Text and Subtext 38: Croaked: Frog Monster From Hell

Oh, Team Troma. You never disappoint. Apparently the original title of this charming little flick was Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake. I don’t know about you, but I much prefer Croaked. Anyway - island in the middle of a lake, legends of gold, the requisite crazy old guy warning of doom and that everyone better get off the lake, and an ancient fish/frog/man thing protecting the gold. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday evening, but not to be taken seriously by any means (though the cast plays it straight, which suggests at least the intent of making a serious movie).

I will say this: they had the good sense to mostly hide the monster, because the create feature effects in this one looks like a guy wearing a cheap Creature From the Black Lagoon costume. Anyway, give it a try.