Creature From the Black Lagoon

"Still, Creature from the Black Lagoon… endures in a way many similar films haven't largely because of those underwater scenes. That extended sequence of the creature swimming beneath Adams (or perhaps it's Ginger Stanley, who did the underwater stunts) has an eerie beauty, especially when he spins upside down and begins to mirror her movements. It's a voyeuristic courtship, with death as the likely outcome, be it his or hers. Never mind Esther Williams. This is my sort of water ballet."

- Josh Larsen
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