Clawed - The Legend of Sasquatch | 
| Director: Karl Kozak
Actors: Dylan Purcell, Brandon Henschel, Miles O'keeffe, Jack Conley, Chelsea Hobbs
Studio: First Look Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 47781
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FLPD11299D
UPC: 687797112996
EAN: 0687797112996
ASIN: B000EPFCKE
Theatrical Release Date: April 14, 2005
Release Date: May 16, 2006
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Product Description
According to a tale told for generations in pine creek many years ago a group of hunters were found slaughtered in the woods. Now four high school seniors a park ranger & a park of revenge hungry gunmen are going to find out what has been killing people. Studio: First Look Home Entertain Release Date: 05/16/2006 Run time: 85 minutes
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 Decent modern bigfoot flick February 15, 2009
! Durrkk (Ohio/PA border USA)
2005's "Clawed" (aka "The Unknown") is not nearly as bad as some of these negative reviews here at Amazon claim. No, it's not "Apocalypse Now" but it never pretends to be anything more than what it is -- a Grade-B made-for-tv Bigfoot flick.
THE STORY: In Washington state three poachers get killed on a mountain by what is thought to be a killer grizzly. The sole survivor returns with three more rednecks to get revenge; meanwhile a group of high school teens also go up to the mountain for a senior project. Add to the mix a couple of rangers and a Sasquatch creature.
WHAT WORKS:
-- The Washington locations are great, filmed in Buckley and North Bend.
-- The villains here are the loathsome poachers; the rest of the cast are likable with the exception of the arrogant jock, who sort of redeems himself by the end. The lead redneck, by the way, is none other than Miles O'Keeffe who played the title role in 1981's infamous "Tarzan, the Ape Man" (beefcake hero to villainous hick, how about that?).
-- The two girls are quite fetching, especially the brunette (chelsea Hobbs). One reviewer implies it's unlikely that the brunette would be attracted to Richard, the intelligent/woodsman type, but I didn't find it unlikely at all. Since when do pretty girls only find arrogant, obnoxious jocks attractive? (Arrogance shouldn't be confused with confidence). Richard is quiet, humble and skillful in his areas of expertise. The brunette obviusly finds these traits attractive. Meekness isn't weakness, after all.
-- Although "Abominable" (2006) is an entertaining Bigfoot flick the creature in that film is nothing more than a monster of unadulterated horror (with a goofy face). I like the fact that "Clawed" portrays the creature in a more benevolent fashion. Some reviewers have even gone so far as to describe him as the "brown Hulk."
-- Some Native American legends claim Sasquatch is a spirit-being that can come and go in the physical realm. This is touched on in the film.
-- Speaking of the creature, I thought they did a good job with the costume (He looks like he spends a lot of time in the gym). At least the creature doesn't have a goofy face a la "Abominable."
-- Speaking of goofy, there's thankfully no campy elements like "Abominable." This is essentially a serious Bigfoot flick accompanied by a serious dramatic soundtrack, not that everything's believable, of course.
-- I like the fact that the film only runs 80 minutes before credits. Films of this ilk shouldn't overstay their welcome.
WHAT DOESN'T WORK:
-- Although the film's not bad, it never arises above the level of decent. I enjoyed it for what it is but never felt moved. One reviewer rightly described it as "not all that bad -- just exceedingly average." (You haven't seen bad, by the way, until you've seen 2008's "Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon").
-- I pointed out above that not everything's believable, which includes the poachers' antics. I also didn't buy the teens camping out on the mountain for days with a supposed killer grizzly on the loose (Wouldn't their parents object? Would the girls likely go, especially considering no one in their group had weapons?). I also found their purposes for going to the mountain questionable (to get a good grade on a class project).
-- Most films like this HAVE to have one or more ultra-wise Native Americans who are at one with nature and all-knowing concerning the mythical creature at hand (e.g. "Man-Thing," "Prophecy," "Orca," etc.). Get real.
Some complain that they can't figure out certain plot points; read Willaim R. Hancock's review for an excellent explanation (from October 16, 2006).
BOTTOM LINE: This is a decent modern Bigfoot flick that should please fans of the Sasquatch mythos. It's better than "Sasquatch" (2002) but it's no where near as good as "Sasquatch Mountain" (2005). I like the fact that the legend is respected here and the creature isn't made out to be a bloodthirsty ee-vil monster. Although there's a little gore, gorehounds who drooled over "Abominable" will not be appeased by "Clawed;" in other words, stay away if you're solely interested in a bloodstained slasher/monster flick.
