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Sasquatch | Year: 2003 Directed: - Jonas Quastel SASQUATCH ( The Untold ) - A Success for Adventurers This movie is different, it is a refreshing and grasping horror / adventure movie. An independent film that obviously had consultants to understand the aspects, magnitude, and characteristics of the bigfoot or sasquatch. Entertaining for teenagers right up to seniors. Although this review is based on the European release, the acting is okay to good with average to good directing to pull off a movie filmed remotely on location. Nice scenery, action, some nudity, great acting scenes from Lance Henriksen and others, bringing the audience actual accounts from a true story make this movie a must have. It isn't going to win any oscars but it won't bore you either. 'The Big Hairy Truth is Still Out There' This movie is different in the way that you're told up front that it's the recanting of a 'supposedly' true story and so in that vein <I>'Sasquatch'</I> is a refreshing and grasping horror/adventure movie. An independent film, for sure, that obviously had consultants to understand the aspects, magnitude, and characteristics of the aforementioned 'Bigfoot' or 'Sasquatch,' the film never really lets you go, your attention firmly fixed at all times in case you miss something! Entertaining for teenagers right up to seniors, the acting is okay to good most times with average to good directing to pull off something that is obviously filmed remotely on location. Nice scenery, action, some minor nudity, and yet again some great acting scenes from Lance Henriksen bring the audience 'actual' accounts as if it were a documentary of sorts. It isn't going to win any Oscars, but it won't bore you either! Wonderful Movie This movie opens with enormous energy and sends a thrill down your back of what is to come. I would recommend the purchase of this DVD as it has many qualities that make for great entertainment for you or the kids. The true story aspect, the terrible true life drama that unfolded while shooting, the breath taking wilderness scenes that people from all over will appreciate. The acting by Lance Henriksen is fantastic and Russel Ferrier is an actor after this role worth taking a very close look at. Some drawbacks on the film are the way this was edited, although it helps in places and hinders in others. The commentary on DVD is fun and interesting. From all the stories I have gathered on how quickly this was shot, the weather conditions, the true life death of their Sasquatch maker, this is a collector for Fans of Sasquatch or Bigfoot or thiller adventurers of all types. I give this a solid 4/5 - for concept, rugged appeal, and a good old adventure movie. As good as direct to video titles get! Sasquatch (originally titled The Untold, a much more suitable and classier title) is a top notch direct to video film. A lot of the tell tail signs of a low budget production don't emerge. Production value is high, direction is solid, acting is better then most, and the creature itself is quite effective. The plot (supposedly based on real events) involves a plane going down in the woods (shot in British Columbia) with a business tycoons daughter on board. As well as an important scientific device. Harlan Knowles, the business tycoon (Lance Henriksen), takes a party out to look for his missing daughter. It seems that the survivors of the plane crash have uncovered something in the forrest. Something that isn't friendly. Most notable, the performance of the always compeling Lance Henriksen. It baffles me why this man hasn't gained a greater degree of stardom. He is without a doubt one of the most under appreciated actors working today. The rest of the cast is also strong, in perticular a likeable woodsman who is the groups guide. The locations are beautiful and boost the production value considerably. There's some fine cinematography and the creature itself is actually frightening and surprisingly effective. However, the movie has a distracting editing device where it inexplicably cuts to black quite frequently. It's distracting and gets annoying fast. Also, a sequence involving a hot spring is goofy. A hot spring... come on! Overall, a solid genre film with tense pacing and a strong performance by Henriksen. On a movie shelf cluttered with direct to video shlock, Sasquatch stands out. No thanks to it's new title. Buy Sasquatch at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Sasquatch Search with the Priority Search Engine on Sasquatch This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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