Abominable

release year: 2006
genre: monster horror
viewing setting: home DVD, 11/17/06

synopsis: Various people in a remote area are menaced by a gigantic Bigfoot-type monster.

impressions: This may have been the best Sci-Fi Channel movie ever. It was well-done, had a good violent monster, plenty of different characters, some humor and nods to the genre, and a twist ending. The monster is kept out of direct view for about half of the movie, then we get to see its teeth as it runs amok. Though its origins and motivaitons are never really explained, they don't need to be - the thing is on the rampage, and that's enough. Also cool was the wheelchair-bound protagonist, who has to use his brain to find a way to survive. I need to point out that this movie contains the "three Bs" that Joe Bob Briggs claims are essential for any good B-movie.

things to watch for: Various gory death scenes including: throat ripping, head-biting, and a woman pulled through a tiny window (she snaps in half.)

something this movie has that no other movie has: A Sasquatch stalking/watching a nubile young woman take a shower.

acting: Matt McCoy is the crippled hero and does a great job; the viewer can actually sense his frustration with the various events. Haley Joel is the cute co-ed (out of five) most likely to survive. Lance Henriksen is a hunter who thinks he can take down the monster. Jeffrey Combs (a veteran of many horror movies) is another, weirder hunter. Paul Gleason, who you may remember as the principal in the Breakfast Club, is the skeptical police chief.

final word: Well-done monster ovie.

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