When I found out that
Dead Snow was actually theatrically released, I was ecstatic. Two great monsters that have not been paired successfully in anything but video games finally get the chance to shine. Nazis. Zombies. Together at last!! In a good movie, too!! It's a little
Evil Dead, a little
Friday the 13th, and a LOT of George Romero influence. A group of medical students travel to a remote mountain for a little R & R for their Spring Break. They hole up in a small cabin, far from any help..I mean...civilization, and proceed to ignore the advice/warning of a local denizen, who, it seems made the same mistake. Soon they are terrorized and overrun with a horde of the National Socialist undead. It has been far too long since I have seen a fresh, new take on the zombie genre.
Dead Snow was made in Norway, so be prepared for subtitles, but true horror is a universal language that, when spoke properly, translates to any fan. The scares and gore are fantastic and, apart from a few of the usual horror movie cliches, had me completely roped into the movie. It's funny, the director made the group medical students, so there is a bit of power in their brain pans, but they still made colossally bad decisions.
There are no stars that any American audience would recognize, but the cast here does a really good job. The script has a bunch of nods to other movies, especially seeing that one at least one of the group is a film fan.
I did think there were going to be more laughs here, but I am pleased to say that this was a pure horror film, through and through. I'm actually thinking of adding this to the library, I liked it that much. I'd never seen a first person's perspective of a disemboweling before. My only hope is that this doesn't go the way of the endless sequels. This was too good to be diluted by offshoots. If you are a zombie fan, a horror fan, or just like to play the Nazi Zombies mode in
Call of Duty, see this movie. It's so much fun. 9/10.
See you tomorrow, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!
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