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Summary: Urban Jaws
Comment: A baby alligator named Ramon is flushed down the toilet of a suburban Chicago home and into the sewers. 12 years go by and Ramon has grown into a very large ( 30 feet long ) ravenous monster ,thanks to the illegal dumping of toxic waste into the sewers by a pharmaceutical company .
When it turns its attentions to gobbling up humans action is needed and the intrepid pair of policeman David Madison ( Robert Forster) and herpetologist Dr Kendall (Robin Piker) descend into the sewers to track and destroy the beast .She is particularly absorbed in the case since it was her pet ,before her Dad disposed of it down the sewers
There are lots of gory deaths and the atmospheric scenes in the strom drains evoke pleasant memories of the classic 50's ant movie Them .The basic scenario follows the template set by Jaws very closely -official coverups and City Hall corruption ,the cop who knows there is a problem and the final confrontation .
John Sayles contributes a sharp script with some digs at corporate corruption ,there are excellent performance especially from Henry Silva who goes just abou then right amount over the top as a big game hunter using his jungle honed skills in a new subterranean hunting ground and -essential in a movie like this -Ramon looks pretty good and suitably scary
Intelligent and lively B movie creature feature with lots to recommend it
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Summary: Forget LAKE PLACID!
Comment: Following his success with Piranha, screenwriter John Sayles added another tounge-in-cheek B-movie to his resume with Lewis Teauge's highly-underrated giant monster flick, "Alligator". This one has a baby alligator that was flushed down the toilet by its owners and ends up devouring discarded test animals. As a result, it grows to be inhumanly big and ends up feeding on anything and anyone that gets in its way. Robert Forester's overworked homicide cop is the hero of the story as he tries to convince the skeptical press and his superiors that the dismembered body parts floating around in the sewer aren't the work of any ordinary killer. Another childhood favorite of mine, "Alligator" is an old-fashioned fun creature feature from a forgotten time when CGI was still a work in progress. It's a real shame they don't make them like this anymore.
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Summary: I think some video addicts are missing the point.
Comment: Sometimes it takes the fresh eye, the newbie, to find script material in the most obvious places. Larry Cohen does just that. Give him a page two story in the New York times and he's off and running. Another is John Sayles. John Sayles, cut his filmmaking teeth with this movie. (forgive the pun) Sayles is a true, rebel filmmaker who has rejected all of Hollywood trap and worked his way to levels of brillance in such films as "Lone Star." But like many craftsman, like David Cronenberg, Sayles had to start out in the B arena, with just a strange idea and typewriter. He got the idea from a series of urban legends which talked about children flushing small "pet" alligators down toilets in NYC during the middle 70s. I was in radio for quite a number of years and believe me when I tell you these stories ciculated in great numbers. So with tongue firmly in cheek, he crafted a great "big creature" movie. Everything in this movie smacks legendary B movie status. It is a manificent B movie. Superb cast, including the last film ever made by the great Dean Jagger. Even the giant alligator was superbly done. I have seen the film 5 times and never tire of it. Just a flat-out, fun, flick. Get this and treasure it. I can only pray that John Sayles will decide to remake his film with today's technology.
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Summary: Alligator slow but deadly.
Comment: This movie is ancient. Unfortunately most of the people thought It was awful. A little girl buy s and alligator as a pet names him Romeno. The girl father oviously an animal hater flush Romeno down the toliet. He ends up in the sewer.12 years go by Romnon is now an adult and he is freaking huge. He is know vicious and is 40 feet long to from epsore to grow hormons over the many years buy dead remains of test animals. Suddenly Romnon start acting and devouring people thta enter the streets.
The local police man, and little girl who owned Romon who is now and adult must stop Romenon. Good music with a scare theme for the alligator. It all comes down to the explosive finally.
The police man makes it out of man whole wite mere seconds before the denator goes of blast Romandos scale body to kingdoom koom. If you like gorey movies than Alligator is for you. She the spin chilling sequel alligator II the mutation.
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Summary: An Awsome Creature Feature
Comment: I love this movie so much.I remember this being the first monster movie I saw as a kid I rented it for the great pic on the box and from then on I was hooked.I personally don't own the VHS only the DVD which is now out of print but theres not much diference between the two I don't think.I would tell anybody to forget Lake Placid,Blood Surf,Crocodile and Crocodile 2 forget all that crap and rent Alligator you'll be much happier yeah the special effects arn't great there ok most scenes of the alligator on the street are accualy a model with toy cars and such with a baby alligator running down throught the model but it works so check it out it's well worth it
