Lake Placid

When was the last time you were sitting there, watching a rerun of The Golden Girls, just thinking to yourself, 'Man, this would be such a great show, if they only added a giant crocodile.', well, if you're like me, you've wished that on more than one occasion. Well, young friends, your prayers have been partially answered with a little movie called Lake Placid!



Here's the story: When people start going missing around Lake Placid, the rumor spreads that there's some sort of monster in the lake. Well, enter Oliver Platt as a scientist with a penchant for crocs, and when he needs help, why not call in Bill Pullman (the local game warden) and Bridget Fonda (a paleontologist) to consult on getting rid of the over sized crocodile. What follows is more comedy than horror, with the team trying to find a way to capture the croc without killing him...in particular the 'fishing with a whole live cow' scene stands out in my mind! The real stand out performance here, though, is the golden girl herself, Betty White, as Delores Bickerman, the old lady who lives on the edge of the lake and hasn't had any problems at all. Betty does a sort of evil riff on her GG character, while adding a ton of help to a movie that's, at it's heart, just another 'nature run amok' movie.

I'm giving Lake Placid three out of four cigars,

because, while it's not for everyone, it's just a fun movie! And the ending will leave you both laughing and wanting more! If you're a Betty White fan, then you'll love her in this movie, if you're not a Betty White fan, you will be after Lake Placid! So, until next time, when we'll plan a movie starring the rest of the Golden Girls and some kind of giant man-eating beast, remember that the best movies are bad movies!