilarious he’s about 13 and apparantly owns his own gas station, a boat (with a black doll tied to the front for whatever reason), and delivers slow funny lines from behind his huge glasses.
The movie has a creative and original idea, a serum or a potion that enhances what you are on the inside (this could be alcohol for some) as Dr. Anton Arcane finds out he is not a genius but a monster. Wes Craven will show his creativity a few years later with another modern movie monster i think you might have heard of him Freddy Krueger. I think swamp thing was him (craven) paying homage to a different time in horror the classic monster movie, maybe the kind that he grew up watching and was perhaps inspired by Then in a Nightmare on Elm st he does his version of a modern monster which will turn into an icon.
Swamp thing is also in the 101 best horror movies you’ve never seen book by Fangoria.
– Mike
Beautiful transfer of the uncut European version of the movie. You get to see more of Adrienne Barbeau if you know what I mean and I think that you do. I took a star off because there isn’t a “Chapter Selection” selection. Actually, the whole menu selection is poorly laid out but what matters is you can see the movie the way most people wanted it to be seen. Hopefully we’ll get a domestic release sooner than later.
– Steve
DVD Wholesale Main Features :
Actors: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess, Nicholas Worth
Directors: Wes Craven
Writers: Wes Craven, Bernie Wrightson, Len Wein
Producers: Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan
Format: Color, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
