I can see why it was tempting though. When we're introduced to the three respective groups of men whom Morgan follows, each one is uniquely feeble and unprepared. Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton are a couple of bewildered old redneck coots who seem to find a sense of purpose and belonging by driving up to the hills together and standing outside their pick-up truck while making whooping noises. They leave cans of mackerel just outside of the tree-line in the hope that it will lure out a Bigfoot. They eat hotdogs. They've been doing this for eighteen years. These guys are, shockingly, the least objectionable of the lot. [Continued ...]...
- 7/5/2013
- QuietEarth.us
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Director: Morgan Matthews Starring: C. Thomas Biscardi, Wayne Burton, Rick Dyer, Morgan Matthews; Running time: 90 mins
BAFTA-winning documentarian Morgan Matthews has emerged bruised and shaken from the San Antonio woodlands armed with a compelling and hilarious movie that's created a palpable buzz at the 2013 Edinburgh Film Festival.
Shooting Bigfoot tracks various individuals, governed by delusion and determination, during their desperate attempts to prove the existence of the elusive creature that's been the subject of countless hoaxes. But is the movie itself a hoax?
Much like its mysterious subject matter, there are clear bones of contention about the degree of its authenticity and veracity. That's surely the intention of Matthews, to make the viewer embark on their own quest for truth and thus mirror the basis of the film. It all boils down to it being a quasi-religious exploration of faith.
Various tragi-comic individuals are encountered along the way, spanning the...
BAFTA-winning documentarian Morgan Matthews has emerged bruised and shaken from the San Antonio woodlands armed with a compelling and hilarious movie that's created a palpable buzz at the 2013 Edinburgh Film Festival.
Shooting Bigfoot tracks various individuals, governed by delusion and determination, during their desperate attempts to prove the existence of the elusive creature that's been the subject of countless hoaxes. But is the movie itself a hoax?
Much like its mysterious subject matter, there are clear bones of contention about the degree of its authenticity and veracity. That's surely the intention of Matthews, to make the viewer embark on their own quest for truth and thus mirror the basis of the film. It all boils down to it being a quasi-religious exploration of faith.
Various tragi-comic individuals are encountered along the way, spanning the...
- 6/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Features: C. Thomas Biscardi, Wayne Burton, Rick Dyer | Directed by Morgan Matthews
Review by Andrew MacArthur of Cinehouse
Morgan Matthews’ Shooting Bigfoot is likely to be a firm fan favourite of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival. Matthews’ feature is an amusing and occasionally dark look into the world of ‘bigfoot hunting’ with enough originality and fun to become an instant cult classic.
Matthews’ journey sees him shadow a variety of bigfoot obsessives and study the skills they use in their attempts to capture the elusive sasquatch. This is not so much a documentary on bigfoot (obviously, because it doesn’t exist) but on the eccentric men who devote their life to finding the creature.
Shooting Bigfoot does not set out to exploit these men and their beliefs in any way with Matthews taking an admirable agnostic approach towards the existence of bigfoot. The bigfoot hunters however, do not...
Review by Andrew MacArthur of Cinehouse
Morgan Matthews’ Shooting Bigfoot is likely to be a firm fan favourite of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival. Matthews’ feature is an amusing and occasionally dark look into the world of ‘bigfoot hunting’ with enough originality and fun to become an instant cult classic.
Matthews’ journey sees him shadow a variety of bigfoot obsessives and study the skills they use in their attempts to capture the elusive sasquatch. This is not so much a documentary on bigfoot (obviously, because it doesn’t exist) but on the eccentric men who devote their life to finding the creature.
Shooting Bigfoot does not set out to exploit these men and their beliefs in any way with Matthews taking an admirable agnostic approach towards the existence of bigfoot. The bigfoot hunters however, do not...
- 6/23/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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All sorts of legendary creatures are coming out for Fangoria Radio. Tonight’s show, hosted by Debbie Rochon and Fango managing editor Michael Gingold (airing live on Sirius Xm Stars satellite radio, Sirius channel 108/Xm channel 139, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Est, with a repeat immediately thereafter) will give you the skinny on a bunch of indie frights:
• Genre mainstays Tim Thomerson (pictured) and Ken Foree, along with producer Mark Terry, will tell us why you should sink your teeth into Live Evil, their new priest-vs.-bloodsuckers flick making its debut on VOD
• Not Your Typical Bigfoot director Jay Delaney and the subjects of his documentary, self-styled Sasquatch seekers Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton, will be on to talk about the recent DVD release
• Actor Jim O’Rear, a frequent co-star of Debbie’s, will explain why The Dead Matter in his new movie, the feature debut of the...
• Genre mainstays Tim Thomerson (pictured) and Ken Foree, along with producer Mark Terry, will tell us why you should sink your teeth into Live Evil, their new priest-vs.-bloodsuckers flick making its debut on VOD
• Not Your Typical Bigfoot director Jay Delaney and the subjects of his documentary, self-styled Sasquatch seekers Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton, will be on to talk about the recent DVD release
• Actor Jim O’Rear, a frequent co-star of Debbie’s, will explain why The Dead Matter in his new movie, the feature debut of the...
- 11/6/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
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