Swamp Thing (1982)
Directed by Wes Craven
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.
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By the time he arrives at the Chapel, The Green–loosely echoing a concept Alan Moore and Steve Bissette Introduced to Swamp Thing –is shown to be a strong and all-encompassing power.
This watery ecstasy is later scaled up for inter-species sex recalling Alan Moore’s taboo-busting Swamp Thing comic.
"The Fog was a movie with Adrienne Barbeau," said Jane. "And she has pledged never to come to Maine unless we host an inter-dimensional portal to a Swamp Thing reunion."
The character of John Constantine, a hard-boiled British occult investigator who does weary battle with Satan's evil, half-human minions here on Earth, was introduced in a 1985 installment of Alan Moore's groundbreaking series of "Swamp Thing" comics.
Based on the (so to speak) cult DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer, a spin-off from Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing, Constantine stars Keanu Reeves in his first post- Matrix vehicle, a relentless action movie with more ideas than both Matrix sequels put together.
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With this dopey and thrill-less slasher flick/black comedy, Craven - perhaps the most overrated horror director around (remember "The Hills Have Eyes," "Swamp Thing" or "Shocker"?)