Excellent Movie
Added 5/26/2006
I saw this movie on TV, it was under the name Avalanche. I tried to find it everywhere. One day a stumbled across it at a movie shop in the mall. I was sooooo happy. The special effects in this movie are far from today's standards, but the characters I believe are worth it. I am happy to have it in my collection.
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Exactly... CORNBALL THRILLER!
Added 12/6/2005
There is a little bit of everythiing in this movie - plot, pretext, suspense, action, mystery, and romance.
There's nothing wrong with this movie..... and of course it's cornballed. Thomas Ian Griffith is famous for those.
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EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT - WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR
Added 7/29/2005
Effects good as can be expected for this type of movie.
Story line of a couple in love and then to have to face the lose of the lover [husband] is always touching.
Concerns for the environment and wildlife fleshes out the story of sorrow and lose.
The oil refinery appears to be the villian here [or rather the people managing it]. The reasons behind the treachary adds mystery to the story and the lose of friendship between Dr. Lia Freeman and her husband's pilot friend adds depth to it.
The oil people hopes Dr. Freeman is nothing but an alarmist and too emotionally involved.
I was expecting an explosion of the plane.
Of course Grifith's bed interest was a bit trite [or silly] but what can you expect from the male intellect.
An how else is anyone going to see what looks like an actual avalanche? [that snow looked good after all this heat].
Not matter what any one says it is good entertainment. What else do we want? We seem to be spoiled with high-powered Tech.
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Average Fare With Caroleen Feeney
Added 1/28/2005
Some good photography of Alaska and the native wildlife. The acting is 3 stars and the scenery is 5 stars. There are exciting special effects and exciting flying in a two-seater airplane. A large avalanche is very dramatic in the second half of the film. Most of the action in the film in total is in the second half.
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SNOW ESCAPE
Added 3/16/2004
What can one say about a movie that offers such gorgeous vistas of the beautiful Alaskan countryside? Admit it - those of us who have never experienced such wonder can only stare in awe at the tremendous power of the avalanche. Add Thomas Ian Griffith's dimples, Caroleen Feeney's birthmark, F. Lee Ermey's continued lack of acting ability; C. Thomas Howell's quick departure, and some adequate special effects, you can't help but be entertained by this cornball thriller. Some cute animals, and a nice turn by Geoffrey Lower as a villain make ESCAPE FROM ALASKA good escapist fare!
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