If you are in the mood for a totally nondescript jaws rip off Dr lester has your prescription right here. There is nothing remarkable about this movie. not only is it just jaws on a mountain to the note, there are no cute girls, nudity, explosions or even embarassing mistakes or particularly bad acting. I don't have to time for moviesl ike this, but if you do have at it. Made for tv.
(http://www.monsterlandtoys.com/video/Snowbeast.gif)
I thought it was decent enough. Good acting, a little suspense plus I'm a sucker for snow setting. Makes for an ok watch I'd say.
a very similar but better one is "ski lift to death" starring Don johnson
I saw this one when it originally aired and remember it as a rather OK standard tame mid-70s made-for-TV horror movie, with a good smattering of aging stars like Yvette Mimieux, Bo Svenson, Clint Walker, and Sylvia Sidney. Lots and lots of "Monster Cam" POV shots with accompanying monster heavy breathing - which I'm sure saved rent them on the fluffy white monster suit, which is seen briefly toward the end.
Written by Joseph Stefano (PSYCHO, The Outer Limits)!
It's included on one of my 50 movie packs (which one, I dunno), but I haven't watched it again yet.
Raffine:
I have this in a 50 movie pack, too (in fact, I think it's in TWO 50 movie packs). It's typical TV movie fare . . . with the added bonus of Bo Svenson.
it just had every element of jaws: town big wigs don't want to scare away the tourists so they deny the problem, "get to know the doomed people" time before tragedy, shooting of some other creature, in this case a bear not a shark, to show the town everythings okay when the principles know it's not the right one. then the big reveal which here was a pretty funny scene at the school snow queen festival rehearsal!
was bo svenson the big ski champ guy? he was good.
some other good ski obscurities: snowballin' sunyboy and sugarbaby aka she's 18 and ready
Quote from: The Burgomaster on June 11, 2008, 03:47:44 PM
Raffine:
I have this in a 50 movie pack, too (in fact, I think it's in TWO 50 movie packs). It's typical TV movie fare . . . with the added bonus of Bo Svenson.
Yep, several times someone here has mentioned a movie that sounded just like my cup of tea, and I'll discover it's included in one of those packs.
I remember seeing this as a kid when it aired and never again.The so called snowbeast is only seen for a split second(s) at the end.iirc wasn't it killed with a ski pole?I'd be curious to watch it again.
I like this movie because I saw it as a kid on TV and that changes my whole perception of it. Then I got it in a 4 movie pack and got to relive my childhood memories. I thought it had pretty good suspense, good characters and certainly enough cheesy '70s melodrama to almost qualify it as an Irwin Allen production. The monster scenes were pretty well done, probably best they didn't show much of it.
You know, now that you've told me not to watch this film, I probably will. I was warned several times about other flicks, and it just turns out that way.
I love Snowbeast. Sure it isn't anything more than Jaws in the mountains, but it works. Not much happens over the course of the movie, yet I felt very drawn in by it. I can't explain it, but I thought it was kind of atmospheric.
I've watched this one on TV when it first aired and have it in a DVD collection. I like it, for a made for TV creature feature it's pretty good, good story, decent acting and the special effects are okay. All in all a good film to watch if you have it or can get it at a reasonable (cheap) price. Back in the 70's there were a number of made for TV sci-fi/horror movies that were like this one, good but not great. Other than Darren McGavin in "The Night Stalker" and "The Night Strangler", the only other titles I remember are "Moon of the Wolf" with Bradford Dillman and David Jansen and "Gargoyles" with Cornell Wilde, but the movies covered everything from demons and witchcraft to alien abductions and invasions. In many instances they were better than what was at the local theater.
Looking forward to seeing this. It's a common PD title among horror DVD compilations. I saw Shriek of the Mutilated not too long ago, which seems to be in the same vein.
check out maneaters are loose! (http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,118639.msg189161.html) also made for tv from 1978 and also a note for note retelling of Jaws.
If you liked snowbeast you'll probably like it as it's exactly the same.
