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Title: Man-Thing (2005) Starring: Robert Mammone, Jack Thompson, William Zappa, Steve Bastoni, and Rawiri Paratene Director: Brett Leonard Rating: R (Restricted) Runtime: 105 minutes Avg. Score: 3 Submit Comment Hits: 18

Review of Man-Thing

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• Posted on 2008-05-25
  Better than most Marvel Adaptations
  
  sure the film was of a less budget and press-release than other marvel films like spider-man and x-men but man-thing stayed the truist to its origins and has an excellent look and feel taken right from the comics.
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2008-04-09
  Fantastic movie!
  
  I don't understand all the negative reviews on this one. It's one of the better Marvel movies, on par with Spiderman.
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2007-11-11
  Better than most SCI FI movies IMHO
  
  I've seen this movie a several times, and would buy the DVD. I'm not going to write a boring, in depth review, but I do like this movie. In addition to being a fan of horror films, I'm also a believer in respect for Native American sacred places and in conserving the environment, and those issues moved the action in this film, which made it more interesting than most to me. I've seen 2 different apparent release dates for this film on DVD here, but both have long since passed; I really wish whoever owns the rights would go on and put it out there, as I'm sure I'm not the only one who enjoys it. Plus, if the series Moonlight continues on, fans of the series' star, Alex O'Loughlin, might be interested in this movie as well, because he does have a featured role.
  Score: 3
• Posted on 2007-05-17
  Not a bad effort for a minor Marvel character
  
  I actually enjoyed this movie more than I expected. I think it's a case where the filmmakers had a very limited budget to work with, and rather than use a lot of cheap CGI shots and cram the movie with horrible-looking action (like many made-for-SciFi Channel movies), they instead opted for the old tried and true Hollywood low-budget monster movie formula: try to create a lot of suspense and atmosphere and don't show the monster until the end. I am a fan of the Man-Thing comics, and I will say that the movie did capture a pretty good comic-book vibe, with the characters, eerie greenish swamp scene lighting, and the sets, art design and editing---unfortunately, it doesn't really feel like the Man-Thing comic. I wish they would have kept the "burning touch" power of Man-Thing, and featured a little more action and monster scenes. But, the creature did look pretty good when he finally appeared, and in general the acting, the score, and especially the cinematography were fairly solid. I also appreciated the fact that they went for a very serious vibe, instead of the camp approach of the 80's Swamp Thing movies.
  
  If you're looking for an action-packed, big budget version of the Man-Thing comic, you'll be disappointed in this one. If you're looking for a good looking, slow-paced comic book movie about a swamp monster (that does touch on some of the environmental themes of the comics) then you might enjoy this one like I did.
  Score: 3
• Posted on 2007-03-15
  Something is missing.............
  
  Was it the bad acting, or a bad script...i think i was both. The cgi and
  the sets were good, the gore was pretty good and detailed, but to see the
  man thing, and other effects, you had to sit through this movie that
  tried to put you to sleep. Good for a viewing.
  Score: 2