terrible... so disappointed.
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
View MoreThere are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
View MoreThis movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
View MoreI have always seen this in the shop and I never picked up before as I thought it sound like and looked like a really bad b-movie.I found this B-movie really enjoyable, the acting is not that good, however it fit in.There were some really good scare moments, that worked really well, As I did not expect ar all.I wish they showed the Bigfoot a bit less, the parts of the movie see parts of him, found it be little scary, when we finally see the whole Bigfoot.It's was too bad, i found it little to goofy and not scary. they could of made him look a lot more scary.Harry looks more scary this Bigfoot and I love Harry Hendderson 6 out of 10 good b-movie
View MoreThe sasquatch/yeti/bigfoot/abominable snowman sub-genre is probably the most dubious in all of the horror domain. It's had its fair share of turns at bat, yet it rarely hits anything outside of foul balls.Ryan Schifrin's ABOMINABLE takes an admirable crack at the formula, and the result is a solid, mostly-respectable little effort.The most unique thing about this creature feature is its Hitchcockian set-up; a man is recommended by his doctor to revisit the mountain-site where a climbing accident killed his wife and left him a physical and emotional cripple. Confined to a wheelchair and accompanied by his male nurse, Preston (Matt McCoy) reluctantly journeys to a high-elevation cabin in an attempt to vanquish the demons that have plagued him ever since the accident.Shortly after settling in, he is all but deserted by his companion. Bored and incapable of doing much, he takes to surveying his surroundings. A group of nubile co-eds arrive to occupy the cabin next door. Armed with binoculars, Preston watches things unfold with a placid interest until he notices odd things happening. With mounting alarm, he begins to realize that someone or something is lurking in the encompassing woods, and is drawn to all of the activity. As night presses, the "something", revealed to be the fabled Sasquatch, makes its feared presence known by besieging the cabin of the girls and then stalking Preston. The incapacitated Preston must make use of limited means to thwart the creature's onslaught.ABOMINABLE is a fun little flick. Schifrin, who wrote the project as a film student, manipulates the claustrophobic and atmospheric elements well. The REAR WINDOW-bent makes for an intriguing, suspenseful concept. The movie's credibility is boosted by cameos from genre vets Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, and Lance Henriksen, while Paul Gleason (drinking from a "Don't Mess with the Bull"-engraved coffee mug) is on hand as a cynical police chief. The movie gets props for using costumes over CGI, but it also saddles it with its biggest problem. Schifrin wisely conceals the creature for the first half of the movie, only to ruin the well-earned mystique by completely overexposing it in the second half. As noted by others, the design bears a startling resemblance to iconic American character actor Jack Elam. It ceases to be terrifying, and instead starts to look plain goofy.Still, ABOMINABLE deserves a lot of credit. It's probably the best film of its type, thought I confess to not having seen the Peter Cushing vehicle THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN from the 50s. McCoy, a t.v. actor, does a serviceable job in the lead, the suspense is well-mounted, and the kills are done tastefully...shocking, but not overly-gruesome. It's good old-fashioned monster movie mayhem with a subject usually mishandled in its numerous screen attempts. IMO, the ultimate "bigfoot" flick has yet to be made, but we've got this one to keep us company while we wait.
View MoreRyan Schifrin, the director of this flick wasn't well known until he appeared in Hatchet 2 as a featured hunter, uncredited but still he could say he was in Hatchet 2. I guess due that reason that suddenly Abominable came available here 5 years after its release. Still you could pick it up here immediately on the sale shelves. So that means a lot. For us Europeans Bigfoot doesn't mean a thing. Okay, you had the comedy Harry and the Hendersons concerning Bigfoot. Nevertheless, this one here also had some appearances of well known horror actors. For instance, Jeffrey Combs is in it for his faces he can make, and Lance Henriksen is in it to play the tough guy. But be aware, both are only a few moments in it. Tiffany Shepis, also one of those well known actresses in the genre is in it and guess what, you can see her again in full nudity. And there are more names, too many to mention. And that's the problem, names doesn't make a movie. Scripts do and here it fails a bit. I must say that a few killings are indeed gory but when Tiffany dies watch the blood sputtering on the wall above the window, next shot, blood is gone and those mistakes tear a flick down for me. One attack by the Sasquatch is worth mentioning, won't spoil it but you will surely recognise it. But really, nothing happens for a lot here, a few attacks and that is it. You can see the end coming once it appears, you really know what's going to happen. No suspense although the effects used and make up for the Yeti were well done. If he had made it like Hatchet well, a classic it would be but for know it is what the title says, abominable.
View MoreThis movie wasn't that bad, considering it's a SyFy original. There were a couple of parts that were actually almost scary, and a few plot twists that made it worth it (especially the ending, which was absolutely brilliant).The acting was decent for the most part, as was the writing. Matt McCoy's acting as the character Preston Rogers was very good, in fact it was one of the best parts of the movie.My only real gripe with this movie is the choice of costume for "Bigfoot". It looked less like the "giant man-ape" Bigfoot you'd expect, and more like former MLB pitcher Al Hrabosky if he grew out his body hair.
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