Post by StevePulaski on Dec 30, 2010 23:22:30 GMT -5
Rating: ★★
Dead Snow is completely aware it's a horror film. It even admits it in the beginning of the film. By reminding us of classics like Evil Dead and Friday the 13th saying that "This is how one of those movies start out." By having a bunch of teens shielding themselves off of technology, and going to a remote cabin. It just flat out knows it's being played, which is extremely annoying.
To begin with, going into this film with interest in the subject, by the half way mark I thought it was overdone. It uses elements from the 2004 parody film Shaun of the Dead, which is not the problem. Ever since that film came out, it's been copied and sampled in numerous movies. Dead Snow is a comedy, and like I said, it's one hundred percent aware it's in trouble.
Plot: Seven medical students take a vacation to a cabin in the town Nowegian of Ãksfjord. The cabin is owned by one of the medical student's girlfriend Sara. It's not long after they get settled, that Sara and her boyfriend Vegard disappear. Vegard goes to look for Sara, but gets lost and finds a subterranean cave. He finds out that Sara has been captured by Nazi zombies. That's right; zombies in Nazi commanding outfits. The remaining five must all learn to survive in the cool enviroment, and must cope with being the bait for undead dictators.
The seven are warned about Nazis by a hiker who comes to their cabin asking for a cup of coffee. He tells them about Standartenführer Herzog, and how he abused and tortured people with his countless number of allies. The discussion with the old man, is the best part of the film.
Dead Snow is a full Norwegian movie. It's subtitled in English, which gets a little annoying. I havent seen a movie that was subtitled in a long time (the last one, I believe, was Toy Story 3 in June, but that wasn't even the whole movie). I don't have a problem with subtitles, but when the entire movie is like that, they become hard to read/focus after a while. Thank God the film has a long, drawn out chase scene that gives itself a break from the damn subtitles. No matter what country, we all scream the same.
I don't know if being a Nazi zombie makes your knowledge any less, but it may be the case. One scene, a girl with a blood red jacket climbs a tree, and gets completely missed by the zombies until an annoying crow won't keep quiet. How? Why? Next scene.
The film is typical for twentieth century horror. It's characters are stereotypical, the events are predictable, and it's a walking cliche. The ending is open for a sequel, like every film nowadays, and it's just one of those films that you watch once, it's done, don't press play unless it's been ten years. Dead Snow has an interesting killer, but it's victims are one dimensional and silly.
Starring: Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Bjørn Sundquist, Ane Dahl Torp, and Jenny Skavlan. Directed by: Tommy Wirkola.
Dead Snow is completely aware it's a horror film. It even admits it in the beginning of the film. By reminding us of classics like Evil Dead and Friday the 13th saying that "This is how one of those movies start out." By having a bunch of teens shielding themselves off of technology, and going to a remote cabin. It just flat out knows it's being played, which is extremely annoying.
To begin with, going into this film with interest in the subject, by the half way mark I thought it was overdone. It uses elements from the 2004 parody film Shaun of the Dead, which is not the problem. Ever since that film came out, it's been copied and sampled in numerous movies. Dead Snow is a comedy, and like I said, it's one hundred percent aware it's in trouble.
Plot: Seven medical students take a vacation to a cabin in the town Nowegian of Ãksfjord. The cabin is owned by one of the medical student's girlfriend Sara. It's not long after they get settled, that Sara and her boyfriend Vegard disappear. Vegard goes to look for Sara, but gets lost and finds a subterranean cave. He finds out that Sara has been captured by Nazi zombies. That's right; zombies in Nazi commanding outfits. The remaining five must all learn to survive in the cool enviroment, and must cope with being the bait for undead dictators.
The seven are warned about Nazis by a hiker who comes to their cabin asking for a cup of coffee. He tells them about Standartenführer Herzog, and how he abused and tortured people with his countless number of allies. The discussion with the old man, is the best part of the film.
Dead Snow is a full Norwegian movie. It's subtitled in English, which gets a little annoying. I havent seen a movie that was subtitled in a long time (the last one, I believe, was Toy Story 3 in June, but that wasn't even the whole movie). I don't have a problem with subtitles, but when the entire movie is like that, they become hard to read/focus after a while. Thank God the film has a long, drawn out chase scene that gives itself a break from the damn subtitles. No matter what country, we all scream the same.
I don't know if being a Nazi zombie makes your knowledge any less, but it may be the case. One scene, a girl with a blood red jacket climbs a tree, and gets completely missed by the zombies until an annoying crow won't keep quiet. How? Why? Next scene.
The film is typical for twentieth century horror. It's characters are stereotypical, the events are predictable, and it's a walking cliche. The ending is open for a sequel, like every film nowadays, and it's just one of those films that you watch once, it's done, don't press play unless it's been ten years. Dead Snow has an interesting killer, but it's victims are one dimensional and silly.
Starring: Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Bjørn Sundquist, Ane Dahl Torp, and Jenny Skavlan. Directed by: Tommy Wirkola.
