Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle is a 50 odd minute long look into the there films that the creature from the black lagoon appeared in during the 50's & they're enduring popularity.
The documentary is basically your average interviews & opinions from some of those who were involved/liked the films in question, for my money there was far too much self congratulatory 'didn't we/he/she/I do a great job' nonsense that becomes tedious & annoying to listen to. We know the strengths of the films in question so why not use the time more wisely & discuss the making of them more & include more trivia? Don't get me wrong there's stuff on the creation of the creature & the filming of it but it gets lost & is very slight information that isn't very memorable.
The documentary takes a 20 odd minute look at Creature from the Black Lagoon & then switches it's attention to a 15 minute look at it's sequel Revenge of the Creature (1955) & an even shorter look at the third & final film in the series The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
As expected a lot of people involved with the making of these films are no longer with us so digging up surviving cast & crew members (no pun intended) was probably a thankless task so there's not too many of the people that were involved with the making of these films featured.
Don't get me wrong as a free extra on a DVD at 50 minutes it's good value but you won't learn much & those fan-boy type contributor's who can't lavish enough praise over it are annoying. Worth a watch but could have been better, or am I just being greedy by wanting more?
The documentary is basically your average interviews & opinions from some of those who were involved/liked the films in question, for my money there was far too much self congratulatory 'didn't we/he/she/I do a great job' nonsense that becomes tedious & annoying to listen to. We know the strengths of the films in question so why not use the time more wisely & discuss the making of them more & include more trivia? Don't get me wrong there's stuff on the creation of the creature & the filming of it but it gets lost & is very slight information that isn't very memorable.
The documentary takes a 20 odd minute look at Creature from the Black Lagoon & then switches it's attention to a 15 minute look at it's sequel Revenge of the Creature (1955) & an even shorter look at the third & final film in the series The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
As expected a lot of people involved with the making of these films are no longer with us so digging up surviving cast & crew members (no pun intended) was probably a thankless task so there's not too many of the people that were involved with the making of these films featured.
Don't get me wrong as a free extra on a DVD at 50 minutes it's good value but you won't learn much & those fan-boy type contributor's who can't lavish enough praise over it are annoying. Worth a watch but could have been better, or am I just being greedy by wanting more?