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Summary: Different spin on the genre and the first film!
Review: In this DVD we are reunited with Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and her sister Brigitte (Emily Perkins), only this time Ginger returns as a ghost to haunt/help her sister along. Brigitte's character has developed since the last film. She is no longer the person she used to be, as one would expect. Brigitte is now suffering from lycanthropic tendencies as her sister once was, and must live from day to day on an injectable supply of wolf's bane. When Brigitte has a bad reaction to the wolf's bane one day, the authorities believe that she is a drug addict and thus she gets taken into a rehab facility. Unfortunately, while incarcerated she has no access to her supply of herbal supplements that keep her from changing into a werewolf. Brigitte must befriend another girl at the facility named Ghost in order to gain access to what she so desperately needs. Is Ghost all that she makes herself out to be? Is Brigitte placing her trust where she should? All the while, a male werewolf is on her tail trying to mate with Brigitte and causing all sorts of death and destruction in the process.As was the first installment, this movie is completely original and worth the money, especially if you're a fan of the horror genre. Most sequels generally pale in comparison with their original films, but this one definitely does not. It takes the same story and puts a new spin on it, looks at it from a whole new angle, and that is what makes this film so intriguing. This movie has less gore, and less violence, and deals more instead with how to cope with being something the "average" community won't understand. Whereas the original film used lycanthropy as a metaphor for pubescence, this one equates dealing with lycanthropy to drug addiction (in the form of staving off the "changes" with poison substances). It still has plenty of horror elements, but isn't as "in-your-face" as the previous film, which proves to be a good thing in many ways. It isn't merely a rehashing of the previous script. Emily Perkins does a great job this time as the main character, and Ghost's character is also outstanding. The soundtrack is still excellent as well. The production quality is also up to par with the first film. The effects are a bit of an improvement, though there were less of them overall. If you enjoyed the first film, you should definitely enjoy this one. Look for the upcoming prequel as well!
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Summary: Moving On
Review: In this second movie, Brigitte is on her own and seeking a cure for her own lycanthropy. The monkshood she has been using only delays things. An encounter with a second werewolf lands Brigitte in a center for teen addicts.
As Brigitte tries to escape the facility she must also try and get her serum back so that she can delay her transformation. She also meets a strange young girl known as Ghost whose grandmother is recovering from serious burns in another part of the facility. Eventually they manage to escape the facility and the other werewolf until the film comes to its surprising conclusion.
A pretty good movie but it was lacking a few things. I was curious as to what happened to Brigitte's mother. There was interesting developments with her in the first movie. Who is the other werewolf? Is he the guy we thought cured in the first movie? What about the tails? In the first movie one of the first signs of infection was the growth of a tail. This is missing in this movie.
Other than a few inconsistencies with the first movie, this is quite an interesting film. Some of the revelations are not as surprising as they might have been intended but they still work well. All in all a pretty good movie about dealing with impending werewolfdom.
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Summary: Even Better than #1
Review: It's hard to find a good werewolf movie. Here we've got two in a row! I'm a huge fan of the original Ginger Snaps -- quirky, funny, twisted, and clever. But honestly, I didn't think that they could pull off a sequel. Thankfully, I was wrong. This movie was indeed a worthy successor to the original, and in many ways improved upon the first. The tone was a little darker and the characters more unpredictable (which are both good things). Some reviewers seem to be unhappy with the ending, but I thought the ending was wonderfully well done, and very much in keeping with the spirit of the first movie. I have to say (shameless of me, I know) that Unleashed's ending truly had... bite ;-) If you liked the first, you'll love the second. And that's a rarity, especially in the horror film business.
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Summary: they ruined this movie!
Review: Its a snore fest! Lack of gore. Dumb concept. The first one was one of the best werewolf movies ever made, but this one truly buried this series. I gave it 2 stars instead of one, because the main actress is very good. It's a shame though, I heard from the official website they are doing a prequel to the first movie in the future with both girls, lets hope it will be better! SEE THE FIRST ONE
(just like the howling, everyone after the original was terrible)
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Summary: Werewolf, interrupted
Review: Note: This review unavoidably contains spoilers for GINGER SNAPS. If you haven't seen it yet, do so. It's a smart, funny werewolf film with tons of character. After you've done that, come back here. This film picks up some months after the end of the first one. Brigitte has left home and is living on the road, still infected by her sister's werewolf blood and virtually addicted to the monkshood solution that keeps her own transformation at bay. After an unfortunate incident involving a nosy but well-meaning librarian, she finds herself in a rehab center, where she is naturally thought to have a basic chemical addiction. She is befriended by a younger girl called Ghost, to whom life is like the comic books she smuggles in and reads when everyone has gone to sleep; she easily accepts Brigitte's story, and they soon form an uneasy alliance. But Brigitte isn't just running away from her old life; there's a werewolf lurking just outside the doors of the facility that wants her badly. Emily Perkins was fantastic as Brigitte in the first film, and she deservedly gets the full spotlight this time. Her expressions, her delivery, everything is all so perfect it is impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. UNLEASHED is a very different film than GINGER SNAPS, but it possesses the same smart writing and feel for its characters. There is some humor, but the film seems darker in tone overall. We no longer have the sisters interacting with each other, though Ginger does make some brief appearances as the voice in Brigitte's head - a device that could have come off very badly, but is sparsely and tastefully utilized. Like its predecessor, this film does not pull any punches, and it treats its audience with respect. The ending of the first film wasn't exactly all smiles, and neither is this one. But I think it's an honest and realistic resolution to the character's situation. In fact, part of what makes this film great is that it's a logical continuation of the story. It is not a rehash by any means. This is one of the good sequels, and you can pick it up with confidence. The film on DVD is presented in widescreen and includes some deleted scenes, a closer look at some of the materials used in the film, storyboard comparisons and an interesting commentary track featuring the director and producers.
