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Abominable Snowman, The (1957) Movie Reviews
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I found myself quite surprised by The Abominable Snowman. This is not your typical Hammer fare. There is no heaving cleavage to gawk at and not a drop of that wonderful fake looking Hammer blood flows. Still, the movie is quite effective and very thought...read the complete Abominable Snowman, The (1957) review at DVD Verdict
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Set high in the Himalayas, The Abominable Snowman is based on a BBC television play by Nigel Keale entitled The Creature.Keale and director Val Guest were responsible for a number of Hammer films in the late '50s, including The Quatermass Experiment...read the complete Abominable Snowman, The (1957) review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jeff Ulmer)
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Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Thomas Scalzo)
“There is no Yeti,” declares the far-seeing Tibetan Lhama, staring determinedly at his English guests, and assuming a bearing that will stand no argument. And yet, as these final words of The Abominable Snowman fade into wide shots of the...read the complete Abominable Snowman, The (1957) review at Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Thomas Scalzo)
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by cookieman108 "coo... on June 22, 2006
Not too long ago I sat through schlockmeister Jerry Warren's Man Beast (1956)...last night I watched The Abominable Snowman (1957), written by Nigel Kneale (The Quatermass Xperiment) and directed by Val Guest (The Quatermass Xperiment, The Day the Earth ...
by gobirds2 on June 01, 2006
This is a whimsical and very well done movie. In fact, it is extremely well done all around. The performances by Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing were very effective and convincing. I particularly liked the mood setting camera work by Arthur Grant and ...
Kneale's script, Guest's direction and the talents of the key players combine to create a sense of wonder and mystery that is often attempted, but rarely brought to the screen as successfully and as forcefully as this. We don't know till the end ...
by Nosferatu on July 20, 2003
I am an old movie buff and this one ranks right up at the top of my list of favorites. It is funny how your perception changes over the years. I remember this movie scaring the bejesus out of me as a child. Now, I appreciate the quality of the film ...
by Steve Fair on June 17, 2003
The move Abominable Snowman was one I remembered seeing on late night tv back when they used to show great older movies on lots of local stations. What I like about the movie is it doesnt depend on a lot of special effects , it has atmosphere and a ...
by Ned "java_ned" on May 11, 2002
This is another fine Hammer movie. Peter Cushing is a botanist on an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the Yeti (Abominable Snowman). Forrest Tucker joins Cushing in the search but Tucker is out to capture and exploit the creature and he doesn't ...
by mr_inferno on February 16, 2001
One of my all time favourite movies,ever. The performances of Cushing and Tucker are superb and very believable,and the subject offers Hammer at the time(1957) to approach this topic with a more gentler feel,than most of their subjects of the time I.E ...
by Robin Simmons on September 27, 2000
"THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN"This is an unexpectedly involving movie with a great look.Forrest Tucker is greedy Tom Friend looking for a new side show attraction in this pristine black and white widescreen transfer of a gripping, thoughtful, ...
by G.Spider on February 13, 2000
A team sets off into the Himalayas to find the legendary yeti in one of the most gripping and intelligent ...
by Frank Fedarko on December 29, 1999
I recall seeing this movie as a youngster. The scenery left me with a sense of the cold, vast desolation of the high mountains, be they Himalayas or Pyrenees. Growing up in a musical family, the oriental tones of the sound track lent a memorable air ...
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