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Dead Snow
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Writers: Stig Frode Henriksen
Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Charlotte Frogner
Orjan Gamst
Stig Frode Henriksen
Studio: Euforia Film
Barentsfilm AS
Miho Film
Yellow Bastard Production
Synopsis:
TormentedFilms.com has just seen a gem of a Scandanavian Horror film. Dead Snow brings to life Nazis and mixes them with everybody’s favorite foe- the zombie.
A group of medical students decides to spend their Spring Break in Norway skiing the hills outside of Oksfjord. With enough food, drink, and company to last them all quite a while, a strange visitor shakes them to the core. He tells them a story of the old Nazi occupation of the area. They used the area as their own personal land of rape, pillage, and murder. Before the end of WWII, they frantically gathered up as much gold and treasure as they could.
For some reason, the locals didn’t like this, and did something about it. They revolted, overtaking the soldiers and their captain, banishing them to freeze to death in the wilderness. Nobody ever heard from them again, and everyone assumed they had met the fate meant for them.
As the students get on with their reveling, they begin to notice that something is stirring in the woods, and nobody suspects the truth. They meet the undead Nazis bent on continuing their pillaging and consuming anything that strays into their path, not to mention reclaiming the gold they stole.
This slightly humorous tale of young people scared in the woods cuts into the fears that lurk in the trees after dark. Dead Snow met with some harsh reviews at Sundance, due to its less than stellar makeup and somewhat anemic gore, though there is the coolness factor of watching zombies tear chunks of flesh from young nubile Nords.
There are a few funny things thrown into the mix, perhaps as a way to lighten the mood and get you to identify with the protagonists, but most of them fall short and seem a bit out of character for the style. When the blood does get going, though, we get a bit too much digital animation, though that seems to be the norm these days.
Zombie enthusiasts will surely jump at the opportunity to catch this flick, but if you’re one of them, there’s something you need to know about the zombies. They’re not really zombies. At least not the way you expect them to be. Sure, they’re undead, but compare them to the zombies of Night of the Living Dead, and you’ll quickly discover they are a new breed of undead. They’re not incredibly decayed, and they’re interested in gold, not brains. Speaking of brains, these guys fight like they have one, they use weapons, and you don’t have to burn them to kill them. If that bothers you, don’t call them zombies. For the rest of us, we’ll stick to nomenclature that works.
All in all, Dead Snow seems to be just entertaining enough for a night with a bowl of popcorn or for a time out with friends at the movies, but if you’re looking for something to rival The Exorcist, Dead Snow falls short.
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Posted in Horror Movies on June 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
» Hellraiser Remake Talk – Pascal Laugier
Hellraiser Remake Talks
Martyrs director Pascal Laugier has been mentioned in the remake of HELLRIASER by Dimension. There has also been word of a much bigger production budget that can elevate the movie to new levels.
Pascal Laugier known for his latest French horror movie Martyrs. The movie to me was very original and ground breaking fresh horror talent. Martyrs is a very explosive movie keeping your eyes stuck to the screen wondering if it can escalate anymore scene by scene.
The movie has jumped easily to my top favorite 5 of all time. Good storyline high quality movie all around a must see.
At this point Pascal Laugier is working on submitting the first draft of the Hellraiser remake keeping in mind the original material and not trying to betray fans. Hellraiser and its characters are something that could of easily came straight form Hell.
Pin Heads and his fellow followers are gatekeepers in a nightmare realm of a puzzle. Once the puzzle has been played it opens and captures you inside the chances of survive are futile. There are many different rooms that mimic chambers of hell with eternal torture. The Hellraiser movies are always filled with a lot slashing, gore and torture, which is my kind of movie. Can’t wait to see it.
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Posted in Tormented News on May 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
» Them Horror Movie – Them French Horror
Them French Horror Movie
Young Couple Clementine (Olivia Bonamy) and her boyfriend Lucas (Michaël Cohen) decide to stay in an old mansion in the Romania countryside. It seems like the ideal place to spend some quality time together alone. As they get comfortable and fall asleep, they suddenly wake up to a loud strange noise coming from outside.
As their quality time together makes a turn for the worse, they quickly realize they are not alone. The phone lines are cut, the power goes out and their car goes missing.
They find themselves being watched and chased by hooded figures. The villains in hoods are after blood.
This is a fast pace movie that is full of suspense and action. This should be another great French horror movie.
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Posted in Horror Movies on April 30th, 2009 | Leave a comment »
» Chrysalis Horror Movie – Chrysalis Movie Trailer
Chrysalis
French Sci Fi Horror Movie
David Hoffer a police officer that has lost his wife and partner to a psychotic street smuggler.
Filled with rage David tries to cope with vengeful thoughts of revenge. He gets assigned a new case
This gives him prime opportunity to chase down the smuggler that killed his partner.
With a new partner assigned David is on a one way mission for revenge.
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Posted in Horror Movies on April 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment »