Saturday, September 14, 2013

Shooting Bigfoot (2013)

Also Known As: -
Year of first release: 2013
Director: Morgan Matthews
Actors: C. Thomas Biscardi, Wayne Burton, Rick Dyer
Country: GB
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Conditions of visioning: 12.09.2013, Sao Jorge theater, MotelX2013
Synopsis: A British documentary director follows three teams of Bigfoot Hunters.
Review: I like the Mockumentary (fake documentary) genre, like the famous Spinal Tap or the unknown Ski Jumping Pairs. In this one it is funny to watch three teams with different styles tracking the legendary monster. One is composed of two amateur hunters, one is a more known Bigfoot hunter but infamous for having faked one discovery, and the third is the most famous of them, probably on his last hunt.
It is funny to see them desperately trying to convince us that they are the real deal, that the saw the Bigfoot and that they will capture one. They are very convincing at that. We spend quite some time looking at blurry photographs or films and trying to see the beast. The question of truth or lie is always present.
In the end the documentary is OK but the number of good or funny ideas is limited.
Rating: 4 /10

1 comment:

  1. The topic of this mockumentary reminded a plot done by Les inconnus. You can watch the video on . It is the same kind of absurdity, with the difference that Shooting Bigfoot tries to make it more seriously. It is therefor still funny, but it could have been packed in a shorter movie and been just as good. My Rating is also 4/10.

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