Post by TheCandyMan Xч on Jul 19, 2009 16:47:49 GMT -8
A hit with European moviegoers in 2007, the Norwegian horror film Cold Prey is a modestly successful tribute to Stateside slasher films of the '80s and early '90s. The film's core premise follows the tried-and-true tenets of the genre--a gaggle of young and attractive people are waylaid at a remote location, which turns out to be the lair of a homicidal maniac who dispatches them with ruthless precision--but Cold Prey benefits greatly from director Roar Uthaug's muscular direction, as well as its central location, a remote and snowbound lodge. It also benefits from an emphasis on suspense and atmosphere over gory carnage (though there's a sufficient amount of the latter), and actress Ingrid Bolso Berdal makes for an appealing and resourceful lead. Longtime slasher aficionados will probably predict the final outcome long before it occurs, but the film remains a refreshingly retro alternative to the dour spate of torture-heavy features dominating horror in recent years. The subtitled DVD includes several making-of featurettes, as well as an animatic for an alternate ending and an amusing pair of Uthag's short films, including a faux exploitation trailer.
Ok,this film drags on for a while but when the action and kills start happening,things pick up.This is in fact a foreign film & is in fact in a different language. The acting is great, the suspense, the Hawrah, the killer, the blood & guts all done top notch.The only drawback is that it does drag on for a few minutes or so.Just be patient and enjoy the scenery.Trust me, the blood will flow.
Have you ever saw seen red snow before?
Rent or buy Cold prey.
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