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Title: Sasquatch Hunters
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Publisher: Sony Pictures
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Review of Sasquatch Hunters

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• Posted on 2008-09-28
  The most enjoyable movie I've seen in a long time
  
  When I say that this movie was enjoyable, let me make clear that "enjoyable" is pretty different from "good." This movie is so amazingly bad that I loved every second of it.
  
  It begins with three streotypically redneckish guys stumbling around a forest, tossing some horrible fake redneckish accents around. These three don't really contribute to the story at all, although in a better movie they would probably "set the stage" for Bigfoot's rampage later on, or something.
  
  The rest of the movie is a combination of several elements:
  
  -Long, extended shots of trees, or trees with people walking through them, accompanied by 30 seconds of very 'Free Willy'/typical-epic-journey-ish music played on a loop for about 5 minutes.
  -A scene between two female characters meant to show their sympathy towards each other in a time of despair, but which comes across as very sexually tense
  -A token hot chick taking a shower, for no real purpose
  -15 minutes of shots of talking heads around a campfire discussing the Bigfoot, which could have been condensed into about 15 seconds.
  --Spectacular, incredible, blockbuster special effects are something of which this movie is completely devoid. They're downright funny.
  -Lots of swears thrown in to compensate for the movie's lack of anything interesting
  -Some actor named Matthew Tait running around in what looks like a big, black shag rug with a gorilla mask
  -A final stand-off which several Sasquatch in which the heroine gets very realistically thrown about 500 feet, only to be caught deftly by the hero, who proceeds to shoot 3 previously-nearly-indestructable Sasquatch dead in their tracks, suddenly becoming an expert marksman after missing the 823 previous times.
  -A last line of dialogue in which one of the leading characters calls the heroine, Helen, "Debbie" for no real reason. I was wondering about this line for a while; if the name "Debbie" had ever popped up in the movie before, that would have been one thing, but it hadn't.
  -An eerie final shot of what must be Sasquatch burying their dead, although it just shows some dirt being tossed on another heap of dirt. I think the point is that the Sasquatch are laying in wait for 'Sasquatch Hunters II', but it's hard to be sure.
  
  I could go on, but the point is, you need to buy this movie, invite over some friends, and watch it for yourself. I consider it a roaring success, although I doubt my opinion towards the movie is anything like what the directors would hope for.
  
  This is one of my new favorite films.
  
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• Posted on 2008-08-12
  The Best Bigfoot Cheese Movie Ever!
  
  Possibly the worst diologue in a "B" Bigfoot movie ever. I love the musical soundtrack which emulates Dances with Wolves at times. You get this big epic musical score put to treking through the forest with nothing happening. Typlifies the rest of the movie. If you are making a rated R bigfoot movie of this calibre, it really demands some gratuitous sexual content to get through the tough times which is 88 minutes worth. A few Violent scenes by big hairy CGI Monsters and using the F Bomb highlites this tale of a group of scientists searching for North American Ape Bones. Tagging along are a few forest rangers, (God only knows why) a girl with a huge rack that takes pictures and showers in the woods with her swim suit on. Next we have the standard Hero, Hunk, Stud Hunter that leads the team to their destination and does nothing but complain about his baby sitting job. Once there, things go bad pretty fast. Do I like this movie you ask? Hell Yes! Bad is Good in this case once again. How cool is it to have drive-in movies! Very! There are some good creepy moments and much of it is filmed in the dark which exagerates the tension and "terror"! If you like Bigfoot movies, this is one more for the list to be sure!
  
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• Posted on 2008-06-02
  I Liked it
  
  Unlike most Cheap Movies i actually liked this one. I did'nt just sit til the end i actually enjoyed it. The film is A Hundred time better tha Sasquatch or Sasquatch Mountain. The film is short however so the story is a lot simpler.
  
