Good overview of the life of Frank Zappa.
However, it is too long for the amount of information it puts out. There is only like 5 band members they interviewed.
Also, there are a lot of random montages which my be interesting in the first 15-20mins, but after 30min mark it becomes redundant.
Furthermore, it is weird that for the most part you don't see who exactly is talking on the screen. I would understand this editing choice if it was something relevant to the story, but on top of one topic being discussed there is a video or a series of photos of totally unrelated events. To make things worse, sometimes during these montages, they give names of the band members; the names are not the people talking over it so you get confused whose voice you are hearing in the first place.
Anyways, all of the other things are enjoyable. I think that with a bit wiser editing this could have easily been way better documentary.
However, it is too long for the amount of information it puts out. There is only like 5 band members they interviewed.
Also, there are a lot of random montages which my be interesting in the first 15-20mins, but after 30min mark it becomes redundant.
Furthermore, it is weird that for the most part you don't see who exactly is talking on the screen. I would understand this editing choice if it was something relevant to the story, but on top of one topic being discussed there is a video or a series of photos of totally unrelated events. To make things worse, sometimes during these montages, they give names of the band members; the names are not the people talking over it so you get confused whose voice you are hearing in the first place.
Anyways, all of the other things are enjoyable. I think that with a bit wiser editing this could have easily been way better documentary.