I also own this TV flick on DVD and I actually rather enjoy it although it's hardly a great monster movie. They build the plot up reasonably well with the escalating attacks and red-eyed 'Yeti-vision' shots. However when the beast attacks the Winter Fair the staging of the crowd panic scenes is farcical but they do manage to get the point of the scene across well enough. The one truly effective scene is the discovery of the beast's personal abattoir in the isolated hut.
I do like the ending where the eponymous beast is finally downed with a single blow from a ski stick having brushed off multiple hits from high-impact hunting rifles! :bouncegiggle:
sorry but grizzly is the worst jaw knock off. :hot:
Quote from: the master on June 17, 2008, 05:53:29 PM
sorry but grizzly is the worst jaw knock off. :hot:
"Grizzly" is not all that bad. There are certainly worse "Jaws" clones, like Up From the Depths (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/updepths/) and the almost indescribably bad (and long) "The Beast."
Quote from: Andrew on June 17, 2008, 07:21:34 PM
Quote from: the master on June 17, 2008, 05:53:29 PM
sorry but grizzly is the worst jaw knock off. :hot:
"Grizzly" is not all that bad. There are certainly worse "Jaws" clones, like Up From the Depths (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/updepths/) and the almost indescribably bad (and long) "The Beast."
you forgot the last shark.
and shark attack 1 2 and 3
Quote from: the master on June 17, 2008, 05:53:29 PM
sorry but grizzly is the worst jaw knock off. :hot:
Indeed. Look at all the similarities. (http://www.bmoviegraveyard.com/reviews/G/Grizzly/#JVG)
Quote from: Shadow on June 17, 2008, 08:14:09 PM
Quote from: the master on June 17, 2008, 05:53:29 PM
sorry but grizzly is the worst jaw knock off. :hot:
Indeed. Look at all the similarities. (http://www.bmoviegraveyard.com/reviews/G/Grizzly/#JVG)
shadow that is one of my faviorte reviews you did :thumbup:
If I had a dollar for every time there was a monster on the loose, but the annual celebration/festival/big money maker was scheduled for that weekend, so the mayor wouldn't allow an evacuation...
there is no "good suspense" or "decent building". it's a FORMULA. i won't stand for all the support for this movie. I won't stand for it!
Quote from: Andrew on June 17, 2008, 07:21:34 PM
Quote from: the master on June 17, 2008, 05:53:29 PM
sorry but grizzly is the worst jaw knock off. :hot:
"Grizzly" is not all that bad. There are certainly worse "Jaws" clones, like Up From the Depths (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/updepths/) and the almost indescribably bad (and long) "The Beast."
Up from the...
[vomits]
I was hoping to keep my breakfast down this morning.
shark attack 3
im really wired so.. what do you say i take you home and eat your p****
so has any one here used that as a pickup line?
Well, I ordered and watched this one, and I have to say I was lightly entertained. It's a very tame film, sure, but almost enjoyable for being so tame. Am I the only one who thought it was kind of odd the monster liked to roar a lot and no one ever noticed it's existence? Or how it would roar and people just wouldn't take that as their cue to get the hell out of there fast enough?
Quote from: Andrew on June 17, 2008, 07:21:34 PM
Quote from: the master on June 17, 2008, 05:53:29 PM
sorry but grizzly is the worst jaw knock off. :hot:
"Grizzly" is not all that bad. There are certainly worse "Jaws" clones, like Up From the Depths (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/updepths/) and the almost indescribably bad (and long) "The Beast."
It's funny that you say "The Beast" is a "Jaws" clone, they're both based on Peter Benchly novels with the same names. The novel "The Beast" is set in Bermuda, the beastie in the story is a giant squid, the story's leading character, Whip Darling, is a renowned waterman who wants nothing to do with the squid, in fact when the authorities ask his opinion he says "leave it alone, it'll go away", of course the powers that be ignore him and he is, for a variety of reasons , forced to help. It's a good book, easy to read and very entertaining. The movie on the other hand is just bad, as in awful.
