Abominable 4k Blu-Ray Review

December 11, 2019 at 7:09pm
By Jason Stettner

Abominable is a fairly generic animated feature that’s about assisting a captured yeti as it tries to find its way home. It’s not by any means a bad film, but one that is quite light and just sort of easy going. The yeti is definitely adorable, and it’s a fun adventure but it really doesn’t carry any depth.

There’s also a real lack of character development in this and some things seem to weirdly develop as the plot progresses. I was very curious about the motivations of the actual villain in this, was weird for sure. A sinister twist of fate that was just there, it was odd.

That aside, it’s a sort of charming journey as a young woman Yi (Chloe Bennet) finds herself again while carrying out a dreamed trip and assisting a big fluffy friendly yeti along the way. The side characters were somewhat forgettable and just there to fill out the squad. I also really liked the primary villain, as he had a compelling reasoning behind what he was wanting to do.

Abominable 4k Special Features

The Abominable 4k Blu-Ray comes with a number of special features. These are available to view on the actual 4k Blu-Ray disc as opposed to just the regular one. I really do appreciate this, it's well designed menu wise and includes a great selection of extra viewing options. They include the following selections that can be viewed as a bundle or individually.

"Dreamworks Short – Marooned”, “Making a Myth”, “Animating Abominable”, “Meet the Cast” and many more including a neat “Cooking with Nai Nai” that I hadn’t anticipated. There’s a wealth of extra features to indulge in, I found the animation feature to be interesting and the deleted scenes commentary to be interesting. There’s just a lot here, sure that will be great for those with a fascination behind the process and the younger audience that might be looking for more after watching.

The Conclusion

The Abominable 4k Blu-Ray package is stuffed with extras, but the movie itself is somewhat generic and features undeveloped characters. I’m always impressed with what Universal brings in regards to its extras and I wasn’t disappointed here. The extra short was a nice touch as well, helps round this out.

The movie itself is somewhat charming, with an adorable creature. It just isn’t anything too particularly special with a weak plot and a sort of narrative that we’ve seen done better many times before. The animation work is generally solid here, and I enjoyed watching it. I think the younger audience would really enjoy this, that being said don’t expect much depth or extra charm. I’m also not really sure what lessons, if any were present in this one aside from keep on going.

Abominable 4k Blu-Ray Review
Provided by Taro PR

Rating Overall: 5.7