Osprey
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The Abominable Snowman (1957) - 6/10 (Liked it)
An expedition team ventures into the Himalayas in pursuit of the fabled yeti. This British horror from Hammer Films, starring Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker, reminded me of The Thing From Another World because of the snowy setting and the men dying one by one and King Kong because of the purpose of the expedition and the way that the yeti isn't portrayed solely as a monster. It's really not scary and what passed for suspense in the 50s is not very suspenseful these days, but it makes up for some of that by having nice visuals, being an adventure in an exotic setting and having bit of intelligence to it. As kihei said recently in his review of a 50s sci-fi movie, there's more talking about the subject than action, and we don't even really see the yeti until the very end, which was a little disappointing, but there's a charm to it and I could imagine how it might've been more exciting to watch in the 50s. Anyways, I found it to be a decent, though dated, lite horror, but I should note that I'm a sucker for snowy movies and for horror movies set in exotic locations (which is why I like the various versions of The Thing so much), so it may be slightly more to my liking than to others'.
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An expedition team ventures into the Himalayas in pursuit of the fabled yeti. This British horror from Hammer Films, starring Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker, reminded me of The Thing From Another World because of the snowy setting and the men dying one by one and King Kong because of the purpose of the expedition and the way that the yeti isn't portrayed solely as a monster. It's really not scary and what passed for suspense in the 50s is not very suspenseful these days, but it makes up for some of that by having nice visuals, being an adventure in an exotic setting and having bit of intelligence to it. As kihei said recently in his review of a 50s sci-fi movie, there's more talking about the subject than action, and we don't even really see the yeti until the very end, which was a little disappointing, but there's a charm to it and I could imagine how it might've been more exciting to watch in the 50s. Anyways, I found it to be a decent, though dated, lite horror, but I should note that I'm a sucker for snowy movies and for horror movies set in exotic locations (which is why I like the various versions of The Thing so much), so it may be slightly more to my liking than to others'.
It's available to watch for free on Facebook (no account required):
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