Discovering Bigfoot (2017) Reviews

• It is hard to overstate how horrible this film is

  solitudeape2018-01-16

  I doubt I can add anything to the comprehensive list of reviews below. What claims to be a documentary is actually a full length infomercial on Todd and his business which is to bring people into the woods and expose them to bigfoot. As a believer in sasquatch, I came into this wanting to learn more. Instead, I watched a man desperate to get attention to how cool he is blather on. I wondered at times if he is in on the joke after one too many scenes of him running around like a weekend commando and listening to audio of him chastise himself for not finding focus properly. I learned absolutely nothing but that bigfoot can steal 2 hours of my time and I can do nothing about it.

• Frustrating!

  michael-246612017-12-23

  Before going any further, I would love to believe that, out there in the wilderness, there are creatures that us humans have not yet discovered and I have watched several films about the "bigfoot" and none of them have shown me any absolute, definitive proof. Having watched this latest film, I'm still waiting for that proof. Here's a hint, if you're going to convince the rest of the world of the existence of these creatures, you absolutely and definitely need to take very clear, very unambiguous footage of them. It's no good for us to watch you describing to a professor about the sounds you heard one night, the tracks you saw one day - RECORD IT! There are no excuses these days for not having at least one camera on all the time. Also, I found the whole film very fragmented, with no real narrative structure. The random placement of "sasquatch footage" was bizarre and was only explained later in the film. Admittedly though, the creatures do look convincing, if it's CGI then it's extremely well done, if it's costumes and make-up then a great deal of care and attention has gone into it but, if it is real, then there really needs to be some supporting dialogue when the the footage is shown about where and when and how he got each clip. There's another sequence where the filmmaker is being attacked by several of the creatures in the middle of the night. There is also footage and audio but, as he is pointing out the growls from each creature, a manufactured synth sound is added, it's like a very low hollow pad, something you'd use for atmosphere, and it's not explained why. There also seems to be a complete lack of hair caught on branches or trees too, surely this would happen as the creatures pass through a dense forest area? Same goes for their droppings, or do they shit it home? Why didn't he set up some cameras where he left the apples? How much of the "evidence" shown can be explained by the presence of bears? So many questions, so few answers. The whole film is interspersed with clips of the filmmaker running about the wilderness like some kind of one man SAS unit, complete with dramatic music, sweeping overhead filming, running, jumping - ACTION MAN! NOW WITH EAGLE EYES! You really need to drop all that shit if you want to be taken seriously because, as it stands, it's shameless self-promotion and a pathetic attempt to make you look like some kind of action hero. Overall, if you're interested in the subject you're probably going to watch it anyway, but if you're looking for some new, definitive proof that these creatures do exist, then I think that, like me, you're just going to have to wait for the next film to come along and claim that they have definitely seen it this time.

• A great laugh, but not much of a documentary

  shaunvanhaelewijn2017-12-20

  First things first. Yes, I believe that there could very well be living Sasquatch out there. Now we've got this out of the way, let's focus on this "documentary". The introduction goes almost on for 10 minutes on how well Todd (the film maker) is trained in everything, while you see him running in full sniper camouflage gear/suit. This all topped with some cheap music to create some false suspension. I was crying and laughing at the same time. At times I just wondered if all of this was one big joke, and some college kid made one of the best parody comedies ever. I wish... This documentary is based on some bad crappy footage of supposed to be Sasquatch. And some close ups who look very real (I must admit) and actually could very well be something significant. This said and done, you would expect the documentary maker would take his claims further and will try to hunt for better footage than he already has given. Wrong. What he does is take you on a boring 1 hour 30 minute journey, showing you every footprint he claims to be Sasquatch. Suddenly every noise that was made, is produced by a Sasquatch. And when you think this couldn't get any worse, he starts talking about how he is supposedly being followed very close. And he even starts to draw out paths, and even describes how many Sasquatch are following him, and how they look like. Sadly for the viewer, not one shred of film footage is given, backing this up. To back up his claims he involves two professors. Everything he does is just put pressure on this two people. Just at the point it's not even funny anymore. He lacks total healthy self criticism. This documentary is clearly made by a fan boy, desperately trying to prove that this things exist. Nothings else matters. Todd is probably a great guy. And I believe he is a great enthousiast, and I hope he will one day find the smoking gun, that for once can proof their existence. But for the love of god, never again make a documentary. Please?

• I'm interested, but...

  whocontrolsyourmouth2017-12-31

  Todd, you're simply not delivering the goods. We don't need another ghost hunter reality TV show. We need something that's harder to fake.. Show us some hair or scat or any kind of DNA to confirm that it's unique. You've allegedly got specimens standing in places you've prepared. Use hair traps in those areas. Also, do what it takes to get a decent rotary wing drone with gyro stabilized conventional and infrared cameras. Good aerial footage of multiple animals navigating rugged terrain would be very compelling. And don't stop there. You say you know where they live. Get a high altitude fixed wing drone into the mix. Follow them home after one of your apple parties. You could document group behavior with very low risk of exposure. That coupled with hard DNA evidence would go a long way to building scientific consensus and lower the probability of actually having to capture one to end the controversy. So there you go, big guy. If you can't pick it up and run from there, then you're just another grifter. Please prove me wrong.

• An ok mockumentary

  tim-920742018-12-31

  I can only believe that this is a mockumentary, a well done one, but still made up. This is the 21st century, there are so many methods available to people nowadays that this guy could have used to gain positive evidence of the existence of bigfoot, so why doesn't he have it? As previously stated give us some tangible evidence, DNA would be irrefutable, the videos just don't look real, no facial movement at all, looks like a mask, sorry.