Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2017)

Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2017). 1h 36m

“The creature here is a bit of a Yeti, and itu0026#39;s a more interesting creature than we get in most modern sci fi. Itu0026#39;s a throw back to old sci fi when u0026quot;creaturesu0026quot; had some motivation instead of just doing whatever a Hollywood hack writer wants it to do.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Asian characters get most of the dialog, so much of this is in subtitles, but weu0026#39;ve learned with classic films like u0026quot;Seven Samuraiu0026quot;, u0026quot;Nankyoku Monogatariu0026quot; and others, that subtitles can work quite well. Here, nothing is lost in translation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe heroine is a u0026quot;girl next dooru0026quot; type, a 7/10 by normal standards, but more 5/10 compared with Hollywood model types, so theyu0026#39;re going with the girl next door look, and that almost always works. A cuter girl shows up later in the police rescue squad for the eye candy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhatu0026#39;s good is that this isnu0026#39;t just a blood fest to appease the Beavis and Butthead crowd that usually rate and review these movies. As of now, we havenu0026#39;t heard from them yet.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is more u0026quot;damageu0026quot; than u0026quot;deathu0026quot; in this movie, which gives it a more realistic feel. The characters are motivated. The greedy American anti hero is annoying, and that keeps this from being rated higher. Heu0026#39;s too much of a rich brat, and not relatable to most people.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Asian characters are the ones we can empathize with, and that works in the filmu0026#39;s favor. The American duo should have been even more like Raymond Burr add in characters to make this a better film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEasily the best u0026quot;yetiu0026quot; style film Iu0026#39;ve seen since Tucker and Cushing, and Iu0026#39;ve seen about seven since then.”