Mysterious attacks in Lake Placid occur. Bridget Fonda heads out to Lake Placid to do research if there is an actual croccodile to be found in this tranquil lake. Bill Pulmann as sheriff protects her from any harm. Will they find anything or is it all a hoax? What follows is a story full of vulgar grannies, hilarious jokes and B movie reptile attacks. Oh yes, and there is also some romance going on.Who made this wonderful "Jaws" clone? Let's start by mentioning the legendary Stan Winston, THE MAN responsible for the terrific "Alien" creatures. He created the croccodile monster in this tale and it don't look scary at all. But then again this is a comedy and although there is some suspense it is mostly of the hilarious kind.I have seen it multiple times now and I keep laughing as hard as the first time. The incredible witty dialogues are to be thanked for that. Quote by a grannie living near the lake to a sherrif: "If I had a d*ck, this is where I would tell you to s*ck it". You gotta see this grannie to really enjoy this altercation with the law that wants to destroy the croccodile while the old grannie wants to cuddle the monster."Lake Placid" is much more than an average comedy. The simple story may deceive upon first look, but a lot of effort went into this picture to make it something special. This comedy truly stands the test of time and what makes it so endearing and hilarious are the terrific dialogues. The characters are credible, however stereotype they may be. The characters and the dialogue are really to die for. And when I can believe in the characters I can enjoy it again and again.At an endnote I wanna mention that lots of wise observations about croccodiles were interwoven in the dialogues. Some amazing TRUE ones: "Croccodiles have been worshipped more than other religions in ancient cultures. People thought croccodiles were godly". Well, they have been around for millions of years and they will probably outlive human beings. However in this flick croccodiles are just great material to make hilarious jokes about, topped with some witty romance with the lovely Bridget Fonda.

A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."Lake Placid" (R - 1999 - US)Sub-Genre: MonsterMy Score: 6.7Cast=7 Acting=6 Plot=5 Ending=7 Story=6 Scare=7 Jump=6 F/X=8 Monster=9 Gore=6Three people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine. "I brought a pork chop for luck. Maybe you could hang it around your neck." This was simply played out, but a solid monster movie!! I mean c'mon...a GIANT CROCODILE...That got the old adrenaline pumping. This led to a bunch of killer croc movies and two sequels to this one. While they suffered by comparison, this was a lot of fun to watch. I don't know about you, but I found myself rooting for the Crocodile...and Betty White!!

Took me 15 years to finally watch Lake Placid and the reason is very simple, I never heard a positive note about it even as it has rather famous thespians in it. But seen a few crock flicks they never could really get my attention, maybe Alligator (1980) did. But somehow I ran across Lake Placid via trailers so I tried it.People who are defending Lake Placid do say it's a comedy. Well, I agree, it's a big farce. Face it, I never had any scary moments and even as the crock looks great in all ways it never got my attention because there's a lot of talking going on and seen it full uncut it also didn't had gory moments a thing you expect from a crock bite, isn't it?What did you say, there are nasty bites, i agree again, but it's not gory at all. It's not because somebody is holding one's arm been bitten off that it is gore. I guess you get my point, a lot is done off-camera.And can the defenders tell me where the jokes are? Maybe I'm stupid or didn't get the point but no smile on my face.A bit predictable in places and the end is so,well, I just shut my mouth. As expected, not really my thing.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2,5/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

In Maine, Sheriff Hank Keough (Brendan Gleeson) pulls out a Fish and Game officer ripped in half. They pull a fragment of a tooth and American Museum of Natural History sends paleontologist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) to examine the tooth. She is not happy to go out to the backwoods but once there, she is not too eager to return to her ex-boyfriend boss who just dumped her and is now dating her best friend. Fish and Game officer Jack Wells (Bill Pullman) is not happy to have her along. Crocodile enthusiast Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt) arrives hearing of the discovery. Mrs. Delores Bickerman (Betty White) is a delusional neighbor who claims to have killed her husband.This is a very simple creature feature. Oliver Platt is weird having some fun making Brendan Gleeson angry. Bridget Fonda is the flighty city dweller and does the screaming. If the attempts at joking around do not annoy you, then there is some fun to be had. There's a giant crocodile taking down a bear and a cow. The joking around keeps the tone relatively light. This is light weight B-horror movie and it knows it.