Claustrophobia does not diminish with age

Rating: 9/10 (5 May 2020)

I remember seeing this film in the mid eighties and it wasn't the gory effects that left an impression on me.
It was the sense of being caged, just like the men trapped in that snowy wasteland with only paranoia and fear.
The production design, the direction and the Ennio Morricone score build up and up, adding layers until the tension is almost unbearable.
I rewatch this movie at least once every year and it has not lost any of that anxiety inducing quality.
Top quality filmmaking.
Modern directors should take note, plot and atmosphere are more important than the constant dazzle of GGI