Great Movie

Anything with Peter Cushing in it is worthwhile! Enjoy!

This film was great. It had a great plot, great acting (Peter Cushing), and a great underlining message.


"Pull the string, Pull the string!" -Bela Lugosi

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I am a big fan of the old B&W horror/SciFi films of the 50’s and for a long time I knew this film was out there but never bothered to watch it, not really sure why. I like Forrest Tucker, and I have never seen a film with Peter Cushing that I was disappointed in but some how just kept overlooking this film. Finally bought it on VHS and it was one of those pleasant surprises. It is a great film, it has a few slips, such as right after Kusang sees the Yeti in the dead of night and flees for the monastery, then in the long range shot of him going down the mountain it is broad daylight. Over all the film works on so many levels and it is well worth seeing.

I enjoyed the movie. I agree, it does have some creepy parts, and this is coming from someone who is pretty numb to the horror aspects of horror movies. The vocal cries of the yeti were rather eerie. SPOILER: The darkened appearance of the two yeti creatures in the cave with a lone expedition survivor was rather creepy. END OF SPOILER.

What was shown of the creatures looked good, and not ridiculous or fake. I also think this film worked very well in black and white. I don't think it would have been nearly as effective in color.

Thanks to everyone's positive input on this movie; I felt encouraged to watch it.

Great movie, for its time and genre (of course it is dated in many ways, but a gem non-the-less).

I watched the "The Hammer Collection" widescreen presentation, which was wonderful for the scenery and the monastery sets.
I wish the lighting had been more creative. The sets were mostly very nicely lit - to perfection (which can be a bad thing when it becomes a bit sterile in the story telling department).

Though it dragged a bit in the hunter's camp scenes toward the end, the story had depth and was well constructed. The "stuffy scientist" angle was a nice touch. There was certainly some nice dialogue; lofty bits here and there.

In 1957 there was still a sense that the Yeti might be a real creature and explorers around the world were still discovering new creatures.


Even recently, the subject of the abominable snowman sparks interest:
http://www.newser.com/tag/35378/1/yeti.html

Just finished watching this film. I had enjoyed writer Nigel Kneale's Quatermass films and found this one on youtube. WOW. First of all, fantastic screenplay for a horror film. It was so thoughtful, and for it's period, extremely savvy about the Tibetan culture. I think the Llama character may be the most respectful and interesting portrayal I've seen in a film made in the West.

Then there is the wonderful direction, evocative mixture of stunning location photography and the atmospheric studio stuff we expect from the finest Hammer films. And then there's effective cast of B-actors lead by Cushing. There is nothing hammy about his performance. He underplays wonderfully and comes across as a sunnier version of his Sherlock Holmes.

Overall: great movie. Exceeded my expectations. A fun mixture of the high adventure and cerebral creature flick.

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