These are what we call the 'YMMV items.' Things that some people find in this work. We call them 'your mileage might vary' because not everyone sees these things in the same way. This starts discussions in the trope lists, a thing we don't want. Please use the discussion page if you'd like to discuss any of these items.
YMMV: Lake Placid
Big Lipped Alligator Moment - Hector's telling of his odd nightmare to Hank, who is noticeably confused and annoyed by it.
Crazy Awesome - Hector, full stop. He seems to be a sociopathic Jerkass but it turns out he actually does know his stuff about crocodiles and how to catch them.
The Scrappy: Kelly, her constant nagging and negativity visibly annoyed the characters and tended to have the same effect on the audience.
Sequelitis: Bet you didn't know there was a Lake Placid 2, huh? Or a Lake Placid 3 for that matter. Or a Lake Placid 4.
So Bad, It's Good: At no point does this film take itself seriously as a horror film, but this trope still applies somewhat.
Special Effect Failure: The obvious CG plane in 2, which periodically disapperas between shots.
Squick: All of the crocodile's victims are eviscerated, and in one case decapitated, and therefore disgusting.
Surprisingly Improved Sequel: Lake Placid 3 is somewhat better than the second film. It's still nowhere as good as the original, though.
Visual Effects Of Awesome: Compared to a lot of killer croc films, Lake Placid features great special effects by both Stan Winston and Digital Domain that, for the most part hold up. The sequels however not so much, though they do admittedly look better than most Sci-Fi Channel Original films. Up until the fourth film, anyway.
