Note to aspiring indie horror film makers': if you want to center your story around a group of long-time friends heading out to do this or that, instruct the members of your cast to act like they actually like one another while in character.
This is another one of those "found footage" horror films. Why is it that the group "documentation" in almost every single one of these movies is an obnoxious, annoying, arrogant, classless, clueless twit? This is, of course, the case in this movie. The friend behind the camera in this movie is Joseph Hiller, and he is totally and completely unlikeable, so unlikeable that you have to wonder why anyone else in the movie would want to have anything to do with him. Joseph tapes a KICK ME sign to the back of another member of our merry band, and then he follows his victm around and repeatedly kicks him in the ass. When he is told to stop, he protests and complains, and he just can't understand why everyone else in the group doesn't find this to be absolutely hilarious. It's comedy gold, according to Joseph!
After arriving at their destination, another member of the group, John, shoots a large, hairy creature and kills it. Is it Bigfoot? The group debates this. Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Regardless, they take the remains with them, wrapped in plastic. The problem is, the creature isn't dead. The group goes to check on the body, but it's gone. They go into the house to discuss what might have happened to the corpse when it stacks them. Two members of the group are killed in the initial attack, and the rest flee. One tries to call the police, but he is reprimanded that 911 is for emergency use only. So, the police aren't coming.
As the film goes on, it appears that the creature that was shot and killed was recovered by other creatures of the same kind. John tells the remaining members of the group about supernatural creatures of Native American folk lore and legend. Another member of the remaining group makes a comment about one of the two that were killed. This is Allan, who had the KICK ME sign taped to his back. Allan says something about Rebecca, who was John's girlfriend, until she was killed. John goes berserk and attacks Allan, and the others manage the pull John away.
Alan. Alan Alan Alan Alan. Alan is very arguably the most despicable cretin in the history of indie horror. Actually, no one in this movie is likeable, but Alan is so utterly lacking in any redeeming qualities that you wonder why anyone would have anything to do with him at all. Joseph, the video documentation, particularly detests Alan, as he sees Alan as a rival for another member of the group, Donna. Joseph has romantic designs upon Donna, you see.
The "found footage" is interspersed with flashbacks that are supposed to fill in the individual back stories, and explain the relationships between the characters. The flashbacks don't help the movie, as they only reinforce the contemptability of each member of the group. As the film goes on, the remaining members of the group get picked off one by one. I cheered as each one was killed.
Someone else left a seven star review for this movie, and decried those leaving one star reviews as "Hollywood lackeys" with their own agendas. This has to be coming from someone connected directly with this movie. When the creatures are revealed, they are completely and uttetly laughable, even for low budget standards. We have giant creatures that look like a cross between a wolf and a gorilla, and others who look like zombies running around in their underwear. It really is that bad. This is truly and genuinely a waste of resources and time. It is an utter piece of trash.
This is another one of those "found footage" horror films. Why is it that the group "documentation" in almost every single one of these movies is an obnoxious, annoying, arrogant, classless, clueless twit? This is, of course, the case in this movie. The friend behind the camera in this movie is Joseph Hiller, and he is totally and completely unlikeable, so unlikeable that you have to wonder why anyone else in the movie would want to have anything to do with him. Joseph tapes a KICK ME sign to the back of another member of our merry band, and then he follows his victm around and repeatedly kicks him in the ass. When he is told to stop, he protests and complains, and he just can't understand why everyone else in the group doesn't find this to be absolutely hilarious. It's comedy gold, according to Joseph!
After arriving at their destination, another member of the group, John, shoots a large, hairy creature and kills it. Is it Bigfoot? The group debates this. Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Regardless, they take the remains with them, wrapped in plastic. The problem is, the creature isn't dead. The group goes to check on the body, but it's gone. They go into the house to discuss what might have happened to the corpse when it stacks them. Two members of the group are killed in the initial attack, and the rest flee. One tries to call the police, but he is reprimanded that 911 is for emergency use only. So, the police aren't coming.
As the film goes on, it appears that the creature that was shot and killed was recovered by other creatures of the same kind. John tells the remaining members of the group about supernatural creatures of Native American folk lore and legend. Another member of the remaining group makes a comment about one of the two that were killed. This is Allan, who had the KICK ME sign taped to his back. Allan says something about Rebecca, who was John's girlfriend, until she was killed. John goes berserk and attacks Allan, and the others manage the pull John away.
Alan. Alan Alan Alan Alan. Alan is very arguably the most despicable cretin in the history of indie horror. Actually, no one in this movie is likeable, but Alan is so utterly lacking in any redeeming qualities that you wonder why anyone would have anything to do with him at all. Joseph, the video documentation, particularly detests Alan, as he sees Alan as a rival for another member of the group, Donna. Joseph has romantic designs upon Donna, you see.
The "found footage" is interspersed with flashbacks that are supposed to fill in the individual back stories, and explain the relationships between the characters. The flashbacks don't help the movie, as they only reinforce the contemptability of each member of the group. As the film goes on, the remaining members of the group get picked off one by one. I cheered as each one was killed.
Someone else left a seven star review for this movie, and decried those leaving one star reviews as "Hollywood lackeys" with their own agendas. This has to be coming from someone connected directly with this movie. When the creatures are revealed, they are completely and uttetly laughable, even for low budget standards. We have giant creatures that look like a cross between a wolf and a gorilla, and others who look like zombies running around in their underwear. It really is that bad. This is truly and genuinely a waste of resources and time. It is an utter piece of trash.