  A group of Hiker friends go into the wilderness for a few days but soon learn they are being tracked by something not human. When they provoke the creatures by invading thier graveyard and removing the bones of t=one of the creatures Thats to Far. The creatures attack and kill most of the team and the others are sent running for civilization and safety. They find a small Cootage and hold-up and wait for morning.. They wait and wait but they have wounded and no food and soon run out of time and must huff it to the cars. they make it a ways before the creatures return in daylight and attempt to stop the hikers. They make it to the cars with three of them left and high-tail it out in the jeep. They still have one of the bones. It ends with a roar in the forest and fades into the credits.
  
  The Film lasts about 89 Minutes in total but holds plenty of fun scares and awesome Big-Foot action. The suits they used are the best i have seen yet that are not CGI creatures. They also have a Lot of Them. I counted at least 6 Big Foot Creatures.
  
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• Posted on 2007-12-10
  One of the better Bigfoot films, despite the critical reviews
  
  "Sasquatch Hunters" is a 2005 straight-to-video low-budget Bigfoot flick. To appreciate it one must realize this going in. Why do I mention this? Because of the heavy criticism of many of the other reviewers. C'mon, it's a freakin' Grade-B Bigfoot flick, what did these grumblers expect -- "Apocalypse Now"?
  
  Let's face it, there aren't that many Bigfoot films out there. "The Legend of Boggy Creek" (1972) is a bore; "Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot" (1977) the so-called 'Holy Grail of Bigfoot films' is a good psuedo-documentary (sort of) from back then; "Snowbeast" (1977) is okay for a "Jaws" ripoff TV film of that era; "Sasquatch" aka "The Untold" (2002) is barely passable (as they overdid it with the annoying fade-to-black effect); lastly, "Sasquatch Mountain" and "Abominable" (both from 2006) are quite good even though I don't like the lack of realism regarding the creature in the latter film.
  
  So what about "Sasquatch Hunters"?
  
  THE PLOT: A handful of scientists want to investigate the possibility of some strange gorilla bones and are joined by four rangers and a security guide. They hike for days into the forests and discover a burial ground of the gorilla bones. The problem is that the creatures still exist and don't like people messing with their "sacred" grave site.
  
  WHAT WORKS: First of all, I like the fact that this is a serious film. There's no comedy, goofiness or camp to be found.
  
  Secondly, the characters are likable, which is something another reviewer noted as well. This is important because if you like the characters you're more likely to care what happens to them.
  
  Some criticize the acting, but I feel it generally comes off realistic. Let's keep in mind that many in the expedition are meeting each other for the first time. The characters fittingly act like a group of people awkwardly getting to know each other. The F-word is thrown around a few times but certainly no more than in real life; besides, when the creature attacks and the horrifying deaths start mounting up it's to be expected.
  
  The cast features three highly likable women. Amy Shelton-White plays the scientist Dr. Helen, essentially the heroine of the tale. She may look like the girl next door but she's actually quite attractive. Then there's Lou, the sexy blond college girl who's documenting the expedition, played by the stunningly gorgeous Juliana Dever. And, yes, she has a brief shower scene at the creek (albeit in a bikini, so don't expect nudity). Lastly there's the naive, meek and kinda-cute young ranger woman, Janet, played by Stacey Branscombe. Janet comes off ultra-sweet, but doesn't seem like she even belongs in the forest like a real ranger.
  
  Another positive is the location. The film was shot entirely at Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains in western Los Angeles (of all places), which is notable as the biggest wilderness area of any major city in the entire world. The forest foliage is just dense enough to give the proper wilderness impression while sparse enough for the viewer to see what's going on. I'm sure it made filming easier as well.
  
  Some criticize that the score is too epic, melodramatic and LOUD. It's true that the "epic" part is too loud in the first half hour (as they're trekking trough the forest), but overall I appreciate it. Some parts are reminiscent of the original "Planet of the Apes," which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. The best and most surprising part of the score is played over the end credits, a potent and pleasant classical piece. Needless to say, I wasn't expecting this in a low-budget Bigfoot flick. It gives the film a touch of class, as if the filmmakers were at least trying for something greater than the limitations of a straight-to-video monster flick.
  
