Review of Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

At a recent screening there was a moment where the magic of this film suddenly transported me out of my comfortable chair and into the eight year old me again. I suddenly remembered all the promos they showed during "4:30 Movie" that week on channel nine all over again. I remembered making my Dad take me to Seven-Eleven to get the special 3D glasses they gave you with purchase of a Super Slurpee, right side red, left side green. Then flash to me and our whole crew over at Ralph's house, all gathered around the Tube in the dark, with a giant bowl of butter soaked popcorn, and nothing was cooler to that eight year old me than a creepy monster who lived under a swamp, except of course, that same creepy monster in a 3D swamp! Gimmicky or not, classic 3D was an early stab at today's virtual reality, and man was it whacked to see stuff flying out of your TV screen in 1982. Good times... Well last month, I finally saw this undisguised labor of love they titled "Creature Feature," and the whole thing came rushing back. I had forgotten all about that awesome event on channel nine, and all about The Creature in general. The rest of the Universal Monster Crew might get all the good press, but it's the Gilman who's always had the creepy hold on my soul. Thank you Creature Feature, you helped me to remember that.