
Based on the recently acquired journals of Texan Dale S. Rogers, this vintage horror tale from IFC Films debunks history books to tell the veracious, harrowing story of a rural Texas community whose residents were terrified for years by a mysterious creature inhabiting the nearby woods.... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the recently acquired journals of Texan Dale S. Rogers, this vintage horror tale from IFC Films debunks history books to tell the veracious, harrowing story of a rural Texas community whose residents were terrified for years by a mysterious creature inhabiting the nearby woods.
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| CNNRadioPaul ChambersFilm has some interesting characters, especially the non-actors. But, special effects and suspense just aren't there. |
| CinematicalScott WeinbergA little scary, occasionally funny, and rather enthusiastically splattery before it's all done with. |
| User ReviewJeff TWILD MAN ! Great film. Gave me the creeps but also the giggles. Full of deep south boysies as well. Great film. |
| User ReviewRichard GFantastic recreation of a 70's B-movie. Magnificently detailed and extremely well done considering its shoestring budget. Highly recommended for horror genre fans or fans of obscure indy cinema. |
| User ReviewJason DThe Wild Man of the Navidad is the supposedly true story based on farmer Dale S. Rogers' (played in the film by the film's co-creator Justin Meeks) journals about a wild man/beast that resides deep within his land as a curse. Rogers and his ancestors have tried to appease the beast by giving it a meal every night at a certain time and keeping people out of its home, but times get desperate when Rogers must open up the land, after being fired from his job, in order to pay for his handicapped wife's medication. Sure enough, as soon as hunters start coming into the wild man's lair, they start getting viciously killed in moderately gory fashion. The BEST aspect about this film is the presentation which is a dead pan homage towards the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (whose original co-creator Kim Henkel also produced this film) and just about every Bigfoot film of the 70's. While watching this film, you almost feel certain it was made in the 70's and not just a couple of years ago. Another interesting note is the usage of actors in this film, which for the most part, is comprised of actual locals and residents of the small Texas town they filmed this movie in. After watching the movie, I wasn't sure if it was even a monster movie or a character study on these types of people. Hell, after awhile, I started becoming more creeped out by the people than the monster! Aside from that, Meeks and director Graves clearly worked with a very small budget and made do the best they could with it, which was very commendable on their part, because if you "get" what they're trying to show you, you will find yourself enjoying this film a lot. If not, maybe you should stick with more mainstream horror films. Overall, The Wild Man of the Navidad is one of my favorites to come out this year. |
| User ReviewBill B(***): Thumbs Up A solidly entertaining low-budget horror flick. |
| User ReviewJay SGreat low budget horror film that pays homage to Texas Chainsaw Massacre (notice the dining room and the way victims are carried about). Very grainy, loved it! |
| User ReviewPaul CFilm has some interesting characters, especially the non-actors. But, special effects and suspense just aren't there. Paul Chambers, CNN. |
| User ReviewCraig LModerately-entertaining homage to the Bigfoot/creature mockumentaries of the seventies. Maybe the most accurate filmed portrayal of what the small-town South is really like, but it really could have been trimmed a little. |
| User ReviewCody MLow budget throw back to redneck horror movies of the past, Wild Man explores what happens when a recently unemployed man (director Justin Meeks) with a disabled wife and perverted Mexican home help is forced to open his land up to hunters to make ends meet, angering the large, deerhide-wearing humanoid that stalks the territory. Does a good job recreating the look and feel of 70s horror flicks like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Hills Have Eyes, but the movie is ultimately dune in by it's rambling pace and disappoint (and too often seen) monster. |