Willow
Creek (2014/MPI/Dark Sky Films Blu-ray)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: B Film: C+
A
young couple go on a road trip to capture video footage of the
legendary Bigfoot in the mountains of Willow Creek. What was
to be a weekend excursion soon turns into a night of horror and
terror. They thought they were hunting Bigfoot, but they are the
ones ended up being hunted. Lost and low on batteries, they will
have to use all their wits if they want to survive.
Jim
and Kelly are going to see if they can recapture the Bigfoot footage
by going to the original spot where the first footage was filmed, and
that is a Willow Creek. Along the way, they film the other Bigfoot
fans and Bigfoot tourist spots and novelty shops, but that was where
the fun ended. The first night of camping, they begin hearing
noises, vocalization and other animal-like sound. At first they
thought it was the various Bigfoot fanatics pulling pranks on them,
trying to scare them, soon they realize it might be real... and they
are the ones who are on it's menu.
This
was like the Blair Witch Project, expect with a Bigfoot; the
typical horror story where you never see the creature, but you could
hear the 'sounds' ...and what you can't see makes it scarier, right?
Most of the film is watching the two characters sit in the dark
listening the sounds and acting scared at the slightest noise. Would
be actor/would be comedian Bobcat Goldthwait has taken on one career
too many and despite this being loosely based on an actual past
event, this rarely works.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image and lossless DTS-HD MA
(Master Audio) 5.1 mix are awful and some of the poorest we have seen
in this or any other genre this year. Extras include commentary,
deleted scenes, making of the film and trailer, showing how this all
could have easily been better with some more focus.
-
Ricky Chiang
