Sasquatch Sunset

Almost uniquely odd, "Sasquatch Sunset" won't appeal to all. Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek & Nathan Zellner (unrecognisable all under heavy & impressive prosthetics) are a family of sasquatch (aka bigfoot and/or yeti) seen roaming the Californian jungles over a year in the '80s. The screenplay (from David Zellner - who co-directed with brother Nathan) is divided into the four seasons, thru which the four forage, fish, re-produce, and curiously react to their surroundings. Having no narration it's not a mockumentary, but also with no dialogue (except grunts etc) it won't easily engage everyone, despite being interesting & relatively well made.

So wasn't the biggest fan for how the storyline turned out, but living my whole life in the PNW in a very small town (carbonado, wa to be exact) and see how the wildlife and us blue collar folks are being pushed out by the gentrifies and big corps, so I can relate to how the Sasquatch felt. My husband and I are losing our home this month due to gentrification of a gouse we've lived for over 10 years so yeah. This def stuck a cord no matter how corny the movie it was itself at times. I would still recommend this movie to anyone with an open mind to a movie with almost no dialogue. It really does have a hidden message to it (especially if you're like me and having to move out of your home town after 30 years due to gentrification)

Been looking forward to this for a while!

Definitely one of the most unique and among the most wierdest films i have ever watched in my life. And the wierd thing is that i can't describe it if its good (and actually in some ways artistic), serious or more like a parody comedy.

It's extremely well acted, must have been very difficult to act like this, but at the same time some scenes is way too much and makes it look like a parody. In some ways its primitive realistic and humorous as a follow up. The masks and make up is very well made.

I think its the first film ive watched where theres no spoken dialogue which makes is more realistic.

Filming is definitely very good.

Something uou havent ever seen before. Brings the concept of the mysterious Big Foots, to a whole new perspective and meaning.

It definitely has something i like, but more difficult to explain what it is.

Its not good, but it isn't bad.

I had a real hard time trying to figure out a score for this film, much less an overall impression of it. Frankly, you just don't see film like this any more.

I can understand if some audiences don't get it, mainly because it feels like the Star Wars Holiday Special on a severe drug bender. But once you peel away the Sasquatch mating rituals, birthing scene and other idiosyncrasies that make up this experience, you start to piece together the meaning the Zellner brothers were most likely seeking. They posit the reason why we don't see sasquatches is because they just don't exist anymore.

Like the last days of a failing empire, this very well might be the last Sasquatch family in the Pacific Northwest. Some people won't like the reasoning behind it, but it's the usual blame falling on deforestation and human infringement. I'm sure some might derive more meaning, but this is the base understanding I took away from this film.

Sasquatch Sunset is definitely not for everyone, but if you are a curious film goer, you might find something interesting in this bizarre and completely one of a kind movie. Just be ready for weird nature stuff....because I sure wasn't.

Well, I didn't actually knew what to expect, but in the end it was a quite entertaining experience.

The Zellner brothers introduced the movie to the audience at the Berlinale and said it probably is the weirdest Sasquatch movie. It is.

While some scenes are excessively obscene, we had some good laughs over the blunt portrayal of this family living in the woods. You will probably say WTF a dozen times. I understand that some people walked out of the theater. However, in my opinion, the movie manages to balance obscenity, humor and drama quite good.

Personally, I was pleasantly surprised how much story one can tell without using a single spoken word, and with only little facial expression. I believe the actors tried their best, but one could see that the costumes limited overall movement and expressions.

I would probably not pay 15 bucks again to watch the movie in a theater, but it wasn't too bad after all. A solid 7/10.