Abominable

ABOMINABLE is a rare combination of edge of your seat suspense and creative sensible writing. From the moment the movie begins, you feel as though you are in the scenes with the cast. The setting is both beautiful and eerie at the same time. The direction and music keep the suspense building while providing moments where you feel as though you cannot take the suspense for one more minute. Then BANG, it scares you out of your seats. And then it starts all over again. There are moments when you can actually take a breath but not for too long before the suspense builds again. The acting is GREAT! I can't wait to see it again..........

This was about as much fun as sticking pins in your eyes. This transcends the "so bad it's good" genre so completely that it has created a new "so bad I'd rather be tortured by the Stasi" categorisation. The real monster in this film is the director/writer. Script: 0 Terrible. No redeeming features whatsoever. Acting: 0 Appalling. I kept shouting "Quick! Use acting." in the vain hope that someone would. Plot: 0 Dreadful. More holes than swiss cheese. Trying to set them out wastes valuable time that could be enjoyed NOT watching this film. Special effects: -58 Rule one of low budget monster movies is "don't show the monster". This film bravely ignores this and instead parades its terrible monster for about half the film. You laugh the first time and then it is an exercise in cringing as you realise you are supposed to be frightened of this thing. This is the first film that has made me wish IMDb allowed negative ratings. If you never watch this, it will be too soon.

I saw this movie at a screening at the 2006 Rue Morgue Festival of Fear. Abominable is great. I believe I've seen a few horror movies about the yeti, but this is the first decent Bigfoot/sasquatch horror movie I've ever seen. It's surprising that this is the first I know of considering that Bigfoot is such a big cryptozoological icon in north America. Abominable has some decent actors for a relatively low budget B movie. The main characters for the most part are very well acted. There are hilarious cameos by B movie stars Jeffrey Combs and Lance Henrickson. The feel of confinement is conveyed well. The cinematography really helps you identify with the wheelchair bound main character and his limited perspective. There are a few "jump scares" that will get you. The creature effects are great, and the monster reveal doesn't happen too early. The movie is fun, and has a classic ending that really satisfies... something which I find is a rarity these days.

Overall I would have rated this a 5 or a 6 if I am honest. You can tell it is low budget and it is quite flawed ... yet you can also tell it has a lot of heart. The monster is not seen in the beginning, something Jaws established (by accident) - and makes the movie more terrifying. You also have the all star cast if you think about it. Not sure how all those talented and well known people (mostly in the horror community) got cast ... but they are here and they make it a better movie by just appearing. But what gave this the push to make me go "7" is the ending ... while it seems quite cliche, it packs a punch that really has quite the power behind it.

I saw the end of this on the Sci-Fi channel when it first came out and figured it was crap. And while it is pretty much crap, when I watched it yesterday, I realized it's crap with style and some sweet effects. I usually hate everything that the Sci-Fi channel sponsors but this one got my attention for some reason. The acting isn't great but it isn't terrible either. I thought Jeffrey Combs was awesome and Matt McCoy was pretty good. Everyone else was average or worse. The story is pretty good and it was very interesting watching the special and seeing that influence came from Rear Window which is an all time favorite of mine. The gore was pretty sweet and I thought the creature looked pretty cool. I also enjoyed the ending. CHeck this one out for some B-movie fun!