Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes

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Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012) * 1/2 (out of 4) Four people go out into the woods to locate a man who claims to have a Bigfoot body. They give the guy $75,000 so that they can do a reality series around finding the body but it doesn't take too long until everyone is under attack. BIGFOOT: THE LOST COAST TAPES is yet another film in the "found footage" genre but this one here is among the worst I've personally seen. There are so many problems with this thing but we can start with the fact that there isn't a single scare to be found. The majority of the footage has the four people screaming at one another or doing stupid things that just come across as annoying. It really didn't take too long for this film to wear thin because all of the characters are quite annoying and there's just not a single one that you like or care for. This isn't a good thing because the majority of the running time is spent with them and it seems like a lot of the scenes are just filler to pad out the running time. Another major problem is the ending, which I'm not going to spoil but to say it's disappointing would be an understatement. The ending is just downright stupid from the word go and the entire twist in the story isn't clever. I'm sure that the writer-director thought he was coming with something clever but it's nothing more than a cheat to the viewer who has spent their time and money on something that isn't delivered. The performances here aren't too bad and like many found footage flicks, this one here remains mildly interesting simply because the viewer keeps hoping something good will eventually happen. Sadly, nothing good does happen so in the end this film is just a big waste.

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I believe in karma. I sincerely believe that both the producer and director of this cheap, low budget, effects-skimping, Blair-Witch-style, horror fan deluding, intelligence-insulting piece of garbage will have 80 minutes chopped off the end of their lives. 1. A shaky camera is NOT scary. 2. A flash of this and that (where you can't decipher anything) is NOT scary. 3. Lights going on and off are NOT scary. 4. Odd noises are NOT scary. The person who made the DVD cover pic should be sued in court for false misrepresentation. It is downright DISHONEST to have that pic! I refuse to believe that this film cost more than 50 dollars all told, to make. Shameful. Disgraceful. Criminal.

I gave this a 3 out of 10 only because of 3 reasons: 1. The actors are pretty good, considering I've never heard of them. Their emotions were believable and they even managed to pull off some intentional comedic moments that actually made me laugh. 2. There were a couple of moments that shocked me. However, it was more the result of sound effects that played at the right moment after some minor suspense, than anything else. 3. The idea for a twist was there but sad to say, it wasn't done any justice with the direction and special effects of the movie. In the end, too much was left unseen and unknown and for the little that was seen and known, it was too senseless for the imagination to make anything of! And the special effects? It's practically an oxymoron because there was nothing special about them, really. I think what will shock you the most in this movie are these "special effects". Let's just say the 1970's budget horror movies called. And they want their EVERYTHING back.

Although I didn't expect this film to be a top-notch horror flick, the more that I watched it, the less that I liked it. There were a few decent, if predictable moments, but for the most part, I found it to be more annoying that frightening or engrossing. The acting was passable, and the female lead, Ashley Wood, is physically quite lovely. Overall, however, I felt that the movie tried to introduce too many questions. Are there actual Sasquatches? Are they benign creatures that feel threatened by the intrusion of humans in their habitat or environment, or are they actually predatory and dangerous? Those questions could have been posed, and plausibly, to help the movie along. But when the bright lights began to presage or herald the presence of a creature, or creatures, that turned out NOT to be Sasquatches, the movie lost me. Were these supposed to be "spirit lights", which the Sasquatches were supposed to guard and protect mankind from and against? If so, they did a pretty lousy job of it. The impression that I got from the movie was that there were two species of woodlands beasts; the Sasquatches, and this mysterious other creature, which was shown to have hooves as opposed to hominid feet. My guess is that the true villain and threat in the movie came in the form of another mythical creature, the Wendigo, which is purportedly possessed of hoof-like feet, and is also supposed to be quite large. Whatever the case, if this was a "Sasquatch versus Wendigo, which one is it?" type movie, it failed fairly miserably, in my estimation. There were too many elements for which there wasn't even a hint of plausible explanation as to what was actually going on. Were there Sasquatches? The movie would suggest that there were, given that the female lead states at one point during the movie that she felt no menace when she was picked up and carted off by some mysterious creature. She says that she felt as though the creature, whatever it was, was trying to keep her from harm, rather than trying to harm her. When she does eventually get picked off, we see for the first time, the hooves of the creature that does do her in. The hooves are seen again at the very end of the movie; they are clearly not the feet of a hominid. So, was the menace a Wendigo? Who knows? Was it some space alien crytpid, whose presence was heralded by the intense white light evinced whenever it appeared to wreak mayhem and carnage? Again, who knows? In any case, I found myself not really caring one way or the other by the end of the movie.

