I like it I saw it when it was orignally broadcast on T.V.I was unable to find it in any video store for Twenty five yrs I found it on ebay four yrs ago and bought it.I must say the ending scene was lacking!You would think the producer of the movie would have shown the snowbeast at the bottom of the hill!!!LOL
shareI really enjoy Snowbeast. I was really happy to find it today for $1 coupled with another movie released by eastwestDVD (email eastwestdvd.com) The film maintained an atmosphere of suspense throughout and has aged really well. Great stuff.
share"I must say the ending scene was lacking!You would think the producer of the movie would have shown the snowbeast at the bottom of the hill!!!"
Yeah, that's the one thing that always annoyed me about Snowbeast, the fact that you never really get a good look at the monster. There are only glimpes of it. It's too bad the producers didn't hire Rick Baker to work on the make-up effects, but I'm guessing there was a lack of a decent budget for that.
In spite of this, I also really enjoyed Snowbeast. I like the fact that it takes itself seriously instead of being campy. You know, sometimes when a movie with a silly premise such as this is done in a serious fashion, it can actually work in its favour.
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Because this is the type of thing that would have been up Baker's alley, and he would have done a far superior job using his magic. But like I said, there seems to have been a lack of budget with this production, so all we have here is some guy wearing a furry parka.
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It's too bad the producers didn't hire Rick Baker to work on the make-up effects,
Yes! I thaught some parts were scary at the time it came out. it wasn't a bad TV movie, even though Snowbeast loked like he was on Ski,s in one sceen.
shareDid anyone else think there was far too much footage of skiing? Watched this last night with a few beers in me - thought it was pretty dull, but not without charm. Loved the old lady thinking that beeping the jeep's horn would somehow scare off the yeti.
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Yeah, I watched this when I was very young, it was shown on TV in the mid-80s. It has a special place in my heart, alongside such dross as Killdozer. They were scary back then, but as I now have the Vipco version on DVD and seen reruns on the Horror channel, it's not even remotely frightening but as I said... it brings back fond childhood memories!!!
shareI didn't like it...way too campy. Bought it at the DollarTree, so at least I didn't pay much for it.
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As a Robert Logan fan, I thought it was pretty OK. I've seen some far worse ski/monster movies. And, like the other poster, I got mine in a 6 disc set called Blood Chillers. I don't think I would have purchased it individually for $5.99 at Walmart though.
shareIt was junk, but there were three things that stood out for me as worth the time spent watching endless ski scenes:
1) 70s TV music score
2) curvy ski outfits from a non-PC era - the women aren't even particularly attractive, but the skiwear is
3) the hilarious 'attack' at the high school gym, with the crone's boozey 'The crown! The crown!' in all its Shakespearean Richard III glory.
Hey, I got it for 50 cents and it wasn't worth that!
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I did like Yvette Mimieux's butt, but that's just about it.
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I thought it was fun to watch! I got it on a dvd that had 20 films on it for only $10 at a second hand book store. Definitely a great investment!
shareI was suprised at its 4.1 rating here right now. I would expect at least 5 or 5.5 and higher. I watched it so far with 12 other movies from the 100 tales of horror pack on mill creek, and it was one of the better ones so far. The acting was decent and characters had some depth, the gore and horror was not overdone and blended well with psychological moments. The cinematography was not bad. I agree with the user that said the skiing scenes were long and overdone a little. The only other thing was the movie ended to abruptly and I didn't really like the ending of the ski in the tree killing the monster.
share"I did like Yvette Mimieux's butt, but that's about it."
You and me both, inspectors71. I thought the ONLY redeeming feature of this turkey were the shots of Yvette's south side when she was facing north.
I thought this film was strictly so-so. The cast was solid, but the movie overall was way too slow and lacking in tension to amount to anything more than a mediocre timewaster.
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I thought it was ok. I definately wouldn't rate it high. 4/10
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I remember seeing it on TV in 1977 so there's that nostalgic value. I love it - goofy looking beast, a few slightly scary moments, 70s chicks in tight ski pants. Better than the CGI version that would get made today.
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