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We saw Willow Creek on Vudu and it was everything that I remember about talking to Bigfoot believers.
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Synopsis
Willow Creek is a found footage film focused on bigfoot enthusiast and documentarian Jim (Bryce Johnson) and his girlfriend Kelly (Alexie Gilmore).
Jim and Kelly are visiting Willow Creek, and the site of the original bigfoot footage shoot, the Patterson-Gimlin film shoot.
Jim has been a passionate Bigfoot believer his whole life and is super-excited to make this documentary that allows him to pay homage to the epicenter of his obsession.
Kelly is not as crazy about the idea, but she is very supportive of his effort and holds the camera a lot of the time.
While Jim interviews locals about the legend, we learn a few things about the mystery of bigfoot before the couple take the plunge into the forest primeval and get more bigfeet than they bargained for.
Review
Willow Creek is a remarkably simple film that capitalizes on everyone’s fear of the woods at night.
It’s not the best found footage camping film (Blair Witch), but it’s so sparse and short that I really can’t hate it.
The direction by Bobcat Goldthwait is simple and unobtrusive, but it makes sure to pay homage to all the tropes that you might expect it to.
Willow Creek knows it’s lane, which is cheap, barebones,
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago