I cant honestly say that Ive seen Boggy Creek 1.
Its possible that I have and have completely forgotten it (thats probably a
good thing), but I cant be certain. What I do know is that I have now witnessed
Boggy Creek 2. Some films are so popular they warrant a sequel. Others achieve a cult
status and demand a sequel. This particular film, if its anything like the first
film, falls into neither category. Truth be told, Im not sure what category to put
it in. Writer/director/actor wanted to make money? Writer/director/actor didnt know
any better? Writer/director/actor wanted to be like Ed Wood???? Well considering this film
probably didnt make any cash and the fact that the writer co-wrote Sudden Impact
(follow up to Dirty Harry) starring Clint Eastwood, Im going to have to assume that
this film came about because of some bizarre fascination with Ed Wood.
For nearly ten years, the swamps of Texarkana, Arkansas have been quiet. But now locals
are once again reporting sightings of the legendary Boggy Creek Cretuare, only this time
it has returned with a vengeance. After numerous town folk are brutally attacked,
anthropologist Brian C. Lockhart and his team of student researchers venture into the
swamps to investigate the reports. As Lockhart and three students head down to the muddy
banks of the Sulfur River, they soon find that invading the territory of others exacts a
price. Coming face to face with not one, but two primal terrors, Lockhart's team
encounters the most harrowing and unforgettable secrets of Boggy Creek.
The film is presented to us in 1.85.1 anamorphic widescreen. The footage is filled with
print damage and a ton of heavy grain. The colours arent too bad considering when
the film was shot, the black levels really arent much to write home about. The stock
footage used in the film is even worse then movie footage so they are very obvious when
they show up. Due to the fact that this film is an old low low budget film, I understand
some of the defects, but this transfer could have used a serious dose of movie dry
cleaning.
Not far behind the video is the Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack. The levels in the film
arent consistent. This may be due to poor recording when making the original but had
Elite taken some time when making this DVD, they could have fixed this up quite a bit. As
well, it seems as though the original recording might have been on the low side in terms
of volume because there is a very noticeable hiss throughout the film as if they simply
increased the volume of the mix and didnt take into account that background noise.
No other tracks, languages or even subtitles are found on this DVD.
The only extra to be found on this DVD is the film's original theatrical trailer. The
trailer actually does a pretty decent job of advertising the film and had I not just
finished watching it, would have made me want to!
So if you're watching the trailer online somewhere and thinking... hey that's pretty
neat I wonder what the film is like, I'll tell you right now. It's not great! But it's not
terrible either. Yeah I know. That doesn't exactly help you any now does it? I personally
wouldn't purchase this film but I might rent it if I was really hurting for something I
hadn't seen. Other then that, wait for it on a Sunday afternoon showing on your
television. I'm sure some channel somewhere is showing it.