With a title like THE WEREWOLF AND THE YETI you know what you're getting for your money - a schlock European horror that has a certain notoriety because it was banned by the UK video censors . To be honest the film has a great opening hook that caused this viewer to jump out his seat . Then we get a blast of music that doesn't really go with the film along with lurid garish titles . So far so good The film then cuts to a panning establishing shot of a city with bagpipes playing over the soundtrack which can only mean we are in one place , the home of the bagpipes and tartan - London England . It's at this point the producers of this film should forget all about werewolves and Yeti and start worrying about five million angry Scotsmen
This then cuts to an interior where two characters Professor Lacombe and Waldemar Daninsky mention photographic evidence of the Yeti via an expedition that went missing in Kathmandu . Lacombe tells Daninsky he is going to lead an expedition and wants Daninsky to come along because he " knows Tibet and speaks Nepalese " . You can't help thinking this is a goof of sorts because what's the use of knowing Nepalese if you're going to Tibet which would be behind the bamboo curtain and inaccessible to Westerners . I wonder if the makers thought Nepal and Tibet are the same place . I mean if you confuse London with Scotland
Cut to some images of vaguely oriental architecture which I'm guessing is to signify Nepal and an interior shot which could have been anywhere with the expedition members discussing getting a guide in Kathmandu . Eh ? Aren't they supposed to be in Kathmandu ? Why do characters feel the need to constantly spout that they're in Kathmandu . It merely draws the audiences attention to the fact that this wasn't filmed in Kathmandu . By the way Nepal is a Hindu country and the expedition guide looks suspiciously like a Sikh . He also calls everyone " Sahib " an Indian phrase . Note to producers : If you're trying to set a scene in Kathmandu get half a dozen Nepalese extras and get them to smile and say " Hey my friend where you from ? You want hash ? / a trekking guide ? / a sexy Nepalese woman ? " because this will be totally convincing
Cut to a jeep driving slowly along a path with a couple of stone huts by the roadside with the camera locked head on in a close shot with a couple of Oriental actors walking by . I guess this is a vain attempt to establish the action is taking place in a remote area of Nepal or Tibet . Let me guess - since this is a Spanish film this scene was shot in Spain somewhere ?
Cut to a remote village in Nepal/Tibet /Spain where the primitive natives enchant the expedition with some traditional folk dancing which I have seen and can verify its authenticity . Not from Nepal but on travel shows featuring Barbary Coast folk dances . Hmmm Barbary Coast folk dances in Nepal/Tibet ?
It becomes very clear by this point that the notoriety surrounding this film has nothing to do with any horror aspect but everything to do with the makers not bothering their backsides to research even the most cursory aspect of the narrative settings . That said it is absolutely fascinating pointing out to yourself each and every blatant geographical mistake the movie makes so there is some fun to this movie and that's not necessarily a bad thing
This then cuts to an interior where two characters Professor Lacombe and Waldemar Daninsky mention photographic evidence of the Yeti via an expedition that went missing in Kathmandu . Lacombe tells Daninsky he is going to lead an expedition and wants Daninsky to come along because he " knows Tibet and speaks Nepalese " . You can't help thinking this is a goof of sorts because what's the use of knowing Nepalese if you're going to Tibet which would be behind the bamboo curtain and inaccessible to Westerners . I wonder if the makers thought Nepal and Tibet are the same place . I mean if you confuse London with Scotland
Cut to some images of vaguely oriental architecture which I'm guessing is to signify Nepal and an interior shot which could have been anywhere with the expedition members discussing getting a guide in Kathmandu . Eh ? Aren't they supposed to be in Kathmandu ? Why do characters feel the need to constantly spout that they're in Kathmandu . It merely draws the audiences attention to the fact that this wasn't filmed in Kathmandu . By the way Nepal is a Hindu country and the expedition guide looks suspiciously like a Sikh . He also calls everyone " Sahib " an Indian phrase . Note to producers : If you're trying to set a scene in Kathmandu get half a dozen Nepalese extras and get them to smile and say " Hey my friend where you from ? You want hash ? / a trekking guide ? / a sexy Nepalese woman ? " because this will be totally convincing
Cut to a jeep driving slowly along a path with a couple of stone huts by the roadside with the camera locked head on in a close shot with a couple of Oriental actors walking by . I guess this is a vain attempt to establish the action is taking place in a remote area of Nepal or Tibet . Let me guess - since this is a Spanish film this scene was shot in Spain somewhere ?
Cut to a remote village in Nepal/Tibet /Spain where the primitive natives enchant the expedition with some traditional folk dancing which I have seen and can verify its authenticity . Not from Nepal but on travel shows featuring Barbary Coast folk dances . Hmmm Barbary Coast folk dances in Nepal/Tibet ?
It becomes very clear by this point that the notoriety surrounding this film has nothing to do with any horror aspect but everything to do with the makers not bothering their backsides to research even the most cursory aspect of the narrative settings . That said it is absolutely fascinating pointing out to yourself each and every blatant geographical mistake the movie makes so there is some fun to this movie and that's not necessarily a bad thing