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Yeti, a half-man half-animal creature, is brought back to life after a million years' hibernation on an iceberg of Greenland. He destroys all those who come within his reach, but becomes calm when he sees Herb and Jane.
Starring: Antonella Interlenghi, Tony Kendall, John Stacy, Stelio Candelli, Loris BazzocchiForeign | 100% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Dino De Laurentiis actually did it. The famous producer hyped the stuffing out of his 1976 remake of “King Kong,” making sure audiences everywhere knew the film was coming and it was going to be an event. He worked his publicity magic to the extreme, managing to turn the feature into a major hit – number four on the list of top-grossing movies of the year (sandwiched between “Silver Streak” and “A Star is Born”). De Laurentiis willed his production into tremendous profitability, and when there’s money to be made, knockoffs aren’t far behind. 1977’s “Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century” is one of many cranked out during the late 1970s, with the Italian endeavor hoping to inspire their own “King Kong” energy with the tale of a recently thawed Yeti who can’t handle the pressures of modern life, with his soul soothed by the beauty of a young woman. De Laurentiis had a top shelf cast and agreeable special effects, while “Yeti” frequently struggles with crude technical achievements and an overall lack of property destruction, concentrating on heart instead of horror, which makes this howler all the more ridiculous.
The AVC encoded image (1.67:1 aspect ratio) presentation is listed as "Remastered in HD from the original Italian 35mm camera negative." The viewing experience on "Yeti" doesn't reflect a firm refreshing of the feature, as softness mostly dominates, even when considering process shots and dreamier cinematography style. Fine detail isn't readily available, but a general appreciation of Yeti and human textures is found, especially with hair and some facial surfaces. Colors are acceptable, capturing blue skies and period hues, while the Yeti offers a brownish appearance. Skintones are natural. Delineation is acceptable. Grain is somewhat blocky, losing film-like qualities.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA track is mostly a blunt listening event, with dubbed dialogue exchanges providing passable clarity and dramatic emphasis. Scoring is acceptable, with decent instrumentation, and funkier soundtrack selections supply an appreciable groove. Sound effects aren't nuanced, but growling and destruction is understood without slipping into uncomfortable shrillness.
There is no supplementary material on this release.
There's no technical flair to "Yeti," with special effects exceptionally crude, and the scale of the creature tends to change in nearly every shot. Attention to detail, besides the beast's nipple, isn't a priority for the production, which is primarily invested in recreating "King Kong," with the Yeti looking to protect Jane from harm, while the human learns to love the big, hairy dope, who's also aided by Herbie's trusty dog, Indio. "Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century" isn't creatively ambitious, and while it eventually loses its sense of insanity, it remains a prime Bad Movie Night selection, capturing a time when "King Kong" was the film to follow, and nipple pleasures were handed a massive cinematic examination.
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