cricket30 Review of Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2002 Video)

This is a rip-snortin' extra, even if itz . . .

[8/10 · 5 February 2013]

. . . a little unbalanced. Though it is dealing with the CREATURE trilogy, the 39 1/2-minute piece devotes itz first 26 minutes to the first movie in the set, THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. The next 8 1/2 minutes deal with the middle leg of the trilogy, REVENGE OF THE CREATURE. The final flick in the threesome, THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US, merits only 2 minutes here (which is fitting, cuz it really sukz), with the remaining time given over to a set of credits unusually extensive for a DVD "extra." Apart from the panel of boy-minded "experts" drooling over what they perceive as symbolic intercourse between the Creature and Kay (Julie Adams) in the debut film, therez not too much to quibble about with this bonus feature. It brings back four cast members--both of the guys who wore the Creature suit, along with the heroines of the first two movies. This is a good selection, since this quartet drives these two entries in the horror sweepstakes. Speaking of sweeping, my main problem here is that they did not spend more time castigating Universal for the tacky-talky misfire that the final CREATURE film represents.