Lets begin with the rescue party. They travel to the remote research base by SNOW-Cat. Not a bucket loader. Stock footage of a snow cat is available for a modest cost. The remote research base, accessable only by snow cat, would not be a multi-story building complete with cement sidewalks, central alarm system / fire extinguishers, recycling centers and vending machines. It would be made up of pre-fab construction--pole buildings, sheds and trailers. The dialog doesn't flow at all and the story line doesn't make sense. Take some screne writing classes. The special effexts are weak. Look at Tom Savini's work to see how it's done. Quick geography lesson, the Himalayas are a high altitude region without power lines or phone poles. Or for that matter forrests and flowering meadows. Location, Location, Location. Would it have hurt to hire some Pakastani imigrants to play the sherpas and yeti cult members ?
12 Reviews
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johnanthonymazzei10 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Highly problematic but watchable low-budget Bigfoot effort
kannibalcorpsegrinder5 September 2019
After losing contact with a base, a team from a pharmaceutical company travels to the site in the Himalayas looking for answers only to find the cause to be the research teams' discovery of an enraged Bigfoot running wild in the facility and must hold off its attacks to escape alive.
This was a decidedly weak and unimpressive effort. One of the more detrimental factors here is the weak and uninspired storyline that wastes a golden opportunity for some fun by going for an entirely cliche and predictable route. The idea of going to a remote location where they've lost contact with a facility in the area only to meet up with a creature on the loose being studied there no one knew about since no one told them about it simply reeks of being routine here. You get an idea where this is going almost immediately and that makes for a wholly underwhelming experience when the few times this one goes for its main setups instead it devolves into overly familiar executions. As well, a big problem here is the low-budget effects. The CGI is used far too often here, as the snow falling continuously throughout their trek to the base is laughably overlaid on top of the footage of them wandering through the woods which is so obviously and not in the Himalayas as no attempt is made to hide this location or the fake-looking snowfall. The burning fire-pit is equally fake-looking and the scenes set in the laboratory where children's paintings of the yeti are used as schematics while red pain substitutes for blood-splatter for a slew of issues here. Likewise, with them having to stumble upon major events after the fact with only sound effects heard, there's a lot involved here that gives away it's low-budget nature. However, even with all that featured here, there are major problems with the creature attacks here when they do occur. Not only is the scraggly, lumpy costume completely laughable without even touching on the cringe-worthy mask that doesn't even come close to fitting one of the tiniest actors to portray the creature, but it also makes the entire look goofy and utterly comical. The attacks here are incredibly cheesy as well, requiring the creature to emerge from various hiding places or corridors unseen until the last second resulting in some really underwhelming scenes like the surprise in the hallway, an attempted shock in the communications room further ruined by the slow-motion photography and a nonsensical bathroom encounter that's rather silly. These here are what hold this one down as there are a few decent elements to this one. They get plenty of mileage out of the constant scenes of the creature running loose in the facility here resulting in a fun, enjoyable pace. From the opening sequence showing the creature taking out the old crew before being buried in the avalanche, the early shots of the different members of the group out in the woods being stalked and the attacks by the creature in the facility where it has them trapped leading to a series of chases which give this a really endearing cheesy charm. This is present in the finale with all the revelations and action taking place here which have a goofy sense here and are what makes this one quite fun.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.