  Some criticize the appearance of the creature(s). The film deviates from real-life accounts and other film depictions of Sasquatch in that the creature here is just a big shaggy gorilla, albeit really fast, almost like a super gorilla, which is reminiscent of the super wolves in "Wolfen." Some shots are obviously total CGI and you can tell, but other shots are of actors in gorilla suits with CGI faces. In any event, the creature looks fine for a straight-to-video flick. What were these complainers expecting -- "Juassic Park" quality? I like what they came up with.
  
  WHAT DOESN'T WORK: There's an overlong night sequence that starts at the 45-minute mark and lasts a full half hour, which is about 1/3 of the runtime (88 minutes). Usually, the problem with night sequences like this is that it's too hard to see what's going on, but they did a pretty good job with the lighting here. Besides this night sequence adds an air of horrific mystery and the last 7 minutes take place in a shack lighted well enough to see what's going on.
  
  During this shack scene Helen looks at the pictures on the digital camera that she retrieved from the body of one of the group members. It turns out that this person got a picture of one of the creatures before the beast fatally attacked. Helen and the professor passingly look at the picture with barely any interest while the other guys don't care to view it at all. Just think, this is the first clear photo of Bigfoot ever taken or seen; and it's a terrifying shot. Don't you think they'd be more excited or interested in the photo, especially the scientists? Like, "Whoa, so that's Sasquatch!" "That's the beast that's stalking and killing us!" "He really exists!" I suppose one could argue that they're more concerned at this point with simply surviving and are likely in shock, but the simple fact is that the scene comes off unbelievable.
  
  FINAL ANALYSIS: The film is called "Sasquatch Hunters" not because the people are hunting Sasquatch but rather because Sasquatch is hunting THEM. Bigfoot here is not a gentle giant, he's an angry monster killing machine. This is actually one of the better Bigfoot films out there. The material is taken seriously, the cast is highly likable and believable, the women are attractive, the locations are great, the score is surprisingly classy (albeit too loud/epic in a couple spots early on) and the adventure is engaging.
  
  Say what you want, but I'd pop in "Sasquatch Hunters" before any of the "Jurassic Park" flicks, even though the latter films are better on every technical level. "Sasquatch Hunters" is a picture filmed on spit, chewing gum and home-movie enthusiasm. It's may not be great but it must be given 4/5 Stars for its numerous positive qualities (or at least 3/5 Stars). Some would call it a guilty pleasure, others call it a piece of crap; I can't help but respect it.
  
  PERSONAL RATING: B+
  
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• Posted on 2007-08-08
  saturday night sasquatch!
  
  After viewing this movie,I'm convinced that movies are like books.They may work for some people but not another.Here is a perfect example of that opinion.Yeah,okay,the cgi was TOO cgi,but come,this is a movie about a big hairy,hungry sasquatch guys!If you 're thinking harry and the hendersons,well then,you WILL hate this movie!Here is good old fashion entertainment.I know other reviewers have bombed this movie,but I liked it.At certain points of the movie,when the expedition is walking through the forest,I got the feeling I'd seen the movie before.I remembered jurassic park,and the sound track helped to feed the sense along.Of course,the sasquatch is too cgi,and it can't compare to J/P.If you take this movie for what it's worth (entertainment)it won't bother you a bit...heck,you might even enjoy it enough to watch it again,I did!The acting is typical of the sci-fi channel,BUT...it can be over looked.What I want to know is,who had the idea that this was a documentary about bigfoot?!!!Come on mates,let's over look this,and enjoy the bloody movie!No one knows how sasquatch would react if it encountered us on his terms.I doubt,if it would be a warm and fuzzy feeling for us.From what I heard and read,the scream ALONE would make you run away from it...probably making US run away screaming like school girls!I have been open minded about bigfoot,the loch ness monster and yes,ufos.I still am and I hope someone will befriend me and help me along with my research.After all,we haven't really begun to complete our exploration of this big blue marvel.I can only hope that we will find an answer to all these mysteries,but I digress.This is a good movie to watch on a saturday night,see it for yourself.Break out the popcorn and soda,dim the lights and sit back and enjoy this movie!
  
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