Eyes of the Mothman

I like this documentary because they cover more than just the Mothman and the town of Point Pleasant. They touch base on a lot of strange events that took place within that area of the country, all of which happened around the time of the Mothman sightings. Really opens your eyes to other events that weren't really talked about at the time, some very odd things happening all around there.

We get to see the 1777 war between settlers and Indians including Chief Cornstalk; we see it through many angles and bounce back and for the between the presenters like a Ping-Pong ball in the sound bite presentation that seems to go on forever and ever. You begin to wonder if there are ever going to get too Mothy.

Then we go through the area that is being used by the government for the manufacturer of Trinitrotoluene. We see bunkers designed to hide it from enemy aircraft over Ohio. But where is Mothy?

We see a stranger called Indrid Cold, flying saucers, a silver bridge, and finally some Mothman information tossed in as a secondary thought.

After 155 minutes it is over. We now know that they were trying to say in "The Mothman Prophecies" (2002.)

This is abject garbage.

Not interesting. Absurdly long. And filled with BS that will interest no one on earth.

As someone with a heavy interest in the Mothman phenomenon, and a champion of the film "The Mothman Prophecies", I was intrigued to come across this weighty (two-hour plus) documentary on the relatively little-known phenomenon, the Mothman.

The opening back story that makes up the beginning of the film really helps give the Mothman story context, and although you have to sit with it for a little longer than you may want to, it nevertheless is an interesting introduction to the history of Point Pleasant.

Overall, the visuals are really nice -- with some clever effects and reconstructions to boot -- and to see eye-witness accounts firsthand was what really made the documentary good. To hear about events from officials, scientists and authority figures is fair enough, but to get to hear the actual witnesses speak was great.

The narrator's voice is well suited to the material and none of the reconstructions or effects are cheap, intrusive or cheesy. The subject matter is treated completely with the respect and seriousness it deserves.

I highly recommend prospective viewers of "Eyes of the Mothman" track down John Keel's compelling non-fiction book, The Mothman Prophecies, and read it before seeing this. The movie of the same name is also worth seeing, but I think you should see it before you read the book. The book will expand upon the movie, if you enjoyed it, and finishing off with this throughly interesting and insightful film won't leave you disappointed.

"Eyes of the Mothman" is a little long, but its worth sitting through. Well-made, beautifully put together, and really entertaining.