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Sasquatch Horror Collection

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This two-DVD set features one of the rarest Bigfoot movies ever produced-"Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot", a cult-classic in its own right within the Bigfoot community, and two other films that have seen their share of DVD action in recent years, "Snowbeast" and "Snow Creature." First, the good. All three films have been fully restored ("Sasquatch" is much more noticably clearer and crisper than it has ever been). "Snowbeast" and "Snow Creature" are also very well-preserved. Unfortunately, "Sasquatch" is the best of the three movies. "Snowbeast" (a TV-movie in its original format) is a bit amateurish, and "Snow Creature" is a bit too poorly acted, and the creature looks more like a guy in a suit (of course, in all the movies, it IS a guy in a suit, but in this one, it's even more painfully obvious). Still, the three films are enjoyable in their own way; all three are cheesy but it's good cheese at times. "Sasquatch" has its share of poor acting, to be sure, but it to me is the most enjoyable of the 3 films. I feel a sense of excitement when they find the creatures near the end of the movie, and the creatures... well, I won't spoil the ending. "Snowbeast" is nothing more than a "Jaws" rip-off with a Sasquatch as the main protaganist instead of a 30-foot Great White shark. "Snow Creature", credited as the first Yeti/Sasquatch movie ever, is really not all that compelling or exciting, and all it has going for it is it's the first Yeti/Sasquatch movie ever made. Still, I will give the entire DVD set 3 stars, mainly for the production and crisp restoration done to the three films. I recommend it only for "Sasquatch". Skip the other two movies unless you're really desperate.

This DVD contains 3 Films:
1- Sasquatch- The Legend of Bigfoot
2-Snowbeast
3The Snow Creature.
First off, Saquatch finally being released on DVD is reason for rejoicing. I mean schools and government facilities should declare a day off in observence of this occasion.
Sasquacth-The Legend of Bigfoot is by far the best Bigfoot film ever made. It is the Citizen Kane of Cinema Du Sasquatch.
It is a well made film that combines a Western Cowboy atmosphere along with suspense, comedy and its presented in a way similar to those old Disney nature flicks from the 1950's.
One surprising element of this film is the great music soundtrack. It's like a country folk sound and has actually some catchy tunes. When they play the music and show the dynamic footage of the mountains and forest, at times I was waiting for John Denver to walk out.
Another entry in this disc is "Snowbeast". This is a way cool monster movie that was originally made for television back in 1977. It's really sad that these days they dont make films like this for television. Today it's just man-hater and sick kids movies that they pour into the airwaves. This film has alot of imagination and a great spirit to it. It looks great and moves fast. The characters are interesting and Bigfoot has never looked better. I really like this movie.
The third entry in "The Snow Creature" which is a boring time waster. Thats all that can be really said about that.
I recommend this DVD for the other two films it contains.
Enjoy!

This is a wonderful set of three Sasquatch movies that needs to be in any 70's monster movie fan's collection. The first movie up on this triple bill is one of my favorite movies in this genre, "Sasquatch, The Legend of Bigfoot". I remember this movie actually selling out movie theaters even through it's second run screenings and was the most successful independent movie of its day. It's a well told adventure with a light-hearted feel. Although the creature effects don't stand up to today, the director was able to generate an air of suspense through some of the time-honored methods by keeping the creature out of sight and hidden. What makes this DVD release of the film special is the format. This is the only version I have ever found that is in wide-screen format. The color is also far superior and more vibrant to any other release I've ever seen as well. If you already own a version of Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot on DVD or VHS, it would well be worth buying this one for the improved picture and audio quality.

The second film in this collection is Snow Beast. This made for tv film has been described as the "Jaws" of sasquatch movies. Much like the movie Die Hard did for the action genre, an entire slew of films have copied the marauding creature theme of Jaws. In this case, Jaws is being portrayed by a carnivorous snow monster who must have escaped from the planet Hoth in Star Wars. The creatures appetite for mayhem and fresh meat make you wonder whether or not the poor beast just suffers from an insatiable tape worm. The only motivation of this beast just seems that he is drawn to areas where he can be the most annoying as he rampages through a colorado ski resort in a manner not unlike Gary Busy in a reality show. The acting is good for 1970's television, and the actors themselves would be recognizeable to many 70's and early 80's film buffs. Aside from a rather large cheese factor, this can be a fun diversion but don't expect Gone with the Wind, it's a made for TV bigfoot movie.

If ever there was a movie that screamed for coherence it was The Snow Creature. It's black and white, which helps since the sasquatch costume looked more like the Jolly Green Giant caked in cigarette ashes. To get an idea of how odd the movie is, let's run through the gist of it. The movie starts out in Asia searching for the Yeti. Although the guides are Sherpas and everyone assumes they are in Tibet (including the script), the government officials speak Japanese. So, scientist is looking for something in the mountains to make science with, his guide's wife gets taken away by bigfoot and he decides he likes her enough to go after her, the scientists alcoholic used car-salemanesque tries to come up with ways of making money off the yeti after they finally end their denial about it's existance, the scientist shoves sasquatch into a refrigerator and takes him to the US and is halted by immigration. ?!? This is really the part that gets me. With all the people sneaking across the border the government has enough agents to send out to meet a guy with a bigfoot in a fridge to determine if he is intelligent enough (the bigfoot, not the scientist) and therefore needs a darned visa to come into the country. The rest of the movie takes the more predictable route because there aren't many places for a bigfoot kept in a portable beer fridge to go but out and into the city sewers. Still, if you want to see a black and white movie and don't have any good Charlie Chan films handy, this one isn't bad or is at least worth a good laugh. I guess the one good thing I can say about it is the fact it didn't involve the bigfoot trying to mate with any women (as many other 50's era movies seemed to think were all hairy creatures had to do to pass the time), it didn't have any musical numbers, and didn't involve a beach.

