Thank God scientists finally found the missing link (aka Darwinius masillae, aka “Ida”). Now we can at last prove Charles Darwin right and be done with films like Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, as well as all the seemingly pro-science movies that inadvertently ruined the theory of evolution. We now look forward to the “Ida” biopic, or at least a movie detailing the 26 years (give or take 47 million) it took for the discovery of her fossil to become a mainstream media sensation. Never mind that this is hardly the missing link between apes and humans. With almost 50 years passed since the release of Inherit the Wind, film-loving Darwinists need some kind of missing link story to grab onto.
It is true that cinema has not been so kind to Darwinism, giving us such mockeries as Evolution, Howard the Duck and Creature from the Black Lagoon. But filmmakers have consistently shown a special love for the concept of the missing link, at least. Although many movies depict the idea with little seriousness, and some feature negative portrayals of primitive monsters, there are a number of truly lovable creatures that represent the concept of the missing link on film. Check them out after the jump.
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I’m not really sure what your typical Bigfoot movie is, but if it’s anything like Harry and the Hendersons, I’m more down with that. Jay Delaney’s documentary Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie is little more than a tease of interest and an unsatisfying bore. It exists somewhere between your usual making fun of dumb, small-town folks kind of doc and your below-average sort of personal-interest, anybody and their mother can be a subject kind of doc. A few decent moments offer some promise, but the 62-minute film is just too terribly short to deliver the goods.
The focus is on Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton, two good old buddies (stress on the old and buddies) from Appalachian Ohio who seek and document Bigfoot in their spare time. Surprisingly these “researchers” are not out to locate the impossible find; their goal is not the elusive Loch Ness Monster. It’s the apparently very conspicuous Bigfoot. Dallas and Wayne have seen many Bigfoot creatures, at most 6 in a day. They’ve taken approximately 150 photos of the beasts, and claim they’re everywhere. Even “Vietnam got a Bigfoot.”
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