Latino Review has scored an exclusive script review for "Creature from the Black Lagoon", a present-day update of the 1954 monster classic about a scientific expedition that discovers a prehistoric amphibious creature. Plans for the update call for shooting in the U.S. as well as a Central or South American location. Here's an excerpt:
"The film starts off, regularly enough, with a little mini-adventure like we're used to from better movies like Indiana Jones, James Bond - shit even Constantine runs circles around this tripe. The mini- adventure has relatively no tie-in to the rest of the story, but it sets a moody tone that 'something' is out there, in the waters of the Amazon. The dying screams of the native gold searchers is segued by the shrill singing of an opera singer, where we meet 'John' and 'Carrie' already on vacation in Brazil, attending an opera. We're told several times, and there are pages of awkward dialogue about the 'why' of their vacation, but never any specifics -- we just know that 'Carrie' has some type of psychological issue (which is convenient because her husband is a psychiatrist)... so already we can cut a few pages"
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