(Flash Review)Once again the creature is captured by a scientist with intentions of trying some groundbreaking experiments on it. Part of the plot addresses the morality of doing genetic experiments on creatures and animals. During the capture, the creature gets 3rd degree burns in a spectacular scene even though the question remains as to why the creature dumps gasoline on itself but who cares; funny! While trying to save its life from the burns, it gills fall off and it is now able to breath air and begins to mutate. One can only imagine where the story goes from there but it remains 50's monster movie funny in a good way. One of the most amusing parts was how they introduce the female lead by cutting to her wildly shooting a shot gun off a boat in preparation to capturing the creature. Odd and bold for the 50's and better than most of today's sequel attempts.

THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US is the third and final of the trilogy that began with CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON and followed with REVENGE OF THE CREATURE. While I appreciate that the writers of this third instalment wanted to do something a bit different to what had come previously, there's no denying that THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US is a low budget effort that disappoints slightly.The problem with this film is its predictability. It starts off on a usual footing with the main characters going on a creature hunt. One of them is played by B-movie regular Jeff Morrow, who you may or may not have seen in THE GIANT CLAW. The usual murky underwater photography follows, and then the film's highlight comes, an outstanding moment in which the Creature attacks. From this point in the film becomes something of a re-run of MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, with the Creature reinvented as a tragic antihero.There's a fair amount of padding in what is already a rather short film, and a lot of scenes of characters standing around and yapping. The characters aren't very interesting and the Creature himself is a bit of an oddball, looking like a hulking Michael Myers clone in a fish head mask rather than the lithe and graceful figure of the past two films. It only starts picking up again at the climax. It's not a bad film per se, but it could have been so much better...

I went into this with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised The only thing that makes this movie is the gill man himself. The way he moves and conveys emotions make you very interested. A decent movie if you have the time. Is it the best of the Universal monster movies? No. Is it the best of the creature trilogy? No. But in my opinion much better than the second and does not deserve the flack it receives. I believe the director took it in a new direction rather than a repeat which was risky but needed and not at all stupid. Not the best acting but again the fun part is watching the creature adapt to his new world. I do appreciate them not making a fourth movie and just making it a good trilogy. I'm also glad it was made in black and white rather than color it gives you than good monster movie feel.

John Sherwood took over directing duties from Jack Arnold in this conclusion of the creature trilogy. Yet another expedition(played by actors Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Gregg Palmer, and Leigh Snowden) look for the Gill-Man in the Florida Everglades, where it is burnt in a gasoline fire. Once captured, it is operated on to turn it into an air-breathing human, with softened gill features, but still having its fierce instinct to survive. After being taken onshore to their home, it later escapes and causes more havoc after witnessing human aggression. Disappointing sequel has little action and far too much talk, with a dreary soap opera subplot about marital infidelity! Kids must have been bored silly at the time...Though a failure, it does have a thoughtful story in here someplace, with some interesting philosophical ideas and a memorable finale, concluding with a fitting final fade-out.