Yeti

Great

Waiting to get my hands on this one and it did not disappointed.

On their channel, the Syfy people have offered shows, but also original TV movies. Productions whose limited budgets and short work schedules have offered either hits or misses (ex: Bigfoot starring Sherilyn Fenn and Alice Cooper). But in this movie, a good final product; starring Chuck Campbell, Adrian Paul, Nicholas Boulton and Elizabeth Croft. A story set in the Rockies where a Yeti has attacked skiers and tourists over several decades, during intermittent time frames. Among these people attacked is the former US-Special Forces Sergeant Brian Tanner, who has dissapeared without leaving any reasons why he would venture in those mountains. Wanting to find him as quick as possible, his sister Nina, played by Lauren O`Neil, asks the help of her army friends; amongst them her boyfriend Rick McCabe - who leads the crew due to his vast army and mountain experience - and a Helicopter pilot called Mark Forster (played by Adrian Paul) who is going through major drinking issues during this crisis and conflicts with Rick. Though what awaits them all in the Mountains goes beyond their expectations.Now anybody who looks at the IMDB ratings for Deadly Descent will realize that it has not much positive praises. And among its reviews, some mean remarks about SyFy`s productions; accusing them of being mediocre and cheap crass. Accusations that I find unacceptable. Now yes, this TV movie has no rich budget. That it was shot in 13 days says a lot about its limited working conditions. Still, unlike other productions like BigFoot, whose editing was erratic and the script confusing, Deadly Descent, though not perfect, offers much better visual and narrative quality.Among its good qualities are the camerawork. It is fluid and its editing easy to grasp, especially through the visual captures of the Mountains beauty and of the actors skiing skills. As for the sets, they are well built and of the actors, everyone is very good in his/her performances. We feel their joys and pains as they go through their rescue of Brian and their survival against the infamous Yeti. All my praises also to Christopher Holden, who made his soundtrack tense and dramatic at the appropriate moments, allowing also moments of silence to enrich the mood; unlike HoneyMoon for One (HallMark production) which was plagued with an incessant music.Now as for the flaws in Deadly Descent, the most flagrant ones are the CGI effects. Indeed, whether it is in the Helicopter Mark uses, the compositing of the mountain town the characters meet, the deaths of certain characters, or the integration of the Yeti as it appears on screen, the effects are more than evident. They look rushed, not polished enough, and give off right away that what we see are Special Effects and that the Yeti attacking the skiiers isn't standing before the actors. Even in many scenes of the story, we don't always get a clear view of the creature, as if to cover up those visual flaws. And it's a shame because it fuels off the hostility toward this production which has a good story. Though I must say there are times the script didn't fully fleshed out some characters and their relationships (ex: Mark and Rick's conflicts). For instance, we aren't offered a proper explanation as to why the creature attacks are sporadic. Is it because of its hibernation status after it eats many people or something else? And some bad dialogues do appear here and there (ex: Rick's final words to the BigFoot creature). Which is sad because all the actors working in that film are really good.In conclusion, don't expect this movie to be the Sci-Fi masterpiece of the year, but don't have the prejudice of treating it as mediocre. It is a good B-Horror movie. Not perfect, but a good watch after a hard day of work or to relax during a rainy afternoon.

THIS IS A GERMAN RELEASE BUT CAN BE VIEWED IN ENGLISH AGAIN YETIS ON THE LOOSE AND A BATTLE FOR SURVIVALLOOK FOR ADRIAN PAUL AS A DRUNKEN HELICOPTER PILOT

Pete gets killed in the first scene by a CG Abominable Snowman (AS). Brian (Chuck Campbell) who was out with him vows revenge as the AS also killed his father 25 years ago. Brian goes back up the mountain and never contacts anyone. His sister Nina (Lauren O'Neil) forms a rescue party of friends who are all either ex-military, current military who have a lot of time on their hands, and wannabe military. Mark (Adrian Paul) the finest drunk CG helicopter pilot, takes them on top of the mountain so we watch them ski and snow board where they need to go...over pristine mountain that already has tracks, go figure.In wouldn't be much of a film if they didn't encounter a mess-o-Yeti.This production takes place in Washington State, but filmed in Bulgaria. This SyFy production is well a SyFy production, so our monster lacks some credibility. The soundtrack is TV lame. One for the kids.Fun Fact: They have done DNA testing on what people claim is Yeti hair from two separate sources. The DNA is that of a bear of an unknown species that could be a hybrid of the Grizzly and Polar Bear, or perhaps an ancient common ancestor not yet discovered.

