The Legend Of Boggy Creek

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Summary: Fouke Monster
Review: I am actually from Fouke, Arkansas. I have seen this movie a thousand times growing up. Our school would show it to us all the time. I never got tired of it though. I have lived here all my life and I know there is no monster. I also know how it kinda of got started. You would not believe the people that will not come to Fouke at night just because of this movie. I have never been afraid to go outside in the dark. I believe people let their imaginations run a little to wild or just wanted our little town of Fouke to have some kind of Fame. So I wouldn't come searching for the monster anytime soon. It is not really a documentary. Its just a film about an urban legend. It is pretty funny though. I garuntee you will get a good laugh at this movie, I always have. Some of it is a litte creepy because of how tense some of the characters seem to be. This film is worth watching even just once.

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Summary: Kid Stuff
Review: I have not seen this movie since I was probably 8 years old. And the photo on the cover of the DVD was the one I cut out of the newspaper and placed on our kitchen wall for months. The movie freaked me out as a kid and each time I see Boggy Creek on a Florida map it reminds of that movie - it also made me wonder if anyone else remembered that movie. I guess they did

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Summary: a great cult classic
Review: I love this movie!! Yes, I realize it has very hokey "monster songs", and has some poor acting, but tha atmosphere is great, there's no blood and little violence, and the overall effect is to creep you out if you think about it while driving down a lonely country road. That poor kitten!

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Summary: A great family/kids movie...really!
Review: I remember this movie fondly from seeing it at age 9 or 10 in the theater. Scared the crap out of me then; snuck in and slept at the foot of my parent's bed that night!

When I saw it in the bargain bin at WalMart I told my wife she had to see it...total classic. Surprise of surprises this has become my 2 (almost 3) yr. old daughter's favorite movie! She's not scared at all and loves the monster. She's loves it when the monster tries the doorknob on houses and can't get in (doesn't have a key). She also thinks the reason he's trying to get in is to use the bathroom (no doubt influenced by the famouse "arm through the window with guy on the john" scene).

If you approach this movie with the proper attitude (adults will not be scared but it can be unintentionally funny and thus entertaining) you will enjoy it. It's family entertainment...very participative. Yell "run" during the appropriate scenes; ask the kids if they see the monster yet; say "did you hear that", etc.

Elvis makes an appearance (not really but the guy in the white T-shirt with the big sideburns is pretty close). Yell encouragement to Elvis (he's not a great shot and needs all the help he can get). Scream when the women/girls scream...kids love that too and its fun for adults as well.

This is the definitive Drive-in/popcorn/family viewing flick. It's not great cinema but it sure is alot of fun. You even to get sing along with the silly monster theme song...very touching.

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Summary: Strange & Amusing Bigfoot Flick
Review: I saw this as a kid at the drive-in and it scared the hell out of me. As an adult I laugh at the terror it struck in me as a child. All I wanted to know was how far away Fouke, AK was. I got out a map the day after seeing it and was very happy to see it was VERY far away. I didn't want that dog-gone creature to get anywhere near me! If you are a fan of grainy 70's pseudo documentary, this is the film for you. The chintzy 70's music, the narration, the non-actors, the bigfoot terror...it's got it all! It would be interesting to get an update on these characters & locations from the present day. Unbelievably, there was a sequel made in the 80's which I'm sad to say I have only caught glimpses of on TV. It looked even chintzier than the original with a bigfoot baby that time around! I'd love to find it on DVD one day as well just for fun. You'll either find the original film interesting, engaging and amusing if you are into this type of thing or you'll just shake your head in disbelief and be bored to tears. You either love it or hate it. That seems to be the general conscensus. I find myself to be in the first category. Please also note that the quality is pretty sub-par...I mean it is an old beat up low budget 70's film. This is probably about as good as it'll ever look. Pair it with "Creature From Black Lake" for a great 70's bigfoot double feature.

