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Anyone else catch "Abominable" on the SciFi channel? Probably the best quality SciFi movie premiere I've ever seen on the network (especially notable when compared to the excruciating "Sasquatch" which SciFi ran just before the premiere of "Abominable"). Reasonably good acting, neat action and effects, and lots of gory bigfoot action!
My only slight disappointment was that we didn't really learn the creature's motivation. It was discussed a bit when Preston and Amanda finally team up in his house, but it was not really explored any further. So we don't really know if there is a reason for the rampage, or if the creature is just sadistic, psychotic, or just plain hungry.
Overall a pleasant surprise to discover this little gem on the SciFi network, of all places. Can't wait for the DVD!
That thing's uglier than a chipmunk's behind.
Emerson Cod, Pushing Daisies
Only was able to watch up until they team up in the house. What happened from there?
P.S.
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Master Poe: Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Caine: I hear the water. I hear the birds.
Master Poe: Do you hear your own heart beat.
Caine: No.
Master Poe: Do you hear the grasshopper, which is at your feet.
Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Master Poe: Young man, how is it that you do not?
You missed the best scene of the movie! Here's a summary...
Spoiler:
Preston and Amanda use the mountain climbing gear to try and lower themselves from the deck to the ground while the monster is trying to break in the front door. Preston gets down and Amanda is lowering herself down when the monster breaks into the house and comes out onto the deck. The monster grabs the rope and begins to pull Amanda back up. As Preston strains to try and pull her back down, the monster pulls her up to his eye level and begins sniffing at her face and throat.
Just before it can kill her, Preston's guardian wakes up and buries an axe in the back of the creature. The only effect it seems to have is to enrage the beast. The monster picks up the guardian guy by the shoulders and BITES HIS ENTIRE FACE OFF!! (Apparently, 'squatches can hyper-extend their jaws...who knew?) The guardian slumps back to the deck, missing the entire front half of his skull from the lower jaw to the top of his head.
Amanda had begun to lower herself again. Again, the monster grabs the rope and begins to pull her up. Amanda finally disengages the harness and falls to the ground beside Preston.
After a second to recover from the fall, Amanda begins dragging Preston toward the guardian's station wagon. They reach the vehicle just as the monster emerges from the house and begins running toward them. Just as they find the keys and get the car started, the monster picks up the back of the car so they cannot drive away.
As Amanda is gunning the engine and the rear wheels are spinning in mid-air, the monster either loses grip or purposely lets go (?), causing the car to take off like a bullet, out of control, until it crashes into a large tree. Amanda is launched through the windshield by the impact, while Preston slides under the dashboard.
Preston pulls himself up as the monster passes the side of the car, heading toward Amanda's body. Preston begins honking the horn to distract the creature. The sound of the horn seems to cause the creature some pain, as it begins to hold its head and roar (a weak plot device, but up until now it's been pretty good so I'll cut it some slack). The creature holds its head and continues to stumble around the car, back towards the cabin.
Enraged by the horn, the beast charges the vehicle. Preston sees it coming and reaches down and presses the gas pedal to the floor. The car shoots back, impacting the creature, and drives it back against another large tree, pinning the beast and driving the axe that was still in its back completely through the ribcage and out its chest. Preston continues to apply the gas to keep the monster pinned to the tree as it struggles to get free.
Preston braces the gas pedal to keep the vehicle and the monster pinned to the tree while he crawls out to check on Amanda. The monster's struggles become weaker and weaker as the monster dies and collapses on the top of the car.
Amanda and Preston struggle/crawl/drag themselves to the end of the driveway where the police and ambulances are just arriving. As they are loaded into ambulances, the police ask, "what happened?" Preston tells them, "you should just see for yourselves." When the police walk up to the cabins, the car is backed against the tree, but the monster is gone. In fact, all the other bodies are gone, too!
So, as the police begin to fan out to search the woods for bodies, the troopers seem jumpy and the chief begins to berate them about being a bunch of pansies, afraid of their own shadows. "There's nothing in these woods but a few owls and some frozen rattlesnakes," he says (or something to that effect).
Suddenly there is a growl from the woods. As they all turn to look behind them and see a sasquatch face looking at them from behind the trees. Then, as they all point their lights towards the trees, the shining eyes and silhouettes of multiple creatures can be seen and they all begin to growl...fade to black.
THE END
That thing's uglier than a chipmunk's behind.
Emerson Cod, Pushing Daisies
Master Poe: Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Caine: I hear the water. I hear the birds.
Master Poe: Do you hear your own heart beat.
Caine: No.
Master Poe: Do you hear the grasshopper, which is at your feet.
Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Master Poe: Young man, how is it that you do not?
Crud, I read the spoiler and now I've got to see the DVD when it comes out. I'm not a made for t.v. movie fan on DVD, but this might require me to rethink that.
Listen Up People.., Rack Em and Pack Em.., We're Phantoms in 15.
Crud, I read the spoiler and now I've got to see the DVD when it comes out. I'm not a made for t.v. movie fan on DVD, but this might require me to rethink that.
This wasn't a made-for-tv movie. I believe it was independently produced and just couldn't strike a major distribution deal. It was released to a couple of theaters in Seattle and L.A. before being aired on SciFi.
But it's a far cry from their usual Nu Image/U.F.O. productions, bag-o-crap movies; Exhibit A = last night's Cobra vs. Komodo. Yikes!
I thought the Abominable production values were pretty darn good for a low budget feature.
That thing's uglier than a chipmunk's behind.
Emerson Cod, Pushing Daisies
