I laughed my ass off at all the funny scenes in this movie. I loved Oliver Platt's character, and the scene with him arguing with the sherif after he found him in the bushes was funny as hell. I loved Bridget Fonda's character too, and she spit out some the funniest dialogue i've ever heard in a horror movie. It might not be an excellent movie, but it's guaranteed to give you one great time.

The effects are really good, the crocodile therefore looks terryfying "real" (the scene: Bear vs Croco was stunning, though a little "quick" perhaps -talk about Fast Food!), and the comedy of the story (and the talented cast such as Bill Pullman) makes this far better than other similar B-monstermovies (like Anacondas-the hunt for the blood orcid). The summary is; Lake Placid is a movie with a certain style. It is "beliavable" to watch because of the camera, the (as mentioned) rather impressive effects, and the remembarable acting not least. I have forgotten some of these actors names (sorry!), but the "rivalship" between the sheriff and an eccentric crocodilehunter becomes witty -the way they behave like children and their arguments. Usually these B-movies (that I actually do not like to call this movie because of its' much higher level of creativity and talent) are missing exactly that. The humour, the "relationship" between the characters, well -they often conzentrate too much on the effects, and forget about the rest. On all movies, the acting and the story will always be the most important thing. It proves itself over and over again, and here finally for a B-movie -an exception. Highly recommended!

Boy, what a stinker! David E. Kelly treated moviegoers by taking time away from the torturous "Ally McBeal" and "The Practice" (as if lawyers aren't loathsome enough, we need shows about them!)to pen this bomb, which was intended to be a throwback to the campy giant monster/sci-fi movies of the '50s. Well, it falls right in line with the worst of them, that's certain.

"Lake Placid" is badly acted, poorly written, suffers from every cliche in the book of monster movies, and above all else is a snoozefest. Bridget Fonda is a down-on-her-love-life lady scientist, who finds love with a wooden Bill Pullman in a duller-than-dirt peformance as a game warden. Brendan Gleeson gives a horrific turn as a sheriff who's about as sharp as a bowling ball, and Gleeson makes you wonder if he's mentally challenged as every word he utters appears to be a complete struggle. Oliver Platt is a scientist in love with gators who, by the end of his first line, is so annoying you want to reach through the screen and pull his nose hairs out. Betty White appears in a foulmouthed, utterly unbelievable role as the keeper of the beasts. Bad jobs all around.

The characters throughout the film do every stupid thing they possibly can to put themselves in danger or get themselves killed. Now, I know we'd all go diving in a lake inhabited by a 30-foot alligator, right? We'd also trudge out in a boat that's barely bigger than a bathtub, because Lord knows that'll be safe. It's okay though, because the main characters have a knack for escaping certain doom at any moment (unfortunately, the lowly deputies or divers lack this amazing skill, of course). The monster is well done, but not used nearly enough. It seems like the gator is there so that the characters can take a break from their boring dialogue and nearly get killed, going right back to said boring banter afterward. The monster should've been used in a much more menacing way, coming on land to make attacks, killing tourists, etc.

All the character cliches are there; loveless Fonda falls for Pullman, Platt and Gleeson rub each other the wrong way and battle the entire film, and they all somehow become sympathetic to a killer monster by film's end. White is the crazy old bag with the big secret of the lake, and apprently enough livestock to feed a monster that would decimate all life in the lake rather quickly. Not long into the film, you're hoping the gator kills them all. Tiny boats are attacked, and of course, a helicopter that lands on the lake is attacked as well (guess they forgot to spray it down with gator repellant). Kelly took what should've been a fun premise and turned it into a turkey along the lines of "Anaconda". It's not even a worthy watch for camp value. Somebody should hire Ally McBeal or The Pratice to sue Kelly for impersonating a filmmaker. At the very least, Ally could be used as a nice toothpick for the monster.

I thought the movie was cruel but funny. In this movie there lived a crocodile in lake placid. The first interesting thing to me was one guy's head was bitten off. They put a speaker in the water that was playing baby crocodile's crying. When the guy pulled up the speaker the crocodile came out of the water and bit the guy's head.

The second thing I liked was that everyone was fighting. They were arguing about killing the crocodile. Actually they weren't angry with each other. They were just telling their opinions. Hector was proud of his brown belt. But the sheriff punched Hector in the face because Hector said to the sheriff "punch me". Later the sheriff saved Hector.

Finally they caught the crocodile. They hung the cow from the helicopter to bring the crocodile out of the water. But the crocodile didn't come out. Later the crocodile came out of the water but the helicopter crashed into the water. Then the crocodile got stuck in the helicopter. Another crocodile came out of the water. Then the sheriff shot the gun and the crocodile exploded.

I would recommend this movie to my friends but I would not suggest this movie to the youths.

Tongue in cheek funny, Betty White is a riot. Not really a monster movie, its a comedy.