You've gotta be...kidding!

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2020)

Funny to think it was considered a dud in its day. There is real horror here - the isolation, the snow, the music, the other people , the monster - and originality: the ending. One flaw, as many have pointed out, is a lack of clarity - especially early on - about who's who. Well, you don't watch this for great characterization or acting - though the old blokes here (the doctor and the ageing gun maniac do very well). It's the slow ominous pace leading to one gory climax after another, the shadows, the ice and steam, the slithering red entrails,that make this unforgettable. Didn't anyone notice the fantastic effects back then - how much more impressive and artistic than the digital and dull 'perfection' we get now. The other flaw is the J&B whisky the hero keeps sculling. He deserved a better brand.