This was a decidedly weak and unimpressive effort. One of the more detrimental factors here is the weak and uninspired storyline that wastes a golden opportunity for some fun by going for an entirely cliche and predictable route. The idea of going to a remote location where they've lost contact with a facility in the area only to meet up with a creature on the loose being studied there no one knew about since no one told them about it simply reeks of being routine here. You get an idea where this is going almost immediately and that makes for a wholly underwhelming experience when the few times this one goes for its main setups instead it devolves into overly familiar executions. As well, a big problem here is the low-budget effects. The CGI is used far too often here, as the snow falling continuously throughout their trek to the base is laughably overlaid on top of the footage of them wandering through the woods which is so obviously and not in the Himalayas as no attempt is made to hide this location or the fake-looking snowfall. The burning fire-pit is equally fake-looking and the scenes set in the laboratory where children's paintings of the yeti are used as schematics while red pain substitutes for blood-splatter for a slew of issues here. Likewise, with them having to stumble upon major events after the fact with only sound effects heard, there's a lot involved here that gives away it's low-budget nature. However, even with all that featured here, there are major problems with the creature attacks here when they do occur. Not only is the scraggly, lumpy costume completely laughable without even touching on the cringe-worthy mask that doesn't even come close to fitting one of the tiniest actors to portray the creature, but it also makes the entire look goofy and utterly comical. The attacks here are incredibly cheesy as well, requiring the creature to emerge from various hiding places or corridors unseen until the last second resulting in some really underwhelming scenes like the surprise in the hallway, an attempted shock in the communications room further ruined by the slow-motion photography and a nonsensical bathroom encounter that's rather silly. These here are what hold this one down as there are a few decent elements to this one. They get plenty of mileage out of the constant scenes of the creature running loose in the facility here resulting in a fun, enjoyable pace. From the opening sequence showing the creature taking out the old crew before being buried in the avalanche, the early shots of the different members of the group out in the woods being stalked and the attacks by the creature in the facility where it has them trapped leading to a series of chases which give this a really endearing cheesy charm. This is present in the finale with all the revelations and action taking place here which have a goofy sense here and are what makes this one quite fun.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.
Dear God No!!!!!!
darkfallhorizons7 August 2018
Yes, Dear God No, the title of yet another horrid "Sasquatch"movie that does perfectly describe my feelings for this. While this "movie" is nothing more than a nice huge steaming pile of Triceratops Poo, I would highly recommend this to aspiring filmmakers as a how not to make a movie.
Let me start with the thing I hate the most. Don't lie to your audience! The "poster art" is nothing but one HUGE lie. Nothing on there, is in this!! Not even a Frozen Sasquatch!!!!
If you can't shoot your film in a snowy location, DON'T SHOOT A MOVIE SET IN A SNOWY LOCATION!! Here are some titles that would have been better...... National Park Sasquatch......Orchard Sasquatch......Down and Out on Green Hills Sasquatch.
Did anyone do ANY research on the Himalayas? I've been there during their spring, and I promise you that you would not find rolling green hills where you would need to find a Yeti. Did you at least watch Expedition Unknown, Josh Gates has done several shows there, I'm just saying.
Props go out to Natalie, we didn't get the Himalayan Mountains, but we did get hers. All joking aside, she was the only bright spot in this. The two male co-stars where more robotic than R5-D4.
Speaking of Star Wars, they should have opted for one of those $300 Chewbacca costumes.
I am an Amazon Prime member, so this is how I was able to view this. I've watched a lot of bad movie with Prime, a lot of bad Sasquatch movies. I hate to admit it, but Sexquatch was more entertaining than this.
Let me start with the thing I hate the most. Don't lie to your audience! The "poster art" is nothing but one HUGE lie. Nothing on there, is in this!! Not even a Frozen Sasquatch!!!!
If you can't shoot your film in a snowy location, DON'T SHOOT A MOVIE SET IN A SNOWY LOCATION!! Here are some titles that would have been better...... National Park Sasquatch......Orchard Sasquatch......Down and Out on Green Hills Sasquatch.
Did anyone do ANY research on the Himalayas? I've been there during their spring, and I promise you that you would not find rolling green hills where you would need to find a Yeti. Did you at least watch Expedition Unknown, Josh Gates has done several shows there, I'm just saying.
Props go out to Natalie, we didn't get the Himalayan Mountains, but we did get hers. All joking aside, she was the only bright spot in this. The two male co-stars where more robotic than R5-D4.
Speaking of Star Wars, they should have opted for one of those $300 Chewbacca costumes.
I am an Amazon Prime member, so this is how I was able to view this. I've watched a lot of bad movie with Prime, a lot of bad Sasquatch movies. I hate to admit it, but Sexquatch was more entertaining than this.
Horrid yet humorous
alarakalama26 November 2018
From Himalayas that look more like my backyard than anywhere near Nepal to special effects that were dated a decade ago to a script and acting that was rejected from a bad video game, nearly everything about the film was done poorly. Scratch that- "poorly" is too kind a word.
