Dead Snow [Blu-ray]

This is, without a doubt, my favorite Norwegian zombie movie. Loosely based on the draugen folktales, the plot involves Nazis who were killed for robbing and terrorizing the people who lived in and around Oksfjord. Ever since then, the Nazi undead have been on the lookout for their missing loot, seeking to reclaim it wherever it's found. In this case, part of their `treasure' is in a box beneath the cabin of a woman, Sara, who's waiting to meet a few friends there for Easter vacation. The hostess doesn't show up but her 7 friends do. Before you can say, having an outhouse is a really bad downgrade in a vacation home; the bodies start to pile up. This film is equal parts humorous and horrifying. I liked it for its audacity and style, choosing to ignore its lack of originality. It is, after all, just another variation of a slasher/splatter flick where a group of people are isolated in a cabin and picked off one by one. There's also the obligatory creepy guy who reveals the history of the area to the unsuspecting campers. This film also relies heavily on jump scares (very effective but not entirely original). I did love the use of Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King during the opening sequence. I also love that one of the characters, Roy, picks up a hammer and sickle to attack the Nazi zombie horde (very ironic). I've watched this movie twice, listening to the original Norwegian language with English subtitles. It is incredibly fun and has a prominent place in my collection. (I purchased it based entirely on the cover art on the DVD and I'm glad I took the chance. It's a great `find.') The director/writer of Dead Snow, Tommy Wirkola, also wrote and directed Hanzel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. He is also involved in making the sequels to both films. I am of course anxiously waiting for Dead Snow: Red VS Dead to come out on DVD (it is currently still in theaters abroad).

Love it!

Strongly inspired by Peter Jackson’s Dead-Alive (1992) and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise (1981-1992), this was silly and fun with some outstanding levels of gore, ridiculous circumstances and a healthy dash of manic humor. What ever happened to nice cushy resorts? Working phones, indoor plumbing, people who you can call for help nearby… not here. A group of Norwegian medical students venture to an extremely remote arctic cabin for winter sports and party shenanigans. After learning the dark history of Nazi occupancy in the region, they discover a small treasure chest filled with gold coins that fuel Nazi zombies with murderous rage like the greedy Leprechaun (1993). A combination of a lively soundtrack, congenial energy and playful flirting of the characters, prepare us for the kind of entertainment fueled more by fun gasps than frightened screams. This gory film wears its Jackson-Raimi-flavored influence clearly on its sleeve. Once our zombies are introduced, some decent gore gags transpire—LOTS of intestines and head smashing and blood splatters, a head being ripped open and the brain plopping to the ground (like Dead-Alive, referenced additionally by Jeppe Beck Laursen’s Braindead shirt), some feisty applications of severed heads, chainsaw stuff (Evil Dead), and someone actually repels using intestines like rope! This movie was very entertaining, and very dumb—or maybe silly is a better word. I mean, it’s something of a horror comedy and I’m pretty sure the writers knew exactly what they were doing. But even in a genre littered with characters making poor decisions or events that make no sense or monsters “magically” appearing in the darnedest places and times, this movie ranks high in this territory. But not to its detriment really. This movie is much more about sheer mania and the lovely stark contrast between a bright red blood-splattered face against the blaring white of the arctic landscape; a LOT of blood and a LOT of white snow. As the gore ramps up, circumstances grow ever more ridiculous. I appreciate a good outhouse scene (e.g., The Hills Have Eyes II, Friday the 13th part V). Outhouses are places of vulnerability, claustrophobia, potential grossness and awkward humor. Drag a victim into the well below and, well, yeah—it’s gross. Even more so, I enjoyed how the gore continued to amplify as the film continued. Even when I thought it was already very bloody and gory, it subsequently reached Evil Dead (2013) levels of chunky massive quantities of gore such that the whites of one’s eyes practically glow against their gore-caked face. We even enjoy the utter screaming insanity of a chainsaw self-amputation. Written (in part) and directed by Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead), I was happier with this film than I expected. I expected fun and dumb and probably mostly forgettable. What I got was silly and fun with some outstanding levels of manic gore. I’m now very excited to see part 2!

This was so much fun to watch from beginning to end! Loved it!

After seeing this film touted in various horror circles, I finally ordered it and watched it. It's a Norwegian language movie so it is subtitled. It is well troped zombie flick, with a local, very odd old timer who tells the stories of undead Nazis still roaming about. By the time a large cadre of zombies appear, the group has split up a couple different ways which is always a bad thing to do. Dead Snow is a perfectly fine zombie flick, but not a great one. There are some pretty good sfx, and there are some funny bits but if you never saw this movie, you wouldn't be deprived.

it's gory and fun

In my opinion, this has got to be THE best Horror flick involving zombies I've seen in a LOOOONNNG time! I'm going to say that 'Dead Snow' feels original to me. Sure, these zombies look like zombies, but it is their actions/behavior that set them apart from many zombies seen in hundreds of films. It's as if these dead nazis don't know they're dead and still have a mission to carry out! The nazi leader is quite menacing and I have a feeling that he (mostly him), and his clan will become iconic as Jason and Freddy for example. I've always found that the nazi suits and their symbol to be truly scary but yet stylish. Relax, I'm just complimenting on nazi clothing and flag design, not their actions (haha). Anyways, back to why I love these zombies. Not only is it great that the leader still knows he's a leader, but I think it's awesome that the rest of zombies haven't forgotten their deadly, military ways and know to work as a team and obey the commands ordered from their leader. The zombies depicted in this flick are a bunch of hunting/fighting/killing machines!!! Again, they believe they have a greater purpose for their actions and it's not to go out and munch on folks. I don't think I need to go into detail with gore because the front cover says it all. Another A+++ for old school special effects! Even though I'm a fan and have much love for 'Shock Waves', 'Oasis of the Zombies', 'Zombie Lake', and 'Outpost', this blows those out of the water! I can easily see this being packaged with 'Bad Taste' and others of the same vibe.

Can't go wrong fighting Nazi zombies set to Norwegian folk rock

Estupenda película de terror y comedia de zombis,excelente puesta en escena,buena b.s.o,entretenida,te saca las carcajadas y te sorprende bien agusto.Envío rápido y correcto. Muy bien.

Un film tanto sottovalutato, quanto carino. Ideale per una serata con gli amici. Il doppiaggio italiano lascia un pò a desiderare, ma quantomeno soddisfa lo spettatore. Nulla da aggiungere per quanto riguarda la spedizione, Amazon resta sempre impeccabile.

J'ai adoré. les acteurs ont un comportement hyper nature. Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Les pauvres. Le message caché est bien présent et raisonne tout au long du film malgré le grotesque de la situation. On rit, on s'amuse des situations tellement affreuses. Je recommande. Moi qui ne suis pas fan des zombies, celui-ci est jouissif

Excellent service

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