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I often end up watching low budget modern horror. Could be I can't sleep so I look thru the 1000s of horror films on TUBI or PlutoTV. Normally for every 5 bad ones you see you find one gem.
The Bogman was made over in Monroe LA. Set in the modern era,but made to look like an old VHS someone found recently,it is about a tiny town in Arkansas. A town with a bigfoot problem.
A new family moves to this town. Dad and his two young kids plus his new wife. Quickly we learn that The Bogman roams the woods near this new home. And two hunters get killed.
The local sheriff and his deputy are great. With the Deputy standing out. Dude just feels legit. But then I have lived 90% of my life in the rural south. And known many people that were deputies in tiny areas. When they find the first victims of the Bogman their dialogue had my rolling with laughter.
Also want to point out how it appears most of the FX work in the film is practical. Lots of fake blood. Some slight gore. And can't forget the fake boulders,one of which Bogman uses to bowl down some idiots.
For me the film really gets going when a pick up truck full of mercenaries shows up. Lead by Nash they look and act like that uncle we all have. The one that uses "going hunting" as an excuse to sit in the woods smoking two packs of Marlboro reds and guzzling at least 4 Old Milwakee out of the can.
After a night with Nash,his crew and others fighting off Bogman.And us learning there is more than one Bogman. The film starts to wrap stuff up. Lots of people died. Lots got injured. And I got to see a really well shot low budget horror film.
The film came out early in 2023. Easiest way to get a copy is contacting "The Bogman Movie" page on Facebook. A dvd in your standard DVD case is 25 bucks shipped.
What surprised me is the acting. No one in the film is an actor you have heard of. But all the cast does pretty good. The lead family,the dad and step mom are really good. The two kids aren't bad. As I said earlier the deputy stood out. Perfect bumbling stumbing how the hell is this guy allowed to carry a firearm type guy.
So if you like bigfoot movies. Can dig on some low budget lo fi horror. Give The Bogman a watch.
The Bogman gets a B-.