But in that, we can find humor. It's so bad, it's good. If you like riffing films, this movie is a goldmine.
But in that, we can find humor. It's so bad, it's good. If you like riffing films, this movie is a goldmine.
Do Not Waste Your Time
rday-8673319 May 2022
To start:
I believe Bigfoot exists. I am an avid watcher of all movies, documentaries.
Bigfoot. When I came across this film and read the story-line, I thought cool, sounds good. This film, as cool as the poster looks, is anything but. Everything from the lame, fake snow to the wooden acting to the cheesiest, most idiotic looking Sasquatch I have ever seen, is just horrible. The only plus this film has is the premise of the story has potential if someone who has the knowledge, fortitude and a good budget, could make a fantastic film. But alas, I can only give it 1 star.
Bigfoot. When I came across this film and read the story-line, I thought cool, sounds good. This film, as cool as the poster looks, is anything but. Everything from the lame, fake snow to the wooden acting to the cheesiest, most idiotic looking Sasquatch I have ever seen, is just horrible. The only plus this film has is the premise of the story has potential if someone who has the knowledge, fortitude and a good budget, could make a fantastic film. But alas, I can only give it 1 star.
More Like Brain Freeze...
tmccull5215 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This is absolutely one of THE worst efforts at a horror film that I have ever seen. I thought that the likes of "Midnight Macabre". "Dark Attachment", "White Fangs" and virtually anything made by the Polonia Brothers were about the worst of the worst. "Frozen Sasquatch" trumps them all. From the fat, middle-aged white guys in wool caps, ponchos, and bandannas portrayed at monks, to the toy snub-nosed revolvers that they use to hunt the Yeti, to the costume of the Yeti itself, this is the most ridiculous, shameless, pathetic attempt at a move that I've ever seen. The costume for the creature looks like someone carve up an old shag carpet and made a piss-poor Papier Mache mask. It was so bad that I had to turn the damned thing off after all of four or five minutes.
If I could rate this movie a zero, I would
djnick-139715 February 2024
Okay, I will say up front, that I like bigfoot movies, low(er) budget movies, and cult classics like Shriek of the Mutilated, which (until now) was one of the cheaper entries into the genre, Frozen Sasquatch is just awful. Nothing about it is good - acting, costumes (looks like Friday casual, at the store-front, income tax clinic where they filmed this movie, locale (income tax clinic or someone's back yard), monster costume, dialogue, and what is supposed to pass for special effects (a TikTok. Snow filter. The dialogue is funny, not like humorous, just so bad it makes you laugh, as it is not even at a remedial middle school level. The movie is supposed to take place in the Himalayas,, which look surprisingly like a flat area of California in the summer time. The intrepid explorers climbing to the remote mountain research lab (it would have been easier to built this vast office building down lower) wear polo shirts and khakis. Despite the constantly falling snow (courtesy of a filter) there is no snow on the ground, ever, and you wouldn't even know it was cold, except the cast keeps talking about it. The monster effects are bad. So bad you can't describe them, except one of them has what looks like a fake weave glued to the actors face to look like fur, and those fake plastic, stick on, Halloween finger nails that wrap around your fingertip. This movie is 100 times worse than Plan 9, Creeping Terror, Bride of the Monster, or any other "worst movie of all time" contender. Even watching it for free online makes me want to ask for a refund.
Horrible, through and through...
paul_haakonsen23 March 2024
Right, well had I known this was a Mark Polonia movie, I would indeed have given it a wide berth. However, I wasn't aware of that after having watched it, and thus I suffered through a most horrible movie here.
Sure, I wasn't really expecting a whole lot from a movie with the title "Frozen Sasquatch", but still opted to watch it on account of it might being such a bad low budget creature feature that it would be a fun movie to watch. But it was not. No, "Frozen Sasquatch" was just downright an abysmal movie.
The storyline, as written Billy D'Amato, is pretty straightforward. It is not really all that bad, but the execution of the movie made it bad.
Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. And it should be noted that the acting performances in "Frozen Sasquatch" were frozen, wooden, rigid and just hands down poor. That just didn't help to elevate the movie one bit.
