Sasquatch Horror Collection

This is a wonderful set of three Sasquatch movies that needs to be in any 70's monster movie fan's collection. The first movie up on this triple bill is one of my favorite movies in this genre, "Sasquatch, The Legend of Bigfoot". I remember this movie actually selling out movie theaters even through it's second run screenings and was the most successful independent movie of its day. It's a well told adventure with a light-hearted feel. Although the creature effects don't stand up to today, the director was able to generate an air of suspense through some of the time-honored methods by keeping the creature out of sight and hidden. What makes this DVD release of the film special is the format. This is the only version I have ever found that is in wide-screen format. The color is also far superior and more vibrant to any other release I've ever seen as well. If you already own a version of Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot on DVD or VHS, it would well be worth buying this one for the improved picture and audio quality.The second film in this collection is Snow Beast. This made for tv film has been described as the "Jaws" of sasquatch movies. Much like the movie Die Hard did for the action genre, an entire slew of films have copied the marauding creature theme of Jaws. In this case, Jaws is being portrayed by a carnivorous snow monster who must have escaped from the planet Hoth in Star Wars. The creatures appetite for mayhem and fresh meat make you wonder whether or not the poor beast just suffers from an insatiable tape worm. The only motivation of this beast just seems that he is drawn to areas where he can be the most annoying as he rampages through a colorado ski resort in a manner not unlike Gary Busy in a reality show. The acting is good for 1970's television, and the actors themselves would be recognizeable to many 70's and early 80's film buffs. Aside from a rather large cheese factor, this can be a fun diversion but don't expect Gone with the Wind, it's a made for TV bigfoot movie.If ever there was a movie that screamed for coherence it was The Snow Creature. It's black and white, which helps since the sasquatch costume looked more like the Jolly Green Giant caked in cigarette ashes. To get an idea of how odd the movie is, let's run through the gist of it. The movie starts out in Asia searching for the Yeti. Although the guides are Sherpas and everyone assumes they are in Tibet (including the script), the government officials speak Japanese. So, scientist is looking for something in the mountains to make science with, his guide's wife gets taken away by bigfoot and he decides he likes her enough to go after her, the scientists alcoholic used car-salemanesque tries to come up with ways of making money off the yeti after they finally end their denial about it's existance, the scientist shoves sasquatch into a refrigerator and takes him to the US and is halted by immigration. ?!? This is really the part that gets me. With all the people sneaking across the border the government has enough agents to send out to meet a guy with a bigfoot in a fridge to determine if he is intelligent enough (the bigfoot, not the scientist) and therefore needs a darned visa to come into the country. The rest of the movie takes the more predictable route because there aren't many places for a bigfoot kept in a portable beer fridge to go but out and into the city sewers. Still, if you want to see a black and white movie and don't have any good Charlie Chan films handy, this one isn't bad or is at least worth a good laugh. I guess the one good thing I can say about it is the fact it didn't involve the bigfoot trying to mate with any women (as many other 50's era movies seemed to think were all hairy creatures had to do to pass the time), it didn't have any musical numbers, and didn't involve a beach.Overall, Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot is a great find, Snow Beast is a great bonus, and The Snow Creature was made long enough ago that most of those involved with it's production are deceased and can't get back together and make a color version.

The three films presented in this collection aren't bad little movies. None of them are truly horrific or spectacular, but for what they are and the time period in which they were produced, they are pretty good.I saw Sasquatch- The Legend of Bigfoot in the theater as a kid, and thought pretty much the same about it as I do today as an adult: its a weird conglomeration of Disney-like nature film and 70's era monster movie. It really drags a LOT in the beginning. The preparation and trek into the woods seems endless. And there are "cute little nature scenes" of animals frolicking in the snow or streams, complete with happy lilting music, ala Disney, spliced in throughout, which is weird and takes you out of the "suspense" of the adventure! There is also some silly characterization of some of the team members, again, almost Disney-like (the clumsy camp cook and the old grizzled but kindly mountain man)! When the movie finally gets around to the bigfoot scenes its pretty good. Smartly, they never clearly show the sasquatches, which has been the downfall of other similar films -- especially low budget jobs. The flashback of the attack on the cabin and then the penultimate night raid scene both have great moments of bigfoot creepiness.Snowbeast I saw when it first aired on tv. I also liked this one, although as pointed out by other reviewers (and which I did not realize watching it as a kid but clearly recognize now), this is pretty much a bigfoot version of Jaws! Still, its not a bad film, especially for a 70's tv movie. The sasquatch is scary and there are some decent moments of suspense.The Snow Creature I hadn't seen until getting this collection. I have to agree with most of the others -- it is the weakest of the three. Its an old black and white 50's monster movie, no better of worse than most other low budget B-grade monster movies of the 50's. It drags and the yeti is okay but nothing exciting.Overall I gave this collection 4 stars because they aren't terrible films, and hold a lot of nostalgia for children of the 70's who were fascinated by the era's bigfoot craze. Are there better bigfoot movies? Yes. Are there worse? Absolutely. But this should be an essential part of any sasquatch film fan.

Sasquatch The Legend Of Bigfoot redone and put on DVD is worth it alone. I first taped this flick onto beta back in 1981 and had since put on VHS then onto computer. The quality had obviously had been seriously degraded. Try finding Sasquatch the legend of bigfoot at video stores etc... It just wont happen. This DVD set is worth it and im very happy with it.I ordered it through Amazon.ca and put it on priority shipment. got it 1 day in advance than expected. So shipping was exellent considering I beleive im on the other side of the country.If your a Fan of Sasquatch this video is just a must have.