Bigfoot in China

Man...I wish I had the excess funds to go on a wild-goose/ I mean wild-Bigfoot chase in China. Do I have this right, these trips are self-funded correct? In one sense its good because being self-funded theres no outside influence tainting these stories, but at the same time when I see the money spent doing stuff like this I can't help but be a little prick and let my envy seep to the surface

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Despite the interesting content of the video, I was highly put off by the film-maker's behavior in China.
If Adrian was serious about finding Bigfoot in Hubei, perhaps he should have mastered the language of the area. Instead, he did his best to self-aggrandize himself to the expense of the Chinese people, who must've thought he was slightly off-kilter, by the looks of it.
No wonder the elderly Chinese villagers looked at him funny and laughed at his queries; they couldn't understand him. How would you behave if someone from another country comes in, starts asking you strange questions using a foreign tongue and body language, and then tries to impress you by showing you his "six pack" while you're trying hard to focus on pulling his truck out of a pothole. I wouldn't be too impressed by his/her show of "culture".
I mean, seriously? Some of his facts need to be re-examined. In China, for students to earn admission into university, they need to master three parts of a state college entrance exam. One third of the exam tests proficiency in English. So, in China, if you aren't good in English, you aren't going to college.The same cannot be said for Chinese language advocacy in American high school students.
This fact is demonstrated to good effect by the Chinese woman who answers questions about Big Foot; she understands all of the questions. The chinese that Adrian tries to pronounce, he mispronounces. It's "xie xie" for thank you, not "shi shi", which sounded more like a repetition of the word "death" in Chinese (si).
Putting a bit of my comments in perspective, in a recent "National Geographic: Traveler" issue (Jan/Feb 2008) featured an expose of the diversity that China encompasses entitled, "Passage to China". In the issue, there was an interview with Justin Guariglia, a photographer that just published a landmark book featuring the lifestyle and art of life in the famed Shaolin Temple of China. In Shaolin: Temple of Zen, the photographs feature real scenes from the inner sanctum of China. The art behind the photos reflects a deep understanding of the subject. Guariglia first visited China in 1996. He had to visit the Temple during many times in a course of five years in order to gain the monks' trust. But, without the effort, the monks would've seen the photographer's lack of sincerity. Without trust in the person shooting photographs (or video) in you, you are not invested in giving them the best answers. That is what I see in this video: lack of appreciation for the subject, and frankly, that implies disrespect.
That said, kudos for showing us a side of China not often seen: the scenic views from Hubei are not often seen, and it was a great look into what China has to offer.
However, if you want a realistic view of a journey through little-seen areas of China, you're better off reading through National Geographic, Time Magazine, or Newsweek.

It's all about the supermodel cinematographer--oh, don't let me flatter you, Adrian. Maybe you would have tried to find bigfoot if you were less concerned with the flirtations flip of the hair of your hot camera-person and more concerned with actually following the trail. Great post-production narration, how nice and easy to synch up the narration after-the-fact.

Do the work in the field, less sex/sensationalism, more real adventure.

This whole network is so decadent....

It's a great short documentary that captures the development of rural China while providing light-hearted fun about a Chinese Bigfoot. The scenic landscape in the documentary is breathtaking. However, I think that the filmmaker needs to be careful with the insistence on using English. He establishes that the city does not receive many foreign tourists and that he may well be the first American to visit the National Park. However, most locals don't understand him and he has limited his interviewees to people who can respond in English. It would seem a lot less arrogant if he had a translator than to impose the notion that the locals should be able to speak English. Overall, even with its minor shortcomings, I like the short documentary due to its playfulness.

This is a great one. Bigfoot in China - way cooler than Bigfoot in Humboldt County.