Gill Man by BeeEmDoubleU on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Now, here's a classic Universal movie "monster" who needs more love! With no disrespect to Dracula, the Wolfman, the Phantom of the Opera, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's monster (among others), Gill Man is one of the more underappreciated monster-movie "antagonists." There have been plenty of "remakes" of "Dracula," "The Mummy," "Phantom of the Opera" (including the Webber musical), "The Wolfman" (including the all-but-forgotten Jack Nicholson vehicle "Wolf") and even "Frankenstein," but where's the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" remake? How has modern Hollywood not latched on to the fact that, with all of the slasher/"thriller" movies around, "Black Lagoon" is just ripe (perhaps over-ripe, by now) for a remake or at least a reimagining? (addressing Hollywood -- and online -- movie makers) Hey, knuckleheads: Wake up! We need more Gill Man, now! (Sorry for venting: my Italian blood gets "up" when I get irritated.)

AMT (a million thanks) for sharing this! May you thrive and be blessed.