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The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 1/24

1/24: "This story is based on events which occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia."

That's the part I remember the most when I saw The Mothman Prophecies in 2002. Five minutes later, I began to laugh and never stopped doing so thereafter. What a ridiculous movie. Even funnier is the stupid people who really believe this bullshit. It must be the moonshine drinking that bored a huge hole in their brain just like it did for Will Patton's character.

Of course, I don't read The Washington Post. Currently, it's owned by Amazon. If that's not a conflict of interest, you can call me Howdy Doody. So, what happened when the Silver Bridge collapsed? It's simple: bad engineering, similar to what happened to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. And it had absolutely nothing to do with moths or some idiot named Indrid Cold!

Who's John Klein? Is there an actual person by that name who reported for The Washington Post? How about Alexander Leek? Does Connie Mills exist? No? So, why did these morons say The Mothman Prophecies was "based on true events"? Director Mark Pellington came out later to admit the whole thing was made up. Imagine these poor saps who got lured to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, because they believed everything in the film.

All in all, Richard Gere should try jumping into a freezing body of water in the middle of the night and holding his breath underwater for five minutes while looking for his brain somewhere inside a drowning car.

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