DVD : The Abominable Snowman
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305807919
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305807914
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: May 23, 2000
Running Time: 91 minutes
Sales Rank: 91917
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 1957-10
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Made the same year as the gory gothic hit The Curse of Frankenstein, this smartly written, philosophically grounded Hammer studios adventure written by Nigel Kneale (who also wrote the excellent science fiction thriller Quatermass and its two sequels) was lost in the flesh and blood of Hammer's new vein of horror. Peter Cushing, best known for his ruthless portrayals of Dr. Frankenstein and his more tempered rationalist skew on vampire hunter Van Helsing, plays another scientist driven to prove his unpopular theories. Against the advice of his wife and a kindly but firm Tibetan monk, he leads blustery American showman Forrest Tucker and his party of explorers up the frozen peaks (the Pyrenees standing in quite spectacularly for the Himalayas) to track the fabled Yeti. When he discovers that this is no scientific expedition but a hunting party he starts to have second thoughts, which are only reinforced by Tucker's mercenary behavior when he kills one of the creatures. Director Val Guest keeps the "monsters" hidden until the final showdown, where their hulking silhouettes loom over the cave entrance, but their mournful cries haunt the camp like wailing ghosts, slowly driving the party members mad. While it lacks the edgy desperation and inventiveness of Kneale's Quatermass features, The Abominable Snowman is a taut thriller that contrasts the gorgeous aerial mountain photography with the claustrophobic atmosphere of the tents and caves of the base camp. --Sean Axmaker
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This predictable turkey is best viewed in a drive-in theater, where other Val Guest films regularly appear. Which is to say, watch the movie while you have other things in mind. Yes, this is sort of campy fun. The Buddhists dancing and hopping about, the Buddhist leader with a German accent, the monkey in a cage, etc. But it's still wise for one's mental health to be thinking of something else, as this film is geared to the 14-year-olds of 1957. Not a very sophisticated audience.
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An expedition searches for the Yeti of Tibet. These creatures, they learn, are far more superior to men. Using their powers of telepathy, the Yeti begin killing the members of the expedition in order to keep their existence a secret.
"The Abominable Snowman" is a perfect blend of science fiction and horror and was created by those who brought us the highly successful Quatermass films. It stars Hammer horror icon Peter Cushing as a botanist and Forrest Tucker (Sergeant O'Rourke ... Read More
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i'd honestly waited and read about this film for years . i know it's a very good picture , however , i'm so glad i rented this disc rather than spent the rediculus sums asked for it here and elsewhere . if you are deaf , if you have hearing loss (like myself) , if you're not british (like me) , if you must sometimes play the volume rather low in consideration of other people in your home , if you simply enjoy reading the screenplay as you watch a film (like me) , be WARNED . this film is not only not ... Read More
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Nigel Kneale was arguably the most influential figure in UK science fiction during the 1950's and 1960's mostly because he was quick to see the potential in the relatively new medium of TV .The Quatermass serials became must see TV and arguably the first series to provoks animated playground discussion among schoolkids of that era.
This movie has its genesis in a TV series of the same name broadcast on the ITV network on a Saturday night and the movie companies as they did with Quatermass and another ... Read More
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$57.00 for a dvd? I would have to see this one(rental,TV) before buying this flick.The Blob didn't even cost this much!
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