PERSONAL GRADE: C+ (almost B-)
 Horrible! November 2, 2007
H.G. Lovecraft (Leeds Point, NJ USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked many bigfoot films that have received less than stellar reviews, but this one insults the entire genre. There is NOTHING good about this film what so ever.They dare title this the legend of sasquatch? What a complete & utter joke. I would love to know where the budget went for this because it sure did not go on the creature or the actors? Don't waste you're money, its not even worth watching on tv let alone renting. I was forced to give one star to post, but its not even worth 1/16 of a star. Totally pointless.
Another piece of junk February 28, 2007
tunecar (Brookfield, CT USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't quite recall certain things to bring up about this movie because it's just that memorable. The only thing I do remember is how bad it was. Bad acting, bad filming, bad story. Do yourself a favor and pass on this one.
 More De-Clawed than "Clawed" October 17, 2006
William R. Hancock (Travelers Rest, S.C. United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Okay, let's just get it out in the open; this movie is just your basic 70s/80s tv movie-of-the-week retro-horror flick , a contemporary version of the kind of thing that the broadcast networks would give you weekly in the days before cable, CGI, and Dick Smith gruesome make-up correspondence courses. Like those tv movies of yesteryear ("Snow Beast" springs immediately to mind), this one is judicious in its bloodletting,
formulaic in its plotting, and run-of-the-mill in its cinematic execution.
It does feature some acceptable acting performances and some positively gorgeous scenery...and where else would you get to see Miles O'Keefe doing a homicidal Kris Kristofferson imitation.
In order to pump up its appeal to the hormonal male sales/rental market, some interestingly nubile nymphets are on hand (with arresting thoractic protrusions), and one of these lends her...protrusions...to a brief bit of semi-nudity....all in the spirit of good teenage fun. This spot UPDATES "Clawed" from classic retro-tv fare, as does the amount of blood and gore you DO get to see in this film (as opposed to, say, the aforementioned "Snow Beast").
There has been some mention of plot-holes in some reviews here (such as why does the monster attack the hunters, but merely seem content to chase the teenagers off?). There does seem to be a reason, but you have to dig for it, as it isn't clearly brought forward by the director in his storytelling. The hunters (poachers) at the beginning of the film have been out shooting the woods up (drunk). The killing seems to begin after
the chief butthead hunter finds a place where trees are broken down and arranged as though to cover over something. The psuedo-Kristofferson moves some foliage away and peers into this camouflage work only to see a very humanlike, hair-covered hand lying deathly still within this pile of pine and cedar branches. He is attacked while snooping there and knocked unconscious.
Later on the teenagers find this same pile of branches and spot the hand itside it. The message the filmmaker seems to want to impart is that there was evidently more than one of these creatures out here and that the drunks shot and killed one of them. The mate covered up the body of the fallen Squatch and then went on a murderous rampage of revenge. It struck down "Kristofferson" at first and may have THOUGHT (wrongly) that it had killed him. He returns later, though, looking for it (and the Indian forest ranger), and the creature...either by sight, or scent, or both, recognizes its tormentor and goes after him...AND the flunkies he has brought along with him.
By the same token, either by sight..scent...or both...the Squatch does NOT recognize these kids as enemies and , consequently, does NOT attack them. It watches them..."monitors" their doings... but nothing more. In the end the creature leaves without attacking the remaining humans at all, after it sees "Rich" shoot and kill its primary tormentor.
So you see, there actually IS a story line here...it is just vaguely and ambiguously represented. You have to DIG for it...and you just CANNOT get CAUGHT UP in a story you have to DIG for!
As for the very end of this movie ( AFTER the biology teacher gets the shaft), I found the last image quite tantalizingly ambiguous. Many old Native American legends describe "the Big Man" as a Spirit Being; not a permanent inhabitant of our woods and mountains, but a kind of interdimensional "slider" that comes and goes in our reality. The last scene of this movie shows the "Squatch" as standing in the woods as though meditating, then turning to walk away. And then it vanishes into thin air...something that has been described in the book "Bigfoot", by B. Anne Slate and Alan Berry, and "The Locals", by Thom Powell. Is this what the director is implying here? That Sasquatch "comes & goes" in our world, but isn't a permanent fixture? Interesting if he is, but how does one know for sure WHAT all these directorial subtleties imply? I sure don't.
If you like grue and gore and fast-breaking , relentless horror, then skip this one. If "hurling horror" isn't your cup of tea, though, and you want something a bit less intense...while still kinda scary-spooky...then "Clawed" might work well enough for you ( though the BEST
boogery bigfoot movie out there in the DVD marketplace right now is, unquestionably, "Abominable").
sooooooooooo stupid October 1, 2006
it's her
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
bad acting, bad plot - oh wait, there wasn't a plot! it's almost like it was made as a joke. we watched it because we were so bored but ended up being just as bored while we watched it!
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