Let me start off by admitting that I am a horror / syfy channel / B-movie fanatic. I often prefer watching these movies rather than traditional Hollywood blockbusters. That being said, I am an avid syfy channel movie collector. Lately, I've been noticing that not all syfy movies that have aired on national t.v. have been released here in the United States. This movie, also known as abominable snowman, is one of those movies. This movie is unique in the way that they portray the yeti type creature as an intimidating looking bear hybrid, instead of the usual human / primate hybrid. It is tons of fun, and is well worth having in your collection. I strongly suggest buying a region free dvd player in order to watch movies like this that have never been released here in the U.S.

sollte in keiner adrian paul sammlung fehlen er ist immer für eine überaschung gut auch wenn jemand anderer meinung ist ich finde in wie immer klasse vielen dank

Only works on my computer cause I forgot the German I took in the mid 70's , but one of my favs

In den ersten Sekunden des Films fragt sich schon jeder warum ein so schlecht animierter Hubschrauber sein muss. Schon das erinnert an die Tricks der Filmemacher der ersten Stunde. Für einen echten Hubschrauber hat das Budget wohl nicht gereicht. Explosionen bekomme ich mit einem alten Amiga Computer besser animiert und über ein altes Genlock könnte diese Animation passender in ein PAL Bild gestanzt werden. Das dieses dann auf HD Format "aufgeblasen" werden müsste wäre in diesem Film kaum ersichtlich.Das Bild ist mal grob dann wieder flimmrig und vor und nach den billigen Animationen wirkt es oft klotzig und gezoomt. Der Ton an sich ist in Ordnung aber die Synchronisation eine Zumutung. Die stimmlichen Charaktere der Personen sind extrem neben dem Originalton. Es Zieht sich kein roter Faden durch den Film, es sind eher Rote Pfähle eingehauen. Die Dialoge erspart man sich am besten und schaltet den Ton ab. Eine coldmirror Syncro könnte es evtl. irgendwann erträglich machen. Das sinnlose leer schießen von Pistolen Magazinen befördert diesen Film keineswegs einen Schritt weiter Richtung Action und Spannung.Kurz gesagt, es lohnt nicht noch weiteres zu sagen, dies ist der schlechteste Film den ich in den letzten 10 Jahren gesehen habe. Der eine Stern der jetzt hier vergeben wird ist dafür das auf der BLU-RAY ein weiterer Film als Zugabe drauf ist.Diesen weiteren Film, "After Doomsday", zu rezensieren erspare ich mir, dazu gibt es schon genügend Rezensionen bei amazon hier:http://www.amazon.de/After-Doomsday-Albtraum-Apocalypse-Blu-ray/dp/B00JOX78M2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425458934&sr=8-1&keywords=after+doomsdayWer also vor lauter Aufregung über " Yeti " nicht zur Ruhe kommt der sollte Film II gleich starten.Eine kapitel14.de Rezension, März 2015

On their channel, the Syfy people have offered shows, but also original TV movies. Productions whose limited budgets and short work schedules have offered either hits or misses (ex: Bigfoot starring Sherilyn Fenn and Alice Cooper). But in this movie, a good final product; starring Chuck Campbell, Adrian Paul, Nicholas Boulton and Elizabeth Croft. A story set in the Rockies where a Yeti has attacked skiers and tourists over several decades, during intermittent time frames. Among these people attacked is the former US-Special Forces Sergeant Brian Tanner, who has dissapeared without leaving any reasons why he would venture in those mountains. Wanting to find him as quick as possible, his sister Nina, played by Lauren O`Neil, asks the help of her army friends; amongst them her boyfriend Rick McCabe - who leads the crew due to his vast army and mountain experience - and a Helicopter pilot called Mark Forster (played by Adrian Paul) who is going through major drinking issues during this crisis and conflicts with Rick. Though what awaits them all in the Mountains goes beyond their expectations.Now anybody who looks at the IMDB ratings for Deadly Descent will realize that it has not much positive praises. And among its reviews, some mean remarks about SyFy`s productions; accusing them of being mediocre and cheap crass. Accusations that I find unacceptable. Now yes, this TV movie has no rich budget. That it was shot in 13 days says a lot about its limited working conditions. Still, unlike other productions like BigFoot, whose editing was erratic and the script confusing, Deadly Descent, though not perfect, offers much better visual and narrative quality.Among its good qualities are the camerawork. It is fluid and its editing easy to grasp, especially through the visual captures of the Mountains beauty and of the actors skiing skills. As for the sets, they are well built and of the actors, everyone is very good in his/her performances. We feel their joys and pains as they go through their rescue of Brian and their survival against the infamous Yeti. All my praises also to Christopher Holden, who made his soundtrack tense and dramatic at the appropriate moments, allowing also moments of silence to enrich the mood; unlike HoneyMoon for One (HallMark production) which was plagued with an incessant music.Now as for the flaws in Deadly Descent, the most flagrant ones are the CGI effects. Indeed, whether it is in the Helicopter Mark uses, the compositing of the mountain town the characters meet, the deaths of certain characters, or the integration of the Yeti as it appears on screen, the effects are more than evident. They look rushed, not polished enough, and give off right away that what we see are Special Effects and that the Yeti attacking the skiiers isn't standing before the actors. Even in many scenes of the story, we don't always get a clear view of the creature, as if to cover up those visual flaws. And it's a shame because it fuels off the hostility toward this production which has a good story. Though I must say there are times the script didn't fully fleshed out some characters and their relationships (ex: Mark and Rick's conflicts). For instance, we aren't offered a proper explanation as to why the creature attacks are sporadic. Is it because of its hibernation status after it eats many people or something else? And some bad dialogues do appear here and there (ex: Rick's final words to the BigFoot creature). Which is sad because all the actors working in that film are really good.In conclusion, don't expect this movie to be the Sci-Fi masterpiece of the year, but don't have the prejudice of treating it as mediocre. It is a good B-Horror movie. Not perfect, but a good watch after a hard day of work or to relax during a rainy afternoon.