tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post8464240061489769201..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Cult-TV Movie Review: A Cold Night's Death (January 30, 1973)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-31739464239407162262019-12-10T07:36:13.612-05:002019-12-10T07:36:13.612-05:00Nice Review John. A Cold Nights Death – Isolation ...Nice Review John. A Cold Nights Death – Isolation and Weirdness<br /><br />Another of those odd 70s TV Movies that immediately drew you in with its curious title - then wouldn’t let you go. Set in the icy wildness of the Tower Mountain Research Station, two scientists are sent to discover why the previous resident scientist committed suicide, or did he?. Odd things begin to happen that cause both men to doubt the motives of the other. Good performances by the two leads make this strange little thriller work, despite some patchy pacing. While its only 74mins, it still needs some editing to keep it on target. The story, sets, and photography are good and the viewer truly begins to feel the chill creeping into their bones - while Gil Melle’s creepy electronic score supplies some goose bumps along the way. Worth a look – that is, if you can find it! Some DVDs exist but many are such poor quality it’s not worth your effort. If you can find one offering 8 out of 10 (or better) visual quality then it could be worth the effort.<br />KenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158317807406605461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-16565761826705788572017-02-16T11:33:22.289-05:002017-02-16T11:33:22.289-05:00John, accurately stated review of A Cold Night’s D...John, accurately stated review of A Cold Night’s Death. I saw this as a young boy in the '70s with my family and never forgot it. Like the Thing, it works as a horror film in that setting. I wonder if Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011) was inspired by parts of this film.<br /><br />SGBSGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137406272001346149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-14639771198764260112017-02-16T10:13:22.443-05:002017-02-16T10:13:22.443-05:00This was also known as 'Chill Factor', whi...This was also known as 'Chill Factor', which is the name I found it on the internet at least a decade ago.<br /><br />I saw it when first broadcast, and I seem to recall something more than just stress testing for outer space. Something about boosting the ape's intelligence, and that was why they were in such a remote area. And that the apes were scheduled for euthanasia at end of the experiments.<br /><br />I may have to rewatch to figure out if my memory is playing tricks on me.<br /><br />Still, a very creepy movie, with no particular hint of what's happening until the end.raitonoreply@blogger.com