Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal

I went to this movie with my girlfriend because she wanted to do something spooky for the Halloween month. I knew nothing about these guys previous to this, and i truthfully wish I could unsee this movie. The scariest part of the movie is when my card was charged almost $40 to sit in a big room to watch a YouTube video with 8 other people. Within the first 5 minutes I heard the word "skinwalker" atleast 50 times and the amount of "DUNNNNN" sound affects within a 2 minute span became so obnoxious I still hear it over 24 hours later. These guys talked about being respectful to the land and then proceeded to blow it up, how tone deaf can you be?? The acting was so bad and unless you idolize these guys you wouldn't see it. They decided to put some of their own period blood on a rock for a "ritual" and that was probably the part that made me laugh the hardest. I say period blood because these guys would scream at a leaf falling on the ground so they must have... nevermind... The old "experts" in this movie are the same guys you can find on the corner downtown living in a tent, could give them 5$ and they'd tell you some way crazier stuff that what these guys said. I give them credit for putting this behind a paywall and convincing people this is the only place they'll ever be able to watch it. AI generated images are all through this "movie" and they're laughing all they way to the bank.

Overall, do not recommend this movie, I feel like I got scammed. My girlfriend enjoyed it so oh well.

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.

If one goes to see this film without first being initiated as a fan of Sam & Colby's paranormal YouTube videos, one will get lost and not understand that Sam & Colby take this Paranormal stuff very seriously, despite them often trying to brush off scary moments with humor. And having both been through a lot and come through the other end, dealing with attachments and demonic entities, for their hardcore fans this is a fun 90 minute romp. For the uninitated into Sam & Colby's world, I'd suggest watching their investigation of The Conjuring house to get a taste of what they're doing before seeing their first feature length film, but I believe their fans wiill enjoy or people who find this paranormal stuff engaging, whether they believe it all of it or not, for there are sacred places that have energy.,

Money is tight... especially lately... and I feel like I need to ask for my money back. I would've spent this money anywhere else! I would've rather have gone to a teeth cleaning appointment... or hung out with my mother in law ... anywhere but stuck in a theater. My son was so excited to see this and the. He left with such a sad disposition. He said that the previews were better than the actual movie!!

If anyone is thinking of seeing this movie, think harder.. cause it's awful. The movie itself used the same images and sound effects over and over. They talked in circles.. and promised big things and delivered NONE. Not even one small thing.