The movie is supposed take place in the Himalayas, yet it looks and feels like it was shot on location in Wisconsin. You don't believe that the people are trekking through the Himalayas for one second. And the poorly added CGI snow just didn't help make it any more believable.
The music in the movie is pretty atrocious. But hey, at least it matches the rest of the movie in that account.
And the constant snarling that the sasquatch made, would effectively make it a very ineffective predator. It was just so laughably bad.
I love how they credited a guy for "Creature Design", when it was just someone wearing a fur suit and an inarticulate and inanimate monkey's mask. The creature design in this movie was so laughably poor.
Do yourself a favor and stay well clear of "Frozen Sasquatch". It just simply isn't worth the time, effort or money.
My rating of director Mark Polonia's 2018 movie "Frozen Sasquatch" lands on a one out of ten stars.
Sure, I wasn't really expecting a whole lot from a movie with the title "Frozen Sasquatch", but still opted to watch it on account of it might being such a bad low budget creature feature that it would be a fun movie to watch. But it was not. No, "Frozen Sasquatch" was just downright an abysmal movie.
The storyline, as written Billy D'Amato, is pretty straightforward. It is not really all that bad, but the execution of the movie made it bad.
Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. And it should be noted that the acting performances in "Frozen Sasquatch" were frozen, wooden, rigid and just hands down poor. That just didn't help to elevate the movie one bit.
The movie is supposed take place in the Himalayas, yet it looks and feels like it was shot on location in Wisconsin. You don't believe that the people are trekking through the Himalayas for one second. And the poorly added CGI snow just didn't help make it any more believable.
The music in the movie is pretty atrocious. But hey, at least it matches the rest of the movie in that account.
And the constant snarling that the sasquatch made, would effectively make it a very ineffective predator. It was just so laughably bad.
I love how they credited a guy for "Creature Design", when it was just someone wearing a fur suit and an inarticulate and inanimate monkey's mask. The creature design in this movie was so laughably poor.
Do yourself a favor and stay well clear of "Frozen Sasquatch". It just simply isn't worth the time, effort or money.
My rating of director Mark Polonia's 2018 movie "Frozen Sasquatch" lands on a one out of ten stars.
It won't let me rate ZERO
ohiosrr9 July 2023
Please Mr. Polina Bros, stop making films. Just stop. Get on indeed and find an office job.
Please never touch a camera again.
One question, where do you find your actors? Community Theater or friends and family?
God damn this was bad. Does Amazon actually pay you to feature this.
So it is snowing all the time but nothing on the ground? God Damn dude!
It is the same ape/sasquatch costume every time. What was the budget...$25k.... god damn. You spent $300 on a Party Central rental.
Please stop making movies. Calling oneself a filmmaker is just lying to yourself. God damn this was bad. Just stop.
Please never touch a camera again.
One question, where do you find your actors? Community Theater or friends and family?
God damn this was bad. Does Amazon actually pay you to feature this.
So it is snowing all the time but nothing on the ground? God Damn dude!
It is the same ape/sasquatch costume every time. What was the budget...$25k.... god damn. You spent $300 on a Party Central rental.
Please stop making movies. Calling oneself a filmmaker is just lying to yourself. God damn this was bad. Just stop.
Yeti old time good fun!
shagee797710 August 2018
Mark Polonia and David Sterling bring you this fun monster movie about a team of scientist looking for a Sasquatch!
FROZEN SASQUATCH is a different approach about the legend of the Yeti. A group of Scientists hunt and capture a yeti and bring to a secret lab where they probe and discover what makes it tick. An experimental serum is made which makes the Sasquatch grow to an enormous size and more deadly. There thirst for blood grows also. Three scientist are dispatched to find out what's going on. When at the lab carnage is found and one scientist is left alive to help unravel the mystery of the Yeti. Slowly the innocent scientist starts getting her bearings and along with a computer with all data and info of the experiments they find out what is going on. Character actor Jeff Kirkendall and all around fun person lends his talents as one of the scientist experimenting on these legendary creatures. This is not another Sasquatch on a rampage movie, but a movie with more development focused on the Sasquatch and its origins. It's not what you expect and will be surprised. I like Mark Polonia movies he pays homage to classic flicks and applies a 70's feel to them. He does not take himself seriously and in turn gives us entertaining fun movies. I always look forward to his movies and never feel disappointed. Along with his partner in Crime the ever present David S. Sterling I look forward to many more movies in this tradition. The movie is available on Amazon Prime and worth a viewing.
