A Homicidal Bigfoot
Big Legend (2018) surprised me because the thumbnail on Amazon Prime, along with the description, gave the impression of a mystery based on a criminal act by human beings, rather than encounters with Sasquatch.
A former Army Ranger and his fiancee camp in the wilderness near Mount Saint Helens. Seemingly alone, they have no idea there's something that resembles Harry in Harry and the Hendersons checking them out. Late at night, the Ranger explores the perimeter after hearing knocking sounds. He finds stacked rocks. According to Sasquatch seekers on Bigfoot-themed TV shows I've seen, these beasts do these kinds of things for reasons unknown.
The fiancee gets yanked away inside the tent and pulled deep into the forest, her screams remaining in the tortured memories of her man, who makes the mistake of telling the truth of what he believes, that it wasn't a bear. He's in a psychiatric ward, unbelievably, for "12 months." Not "1 year," for some reason. That they would keep him in there for that long doesn't seem likely--psych wards tend to have a steady turnover rate.
He gets out by telling his shrink that yes, it was a bear attack. Encouraged by his mother, he returns to the woods to find out the truth, armed with a rifle, handgun, and knife. After a series of terrible adventures he turns into Rambo, sewing his mauled left arm to the accompaniment of strong male music. Sasquatch is always shown in motion. He looks like a deformed orangutan, about seven foot five. When his face is shown for more than a second, the scare factor collapses.
At the end, captions reveal that more excitement will come in the sequel, The Monster Chronicles. It's brave of the filmmakers to have such confidence in the possibilities of a sequel and maybe more follow ups to this crappy excursion into "legend." The Pacific Northwest scenery is beautiful, however, so it's not a total failure.
Vic Neptune
Big Legend (2018) surprised me because the thumbnail on Amazon Prime, along with the description, gave the impression of a mystery based on a criminal act by human beings, rather than encounters with Sasquatch.
A former Army Ranger and his fiancee camp in the wilderness near Mount Saint Helens. Seemingly alone, they have no idea there's something that resembles Harry in Harry and the Hendersons checking them out. Late at night, the Ranger explores the perimeter after hearing knocking sounds. He finds stacked rocks. According to Sasquatch seekers on Bigfoot-themed TV shows I've seen, these beasts do these kinds of things for reasons unknown.
The fiancee gets yanked away inside the tent and pulled deep into the forest, her screams remaining in the tortured memories of her man, who makes the mistake of telling the truth of what he believes, that it wasn't a bear. He's in a psychiatric ward, unbelievably, for "12 months." Not "1 year," for some reason. That they would keep him in there for that long doesn't seem likely--psych wards tend to have a steady turnover rate.
He gets out by telling his shrink that yes, it was a bear attack. Encouraged by his mother, he returns to the woods to find out the truth, armed with a rifle, handgun, and knife. After a series of terrible adventures he turns into Rambo, sewing his mauled left arm to the accompaniment of strong male music. Sasquatch is always shown in motion. He looks like a deformed orangutan, about seven foot five. When his face is shown for more than a second, the scare factor collapses.
At the end, captions reveal that more excitement will come in the sequel, The Monster Chronicles. It's brave of the filmmakers to have such confidence in the possibilities of a sequel and maybe more follow ups to this crappy excursion into "legend." The Pacific Northwest scenery is beautiful, however, so it's not a total failure.
Vic Neptune
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