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| Ivan Marx, Bigfoot Hunter |
I always caught what I sought after….except Bigfoot.
From the public domain, I watched what is basically a nature
documentary from 1976 regarding an adventurer/hunter/photographer obsessively
pursuing a Bigfoot after an encounter shook him into action. I am an avid fan
of 70s Bigfoot fare, so watching Legend of Bigfoot was a given eventually. I
didn’t really have anything here to add that wasn’t covered in my imdb review
on Christmas day in 2008, but it was a film that was on my mind. This film plays
up the threat of the Bigfoot with how the “animals seems so scared” when it
could be nearby. I like how Ivan Marx really emotes in his narration. If he’s
mad as hell and can’t take it anymore, you know it (like those damned skeptics
criticizing his “evidence”), or frustrated (on wild goose chases that lead to
tracks of other animals nowhere near the size of Bigfoot). I think as a nature
travelogue, this is right out of old school Mutual of Omaha documented footage
of animals of all kinds. As a pure film on Bigfoot, this might not fit the bill
for enthusiasts. As a curio from the 70s, regarding what a naturalist spots
while trying to find Bigfoot, this might, however, satisfy. The Public Domain
has lots of these kinds of finds so the pursuit of something interesting will
always either produce results or disappointments. While I’m myself skeptical of
his Bigfoot experiences, Ivan Marx, the avid outdoorsman, was never a doubt to
me. I think the man knew his shit. I mean, it was kind of hard for me to accept
that, despite some setbacks, he would be able to get a couple of experiences
with Bigfoot while so many others get one if they are lucky (or as those that
were frightened might say, unlucky).
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| Is the 'Squatch out there? |
Oh, while it’s on my mind, there was one particular scene I
especially liked this go-around that I failed to mention in my previous review.
Ivan is in the woods where he spots a Bigfoot barely visible as the day is
fading into the night with a storm brewing. Ivan does comment that he had no
gun and no one would know where to find him. I think that is quite a palpable,
terrifying moment, a man who has done his share of hunting, admitting that if
he was hurt, no one might ever be able to locate him. This certainly would wreak
havoc on my psychological state and emotions if in that position. Horror fans
are accustomed to the use of a first person camera fumbling maddeningly in the
woods, with that degree of hopelessness and terror viewed through a frenetic
lens. There’s also the incredible shot of the Tower of Babel Redwoods in
California with Ivan and a colleague looking like ants next to human legs while
walking past them. You will also notice the familiar (now) shot of the camera
pointing upward to the sky with trees encircling the one looking from that
angle to emphasize the forest and its ability to seem endless.
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| There he is!!! |
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