The lecturing stuff doesn't always work, but it's also very much those elements that I find make it feel like it is something different. No, not entirely 'unique', but they give it a lilt, an accent, that feels like its own thing.
But I'll admit that I just wanted more creepy walks around the lake and weird bird stuff.
I had a much more positive experience watching it. Because those issues don't define the experience of watching it for me. And, I was putting that out there for anyone who gets enjoyment out of films in a similar way to me, that these critical problems don't infringe all that much on its pleasures.
Depending on your preferences, there is a lot to like in Lake of the Dead.
And Captain Terror liked Bokeh so, you know . . .