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Es sollte eigentlich ein ruhiger erster Tag in seiner neuen, stressfreien Stelle als Sheriff von Bywater werden. Doch das beschauliche Örtchen wartet mit einem schrecklichen “Begrüßungsgeschenk” für Kyle Williams auf: Die aufs Grausamste entstellten Überreste eines Jugendlichen wurden im nahe liegenden Sumpfgebiet gefunden – zahllose rissartige Wunden deuten auf einen Krokodilangriff hin. Kyle erfährt, dass dies nicht der erste mysteriöse Todesfall der letzten Zeit ist. Bei seinen Recherchen stößt der Polizist auf unterschiedlichste Theorien der Einheimischen: Ein Teil der Bevölkerung glaubt tatsächlich an große Panzerechsen, andere bringen den radikalen Einsiedler LaRoque mit den Morden in Verbindung. LaRoque will den Öl-Industriellen Frederic Schist aufhalten, im Sumpfgebiet nach Öl zu bohren. Andere wiederum sprechen von einer mystischen, historischen Überlieferung: Der “Wächter der Natur” erscheine und richte ohne Gnade über die, die sein heiliges Land beschmutzen. (Verleiher-Text)
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The heads of Marvel publishing probably still believe that the fantastic profits from X-Men can patch up even the less successful projects for them. Man-Thing initially starts off very promisingly, with rough switches between green and yellow camera filters, occasional fast cuts to clips, and the viewer is presented with a very tidy collection of heavily mutilated bodies (which the cameraman didn't shy away from). The plot itself holds up quite well, and thus there is a substantial amount of tension about who or what is actually responsible for the expansion of that collection. All of this can be considered a quality spectacle for about the first twenty minutes, and it can be deemed watchable for another twenty or so. However, after that, the flat natures of the individual characters become quite stereotypical, and the plot slowly moves towards an unsurprising ending. The so-called climactic scene of the shot of the full monster extinguishes even the last glimmer of suspenseful atmosphere. If Man-thing were twenty years older, it could be considered a very solid B-movie. But it's not, so I would recommend to the folks at Marvel to seriously reconsider their generous selling of rights to adapt their works into films. It's no longer entertaining and it's starting to become a joke, but an unintentional and awkward one.
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Marvel made Man-Thing in an American-German-Australian co-production, and just as it's a mishmash in terms of production, it's a mishmash in terms of the form itself. Aside from the brilliantly designed and digitally rendered monster, the special effects in terms of violence are rather poor. There are some pretty good acting performances, but it's a story that doesn't really stand out. This is truly able to bore audiences. Alas.
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