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Mothman Movie Review
DECEMBER 15, 2006 - In retrospect, there were three clues that it was our destiny to eventually watch and review the movie "The Mothman Prophecies":
- We unexpectedly helped a tomato horn worm transform into a giant tobacco moth (July 2006).
- One of our staff channeled visions of a mothmanish-like creature (June 2006).
- The DVD arrived in our mailbox (October 2006).
"The Mothman Prophecies" is based on a book by the same name which is based on a true legend of the same name. Part of the true legend involves the actual collapse of the Silver Bridge near the town of Point Pleasant, Ohio on December 15, 1967.
Every frame of this movie is well crafted and dripping with creepy tension, even the scenes that don't make any sense or add to the plot, which is most of the movie.
The editing, direction, lighting, music, and camera angles all come together perfectly to make this meaningless movie enjoyable in an unnerving sort of way, especially if you don't mind a few loose ends ... and a feeling that you're being watched ... by a MOTH!
Unfortunately, the movie "shows" only very brief glimpses of Mothman lasting less than a fraction of a second. Otherwise you'll have to be satisfied with doodles of Mothman drawn by witnesses, or the visions you may or may not be able to channel, or the "voice" of Mr. Mothman when he occasionally dials a wrong number.
Here's what Mothman does: He gives you "clues" about a future tragic event, but you don't know what it is until after it happens. This neither helps the characters in the movie, nor the audience watching the movie (kind of like this movie review).
We recommend this movie and give it 4.1 out of 5.0 Polygons!
Tomato Horn Worm Raised in Captivity for 1st Time
On July 23rd we found some baby tomato hornworms in our experimental garden. We kept one of them as a pet instead of chopping its head off with a snake shovel as suggested by some friends and neighbors.
On July 30th "wormy" dug into the dirt in the bottom of its cage and metamorphed into a brown thumb-sized pupa.
On August 19th, our little tomato hornworm pupa squirmed out of its cocoon and emerged from the soil as a giant Tobacco Sphinx Moth. These giant moths can feed while hovering and grow larger than a small bird! We set it free, thus completing the circle of mystery.
Visions of Mothman
Before our tomato hornworm began preparing for its transformation into a giant moth, semi-anonymous contributor Thayrn shared with us his resent visions of a Mothman-like and Thunderbird-ish creatures. Mothman is thought to be at least 8-feet tall with a wingspan between 12 and 42 feet. Mothman and Thunderbird have both been in the news lately, although there have been no reported sightings in this area. We might be creating a self-fulfilling mothman prophecy when we tell you ... watch the sky!
