ChikPapa Very disappointed :(

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

azathothpwiggins We're off to Tibet for a Himalayan expedition in search of THE SNOW CREATURE. Within minutes, the American scientists and their Sherpa guides are attacked by the beast (aka: a grown man upholstered in faux fur seat covers)! A Sherpa wife is abducted, and the team is on the monster's trail. Destination: Yeti-ville. Horrible death ensues, since the killer carpet sample prefers his privacy. Events unfold, the creature is rendered unconscious, and transported back to the States in a refrigeration unit (aka: a combination outhouse / phone booth). Shockingly, once in Los Angeles, the abominable snow-dude escapes and goes on a rampage. This is mostly shown by using the same footage of the Fuzzy One, backing away. Or, by reversing the shot, he's coming at us! This "technique" is used about a dozen times! The whole mess leads to the big, non-exciting, sewer system finale. Interminably dull and slllowww, This movie never quite pulls out of its own lackadaisical nosedive, but a single viewing should cause a minimum of cranial scarring...

talisencrw This is all of the evidence that you need that heredity is not as important as environment. I have now watched a few movies by both W. Lee Wilder and his younger brother, Billy Wilder, and there is really no comparison possible. It is as if the milkman or the mailman was responsible for one of their births, rather than them both having the same biological father.Here, in 'The Snow Creature', we have at several different times and places in the film the EXACT SAME shots of the yeti lurching forward and retreating. There is nothing even remotely approaching the buildup of suspense, or plot credibility. Yes, lesser budgets meant that W. Lee had to work with far lesser talent, both in terms of cast and crew, than his legendary, award-winning sibling. Also, depending on scripts from his son was definitely a step down from the likes of I.A.L. Diamond, Billy's long-time very gifted collaborator. Yet other no-budget directors did great work--there is no credible excuse. And if you're interested, the film is a fun WTF watch--just don't have any preconceptions of filmic brilliance, or even credibility, from this portion of the Wilder family. Billy was estranged from his older brother and considered him 'a dull son of a bitch'. If any of the films I have seen of W. Lee are to be considered 'Exhibit A', then Billy was absolutely and sadly correct in this assertion.

Michael O'Keefe A low budget creature feature directed by W. Lee Wilder has a California botanist Dr. Frank Parrish(Paul Langton) leading an expedition to the Himalayas. Parrish with his photographer Peter Wells(Leslie Denison)in tow hires an English-speaking mountain native Surba(Teru Shimada)to guide the search in study of plant life. Surba gathers several Sherpas from Shekar to carry supplies up the foothills to about 10,000 ft. While away Surba receives word that his wife has been abducted by a legendary man-like creature known as a "yeti". Now the expedition becomes a hunt for the abominable snowman. Surba wants the snow creature killed; but Dr. Parrish has every intent to capture it and bring it back to America alive. Other players: Robert King, Darlene Fields, Rudolph Anders and Robert Bice. The plot is too familiar and holds no surprises. Screenplay and story written by Myles Wilder.

MartinHafer This is an ultra-low budget film not to be confused with the well made but similarly themed "Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas". The latter film is well written and acted, whereas "The Snow Creature" is a dull and cheap mess.My biggest complaint about the film isn't the plot--though it's pretty much a knock off of King Kong. The Sherpas are Nepalese porters and in this film they are played by Japanese men who use Japanese speech. While I am no expert on the language, I did know that in the Himalayas they don't say "mooshi mooshi" when they answer the phone or say "hai" for the word yes. In addition the accents and look of the men were clearly Japanese. The bottom line is that the countries are over 3200 miles apart and are very, very different culturally. Perhaps 1950s audiences didn't readily notice this, but today it's a glaring mistake.The film starts off with two Americans on a expedition in the Himalayas. During the night, the Yeti attacks the came--not to kill anyone, but because it was apparently horny since it kidnaps one of the Sherpa women. Well, despite the Americans supposedly being in charge of the expedition, the Sherpas want their woman back and kidnap the Americans--forcing them to trek endlessly through what seemed like hours of snow scenes.Eventually, they find the snow creature (but accidentally kill the woman in the process--nice going, guys). And, amazingly, it's pretty easy to capture so the American scientist in the party takes the monster to America to show it off--and watch it run amok--something that ALWAYS happens in cases like this. Duh!! This results in more endless scenes of cops looking through the sewers for the beast until it ultimately is killed. Wow....didn't see that coming!! As for the monster, I assume the film makers asked a couple of 8 year-olds to make a monster outfit. The kids took the money for this and pocketed most--spending only a pittance on a wolf-man mask as well as some clippings from a barbershop floor and glue. From this, they made this scary(?) monster. So, despite being cheap, Japanese and with many long and ponderous scenes, is it worth seeing? Yes...if you are a masochist. Otherwise, I hope to save you the trouble and recommend you skip this one. No wonder it's now in the public domain--no one would want to claim credit for this mess.