Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Throwback’

Written by Scott Edwards

It is easy to get caught up in stories about hidden treasure, enough that you might think that it is a good idea to join the hunt. With so many people burying money in the strangest of places over the last five hundred years and very little of it being found, well, your chance may be as good as any to bring it back to the light. But these hunts do come with a cost as many people have found out and while you can be as careful as possible, there is still the chance that you will get lost or something worse could happen. If you are going to partake on these hunts, just remember that there have been many people who have tried and failed before you and finding out what happened to them may be more important than finding the treasure itself.
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Treasure hunting partners Jack and Kent are on their way to look for the infamous treasure of ‘Thunderclap’ Newman. With more information than anyone prior to them has had before, they are sure that they will be able to find it and retire from their daily jobs. Making their way deeper into the jungle than any hunter has before, the two are shocked to see that their information was right, but things quickly change as Jack becomes the target of now his ex-partner. Trying to drown Jack in the river, Kent gets distracted by something large looming in the surrounding woods and takes a look while Jack is able to move down stream without being noticed.

Running into a park ranger, Jack begs Rhiannon to call in to the office to get the police out and have Kent arrested for attempted murder. Being too far into the jungle and having no signal, Rhiannon quickly gets caught up in the battle for dollars that the two men are fighting for. Leading Kent away from the treasure that has resurfaced, Jack has a plan for himself and his new friend, but while hiking to where the treasure might be, Rhiannon spots a massive sleeping area that indicates that they are not in the jungle on their own. Not being able to identify the creature by the markings, the three are introduced to a massive creature who has made its way back home. Knowing that it is a him or me situation, Jack is able to knock Kent down and while the park ranger and treasure hunter run away, Kent is faced with a very real situation on his hands.

Being able to barely escape the creature’s clutches with his bottle opener, Kent makes his way back into the jungle only to find that there is a cop waiting for him. With so many people going missing in the jungle, Detective McNab sees the blood on the man and believes that he has located the killer in the woods who has taken many lives over the past couple of months. Trying to call it in, McNab becomes the next victim of the Yowie (Bigfoot) creature and Kent is left to fend for himself. Knowing that there is only one way for survival, the former friends and park ranger must make it out of the jungle before they become just another missing person of the massive park.

You know, I do like a good Bigfoot movie, no matter where it is set and this one really piqued my interest by adding a treasure hunt to the mix. The story starts off pretty quick and the Yowie is front and center for everyone to see. What I don’t understand is the greed in the movie, while it seems like the characters are afraid of the Yowie when it is around, they don’t seem to mind it when it is not and focus only on the treasure. With a Yowie, guns, spears, a river, some blood, fights and missing limbs, this is not a movie you want to take too seriously, but it is fun, nonetheless. Stay Scared.

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