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Summary: Finally - a cult favorite that lives up to the hype.
Review: I was afraid to buy this. It sounded too good to be true. A good werewolf movie? So many years (and bad films) after the Howling? You bet your life. GINGER SNAPS is not just good, it's great. And smart. Hip without being snide, slick yet retaining integrity, this is not just a good werewolf movie - or a good horror movie - it's just a great movie altogether.Mimi Rogers aside, the cast were all unknown to this viewer yet could not have been more perfectly chosen for their roles. You know these characters (or you are these characters) and even though you may not be a lycanthrope, you're easily drawn in and aligned with their trials. This is no out-at-the-full-moon and back-at-dawn transformation, this is one long, drawn-out shapeshift; the misery of puberty. Even if you didn't grow a tail when you turned 16, if you felt like you might as well have, this is a movie for you. Well-paced, expertly directed and, of course, PERFECTLY acted, GINGER SNAPS only disappoints slightly in the same way almost all werewolf films do: the final, full-on beast just never looks 100% convincing. Who cares? Getting there is all the fun and the film's final scene avoids the cliched, easy ending and goes for the heart. I hear the two leads are in on production for GINGER SNAPS II as well as a prequel. I don't know where these could go, but I'll even give the dread horror sequel a chance based on this refreshingly strong, nearly flawless film. One of my favorite finds this year.
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Summary: Wicked!
Review: I love this movie.
The actors are as wonderful as the characters they portray. Even Mimi Rogers - whom I dislike - is quite funny. The dialogue is sharp and clever, and the effects are nicely icky.
The third act does suffer when the subtext is dropped in favor of conventional horror thrills, but the ending is satisfyingly grim.
Especially recommended to Buffy fans.
Bring on those sequels...
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Summary: Not THE greatest, but one of the greatest
Review: Quite an interesting movie about werewolves and coming of age. The classic werewolf elements are here in full force with a little twist. The on screen relationship between Ginger and her sister Brigitte is done perfectly. This movie also isn't your typical constantly jump out from the bushes to get a scare horror flick. Subtle horror, psychological decay and the occassional boo moments blended together perfectly. Definitely a movie worthy of purchase.
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Summary: The movie is what counts...
Review: First off, rating the DVD over the movie is, in a word, stupid. Who cares if the DVD is the minimal: the movie and the scene selection menu? I'm here to watch a movie, not play "Lord of the Rings Crew Commentary Trivia." So if people rate it low for the DVD, they aren't interested in movies, just pressing their remote buttons.
Second, the people who said "this is stupid," are stupid as well. Why am I the expert? Because I've seen just about every horror movie you've ever heard of and a mountain of ones you'll be glad to never see. That, and I rule. I am right and those that disgree are wrong. Agreed? Good.
This is a classic that unfortunately went straight to video in the States. When I rented it, I had no idea what to expect, but I was extremely surprised at how great Ginger Snaps was. It's inteligent, suspenseful, funny, gruesome, engaging and diabolical.
You can read the whole plot in some meat-head's poorly-worded criticism, or you can just bite the bullet, drop the cash and watch an outstanding horror film with a brain. Imagine that... scary AND smart. It may be too much if you don't like... uhhh... dialogue? Derrrr.
And no, there are no production stills, director's commentary, cast and crew biographies, making-of featurettes or interactive triva games. Just one outstanding film.
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Summary: Great Modern Werewolf movie!
Review: This is a really odd but terrific Canadian horror comedy import about a teen girl named " Ginger" who gets bitten by a wolf and is turning into one yet she can't stop her hunger for blood but only her sister can stop it. Entertaining, well made and well acted movie that has good make-up effects, gore and will keep you entertained. It's also a good satire on puberty, the werewolf way. Also recommended: Wolf, An American Werewolf in London, Porky's, Final Destination, Sleepaway Camp, The Howling, Re-Animator, From Dusk Till Dawn, Darkwolf, John Carpenter's Vampires, Blade, The Forsaken, The Wolfman, Evil Dead II, Scream, Urban Legend, and The Toxic Avenger.
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Summary: So Much Potential
Review: ....so little payoff. I was hoping this would at least be as enjoyable as American Wierwolf in London, from which it blatantly borrows, but no such luck. This one loses steam after a great set up, with some terrific scenes delivered by a couple of terrific young actresses. Then descends to Grade B horror movie dreck and loses track of any original, campy direction it might have explored.
If you've seen "Heathers," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," or any other teen-oriented murderess and/or vampire/werewolf horror movie since "House," you to will grow tired of the few imaginative set up scenes in this one. BEK
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Summary: Good to see a teen horror movie with a little bite.
Review: It made me feel like I was watching a cross between The Lost Boys Teen Wolf and Carrie, which isn't a bad thing. Comming of age in a true horror fasion. Unlike many horror movies of late, the plot isn't cast aside for the sake of a good scare. (or in most cases a lame attempt at a scare) This movie deals with it's characters and their development from start to finish. I admire a film that has a place it's going and actually gets there. I did have one problem with it and that is probably the same thing many people liked about it. The drug dealing Hero. I'll admit, no one can be placed into a little box and told this is all they can be, but every 5th movie now adays has a drug dealing guy who sidelines as the super intelligent, knows everything that needs to be known and is all together about himself hero to help save the day. Only thing that kept me from a 5th star. ;-)
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Summary: Be careful for what you wish for...
Review: Two nonconforming sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, have a fascination with death and the dead. One day when Brigitte is victimized by one of the popular girls in her school, the two sisters come up with the idea of faking the death of the popular girl's dog. On their way to accomplish their revenge, they are attacked by what appears to be something huge and wolf like. One of the girls is injured, but escapes with her life due to the heroic help of her sister. However, it seems like this is just the beginning to their problems. Ginger Snaps is a contemporary horror film taking place in a suburban neighborhood, but the story itself is hundreds of years old. The film will provide a ghastly cinematic experience that should be appealing to an younger audience and keep the interest of an older crowd.
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Summary: What might have been.
Review: Unlike most (if not all) teen horror films, Ginger Snaps actually offers some semblance of characterization in the two sisters with their strange, morbid death pact. At first I thought, wow, we might actually get to see an intelligent "teen" horror film for once. Oh, well; I was wrong. Instead, like almost every teen movie I've ever seen, the depicted teenagers are stereotypically stupid and ill-mannered to an obnixious, embarassing degree. Every teenager in this movie does at least one of the following things: fights, cusses, smokes, gets high, has sex, listens to garbage music, and generally disrespects all adults. And all adults depicted are ineffectual. And of course, high school is depicted as nothing but a playground, a gathering place for teenage transgressions. And to make matters worse, the sisters' parents and family life are entirely dysfunctional. The mother has concerns about her daughters' coming of age, but she's so comically depicted it's stupid. Too bad, because this could have been an interesting, intelligent subplot between a loving mother trying to raise her off-beat daughters in a cruel world. But as far as the horror/werewolf elements of the film, they are surprisingly good, and thus, the only thing that saves Ginger Snaps from total failure. While I haven't seen tons of teen films, ... If Ginger Snaps had been made with that sensibility ... it would have been a near-brilliant film. The other flaw in the film might be its deadbeat ending. ... However, I did like their death-scenes movie. I think that stole the show.
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Summary: Very Good Werewolf Movie!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie considering it has limited special effects. The bantering dialog and character development really go a long way in making this movie a better horror movie. I couldn't imagine what it could have been if they had a big special effects budget. It is definitely worth owning.
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