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Reel Monsters
USA 2021
produced by Mark Polonia, Michael Raso (executive) for Polonia Brothers, Pop Cinema
directed by Mark Polonia
starring Dawson Hilfiger, Sophie Guss, Lucien Limberg, Nicholas Olson, Grace Hines, Hannah Guss, Fisher Vandruff, Wyatt Wood, Wayne W. Johnson, Kevin Coolidge, Natalie Hallead (= Natalie Himmelberger), Titus Himmelberger, Shane Nickerson, Claire Young, Kathryn Sue Young, Ken VanSant, and James Carolus as Bigfoot, narration by Erik Kristopher Myers
story by Michael Raso, Paige Kay Davis, Mark Polonia, John Oak Dalton, screenplay by John Oak Dalton, Mark Polonia, music by Ray Mattis, Dalzell, Fedele & Neblung, Frank Terranova, special effects by Brett Piper
Bigfoot
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Young Cory (Dawson Hilfiger) has just moved into the middle of nowhere,
rural USA, and finds it somewhat hard to adjust - when his dad (Shane
Nickerson) disappears, and the mess that's left behind suggests whoever
took him was looking for one of his Super 8 film reels. Corey though knows
where dad has stashed away a very special reel, and he takes it to film
class the next day - the only class where he, a film fanatic, has found
any real friends, Boone (Nicholas Olson), Boone's girlfriend Sandra
(Sophie Guss), and lovely Millie (Grace Hines). They watch the reel and
spot glimpses of Bigfoot (James Carolus) on the footage, and what's more,
it seems to have been filmed in some nearby woods where dad lived many
years ago. The four of them get all excited about this, and soon set out
to hopefully run across Bigfoot to film him, and to save Cory's dad, as
the two seem connected. Thing is, things don't totally add up yet, as why
would Bigfoot kidnap Cory's dad let alone even know what Super 8 film is?
And why are there all these beartraps in the forest? And why are there two
armed men patrolling the area if this is a quiet rural town? And when will
the two school bullies learn that they're not very good at their job? All
questions that still need answers when our heroes actually run into
Bigfoot ... A nice addition to the ever-growing number of
Bigfoot movies, and one that adds coming-of-age and mystery elements, plus
a bit of comedy, to the monster movie formula to make this one pretty
entertaining genre entry. And while the film might lack much monster
spectacle and take a route a bit too family friendly for at least some
genre fans, it does make up for it with an interesting story that has a
solid arc and ultimately presents its monster in an unexpected light, and
it's a film that makes it easy to lean back to and enjoy.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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