With a giant monster movie, you really only need a good-looking monster and some fun action sequences to make me happy. Yet, not many of the movies I've seen in this genre ended up being much fun. Here is one that I enjoyed for the most part. It is cheaply made and has laughable acting, dialog, and special effects. It would be one of the worst movies ever for someone expecting a straight up adventure film. For fans of b-movies and camp classics, it has its moments.
The movie starts out with some routine exposition, but once the monster gets going, it delivers. The look of the monster is pretty goofy, but I couldn't take my eyes off of it. The facial expressions the actor uses are just so crazy, especially his often-used sad puppy dog face. He becomes protective of two children, but gets tangled in the crossfire of two companies battling for supremacy (I forget which industry the companies are involved in, but obviously something with a stake in 50-foot cavemen). The movie is most fun when the Yeti is allowed to be destructive. It's hard to imagine a movie getting made today in which a giant monster would be showed stepping on the bad guys. There was also a good tease at the end that looked like the Yeti would meet a tragic end as a result of not belonging in the modern world. I liked the fact that the movie didn't end predictably and the Yeti was allowed to return to nature. The final shot of the Yeti superimposed over images of giant ice flows falling apart was an appropriately crazy was to end this out-of-control mess. Except for several stretches that were fairly slow, the movie was worth the watch. Although it is not a well made movie, as many IMDb reviewers have pointed out, there are those of us who will find it entertaining.
The movie starts out with some routine exposition, but once the monster gets going, it delivers. The look of the monster is pretty goofy, but I couldn't take my eyes off of it. The facial expressions the actor uses are just so crazy, especially his often-used sad puppy dog face. He becomes protective of two children, but gets tangled in the crossfire of two companies battling for supremacy (I forget which industry the companies are involved in, but obviously something with a stake in 50-foot cavemen). The movie is most fun when the Yeti is allowed to be destructive. It's hard to imagine a movie getting made today in which a giant monster would be showed stepping on the bad guys. There was also a good tease at the end that looked like the Yeti would meet a tragic end as a result of not belonging in the modern world. I liked the fact that the movie didn't end predictably and the Yeti was allowed to return to nature. The final shot of the Yeti superimposed over images of giant ice flows falling apart was an appropriately crazy was to end this out-of-control mess. Except for several stretches that were fairly slow, the movie was worth the watch. Although it is not a well made movie, as many IMDb reviewers have pointed out, there are those of us who will find it entertaining.