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Gun-runner Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) embarks on an expedition in search of the fabled creature known as the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman. He is joined by botanist John Rollason (Peter Cushing), whose scientific curiosity is at odds with Rollason’s aim to capture and commercially exploit one of the creatures. Misfortune dogs the expedition as it travels deeper into the Himalayas, but trapper Ed Shelley (Robert Brown) succeeds in killing one of the giant animals. As the party’s numbers rapidly dwindle the ruthless Friend decides to use Shelley as bait in an effort to trap a live Yeti. The hunters soon become the hunted as a series of disturbing events lead Rollason to suspect that they are dealing with creatures of awesome intelligence. Nigel Kneale’s compelling screenplay for The Abominable Snowman was adapted from his own BBC production The Creature. The film was directed by Val Guest, who had already brought the first two instalments of Kneale’s Quatermass saga to the big screen.
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
We've been pretty lucky in America during the past five years of the DVD boom. (I know DVD has been around twice that, but it's only the past five years the studios have started listening to you and I about what WE want on DVD) I've gotten to see more quality Hammer Studio releases of wonderful movies, like "The Abominable Snowman", then I ever did during the vhs era. And a lot of this thanks goes to AnchorBay Entertainment, who went out of their way to get permission to release them, in their original aspect ratio, and in the best possible shape they could find. This DVD is one of the gems of my collection.
The picture quality is stunning for such an old film. And to know that many of the outdoor and indoor Himalayan sets were put together in England is astounding. The sound is crips and clean. And the picture is animorphic Widescreen for those lucky enough to have a Widescreen TV.
If you don't know the story, briefly, Dr. John Rollason (Cushing) is a gentle, humane scientist working in the Himalayas with his wife and friend/co-worker, supposedly catalouging rare plantlife in a hostile region. We discover shortly that American explorer and exploiter, Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) and his partner (Played by Robert Brown) are hooking up with Rollason for an expedition to find the one, true Yeti. Both men are driven, one by the purity of science and humanity, the other by his greed and hunger for fame. They are pushed to the limits in an hostile world that can kill at anytime. And when they come face-to-face with the Yeti, the clash of personalities no longer matters, because each man must now face his own fears alone with the only true weapons that will work; their strengths, and their weaknesses.
This was a pretty giant production for Hammer. And they handled it wonderfully, giving us B-Horror hungry fans something a giant step above flesh-eating monsters and alien invaders; they gave us an intellegent, thinking-man's adventure story.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It seems that out of Icon's Autumn 2011 generally poor quality batch of releases, The Abominable Snowmen stands apart as being a perfectly reasonable quality DVD. The B&W picture is clean enough and is 16:9 enhanced 2.35:1, preserving the original aspect ratio. I didn't notice any colour noise or incorrect interlacing. There's a healthy level of grain and film dirt, clearly not remastered but nothing excessive - perfectly acceptable for a budget DVD release of a film of this age. The sound is clear.
I feel very satisfied at this DVD release of a classic Nigel Kneale story. Take note Icon - this is how they all should be done.
I feel very satisfied at this DVD release of a classic Nigel Kneale story. Take note Icon - this is how they all should be done.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
"The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas" finds botanist John Rollason (Peter Cushing) encounters American Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) at a monastery and joins a sortie led by Friend to find the legendary Yeti. The crass American wants to bring the Abominable Snowman back as a carnival exhibit. However accidents, Friend's recklessness and the Yeti methodically reduce the membership of the expedition. Finally, only Friend and Rollason are left to face the Yeti. This 1957 film was one of the earliest Hammer pictures, made just before "The Curse of Frankenstein" put the studio on the map and created its signature style. The script by Nigel Kneale is actually adapted from "The Creature," a one-act teleplay broadcast in 1955 that also starred Cushing. As the creator of the Quartermass series, Kneale's scripts for "The Quartermass Experiment" (a.k.a. "The Creeping Unknown") and "The Enemy from Space" (a.k.a "Quartermass II") had laid the foundation for Hammer's future success. Again director Val Guest was brought in to work behind the camera. Kneale's script is first rate and suffers only at the end when the confrontation with the Yeti fails to meet our heightened expectations. Guest's direction is limited because the set for the Himalayan mountainside was on the studio's back lot, intercut with stock footage of mountaineering that fails to convey any sense of reality. Cushing's performance is solid, as you would expect, and he works well off the blustery Tucker, who gets to ham it up as the high-handed American. This DVD includes audio commentary by Guest and Kneale, the original theatrical trailer, and the Peter Cushing segment from "World of Hammer."
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An early Hammer classic
This review relates to the DD edition of this movie - a company which seems all but defunct at this stage. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Autonome
surprisingly good intelligent adventure story.
As a fan of Nigel Kneale and Quatermass, I snapped this up as soon as I realised It was a NK script.This is a British Horror /Adventure movie from 1957. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M P Hall
the great Peter Cushing
This is a very good film and is recommended. Cushing fans buy it.Atmostheric and kinda spooky. The abominable snowman effects wow.
Published 3 months ago by J. Tompkins
The best film ever made about the Yeti
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Published 3 months ago by Carpo Collins
"It isn't what's out there that's dangerous as much as what's in...
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Published 5 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
Classic Hammer with bags of atmosphere
This is great stuff, just great... Peter Cushing really was a magnificent actor, and his performance here is as earthy and believeable as ever. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Robster
A great movie with good picture quality
****This review is for the 2011 Icon release****
Having recently received my copy, I am in complete agreement with the other positive comments regarding this Icon... Read more
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Published 7 months ago by Alan James
HAMMER HORROR FILMS
The Abominable Snowman [DVD]A PRETTY DESCENT ATTEMPT BY HAMMER AT THIS RE-MAKE OF THE FIFTIES FILM.A REALLY GOOD AND ENJOYABLE FILM-100% WATCHABLE
Published 7 months ago by James Toner
Review of new 2011 Icon release
After my review's of two other Hammer films from Icon (Quatermass Experiment/Quatermass 2 and X the Unknown) I was very trepidatious, to say the least, about this DVD. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Holy Smoke
Not a Review-Now a Review of the ICON release 22 Sep 2011
Maybe I am nit picking!! I love this atmospheric film and have it on DVD from a few years ago. My comment here is... Read more
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