I could tell you that Swamp Thing is a wonderful movie, one that the whole family will enjoy. But that would be Wrong. That would be A Lie. Probably only a few people, of whom I am one, would enjoy this, mainly because I can't resist swamp movies. And Adrienne Barbeau.You might already the story. A sane scientist (Ray Wise) is trying to combine plant and animal cells to end world hunger. Barbeau is a government agent (hey, if Denise Richards can be a nuclear physicist, Barbeau can be a government agent) sent to the swamps to investigate. Louis Jourdan is the villain with his own private army, and he's of course bent on world domination, which he'll achieve if he gets Wise's formula. But accidents will happen: Wise spills the formula, there's a small explosion, and Wise, engulfed by flames, runs out of the lab and jumps into the waters of the swamp, where he becomes the Swamp Thing (Dick Durock in a rubber suit).
Barbeau escapes with the notebooks containing the formula, and Jourdan's not-so-well-regulated militia hunts her down. They catch her, and the Swamp Thing rescues her. This happens several times. Finally, Jourdan decides that the only way to catch Swamp Thing is to use the formula on himself, which leads to the climactic battle between one guy in a bad rubber suit and another guy in a worse rubber suit. Guess who wins.
The crappy quality of the trailer posted below doesn't reflect the actual movie very well. If you watch it, I hope you get a better print. Barbeau is good, and Jourdan is tops as the villain. The movie's worth watching just for those two, and it's good cheesy fun if you're in the right mood.
