The Alan Moore comic is a classic. The Wes Craven original "Swamp Thing" film is an enjoyable footnote in the legendary director's career. This sequel boasts a very cute 1980s Heather Locklear and that's about it. I suppose you do get James Bond villain Louis Jourdan playing a villain, but this sequel is complete schlock. There wasn't a SyFy Channel when this film came out, but if there was, this would have been a SyFy Channel movie. Co-written by the men who brought us "Mystery Men," "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," and "The Shrimp on the Barbie" and the director of "CobraGator, "The Hills Have Thighs" and "The Witches of Breastwick," you can get an idea of the film quality you're in for. Story-wise, The Swamp Thing has to do battle with new genetic mutations and makes Locklear his new Bride of Frankenstein object of his affection. One look at the VHS cover art and you know exactly the quality of film you're in for with this film, which is a completely campy cheese-fest. Overall, I suppose it's watchable, but nothing really to go out of your way to watch.
Review of The Return of Swamp Thing
