The Legend of Sasquatch

We received this DVD as a gift from a friend who's child loved it. My daughter watches it everyday sometimes 2 or more times. It's a good story for a child. It's simple and easy to follow. She loves the music and will stop the DVD (she's only 2) and rewind the song she wants to hear again. Sometimes she goes to far and gets upset so she calls me and I have to get it back to the right spot.

The characters are all pretty big and their features are exaggerated somewhat so it's easy for her to see and understand who is who and follow along. I think it was perfectly written for a child ranging in age from 1 year to 3 years. Older kids may like it as well but I only have my daughter as my reference.

When I first watched it I was concerned that some things might be scary for her but they weren't at all. She asked questions about things that she didn't understand so it was a good opportunity for learning. She loves the dog and the little girls. She also loves the big fury Sasquatch.

If you have a child and are looking for things she or he may like. I would say this one is a safe bet.

I can see why this movie won the "Best Feature Film - Animation" award at the International Family Film Festival; little kids would enjoy this movie. However, if you're not a young child, then this movie probably won't be that awesome to you. The animation in this movie isn't very good; it's kind of choppy, and the two girls in it will take five seconds just to blink. The walk cycles are really weird, too. And yes, that big hairball on the movie poster is the "Sasquatch." The voice acting in this movie wasn't pulled off very well either; the voice actors of the main characters especially don't really have any expression in their voices. They just sound like they're reading a script. William Hurt voices the girls' father, and he whispers and speaks softly at inappropriate times. Yeah, I can't believe this is an actual movie. It looks more like a film by a college/animation student. I only gave this movie a two rather than a one because as terrible as this movie is, they somehow got award-winning actors like William Hurt, June Foray, and John Rhys-Davies to voice-act.

I'm watching it now. I feel it's my moral duty to warn off other parents from spending money buying or hiring the film. We're watching it on Prime so it's free. I can only describe it as akin to a cartoon pretending to be an full blown animation, but without upbeat tempo tunes, a good storyline or quality animators. I'm not entirely sure it has a storyline either. I should have switched off ages ago. It's sending my kids to sleep, which means I can extract myself from the sofa to make a cup of tea, so it gets 2 marks for that at least. I'm really surprised my children haven't asked me to switch channels.

Apart from that it's brilliant.

My kids picked this one (thankfully it was on Prime so I didn't spend money). I'll give the creator the benefit of the doubt and call the blatant thematic and attempted scene recreations a homage. The animation and voice acting were awful. The cast is good, but they are definitely phoning it in on this one.

With all that being said, the movie itself has some charm, but I chalk most of that up to the Ghibli residue.

I have watched this movie countless times over the years and every time is like a brand new experience. Sometimes I cry, sometimes just laughs, and other times it fills with such childish joy that I long for those carefree days once more. I dreamt of this movie more times that I can count. Something about the storyline as well transcends through cultures as well. I can feel what the Sasquatch go through as if my own strife. The impeccable animation, the amazing voice acting, and the sound track all combine to form a life changing, timeless classic that can be enjoyed year round by the entire family. I dreamt of this movie more times that I can count. Something about the storyline as well transcends through cultures as well. I can feel what the Sasquatch go through as if my own strife.