Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal

Why on earth is bad Youtube channel content being shown at the movie theater? Forget my money, I want my wasted time back. I can't believe someone thought showing Youtube channel fodder on the big screen was a good idea. The lady sitting next to me played on her phone and one couple actually left and didn't come back. Only seven people in the theater opening night, so it was obvious what others were doing. Don't waste your time or money. Watch their Youtube channel if you want, but save your money on this one.

Very disappointed in Cinemark for even offering this as a movie. They missed the mark on this one.

Firstly, for context I'm a huge paranormal enthusiast and consume lots of content regarding it.

I've been following Sam and Colby and was very excited about this movie, since it touched on so many paranormal topics, plus the location has a vast history and some interesting correlation to other locations.

Well, watching the movie I was severely disappointed for a few reasons and I can list them:

1) Complete lack of research - They went to the location, didn't know anything about the place, didn't try to get more information (which is so wildly available) and based all their "findings" on a few pieces of information that were provided by the current owner.

Ex: How Mt. Wilson and Skinwalker Ranch correlate in activity so much so that Robert Bigelow owned both at the same time and conducted studies (along with the government). That would make the movie WAY more enticing and show research.

2) Utter disrespect towards Native American culture and beliefs - They were aware of the native's beliefs about talking about skinwalkers and proceeded to do so over and over. Plus, disturbed the land, mimicked native rituals ... while not having ANY Native Americans in the movie providing guidance or information.

3) The overall "movie" felt like a poorly made Youtube video, with the AI generated imagery, the unfocused camera shots, the bad editing and etc. It felt lazy, repetitive and unprepared.

You can argue that they didn't have the "budget" for a film, but if you watch their 25x25 series on Youtube that aired 3 years ago, their production and editing level for that was INFINITELY better and way more movie worth it than this. There's just no justification for how poorly made it was.

I could go on and on about how this movie wasn't IT.

Should just be a Youtube special and definitely still be a bad Youtube video.

I'm a Sam and Colby fan but this lazy and disrespectful content is not it and it's not worth a movie ticket.

Slowly losing interest in Sam and Colby. I was hoping this movie would change my mind. Low quality for being in theaters. Lack of history. High usage of AI photography which is similar to their Youtube videos. Fine for Youtube but when the creators state this is not be like their normal videos and thats why we should see it in theaters, then come to find out its exactly like their Youtube videos is disappointing. I was hoping to see a more serious side of them and a more in-depth investigation, especially from people who are being deemed "the top ghost hunters". It's the same old, same old from Sam and Colby. I wish we saw a little more growth/maturity, which is what i was hoping to see in this "movie", but i should have known better. They know their target demographic is most likely teen girls and therefore the content reads a little more immature. It's funny because when i first started watching them, they seemed more mature when they were younger, trying to act older and now that they are older they act much younger. It was disappointing to see the disrespect in the movie. One lady asked for a section of what she was saying not to be in the movie and they kept it in. Not worth seeing in theaters. I'd recommend just watching some of their old content which was in my opinion better.

I love my kids, a lot. I just beat cancer myself and last Halloween the contouring house recap on YouTube was way better then this entire movie, this was the most pathetic excuse for a "special event" I'm embarrassed for these guys. I'm getting my money back one way or the other. I'm running on fumes financially and on the discount day at the movies I still paid twice the discount price for this "special event". NO! You don't get to do this to parents. I'm outraged.

Literally NOTHING happened on this movie. NOTHING. Do not waste your money, do not allow your kids to make it seem like this is going to be so awesome. This is a YouTube video.

I've been watching Sam and Colby for almost 10 years now, so of course i'm going to love anything they put out. Although they had plenty of hilarious cheesy jokes, this film was leaning more on the serious side than their normal content. It had an overall deeper meaning and was focusing more on the historical aspect of things and sadly I did notice not many people in the theater were as invested as I was due to it mostly being a younger audience. Some people were on their phones, some people were talking the whole time, and there was even someone sleeping next to me. So if you have a short attention span and you're not that into the historical side of the paranormal, maybe this movie isn't for you. I personally enjoyed the movie and felt very moved. I have always viewed Sam and Colby to be very talented and genuine people when it comes to creating content, so I can't wait to see what else they accomplish/create. Great job guys!