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Summary: LEGENDS LIVE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I was lucky enough to be able to witness this great classic. The story is based off of true happenings which gives you a spooky feeling as you watch it. Of course this movie doesn't have the greatest effects or actors but it is a great movie to sit around and watch with a nice bowl of popcorn with friends and family. I am fascinated by the Bigfoot phenomenoun and although I have never had an encounter I personally am a believer. I highly doubt so many people could see somthing that doesn't exist, unlike UFO'S AND LOCH NESS it is a very logical probability when you think about it. Anyway back to the review, this movie takes place in Fouke, Arkansas, and did I mention this movie has a great opening. It features the legendary Fouke monster and features many people who have seen the creature in an actual movie. Many raidings by the creature take place as well as a sighting by three women and a baby completly isolated twenty or so miles in the woods having a sighting(hows that for spooky), anyway they explain many different sightings and many interesting chases after the creature, who truly just wants to be left alone(they even have a sad song for the monster) in conclusion this is a good movie that I think is worth seeing, it goes out with a very good ending as well, but I won't spoil it for you, but the narrator(who saw the creature as a child)has some very good ending lines, and although the creature isn't really seen face to face it just adds to that creepy filling. The final line in the movie is "Yes he's still here, and if your ever in Fouke and you see somthing peering at you in the woods", or somthing like that. A movie about a true legends which like all legends will never die.

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Summary: Good movie gets monstrous DVD treatment
Review: If the Boggy Creek monster could see what the lazy folk at Sterling Entertainment have wrought of his first starring vehicle he'd probaby file suit for emotional distress. Sterling's DVD edition appears to have been duped from a very faded video source, and the movie isn't even offered in widescreen! Sterling Entertainment doesn't come close to doing justice to this popular documentary; their dismal DVD rendering deserves nothing better than an anonamous final resting place at the bottom of Boggy Creek. (This movie is also available on DVD from several other sources; these I haven't seen. All I can tell you is compare before you buy!!)

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Summary: Oh my God!
Review: Just so you know, this is a movie that was featured on Mystery Science Theatre 3000 because it is such a gem!

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Summary: A tribute to an American Legend
Review: The Legend of Boggy Creek is not a documentary, nor is it a grotesque horror flick or mundane drama. It's a love song dedicated to that venerable American icon, the Sasquatch, and it's a safe and enjoyable scary movie for youngsters. This tale brings us back to a time when we were able believe in such intriguing and terrifying creatures as Bigfoot. The narrator invites us to take that nostalgic journey as he recalls and recreates the "real life" events that occurred during his childhood in Fouke, Arkansas and connects them to more contemporary (1970s) sightings. Quaint farm folk provide eyewitness accounts of the wild man's antics in interviews conducted by the filmmaker. This documentary style lends a sort of dodgy legitimacy to the legend as well as the vague feeling that you are watching a 16mm wildlife film in an elementary biology class. This approach soon gives way to several other narrative modes such as over-dramatization and bumpkin balladry. The overall direction is just as unpredictable and uneven; going from poorly filmed and confusingly edited dialog sequences to poetic, atmospheric shots of the hauntingly beautiful environment. The acting, music and other aspects of the film are of the extremely low budget variety. If you can manage to look past the film's many faults, you can come out with some memorable moments though. At the very least, it can be quite funny when watched with a critical eye. However, with a more forgiving view one can appreciate this film's heartfelt homage to the fascinating and frightening mysteries of the Legend of Boggy Creek.

This DVD is a no frills sort of affair, but it beats trying to watch a chewed up old VHS recording of the same print. It's probably a two star film that gets a couple of extra stars out of me for purely nostalgic reasons, but since it works as both a thriller for the young viewers and an unintentionally funny cheese flick for others, it deserves about three and a half stars.

BTW - The movie being quite accurately described by reviewer T. Gates is a film titled "Return to Boggy Creek" which has no relation whatsoever to this film, "The Legend of Boggy Creek".

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Summary: Fouke Monster Folklore
Review: This is one of the strangest documentaries ever filmed. Vern Stierman was a boy when he first heard the cry of the Fouke Monster. Now he is back in town and telling the story of the elusive creature.

Fouke, Missouri is located in the Southwest corner of the state. It has been the home of monster sightings for decades. The monster has been dubbed the Fouke Monster.

This move is part dramatization and part documentary. Many of the townspeople are played by themselves although Vern is not. The movie chronicles Vern's early encounter (aural only) with the creature and the way locals slowly began to believe that there really was something keeping to the water.

At one point there is some supposition as to what the creature is. It walks upright like a man. It is not a Sasquatch as it only has three toes instead of five. It is not a gorilla as it is orange. It might be an orangutan but doesn't act like one or have the right toes. No final theory is reached other than that enough people have seen it that it must be real.

The film looks like a low budget production and many of the night shots are quite dark. The shots of the creature are usually shadowy or an occasional arm through a window. But the atmosphere is seriously creepy. Modern horror film makers could learn a lot about atmosphere from this one.

This is a wonderful film but it is not a Discovery Channel or Tim Burns documentary. This is more down to Earth. Look for Return to Boggy Creek.