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Forteana and horror have always been closely linked, and it doesn't get much more fortean than Bigfoot. There are a wealth of Sasquatch-themed horrors heading our way in the next few months (Travis Bain's THROWBACK, mockumentary DEAD BIGFOOT: A TRUE STORY, Mike Lenzini's BEAST: A MONSTER AMONG MEN, Mark Bacci's THE WOODS, Bobcat Goldthwait's WILLOW CREEK), but no amount of hairy horror hominids is ever enough. Which brings us to writer/director Wes Sullivan's NIGHTBEASTS. With an extensive background in animation, including work for Disney and Warner Bros, NIGHTBEASTS is Sullivan's first live action feature, and stars GREMLINS' Zach Galligan as a father and hunter attempting to protect his family from a whole tribe of the feral man-beasts. Shot on film, and boasting non-stop action and some sumptuous cinematography, NIGHTBEASTS transcends its sometimes dubious acting and clunky dialogue to deliver a rousing horror/action B-movie hybrid. Well worth checking out.

At time of writing this bigfoot themed horror has a 7.8 rating on IMDb, this is incredibly high and I can't for the life of me work out how.

Another clichéd sasquatch film about a father and son going on a hunting trip and coming under attack from our hairy big footed friends.

Starring Gremlins (1984) franchise lead Zach Galligan this dreadful piece of cinema is an embarrassment from start to finish.

I knew it was likely to be bad when I saw Lloyd Kaufmans name in the credits but didn't expect it to be this dire.

Though the creature effects are okay everything else falls flat from the weak script to the mixed tone and pitiful acting.

No originality, no effort, it's like they threw together a film with no work going into it for a quick payday.

The Good:

Sasquatch sfx are okay

The Bad:

Lloyd Kaufman is just terrible

Some of the dialogue is embarrassing

Acting is laughable

Galligan just has one of those faces you want to hit with a flaming two by four

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Sleeping in the same bed as your dad aged 15 odd is totally not weird at all

Blowing the heads off majestic animals is a great way of bonding with your offspring

The time of day can be different on opposite sides of a mountain

I recently got the chance to watch Nightbeasts on VIMEO, this was a fun homage to the Bigfoot movies from the 1970's and 1980's!I really appreciated the performance from Zach Galligan (Gremlins, Hatchet 2) and of course the cameo from the father of camp himself,Lloyd Kaufman. The first part of the movie really established the characters, having the father vulnerable from his alcohol problem and the loss of his wife really made him relate able and made you care for him, some of the other supporting characters were just OKThe son in the movie, actor Tim Thomas did a good job with his scenes with his father Charles (Galligan) and especially towards the end of the flick.

My enjoyment of this movie depended on the look of the "beasts", this was something that the directors and costume people really got right! If you have seen classics like Night of the Demon (killer Sasquatch flick from the 80's)then you would definitely enjoy their look! They were shaggy and were very intimidating, especially towards the end when they start attacking full speed and in groups. The native American angle to the flick was good too, again it was about building characters and I think Sonny Skyhawk as the tribes chief, really set the mood with the story he told the others at the bonfire.

The ambiance of the film was very moody, I thoroughly enjoyed the foggy settings with the blue crisp colors in the night scenes, this brings me back to classic movies like Pumpkinhead for example. Also there was a scene in the movie where one of the beasts darts in front of the vehicle, that is what stuck with me after the movie, it is those kinds of ideas that make the movie genuinely creepy. Imagine driving down the street and seeing this "shaggyman" dart in front of your car! The score was handled rather well, when the sh@#!t hit the fan, you knew it!

All in all it was a very good flick, the only issues I had with the movie that take it to an 8 instead of a 10 is the acting at times from the supporting staff was dry, and I would have preferred a little more gore, but those are minor complaints to a very good flick! So grab your loved one and dim the lights, and just remember... THEY COME OUT AT NIGHT!

