{"id":2258,"date":"2011-10-21T13:52:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T18:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2020-02-06T21:24:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T03:24:44","slug":"scary-movie-month-day-21-dead-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/scary-movie-month-day-21-dead-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary Movie Month – Day 21 – Dead Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"

We should have gone to the beach like I told you.
\n<\/em>— Roy\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I have two words for you: Nazi zombies. Or zombie Nazis. It doesn’t matter which order you put them in, they are still an awesome combination. Dead Snow<\/a> (iTunes<\/a>) is probably the best zombie film I’ve seen from the last 30 years. I don’t care what people say about “slow zombies” vs “fast zombies”. Zombies can be undead or infected or possessed by voodoo. They can be fast, slow, dimwitted, or smart. They don’t necessarily have to be single-minded, though it certainly increases the fear. What I’m saying is, I love zombie movies no matter how the zombies are portrayed, because it’s the simple, unrelenting nature of the beast that inspires fear.<\/p>\n

This movie does so many things right, it’s difficult to believe that there is a compelling reason to watch any other zombie movie. The protagonists find so many awesome ways to kill zombies that this movie is now the gold standard for new zombie movies to aspire to. There is plenty of awesome gore, but it never gets repetitive. Also, brains on the floor<\/em>. I don’t need to say anything more about that. If you’ve already seen the movie, then you just had a brief moment of hilarity as you remembered the scene to which I am referring. But even beyond that, there are so many more amazing moments: “entrail-feasting grenade surprise”, “chaingun snowmobile”, “two-versus-the-horde showdown of epic violence”, and more.<\/p>\n

There are even some awesome tributes to Sam Raimi<\/a> with several series of quick cuts and big, clear sound effects (the first being when one of the characters tears a strip of cloth, wraps it around a stick, dips it in gas, lights it, and pulls it up to his face to see inside a cave). This is a direct reference to both Evil Dead 2<\/em> and Army of Darkness<\/em>, when Ash uses his inventiveness to replace his missing hand with a chainsaw and gauntlet, though he has used the same trademark in other films, as well. Hell, there’s even a self-inflicted chainsaw amputation scene.<\/p>\n

Honestly, if the director had shot the entire film in English, this movie would probably be at the top of the list of great movies for nearly every horror fan. And even though it’s all in Norwegian and you have to read subtitles to understand the conversations, it’s still fantastic. Please<\/em> see this movie and share it with your friends.<\/p>\n

Best of all, it’s on Netflix Instant<\/a>, in HD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We should have gone to the beach like I told you. — Roy\u00c2\u00a0 I have two words for you: Nazi zombies. Or zombie Nazis. It doesn’t matter which order you put them in, they are still an awesome combination. Dead Snow (iTunes) is probably the best zombie film I’ve seen from the last 30 years. 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