TeenzTen An action-packed slog

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

johannes2000-1 It's easy to push aside this whole project as yet another creature-feature with the umpteenth attempt to revive the (in my humble opinion) most unrealistic and pathetic monster of all: Sasquatch (or Bigfoot or whatever local legend like to call him). And to be sure: all the scenes where we see the creature (in fact there's a whole pack of them) stumble around and fight and roar, this movie is as cheesy as you can expect. It beats me why nowadays (this movie dates from 2015), with so much more technique at your disposal for special effects and CGI, they still dare to come up with guys in furry ape-suits! But surprisingly enough there's another side to this movie. It's about a father and son who, forced by financial reasons, come to live in a shabby shed-like cabin in the middle of the woods. They evidently have mutual issues, the son being weary of his fathers unemployment and his tendency to drink (there's some innuendo that this drinking had something to do with the car-accident that caused the death of the mother-figure) and of the fact that he is forced to live in some dilapidated hovel and not being able to go to college. And the father is weary of his sons passive, complaining and accusing attitude. Then an odd couple appears: an old school-buddy of the father who turns out as an obnoxious drinking and pot-smoking bully, and the boys uncle who is the opposite and acts kindly and understanding to the boy. The four of them leave for a hunting-hike in the woods, which at last (we're some 30 to 45 minutes into the movie by that time!) triggers the Sasquatch-assault.It's like looking at two totally different movies somehow put together. The one where we follow the father and son is actually very good and compelling, supported by some great photography, by a good script and strong dialogues and by very convincing acting of both the father and son characters. I was especially impressed by young Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who seems like a real promise to me for the future. Even during the attack of the sasquatches on the cabin, where one preposterous scene after another drags the movie down to level zero or beyond, the excellent acting of Joris-Peyrafitte all the time shines through. And while the direction of all the sasquatch-turmoil seemed almost amateurish, the direction of the scenes within the cabin, where father and son are time and again being surprised by yet another assault (stones flying through the windows, a sasquatch falling through the ceiling) is actually very good, the jump-scares that it gave me were almost as genuine as the ones both actors pretended to have (almost as if the director for a more realistic effect didn't warn the actors that rocks would be thrown through the windows!).The ending of the movie illustrated the dual character very well: on the one side the son making a gesture of peace in stead of using his rifle to kill the beast, which makes for an almost moving moment; on the other side the last one standing sasquatch looking as preposterously silly as during the rest of the movie.Well, a silly creature-feature was all I expected (I admit, such movies are my guilty pleasure), so this two-sided movie didn't exactly gave what they promised on the cover of this DVD. But in the end it gave so much more and while watching I was really kind of sorry when at last the sasquatches turned up. I see on IMDb that director (and writer and producer) John Portanova seems to do mostly horror-movies. Maybe he should try a serious drama for once, I bet that would turn out very fine (if not better!) then the horrors.

Rainey Dawn This film could have been good if they would have left out the first 45 minutes of the film which was nothing more than a father and son drama... they dragged that on way to long. And the boy's uncle looked as if he was going to sit in the lotus position at any given seconded chanting the "OM" - lol he really didn't belong in the woods with the others. And the son was more like his uncle than his father - that's good and bad - the father was a piece of puckie, but the son wasn't any better towards his dad.The last 45 minutes we finally get to the "Bigfoot" or Sasquatch - that part was okay. I will say they tried to give a good film... it almost worked but it does have it's short comings.4/10

