KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

gavin6942 The vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival.This film was apparently a dud when it came out and more or less faded into obscurity. The reasons are easy to understand -- while the avalanche second half is great, the first half is sort of so-so. Mia Farrow is pretty awful, and there is no reason she should even be hanging out Rock Hudson. It makes no sense.There is enough humor here -- even if unintentional -- to make the film fun, however. It is not nearly as bad as some people might feel that it is. Do I understand the figure skating? No. But random explosions and manly stunt doubles are wonderful.

kurtman-3 I love disaster films, even the bad ones, but this one is completely horrible. From the acting to the special effects this one is crap. The script is laughable and the whole affair is absolutely boring. The "Avalanche" doesn't happen till around the hour mark and all we get till then is totally blinding boredom. Mia and Rock barely have anything to do (god knows why they actually did the movie), Robert Forester is hot but the character is bland, and Jeanette Nolan is under used in the only entertaining role in the flick. The rest of the cast are forgettable and not all that all-star. The action is contrived and "special effects" are for the most part low-budget 70's-ish.This movie would make a great sleep aid. It's bad, not enjoyably bad, just bad. It's bland and pointless. Skip if at all possible.

thompson62208 The 1970s were full of these type of movies. This minor disaster movie took me back to those times. It's far from a disaster classic, but you know I kind of enjoyed the little movie. It was kind of campy. Sub par acting for the most part. Rock Hudson is way over the top in most of the movie, at least until the avalanche. Mia Farrow didn't do it for me, seemed kind of wooden. Forester had the best lines and acted them out pretty decently as the Environmentalist trying to tell Rock about the dangers of possible avalanche. I gave the movie a 6 rating, which might be a bit high, but as I said I kind of got a kick out of the thing. If you were around in the '70s you might want to take a look at this you're you're bored with not much to do. Minor recommendation.

nogimmicks Fun and entertaining low-budget disaster epic produced by the king of low-budget, Roger Corman (His style: Light, and get away...). Obviously made on the heels of disaster blockbusters like The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, and Earthquake, Avalanche is a pretty standard disaster film -- it gathers a large number of broadly portrayed characters to a location, then proceeds to put them into deadly peril. But since this is Corman, we don't have the big-name cast here -- the biggest name is Rock Hudson, not exactly Heston or Newman, but you work with what you got. The special effects are cheap but effective -- they may be double exposures, stock footage, and Styrofoam blocks but the editing is tight and the shots are generally well composed. The acting is middle of the road, TV melodrama kinda stuff, but wholly serviceable for the genre. Plus, at about 90 minutes, it doesn't ever drag on -- Corman's efficiency at work. And watch for a scene involving a pot of soup which is downright hilarious.This film really deserves a 6, but it made me smile, and was original enough (there's not that many disaster films out there about avalanches, after all!) for me to grant that extra point. If you like disaster films, then check out Avalanche.