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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Abominable Snowman (1957) in Movies

Mar 23, 2018 (Updated Mar 23, 2018)

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

1957 | Adventure, Sci-Fi

5.5

(6 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Solid Hammer genre movie. Really an odd piece of atomic-era pessimism, as you'd expect from famously glum screenwriter Nigel Kneale; expedition to track down the Yeti goes rather awry, and the question becomes that of who the real monster is.

A bit dated now, especially in terms of the production values - there are some exterior shots filmed in the Pyrenees, but all the dialogue scenes were done on a sound stage. Despite being the main character, Peter Cushing (in only his second film for Hammer) is second-billed to the American Tucker in the hope of flogging the movie to the States (pretty much standard practice at the time). Decent script ticks all the plot boxes; curiously ambiguous ending doesn't hurt either, but the Yeti suits are not much cop, it must be said. Probably worth watching if you like unusually brainy B-movies.

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Ben (262 KP) rated King of Tokyo in Tabletop Games

Aug 4, 2019

King of Tokyo

2011 | Dice Game, Entertainment, Fighting, Science Fiction

8.0

(21 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Short-medium length (3 more)

Skill/Luck Combo

Different strategies can win

Excellent theme

This is a game I consistently come back to as a lightweight game to spice up a hohum evening. I love the theme of this game and how the cards that you are able to buy play so well into the theme and add tremendous amounts of replayability to it. The mechanics in the game are super simple and I have no problem brining it to the table for gamers and non-gamers alike. Pertaining to it's wide assessibility, this game scales so well for all of its player counts. I've even been able to play a four monster game with 2 and 3 people. Lastly, this game was one of my first Yahtzee style, dice manipulation games, but due to my fiance and my enjoyment of the game, we've been excited to try more with the same mechanism.