[Dr Kain]

The Creature from the Black Lagoon - You know, I have seen this movie many times, but for some reason I felt like I was watching this movie for the very first time. I'm not sure if it was because of the amazing remastering job Universal did or what, but this movie is so freaking incredible. The Gill Man is just down right awesome in design and the movie is extremely well paced. As a kid I always felt there was not enough of the Gill Man and now I feel there was just enough of him to make him terrifying and badass any time he appeared on screen. I give this movie a 9/10 and it remains to be one of my favorites of the classic horror movies.

Revenge of the Creature - You know, when I was younger, this was my favorite of the Gill Man movies. Now after watching it again for the first time in a few years I have to say this movie is just not that good. After getting to see the Gill Man in HD last night (btw, I am surprised no one has mentioned in any review that the BD set is the first time CftBL has ever been released in its original widescreen presentation) I just realized the costume of the creature is different in this movie and it just does not look as good at all. The head is smaller and the eyes look really fake here. The narrative itself is a little ridiculous and the plot is kind of dumb. The movie is not bad by any means, but honestly, I really don't care if I ever watch this one again. Overall, I'm giving it a 5/10 because it is just that, average.

The Creature Walks Among Us - I have never liked this movie and I am not sure why. It could be because the characters are absolutely unlikable. I mean, we have a pompous rich man who owns his wife and treats everyone else like crap. You have the wife that only married the man for money and does whatever she wants. Then you have the guy trying to get with the wife. And the scientist who says it isn't right what Barton wants to do with the Gill Man buy goes ahead and does it anyway. Or maybe it is the entire concept of turning the Gill Man into a man that annoys me. Maybe it is because the movie is just so damn boring to watch. Either way, I didn't like it back in the 90s, I didn't like it when the Legacy sets first came out, and I still do not care for it. I give it a 3/10 stars.

Alien - Getting to see this movie at the Alamo Drafthouse in 4K was not only amazing, but it put the movie on a whole new perspective for me. There are things I noticed that I had never realized were there before such as Kane and gang's breath flying out of the top of their helmets when they are heading to the engineer's space ship and the amount of strobe lighting used when Ripley runs into the Xenomorph during the self destruct countdown. And they said they will be showing Aliens next month. Anyway, I give this movie a 9/10 because this movie rocks and is one of the greatest movies ever made!!