Overall, Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot is a great find, Snow Beast is a great bonus, and The Snow Creature was made long enough ago that most of those involved with it's production are deceased and can't get back together and make a color version.

Sasquatch The Legend Of Bigfoot redone and put on DVD is worth it alone. I first taped this flick onto beta back in 1981 and had since put on VHS then onto computer. The quality had obviously had been seriously degraded. Try finding Sasquatch the legend of bigfoot at video stores etc... It just wont happen. This DVD set is worth it and im very happy with it.

I ordered it through Amazon.ca and put it on priority shipment. got it 1 day in advance than expected. So shipping was exellent considering I beleive im on the other side of the country.

If your a Fan of Sasquatch this video is just a must have.

Sometime in the mid 1970's I remember going to the local theater and watching a movie about BIGFOOT. I also remember staring at the woods on my ride home wondering if Bigfoot was in there. OK a few years late (I'm 34 years old now) and I'm glad to have had a chance to see this movie again with my 34-year-old eyes as I have looking for this movie for some time. I will admit the excitement ended about 5 mins into the movie. After that, I could not help but to think how cheesy of a movie it was. Almost to the point of being funny. The scenes that may have passed for slightly suspenseful were the ones I remembered from when I was a child. I also remembered that Sasquatch Scream!!!! In summary, great for a retro moment, but like many other good 1970s memories, they don't seem the same watching them with my 34-year-old eyes. Ah perhaps ignorance is bliss. Great for a "retro moment" but that's about it. Why 3 stars??? Again, GREAT RETRO MOMENT..

There are three movies on this disc: 1.Sasquatch-The Legend of Bigfoot 2. Snowbeast and 3. Snow Creature. The first movie, The Legend of Bigfoot, is a great movie from the 1970's during the time when bigfoot seemed to be the most popular. It's a great film about an expedition looking for bigfoot. It has decent actors and the story is really interesting and believable. Some other stories now known as "Bigfoot Classics" are retold here and they're done really well. The only thing that I would complain about would be the bigfoot costume, just a standard gorilla costume, but the film makers keep the bigfeet in the shadows so not to show to much, which works really well. Plus, what do you expect from a bigfoot film from the seventies? Although, this is one of the better ones. My six year old was a little frightened during the flashback scenes and when bigfoot comes into the camp, so you might want to wait for the little ones to go to bed. My teenagers on the other hand thought it was a little cheesy, but they're teens so what do they know. As far as the other two, Snowbeast is another 70's schlockfest about bigfoot attacking skiers at a resort. Its really not that bad. It was made for television so there isn't alot of blood or violence, so that's good for the kiddies. This one also keeps the creature hidden for most of the movie(small budget). This is good cheese. As far as snowcreature goes, to be honest I couldn't even finish watching it because it was so boring. Nothing happens for like a half an hour and when it does pick up the viewer is so bored that they don't even care. I shut it off after about 35 minutes. The only thing this movie has going for it is the fact that it's one of the first bigfoot/yeti films to come out. But that isn't enough to save it. So, basically, it's a waste of time. As far as the picture quality is concerned, there's a little grain on the first two, which are both in color, but it wasn't a bad picture on my disc. The snowcreature is in black and white and really wasn't spectacular. So I give Legend of Bigfoot 3 stars and Snowbeast 2 stars. Snow Creature 0 stars. Actually, I would give the first two movies higher ratings if I could, especially Legend of Bigfoot, classic!

Its a good DVD for the money. The lengendary Sasquatch: the legend of bigfoot is worth the price. The other two movies are ok to watch. You can tell these are old movies. But still worth watching.

Let's be honest: taken individually, these three movies leave plenty to be desired. But put them together on one disc and you have yourself a pretty entertaining night of dated freeze frames, old-school "day for night" scenes and men in gorilla suits terrorizing townfolk. A bargain, really.

I have watched a lot of movies pertaining to Bigfoot. This one is my favorites. I describe it as a docu-drama. Excellent scenery. Easy to watch.

I guess you could describe it as a mental vacation as it is easy to put yourself into the adventure which is months long. Mildly sad at the end when it is all over and they prepare to go home.

If you were going to own only one movie on the Bigfoot subject, I would say this is the one.

And the price was dirt cheap through Amazon. Standard mail does take a couple weeks, but for less than $9.00 delivered you can't complain.

For any lover of this hairy cryptid, this is a must. A little cheesy, but it's good aged cheese, to be savored with a fine beer!