One of the many notorious 70's "unknown" documentaries, The Mysterious Monsters covers topics such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Pictures, sounds, and videos of these two monsters are examined by Peter Graves, the host. Psychics, hypnotism, and the history of Bigfoot in many ancient cultures is also scrutinized.
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The Mysterious Monsters (1975)** 1/2 (out of 4)Peter Graves narrates this documentary that takes a look at several mysterious creatures but the main focus is that of Bigfoot. The film uses interviews with people who have seen the creature, scientists as well as re-enactments to explain why so many feel that the legendary creature is real. Throughout the 1970's drive-in screens were full of documentary or doco-dramas that tries to explain why so many monsters were real and out there to be seen. It seems Bigfoot was probably the most popular of these monsters and this here is certainly a memorable one. I think the film's strongest point are the re-enactments because several of the Bigfoot costumes look extremely good. I really liked the look of the children creatures that are shown towards the end of the movie and several of the adult ones also looked quite good. Another major plus is of course the narration of Graves who was simply a master at using his voice. Other creatures are also looked at with the Loch Ness monster getting about five or so minutes worth of footage. The documentary also wants to make it clear that there are common animals that were thought to be extinct or not real including the giant panda bear. There are certainly some major problems with the film including the pacing, which is a bit rough but this here is only a minor thing. Some of the stories also goes against one another including one fact saying that the creatures mostly sleep during the day yet most of the re-enactments are encounters during the day. Still, fans of the genre should enjoy watching this one.
...if you do a little research on the dying Brit, you soon discover that he was himself a hoaxer, while the man who made the "Surgeon's photo" was actually a very sober and upstanding gynecologist... and never given to hoaxes. Many Ness researchers don't believe the photo anyway, but not because it's ever been proven to be a hoax.It has not been.The "Loch Ness hoax" rumor is itself an urban legend, much like the so-called debunking of the Patterson Bigfoot film from 1967. A little research shows you that not only did the man (John Chambers) who was supposed to have faked the Bigfoot deny it to his grave, but the primary person who says he did it is filmmaker John Landis -- a known expert on simians, primates, and prehistoric humanoids... er, not quite. (Though he did make SCHLOCK.) Frankly, you only have to compare the Bigfoot material you get in something like MYSTERIOUS MONSTERS with the monkey suits on display in episodes of STAR TREK or KORG 70,000 BC from the same general timeframe to know that there's just no way any makeup artist from the time *could* have faked the suit! (Even the so-called "zipper" on the suit doesn't stand up to rigorous computer analysis. It's just a tuft of fur.)All this by way of saying: Watch THE MYSTERIOUS MONSTERS and don't be too quick to believe every dying British con artist you read about, or every B-movie director who insists they can analyze film better than naturalists.
This movie, "The Mysterious Monsters" is awesome! How this movie is ignored so much by the DVD, Video and TV industry is a sin. If that day ever comes when Bigfoot and/or the Loch Ness Monster are proven beyond any doubt to be real, this movie will appear as it truly is........ like a Classic film way ahead of its time. Peter Graves does a wonderful job of narrating the movie. This movie was a classic in the mid 70's Drive In craze. That it appears to have been forgotten since then is a crime. Its a shame. LISTEN UP DVD, VIDEO AND TV BIGWIGS! THIS MOVIE DESERVES TO BE FULLY RESTORED, DIGITALLY REMASTERED AND SHOWN IN ALL ITS GLORY ON DVD, VIDEO AND TV! This is a classic that is MUCH better than the similar film, "The Legend of Boggy Creek". THAT film is on DVD, and rightly so. But this one should be too. Send an email to people in the DVD, Video, and TV industry and tell them that you want to see "The Mysterious Monsters" treated like the clasic film that it is! Only then, will this movie get the credit and attention that it deserves. "THE MYSTERIOUS MONSTERS" Rocks!
the film now is dated and some of the proof they show in it has been hoaxed[the famous photo of the loch ness monster]and grover krantz has passed away yet some of the stories that were presented were very good and still hold up[real or otherwise].