So bad its good: Lake Placid

I figured I'd dust off an old feature in honor of 300, which I saw last weekend.
In case you are wondering, despite the wall constructed of dead bodies, it was corny as all hell.
Here's a sampling:
King Leonidas: Dilious -- you are injured?
Dilious: (in pirate voice) Twas only an eye /applies eyepatch
King Leonidas: /randomly eats apple
Me: Baldomir, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (Upon review of IMDB it seems Dilious was actually played by the actor who was Faramir in LOTR:ROTK, my bad)

Lets get on with it, first the poster.

What is up with "creature feature" movie posters? Always with the giant beast sneaking up on some unsuspecting hottie. First Deep Blue Sea, and now this. Do these studio execs have any creativity at all? Don't answer that.

On to the plot!
It stars Bridget Fonda as some sort of museum curator and Bill Pulman as the local fish and wildlife warden. Also, there's Oliver Platt as some sort of croc expert, Betty White as an old bitty, and the local sheriff. Most importantly, there is a giant fucking alligator that swam all the way from Africa to Maine, with the express purpose biting people's heads off.

Key Scenes:
The croc bites off someones head, and the head ends up back on land later, much to the disgust of someone, probably. Also I think Platt makes some sort of smart-ass remark. This is tough cause I haven't seen the movie in a while.

Any scene involving camping. Especially when Bridget Fonda whines about mosquitoes or something. And then the sheriff threatens to pee on Oliver Platt. For that matter ...

Any scene with the local sheriff and Oliver Platt is fucking gold. Their witty repartee knows no bounds. I think this random YouTube video may be on to something. AHAHAHAHAHA Pork Chop.
sorry

Finally, the croc takes down a bear in full CGI glory



Thats all I can remember. I think the croc takes down a chopper at the end or something, and then Fonda and Pullman make sweet love, cause their chemistry is ELECTRIC.