Loch Ness: They Created a Monster

I just saw this tonight as the opening film of the Inverness Film Festival. There was an introduction by the director John MacLaverty and a wee Q&A at the end. A bit of a treat!

This is by far the best documentary I have seen on Loch Ness and it's monster! Beautifully shot and mixed with so much incredible archive footage. The story covers the heyday, I guess, of Nessie hunting in the 70s, from a mad group of Japanese men to a lawyer from Boston, an ex-military cockney and Loch Ness doc staple (and voice of reason!) the wonderful Dr Adrian Shine.

The music is gorgeous, the editing really incredible, and the interviews are fascinating.

It's a great documentary, it's funny and it was a total delight, I loved it so much.

Great job to all involved!

I don't know what more someone could want in a Loch Ness Monster documentary. It was charming, whimsical, and respectful. I love how it highlighted the different researchers, and made it seem like what they were doing was respectable and adventuresome, and not some silly waste of time. Really loved the spirit and tone of the doc, and it showed so much footage and many pictures I've never seen before. Makes any present day paranormal and cryptid lover wish they had a time machine. Oh to be camped next to Loch Ness in the 70's ♥

Ps: One of the best movie posters in recent memory, and maybe ever.