I have never written a review of a movie here before. However, the high rating given to this movie sort of forced my hand. It is about as typical bad horror as you can get. A bunch of people running around in rubber suits, nothing new or imaginative, the plot (people in cabin surrounded by monsters) is about as typical as you get and heads where you would expect it to head. The cast is pretty stereotypical. No great acting for sure. I guess I cared a little bit about whether they were killed, thus the 2 instead of the 1. If you don't have to pay money to watch it and have nothing else to do...then look for something else to do.

My ex-boyfriend lies a lot (ahem) so I totally believed he was exaggerating when he told me the Gremlins guy, Billy Peltzer (also known as a super hot older actor Zach Galligan)was in a movie about Sasquatch. I love the whole Bigfoot myth, with the sightings, real or not. So, when my ex told me to sit down and watch Nightbeasts, I finally agreed to. There I was with a bowl of popcorn at my side when the Sasquatch claimed his(?? - maybe it was a protective momma Shequatch?)first victim. I was so hooked on this movie from that point until the final tense moments. I really enjoyed the believably realistic storyline about alcoholic and divorced Charles Thomas taking his son for a stay in the woods, while dealing with the seriously deep emotions coming from being rejected by his ex-wife. There was a great balance to this movie - just enough gore, enough romance, enough angry Sasquatch attacks, enough Native American lore. The acting was fantastic, the storyline is solid, and some scenes were shot with breathtaking clarity, which is a reminder that not all "good" movies come from Hollywood. I won't be watching Transformers 7 in 2019, by the way.

If you go down to the woods tonight you will see...a rapping Injun. Apart from that, you'll have seen it all before.

You've probably also seen a sasquatch, if not the real thing then at least a still that purports to be of one. Surprisingly, the one they kill here looks more than a little like a man dressed in a monster costume. Unfortunately, on killing the first one, the entire tribe turns up after blood.

One would have thought these creatures would have been a protected species, but try telling that to a frightened man with a gun.

Seriously, or maybe not so, the dialogue is not so bad, neither is the acting, neither is the theme, really,but the overkill, in more ways than one, renders this film not even an accidental comedy but simply silly.

I'm not extremely picky about horror movies. I find I enjoy most horror films I set out to watch that have an IMDb score higher than 5.0. This movie however, was so bad in so many ways, I eventually gave up on it. I just couldn't force myself to watch anymore. The dialogue and camera angles were actually annoying me. The storytelling was awkward and boring. I guess there's just a lot of Bigfoot loving people out there that like anything that features this monster.

I love a good 'hairy man-beast' movie... This is not one of them.

I didn't think it was possible to make a worse film than 'Field Freak' but here it is.

Night Beasts is an editing nightmare, devoid of acting talent, is a script-writing farce and should be 'un-filmed' if that were possible.

It disrespects the sasquatch folklore that it attempts (badly) to centre on.

The plotline is farcical and staggers along like like a drunken sailor on a three night bender.

It doesn't even fit the "so bad it's good" category. It's just plain bad.

You will enjoy gnawing your own leg off more than watching this steaming pile of horse dung.

One star because I managed to get through the whole thing without turning it off...

I like Zach Galligan. I really do. He's sexy and he has a modicum of talent as an actor though just about any kid acting on Disney Channel shows are better than he is. He's just sort of stiff and actorish. You never believe he is who he's playing. He's hot as hell in this as a sexy drunk divorced dad but not for one moment do I believe he is any of those things.

The boy (Chad Trager?) who plays his son is equally ill suited for the part. He's a cute kid but he can't act and the script doesn't help him. Again Disney kids would have done better. (Incidentally, this is apparently the first and last time Trager "acted". In 2020 at 27, he was arrested as a homeless man stalking business people and running around shirtless in Santa Monica. Apparently he is another victim of LAs drug culture.) The Native Americans fair better but not by much. This film is really chock full of bad acting, poor scripting, and abysmal editing.

Don't bother.