1980's "Alligator" is a little late to the party, but it remains a direct riff on the monster success of 1975's "Jaws," contributing another natural world menace to help jolt audiences still interested in this particular danger zone. Director Lewis Teague ("The Jewel of the Nile," "Cujo") is no Steven Spielberg, but he has John Sayles, a respected screenwriter who attempts to bring something different to the challenges of a reptile rampage endeavor, working to give material that's usually so simple some degree of character complication. The effort is noticeable, offering "Alligator" something more to work with during the long stretches of stillness that occur between stalk-and-kill sequences. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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