{"id":28195,"date":"2018-06-05T15:53:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T19:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=28195"},"modified":"2018-06-05T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T19:57:41","slug":"abominable-2005-special-edition-blu-ray-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/05\/abominable-2005-special-edition-blu-ray-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Abominable (2005): Special Edition [Blu-Ray\/DVD]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s pretty tough to find a good Bigfoot horror film these days, and whenever one really good title for the subgenre comes along, you have to hold on to it and appreciate it. Ryan Schifrin\u2019s \u201cAbominable\u201d is a fantastic entry in to the sub-genre that takes Hitchcock\u2019s \u201cRear Window,\u201d injects a little lunacy, and rather than Raymond Burr, we have a hairy, vicious, super strong abominable snowman terrorizing a group of girls. While on paper that sounds like the formula for a potentially silly movie, \u201cAbominable\u201d is stellar. It\u2019s creepy, darkly funny, gory, and has one of the best final scenes I\u2019ve ever seen in a horror movie, barnone.<\/p>\n

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Matt McCoy is Preston Rogers, a sports man who experiences a horrific accident that renders him a paraplegic. When he moves back in to a remote cabin where he and his deceased wife once lived, he notices a party across from his house where a group of women are gathering. Much to his horror a large abominable snow man has crashed their festivities and now Preston decides it\u2019s up to him to save them before they\u2019re slaughtered by the fierce monster. What helps \u201cAbominable\u201d work is the feeling of desolation. The protagonist of our film, Preston Rogers, isn\u2019t just physically disabled, but he\u2019s also stuck in a snowy tundra that is uninhabitable for humans. This injects an immense sense of urgency to what occurs, turning \u201cAbominable\u201d in to a survival film where all he (and we) can do is watch and hope for the best.<\/p>\n

The situation feels hopeless time and time again, especially as Preston realizes the monster is anything but a confused docile creature. The effects are wonderful, even for a film made in 2005, garnering a unique creature design, along with the creation of a monster that is very strong, and also very cunning. Schifrin shows no mercy to our characters, putting them through the wringer, including Rogers, whose struggles to overcome his debilitating state is gripping. While \u201cAbominable\u201d is first and foremost a vicious, entertaining monster movie, it\u2019s also about Rogers trying to regain some sense of purpose after he\u2019s given up on himself subsequent his horrible accident. I found myself clutching my seat out of sheer tension time and time again, and loved how Schifrin took a pretty simple premise and transformed it in to a special horror gem.<\/p>\n

The new edition from the MVD Rewind Collection features a brand new cut of the film, which includes touched up special effects and quality for the sake of the 2K High Definition transfer. Schifrin insists the film is the same, except with higher quality effects by the same artist from the original version. The release comes with a DVD copy as well. There\u2019s an audio commentary with writer\/director Ryan Schifrin, and cast members Matt McCoy and Jeffrey Combs. There\u2019s a new introduction from Ryan Schifrin and \u201cBack to the Genre: Making Abominable,\u201d available in SD.<\/p>\n

There are a slew of deleted and extended scenes, as well as outtakes and bloopers. There\u2019s the inclusion of \u201cShadows,\u201d a USC student film from Ryan Schifrin, and the new \u201cBasil & Mobius: No Rest For The Wicked,\u201d a short film written and directed by Ryan Schifrin featuring a score by composer Lalo Schifrin, starring Zachari Levi, Ray Park, Malcolm McDowell and Kane Hodder. The original 2005 version of \u201cAbominable\u201d is also available exclusively on the Blu-Ray. There\u2019s the original theatrical trailer, a poster and still gallery, a storyboard gallery, and for buyers, there\u2019s a collectible poster for \u201cAbominable\u201d included in the packaging.<\/p>\n