13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A GREAT DEAL IS LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION -- PERHAPS TOO MUCH FOR MANY VIEWERS, October 21, 2006
This review is from: Snowbeast (DVD)
FIRST THOUGHTS: WITH GORE DOMINATING THE HORROR GENRE IT'S NICE TO SEE THE IMAGINATION CALLED UPON AGAIN
For me it is sad to see that most people found 'Snowbeast' to be boring and trivial. I say this because I have enjoyed watching this admittedly tame TV creature-feature with my daughter for the past 15 years. I introduced it to her on Video, having recalled seeing it as a TV movie when it was first released in 1977.
Yes, 'Snowbeast' promises more than it delivers, but I was able to feel OK when allowing my youngsters to watch this rather tame creature-feature which kept their interest without giving them nightmares.
IN A NUTSHELL: SNOWBEAST MAY BE A JAW'S RIP-OFF BUT JOE STEFANO IS AN EXCELLENT SCREENWRITER
One of the reasons that I wanted to see 'Snowbeast' when it was first on TV, nearly 30 years ago, was that the screenwriter, Joe Stefano, was the screenwriter for the original 'Psycho', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and many of my favorite 'Outer Limit's' episodes. He always gives a good account of himself by forcing the viewer to use his/her imagination to enrich the experience. This works for me, but clearly the expectation of many creature-feature fans is for more explicit action and a more original plot. I do agree about the originality of the plot, but as for a more explicit tone, I think that sometimes less is better. This can of course be seen by some as promising more than is delivered. It is interesting to note that the film 'Tremors' which has been very well recieved, is even more of a rip-off of 'Jaws' than 'Snowbeast', yet it is a well-crafted film which includes quite a bit of gory horror.
-----> THE PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS <-----
Bo Svenson - Gar Seberg
Yvette Mimieux - Ellen Seberg
Robert Logan - Tony Rill
Clint Walker - Sheriff Paraday
Sylvia Sidney - Mrs. Carrie Rill
-----> THE PRODUCTION TEAM <-----
Herb Wallerstein - Director
Wilfred Lloyd Baumes - Producer
Joseph Stefano - Teleplay By
Frank Stanley - Cinematographer
Robert Prince - Composer (Music Score)
Dennis Mosher - Editor
Carroll Sax - Editor
Steve Sardanis - Art Director
BOTTOM LINE: LIKE AN ORIGINAL OUTER LIMITS EPISODE BY THE SAME WRITER
It is probably safe to say that if you liked original 'The Outer Limits', which had about 1/3 of its episodes written by 'Snowbeast's' screenwriter, you will like 'Snowbeast' which has always seemed to me like an 'Outer Limit's' double episode.
HERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO PURCHASE SNOWBEAST ON DVD THROUGH AMAZON:
If you want to see this film, you can get it on DVD with 2 other films, 'Creature' and 'Track Of The Moon Beast'. The exact title is 'Classic Creature Movies II (Creature / Track Of The Moon Beast / Snowbeast)' and currently it sells for $5.98 direct from Amazon or from $3.43 via numerous Amazon sellers
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad at all!, August 7, 2005
This review is from: Snowbeast (DVD)
I don't get all of the negative reviews. This is a good horror movie. The acting is really good, the snowbeast scared the crap out of me, and the whole movie is just done well. No, this is not as good as Hammer Film's The Abominable Snowman, but it still is a good Yeti flick. Check it out, if you like Yeti movies, I think you will like this.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
"Tonight on the C.B.S. late-night movie", April 2, 2007
This review is from: Snowbeast (DVD)
If you grew up in the 70's like me you remember that phrase well. In a time before cable and V.C.R.'s, us old timers had to watch what came on and even had to go to the T.V. to change the channel(unless you could afford the high priced remote T.V.'s of the day). Every Friday night children like myself were treated to an episode of "The Night Stalker" (The best show ever to me at the age of 11) and at least one or two horror movies. "Snowbeast" was one of about five movies that showed up regularly on those long ago nights("Shock waves, "The Devil's Rain", "Race With The Devil" ,and "Terror At 37,000 Feet" rounded out the others) and at least every three to four months one would play.
The story, about a Bigfoot like snow monster was played as "Jaws" in the snow. At the age of 11 this movie was silly,but very cool and even scary at times. With fond memories I bought this one and sat down to get lost in it again one Friday night. Well I'm not 11 anymore and most of the scares are very lame now, but i still felt some magic as this piece of cheese unfolded in front of me. The actors try hard to give this "chiller"(snow, chiller get it!) some life and sometimes in spite of it's self it works.
Not for all taste to be sure, but if you are old enough to remember it, some small amount of fun can be had watching it, I recommend a snowy Friday night at about 12:00 o'clock
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