Director Mark Polonia Starring: Titus Himmelberger, James Carolus, Nicholas Olsen, Tim Hatch, Marty Becke, Mark Polonia, David S. Sterling, Jamie Morgan, Jeff Kirkendall, Steve Diasparra, Natalie Hallead, and Noyes Lawton
Frozen Sasquatch
FROZEN SASQUATCH is a different approach about the legend of the Yeti. A group of Scientists hunt and capture a yeti and bring to a secret lab where they probe and discover what makes it tick. An experimental serum is made which makes the Sasquatch grow to an enormous size and more deadly. There thirst for blood grows also. Three scientist are dispatched to find out what's going on. When at the lab carnage is found and one scientist is left alive to help unravel the mystery of the Yeti. Slowly the innocent scientist starts getting her bearings and along with a computer with all data and info of the experiments they find out what is going on. Character actor Jeff Kirkendall and all around fun person lends his talents as one of the scientist experimenting on these legendary creatures. This is not another Sasquatch on a rampage movie, but a movie with more development focused on the Sasquatch and its origins. It's not what you expect and will be surprised. I like Mark Polonia movies he pays homage to classic flicks and applies a 70's feel to them. He does not take himself seriously and in turn gives us entertaining fun movies. I always look forward to his movies and never feel disappointed. Along with his partner in Crime the ever present David S. Sterling I look forward to many more movies in this tradition. The movie is available on Amazon Prime and worth a viewing.
Director Mark Polonia Starring: Titus Himmelberger, James Carolus, Nicholas Olsen, Tim Hatch, Marty Becke, Mark Polonia, David S. Sterling, Jamie Morgan, Jeff Kirkendall, Steve Diasparra, Natalie Hallead, and Noyes Lawton
Frozen Sasquatch
Noyes Lawton Shines Like a Super Nova
DukeLarsonNeverDies19 December 2019
This was a solid Polonia film with a superb script, excellent filming locations and cinematography and the usual lackluster talentless cast. Am I really supposed to believe that Jeff Kirkendall and James Carolous are scientists? Okay I'm not going to do my usual rant on those two (even though they've earned it). But Jamie Morgan? Really??? She is awful in everything she's ever been in!
Noyes Lawton was the star of this film. This was the first time I had seen him in a main role and he did not disappoint. He steals every scene he's in and makes up for his cast mates lack of talent. He has a screen presence reminiscent of the great Ken VanSant. Natalie Hallead (Himmelburger) was a pretty solid female lead who may be a future Polonia star. This was one of Titus Himmelburgers better performances but was still pretty bad.
Overall solid plot and highly entertaining.
I would ask Mr. Polonia to start holding casting calls for local raw talent for his future movies. There is a strong local fan base and I'm sure many fans would love to be in one of his films. I'd imagine they'd can't be worse then some of the people he's already casting. These films are border line gems but you can't find a shiny gem if it's being covered by turds like Kirkendall/Carolous/Morgan
Noyes Lawton was the star of this film. This was the first time I had seen him in a main role and he did not disappoint. He steals every scene he's in and makes up for his cast mates lack of talent. He has a screen presence reminiscent of the great Ken VanSant. Natalie Hallead (Himmelburger) was a pretty solid female lead who may be a future Polonia star. This was one of Titus Himmelburgers better performances but was still pretty bad.
Overall solid plot and highly entertaining.
I would ask Mr. Polonia to start holding casting calls for local raw talent for his future movies. There is a strong local fan base and I'm sure many fans would love to be in one of his films. I'd imagine they'd can't be worse then some of the people he's already casting. These films are border line gems but you can't find a shiny gem if it's being covered by turds like Kirkendall/Carolous/Morgan
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