RoadSideAssistance Before I begin reviewing this film, let me say I LOVE creature features. I am so tired of all the scary movies coming out these days that are focused on the paranormal. Those films are generally horribly boring and rely 100% on jump scares to try and make it 'scary.'Anyway, on to this film. The general premise is a widowed father and his son move up to a small cabin/shack in the woods. The dad is immediately portrayed as a jerk/loser because he can't relate to his son, doesn't want him to go to college, and invites his jerk Spanish friend up to get drunk. Anyway, we're introduced to these 4 characters and there's really no character we are rooting for with exception of maybe the Uncle who seems to relate to the son well enough and stick up for him. The 4 set out to go hunting and long story short discover big foot. Big foot chases them back to the cabin where they have to put up a final fight and try to escape. They are met by another survivor we are introduced to at the beginning. That's about it. Typical creature feature with a fairly predictable plot.That said, the movie has totally implausible and unconvincing acting/reactions by the characters. When David Saucedo's character (who acted terribly in this movie) goes to take a leak out hunting and sees a Big Foot coming after him (honestly looked more like a giant squirrel moving through the shrubs/ground cover) he fires off multiple shots. Then he falls down into a landing and sees blood and flesh all over the place. He meets back up with everyone and DOESN'T even bring it up or agree with the son/uncle they should go back to the Cabin!Then the son and David actually SEE Big Foot after being woken that night, one is like 2 feet away from the son's face. And their reaction is COMPLETELY nonchalant after. Like, "OMG big foot is real. Hmm well that's cool. I guess we should leave?" And then are running around the forest with seemingly zero concern for the thing.Lastly, the Uncle/Son/Mexican guy are all back in the cabin after the Dad gets taken by Big Foot, and the Uncle wants to get the keys to get the car and go get help. Seems COMPLETELY logical to me and these things are scared of guns. Yet the Mexican guy has a HUGE issue with this (why?) and then TWICE STABS and KILLS the Uncle right in front of his nephew. Then has the son help him haul him into the bedroom!? WHAT IN THE WORLD!? Are you kidding me? Who would act like this!? The creature effects are practical (no CGI) but not great. There is really no shot with suspense and the creature on the poster was what I was expecting. These honestly just look like a weird gorilla and obviously men in suits, they don't seem that big or threatening at all... The creature is also revealed way too often, something that Abominable got accurate (although the creature's face needed some work in that movie). The thing just didn't seem that scary, especially early in the film when one captured guy tricks it into eating tobacco chew and then bashes it's head in with a rock. Problem solved? Honestly a Grizzly bear seems more terrifying than this thing. The gore effects were pretty laughable - one guy gets his arm ripped off and they come apart like jello - see the lion scene from The Happening. Cinematography/Isolation just wasn't there. Some films are VERY good at creating an isolation feel to it, or danger to going outside. This film just didn't have it. Hell the Big Foot ran off after a couple shots were fired initially. The movie Exists (2014) did this very well IMO for a big foot movie. Other films like The Thing (re- make), Tremors, Alien, Jaws (ending), made VERY good use of this and made you afraid of the environment and lack of resources available to escape. This movie had that setting in the Forest/lack of tech but just didn't utilize it well. The score/sounds/music is basically non-existent. There is no uneasy tune or score to keep you on edge. Even Arachnophobia which was touted as a comedy/horror had some very unsettling musical scores. The light hearted music that quickly changed to a more creepy tone. This movie basically didn't have any music. Some of the monsters roars are heard early on but they didn't give me unease like the howl from the wolf in American Werewolf in London. That howl still gives me chills... that was a horror film that didn't really have a score but didn't need it with the creepy POV shots and lack of monster reveal (until the end). Overall not worth your time. The acting is TERRIBLE, the main scare feature (monster/environment) is not there, and the story is a recycled bland one that does NOTHING new to a genre that has tons of these films. I dunno why this has more than 5 stars. Either the producers family/friends came on here and all voted it a 10 or I am missing something HUGE here. And I know I'm mentioning some all time greats/classics, but it's just to compare and show that this movie didn't even come CLOSE to nailing on ONE of the aspects. For Sasquatch scare movies, Abominable and Exists are far better. The former has good gore, believable acting, and great pacing. The later sets up a scarier atmosphere and some great shots (namely when the Bigfoot is chasing the guy on the bike).

prestigepro After waiting for over a year for this movie to come I finally got to watch it. It's not that good. Bad acting and uninteresting characters. If you want to watch a really good Bigfoot movie I highly suggest watching "Exists". Now that's a Bigfoot movie. "Hunting Grounds" pales in comparison.