Solemplex
To me, this movie is perfection.
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
j_a_newton
**** WARNING: here be spoilers **** Why do I waste my hastily fleeing years watching garbage like this? This film is an impressive collection of clichés, poor writing, worse directing, and then we haven't even got to the acting yet. And of course, you can predict the whole story from beginning to end.Hero expert fights against stupid, corrupt and incompetent henchmen. One avalanche goes off, burying all the heroes who somehow manage to get out alive in spite of going through all sorts of cliffhanger perils. Corrupt partner who caused the whole thing gets fried alive together with his payoff money. Second avalanche heroically deflected by renegade expert's adventurous experiment. Evil henchmen in the end turn out to have a heart as well. Troubled teenager falls into the arms of her crusty stepmother after being saved by her. Etc, etc, etc, etc, on and on it goes. In fact, there's little reason to warn for spoilers. You could probably work the whole plot out if I gave you the basic ingredients. At least, I wasn't too wide off the mark most of the time, anticipating what would happen next.And then we haven't discussed the factual errors.I agree with a previous commentator that even though there are usually SOME redeeming features even of a bad movie. you'd be hard pressed to find any in this one. I suppose I gave it 2 out of 10 for some nice scenery shots, but that's it.It's been some time since a film made me groan, but this one certainly did.
monkey-man
I bought this movie in a ten movie box set for $10 which was a bargain and the movies about a ski resort and an avalanche buries people inside the ski hotel and people are trying to get them out before a other avalanche comes down.This movie is way better then i thought it would be but it still has some flaws and this film is full of great action scenes like the part where they had to climb up the elevator shaft to escape.The acting in this movie was bad most of the time but what would u suspect from a made for TV movie and the movie stars actors and actress like Jack Wagner (I),Gabrielle Carteris,Mark Lindsay Chapman and Morgan Rusler.And over all this is an entertaining movie and my rating is 5 out of 10.
F1ame
This was one of the worst films I have ever seen.I usually praise any film for some aspect of its production, but the intensely irritating behaviour of more than half the characters made it hard for me to appreciate any part of this film.Most common was the inference that the bloke who designed the building was at fault an avalanche collapsing it. Er ok.Also, trying to out ski an avalanche slalom style is not gonna work. Running 10 feet into some trees is not gonna work. Alas it does here. As mentioned before the innate dumbness and sheer stupidity of some characters is ridiculous. In an enclosed space, with limited oxygen a four year old could tell you starting a fire is not a good idea.Anyway, about 5 minutes of the movie redeems itself and acquires some appreciation. However, if you have a modicum of intelligence you too will find most of this film hard to tolerate.It pains me that so many quality stories go unproduced and yet someone will pay for things like this to be made.Oh, did I mention the last five minutes? Well to give you a hook you have to keep watching in order to see the latest in combative avalanche techniques. Absolutely priceless.
Brianweimer73
Trapped beneath the snow is mildly entertaining if you happen to have two hours with nothing better to do. Jack Wagner (Trapped in Space, Nowhere to Land) stars as a father who is on vacation with his new wife and teenage daughter at a mountain resort. Through a series of planned detonations, an avalanche is triggered, coming right down on the resort where people are inside, including Wagner's wife and daughter. Most of the film is dedicated to Wagner and a group of men trying to rescue the trapped victims. The most exciting scenes involve the avalanche, watching the powerful ice descent down the mountain. The special effects are done very well, and these scenes are very realistic, similiar to those in Vertical Limit. There is also a subplot between the teenage daughter and stepmom. The daughter's real mom has died relatively recently, and she refuses to accept her dad's new wife. There are some good emotional moments throughout the movie. The acting is decent, and the movie has an overall feel of a movie of the week, but it's enjoyable.