The movie starts out okay, but halfway through it's just really boring and mediocre writing, lacking complexity, I do however like the script twist though, even if it's right out of The Swamp Thing. Odd, some of the way the main guy talks reminds me of Lance Preston from Grave Encounters, but not only that, the found footage in Grave Encounters was episode 13, same as in this movie. Grave Encounters has a far superior script though, effects and entertainment value. Ultimately this movie was a ridiculous movie, with very little entertainment value, very little plot or story development, horrible effects, I would never see this movie again. All we know is there's bigfoot who are protecting humanity from "the spirit world" whatever the f* that's supposed to mean, there's no pay off whatsoever... they should have shown us what they were protecting humanity from, this movie has zero entertainment value because it doesn't develop the most important aspects of the story... this was just unsatisfying on any level. This isn't better for being ambiguous, a movie still needs to be entertaining, give the people what they want, and I wanted to see what the hell was going on, and understand why, and what and where the spirit monsters were from and what they were like... man this script sucked, no decent dialog, so bad. I would rate this movie a 1, there's just nothing redeeming about this film. The only thing I like about the movie "The Lost Coast Tapes" using this concept that people don't see the yeti because it moves in and out of the spirit world is that the musical band Shpongle has a song all about this exact phenomena which is really good, one of my favorites by them actually. Hallucinogenic Visions (Shpongle)- the Mysteries Of the Yeti (full version)

I've seen a lot of movies. Good and bad. This one was bad. Im not a fan of the whole POV style of movie. Hated Blair Witch Project and this was just as bad. The 'acting' was bad, storyline was bad. I didn't jump once, and I'm a sucker for a really good scary movie. It was a big disappointment. I think the best part of the movie was the last 2 minutes. Even then i was waiting for something really scary to happen...but nothing. Where are all the good scary movies nowadays?? Old time scary like Halloween or Jason. This wasn't scary at all. Please don't waste your time on this, spend and hour and a half washing the dog. Thanks.

Like found footage movies, love Bigfoot. In The Lost Coast Tapes a TV journalist decides to give a man $75,000 to see a Bigfoot corpse and prove it's a fake. Quite why he thinks making yet another show proving Bigfoot is a fake is worth his life savings is anyone's guess. They get out to the woods and of course start to hear noises and see trees rustling. It plays its found footage premise pretty well. There are no real contradictions in sound or shots, however the cast try far too hard to be quick and witty. The dialogue is also constantly riddled with references to the show they are making. The obsession of Sean, the lead. Is enough to convince us that they would continue to keep the cameras rolling, as he is in fear of being made to look the fool at the hands of someone's prank. Unfortunately, towards the end, the film adds a very interesting spin to the Bigfoot myth, but fails to elaborate on it. This wouldn't be so bad, bu it brings it in in the last few minutes and seems to use it at an excuse to not show anything. I'm all for leaving some things to the imagination, but sometimes a film's ideas do warrant further exploration. Up until the end you can kind of guess everything that happens, and apart from the actual violence all of these things can be seen in a show like Finding Bigfoot, which is a lot more fun because it tries so hard to convince you of what's real. Not the worst found footage film or Sasquatch film, but that isn't saying much.

This film will definitely appeal to fans of the "found footage" genre. The set-up for the film is reminiscent of Grave Encounters, but the setting is more like Evidence. Like Grave Encounters, the premise behind the film is that this footage is being shot for a "believe it or not" reality show. Also like Grave Encounters, the cast slowly discovers they have gotten into more than they bargained for. It is like Evidence in that it is set in the woods and the threat is something that goes bump in the night. However, this film goes where I wish Evidence had: instead of introducing some sort of bizarre "military experiment gone wrong" twist like Evidence does, this film keeps you guessing until the end -- and beyond. For a straight to video film, this is excellent. The acting is impeccable, the writing is tight, and the scares get you when you least expect them. I hope more people will discover this hidden gem.