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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Directed by Jack Arnold
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Overview
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist’s beautiful fiancée, Kay.
Rated NR | Length 79 minutes
Actors
Richard Carlson | Julie Adams | Richard Denning | Antonio Moreno | Nestor Paiva | Whit Bissell | Bernie Gozier | Henry A. Escalante | Ricou Browning | Ben Chapman | Art Gilmore | Perry Lopez | Sydney Mason | Rodd Redwing | James Miller
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2019 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7.5 stars |
| 03/10/2016 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Time to crack open the Legacy set I recently got on sale.
5 years ago
Curious if the new blu-ray from that set has the same 16:9 presentation as my UniMonster collection. My DVD Legacy Collection has the original 1.33:1 but not the blu from the coffin boxset I got later.
5 years ago
I was curious about this and did a little googling and found this: http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/an-in-depth-look-at-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1.
It appears that while it was often shown in 1.37:1 ratio it was shot and intended to be screened in 1.85:1 ratio, which is what’s on this set. So I believe it’s in its correct aspect ratio here.
I have to say it looked fantastic, especially the underwater scenes.
5 years ago
Huh that’s some fascinating history on the film. I’ve seen it twice in 3D on the big screen but now I’m curious as to what the aspect ration was. I’d like to do my own side by side comparison between the releases I own to see how they look next to each other. I’ve seen the 1.37:1 version so many times I just figured the 1:85:1 on the blu was a cropped version. Good stuff to know and I agree that the PQ on the blu looks amazing.
5 years ago
Also, TCM lists the correct aspect ratio as 1.75:1. And IMDB lists three aspect ratios for it:
1.37:1 - Negative ratio
1.85:1 - Blu-ray release
2.00:1 - Intended ratio
So who knows?