Grizzly is an alright film, based on "Jaws" but still entertaining in its own right. Generally when there's a very popular movie you can count on a number of thinly disguised knockoffs and even a TV series. Some of these are just better than others.
The TV movie "Snowbeast" reminds me of a book I read, "Snowman" which was a knockoff of the film "Jaws" set in the Rocky Mountains. The title monster is a giant hairy snowman who likes to eat bears and people, kills the town's snowqueen by tearing her head off and then eats the rest of her. The mayor says the snow festival must go on, there's no such thing as monsters, sheriff you make sure nothing happens to cause panic etc. A book that is very easy to read and one which requires no thought on the part of the reader. I don't believe that the film gives any credit to this book but the similarities are there, as made for TV movies go "Snowbeast" is pretty good, even for a "Jaws" clone.
Quote from: quabrot on June 14, 2008, 04:54:38 AM
I love Snowbeast. Sure it isn't anything more than Jaws in the mountains, but it works. Not much happens over the course of the movie, yet I felt very drawn in by it. I can't explain it, but I thought it was kind of atmospheric.
Despite their criticism,
quabrot, it's still great. I really like
SNOWBEAST. It's movies like this that motivate guys like me to find websites like BADMOVIES.ORG!! :smile:
Proves the old axiom: "
less is more!"
Quote from: lester1/2jr on June 18, 2008, 08:06:04 AM
there is no "good suspense" or "decent building". it's a FORMULA. i won't stand for all the support for this movie. I won't stand for it!
Well then, go fall down.
I rather enjoyed this film. A made for TV movie that entertained for its runtime; works for me.
there werent any hot chicks or licentiousness. it was a bunch of middle eaged characters. what is the point of movies that don't have hot chicks?
Quote from: lester1/2jr on July 06, 2008, 02:02:30 PM
there werent any hot chicks or licentiousness. it was a bunch of middle eaged characters. what is the point of movies that don't have hot chicks?
Judging from your avatar, I'm not too fond of what you consider to be a hot chick.
small wonder was a sick show! :cheers:
Just watched this tonight - unbeatable viewing at 2:30am on a Saturday night! Not much to add that's already been stated. I'd say Snowbeast is a smart Jaws copy, with a script better-than-usual for Jaws imitations, thanks to Stefano's talent.
The snowbeast itself is cool-looking, and it's assault on the snow queen rehearsal is priceless! I wish I could have seen this in the '70s (maybe I did, I was 10 in '77, but honestly, I think I'd remember it), but it was a delight to watch now. Really, is there anything better than a late '70s made-for-TV movie?
It should be noted that aside from Walking Tall series star Bo Svenson, Snowbeast also features The Time Machine's Yvette Mimiuex (who looks great in tight-fitting ski garb) and Robert Logan, star of the Christian-friendly Wilderness Family Robinson movie series of the '70s!
Fans will note actress Sylvia Sidney, who plays proprietor of a ski lodge. She looks old in this film, and it's hard to believe she made films all the way up to 'mars attacks' in the '90s! Did anyone notice that Sidney actually takes a fall in this movie? It was during the snowbeast's attack on the snow queen rehearsal in the gym. It was really alarming seeing an elderly woman fall to the floor like that. She's a trouper!
As I previously mentioned, this is a PD title commonly found on inexpensive DVD horror collections, which is what my copy is. I don't expect any DVD distribution company would take the time to special edition '70s made-for-TV horror movies, but I hope one day I'm proved wrong.
ONLY a 3 page thread on a movie of this magnitude. what an indictment of the Ivy league film school departments. and america her self
The whole damned thing is on YouTube: :teddyr:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JRJy8GpmBM
"Snowbeast" was dumb 70s fun. I got the DVD at the dollar store a couple of years ago. If memory serves, it was a double-feature disc paired with another 70s made-for-TV horror flick, "Moon of the Wolf," with David Janssen. I was entertained by both and then I yard-saled it for two dollars so I even made a profit on it :teddyr:
I really got backed into a corner on that one