Rage of the Yeti

2011
2.8| 1h26m| R| en
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A team of treasure hunters in the Arctic are attacked by ferocious snow beasts. Before long, the adventure is no longer about finding riches - it’s about getting down the mountain alive.

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Pluskylang Great Film overall
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Michael Kamm This movie is steaming pile of Yeti dung. The computer generated Yeti are hilarious. They look so fake that I laughed through every attack. The acting is even worse. None of these folks seem to be too upset as each of their friends get gobbled up by the Yeti. They wander off one at a time in a state complete stupidity. Flat dialog and poor effects add to the laughs. I actually enjoyed this film because it was so silly. If you have nothing better to do and are looking for some completely mindless entertainment then you'll find this to be a really funny funny movie. The female characters are all pretty cute so at least it has that going for it.
GL84 Upon arriving at an Arctic research station looking for the reason for the previous' crews disappearance, a team of hunters find the few survivors claiming a legendary creature is responsible and try to stop them from getting loose in order to get away from the base alive.This one was overall pretty enjoyable. One of the better features is it's rather interesting take on a Sasquatch film, as this one decides to incorporate a little-known aspect of the legend about the Chinese variation being to live in the snow allowing this one to really play around with some new environments. The ability to blend into the snow and during the heavy storm going on at the same time makes these pretty threatening creature since this one has them popping out whenever they're not expected, which is definitely a great plus here and makes the film a lot more exciting. There's also some rather fun action scenes later on that that are plenty enjoyable, and the blood and gore are what's to be expected in a Sci-Fi Channel film. The main problem with this one, as mentioned earlier it's a Sci-Fi Channel film so expect the usual level of CGI, is that despite being billed as a Sasquatch film and mentioned within the dialog of the creatures' true identity, the decision to remove the humanoid basis and turn them into more like mutated polar boars is a curious one, as they move and act like so rather than of the more human-like variations that should've populated the film. Otherwise, this one was pretty enjoyable.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.
Paul Andrews Rage of the Yeti is set on an island called Mercy in the Artic which has suffered a sudden heatwave which has melted lots of ice & snow & an old ship called the HMS Victoria which contains an ancient & priceless Codex that eccentric billionaire Mills (director David Hewlett) wants, unfortunately his first team lead by a chick named Villiers (Yancy Butler) has been wiped out by huge snow monsters that resemble mutant Yeti Polar Bears. Villiers & a couple of other's from the first team manage to make it to an abandoned Canadian research outpost while Mills hires treasure hunting brother's Jonas (David Chokachi) & Jake (Matthew Kevin Anderson) to be part of a rescue team to save the survivors & get the valuable Codex. However this team is unprepared for the Yeti snow monsters & also head for the outpost where they find Villiers, coming under constant attack from the Yeti monsters & with ammo & supplies running out fast the survivors have to figure out a way to stay alive until help arrives...Directed by & featuring actor David Hewlett who is probably best know for his recurring role on the various Stargate television series this is yet another SyFy Channel original monster film that throw's together all the usual clichés & ends up more or less as bad as all the other's. After having seen countless numbers of these SyFy Channel monster films I am asking myself why I even bother anymore, I can't really answer that question but there's always the hope that the next one will be half good & at least they are free to watch so it only feels like I have wasted my time rather than my hard earned money. The routine script has over familiar elements slung together like a couple of wisecracking heroes, the isolated location, a few monsters that are always enraged (hence Rage of the Yeti) & want to kill everyone, stupid plans to make money & plenty of dull & poorly staged attack scenes. There's the usual goofs here as well like where was that huge plane going to land exactly? I'm not even going to ask how it was going to take off again either. These Yeti seem to have slightly suicidal tendencies as one throw's itself into a plane engine, one throw's itself off a huge cliff, one throw's itself under a snowmobile & another just stands there while a guy burns it with a flamethrower so I am not sure what that is all about. The double cross twist about half way through is meaningless & only there to kill a few more people off, the idea that one moment someone has a punctured lung & the next they can fight Yeti & trek through snowstorms just about sums up the level Rage of the Yeti is aiming for.From a technical point Rage of the Yeti is pretty poor as well, from the utterly abysmal CGI computer effects which are bad even by SyFy Channel standards to the bland attack scenes that have zero build-up or tension to the way several character's just totally disappear supposedly lost in the snowstorm never to be seen or heard of again. Then there's the supposed snowstorm that can't even blow a plastic bag away it's so weak (the moment when the guy removes that orange plastic bag from the hole at the end & it doesn't even flap) & there's virtually no gore whatsoever as every kill is off-screen & except for a tiny bit of blood splatter Rage of the Yeti is disappointing dry.Filmed on what was probably a next to nothing budget I find it hard to believe the $1,800,000 quoted by the IMDb. The production values aren't too bad & the sets & costumes are alright but the really bad CGI effects just kill it dead & turn what could have been an good horror film into a bit of an embarrassment. The acting is OK, the two leads play off each nicely enough with a few good one-liners & Yancy Butler does alright as well.Rage of the Yeti isn't the worst SyFy Channel creature feature monster film out there & it had potential but the rubbish CGI & all the usual goofs & plot holes ruin it. I can't even recommend this if you can catch it on SyFy for free, I mean there's bound to be something better on another channel.
mumblermemnar As far as SyFy original movies go, this one isn't too bad. Sure the acting is bad, but I have seen worse, sure the cgi is bad, but again, I have seen worse. I found the two main characters entertainingly ridiculous, and the whole movie had a very lighthearted feel to it that made it better than some others that try to be too serious for what they are. This movie knows it is a SyFy original and just has fun with it. The monster was interesting rather than just being another snake or crocodile, and the characters were entertaining rather than overly dramatic. Sure, it is a SyFy original, so it isn't some great blockbuster movie, but it is better than most of its kind. If you like SyFy originals, I recommend this one, if you don't, then yes, steer clear.And to the other reviewer's comment on David Hewlett just doing a few scenes to add his name to the movie, maybe you should look at the director listed for the movie before you comment next time.