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Summary: Sibling Rivalry
Review: The biggest problem with Snaps2 is the original, which was an instant classic, redefined modern horror (perhaps without intending to), and set the bar pretty darn high. Comparing this light fluffy snack to that gourmet meal is non-productive, and just leaves you hungry. On its own, however, Snaps2 is surprisingly successful at creating feelings of discontent and (pardon the pun) horror from camera angles, situations, and quirky characters. Horror today is not what it was in your grandfather's time when the creature "was" the scariest thing in the movie. In today's world, the person in the seat next you may possibly be even scarier -- and Snaps2 deserves acknowledgment for its clever weaving of complex moral ambiguities -- including a surprise ending that (to beat a cliche even further into the ground) "leaves you thinking."
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Summary: Only one thing is keeping me from giving it 5 stars.
Review: The ending. Not because it is corny or cliche (far from it!), it just, well... I don't want to give anything away; lets just say it left a real knot in my stomach & a bad taste in my mouth. The film is otherwise excellent. Emily Perkins does a terrific job as the lead. Even if one has not seen the original, the sequal can stand as its own film. It is a shame the film was not released in theaters here in the U.S.
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Summary: Can't compare to the first
Review: The first GINGER SNAPS movie became somewhat of a cult classic with it's unique blend of horror and dark humor.
It was one of the best small budget independent films released in years and I gave it 5 Stars !!! Ginger Snaps 2 on the otherhand falls flat in 2 regards.....
First... the pacing of the story just drags along with no real heightening of tension or drama.
It starts at one pace... moves at one pace and then ends at that same pace with no real building of tension or drama or sense of impending doom.
It just plods along. Second.... the ending !!
Yuk.. simply stated... the ending is not a fitting ending for the character of Bridgette who after 2 films eclipses her sister Ginger from the first film.
The ending pretty much makes a trite summary of her whole ordeal and is very, very anti-climatic and dissapointing. Ginger Snaps 1 is a DVD we will probably watch time and time again here at the house.
Ginger Snaps 2 will probably never see the inside of my DVD player again. Simply not entertaining or compelling enough to sit thru and watch again. I will say though the acting and direct to video filmography is all top-shelf professional and commendable.
It's the screenplay and treatment that brings this film down to 3/5 stars.
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Summary: Living off reputation
Review: The original "Ginger Saps" had a unique approach to biting and sisterly love. I will not go into detail incase you missed the original. I would also suggest you watch the original first. This movie however is just a run of the mill standard blood and guts cliché. You have the common wierdies and the standard abuse, a few tasty and tasteless scenes. Lots of anticipation and a little action. The decease sister plays very minor parts with no direction. And "Ghost" Tatiana Maslany is practicing to be the new Patty McCormack ("The Bad Seed" 1956). They even run the obligatory "stay in the car" scene to ground.
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Summary: Wild movie, twisted ending. Classic!
Review: The original Ginger Snaps had an unusual mix of horror and humor that gave it a strong identity. And by using werewolves as a metaphor for a girl's coming of age ordeal it set a new standard for horror. Ginger Snaps 2 nearly lives up to that standard giving Emily Perkins genuine leading lady status. She provides the emotional weight that holds GS2 together despite the absense of the first one's black humor. Except for an ending that is really twisted and very surprising.
We catch up with Brigitte roughly a few years after the first movie ended. We discover that she is still infected because the monkshood does not actually stop the transformation into a werewolf, it only delays it. With her sister dead she is all alone now trying to fight off the inevitable. Adding to her misery: she is being pursued by a male werewolf (presumably, Ginger's boyfriend from the first GS whom she infected by "doing it" with him) who is intent on mating with Brigitte. The genius here is again using the lycanthrope backdrop as a metaphor for the depiction of the lonely life of a junkie. The flick's opening scenes of Brigitte shooting up in the bathroom are priceless. Brigitte eventually winds up in a clinic that has a crooked orderly dealing drugs to patients in return for sexual favors. She meets Ghost, a young girl who's grandmother is recovering after being burned from head to toe. Because grandma was raising Ghost, there is no one else to care for her so the staff allows Ghost to live there. It just so happens that Ghost has a facination for werewolf comics. The two girls bond in a way after the young girl realizes Brigitte's secret. Together, they escape the clinic and take refuge in grandma's house with the big bad wolf still stalking them. (A obvious homage to Little Red Riding Hood.) Once there, a standoff takes place and a dark secret is revealed.
All throughout this movie Brigitte sees visions of Ginger (Katherine Isabelle returning in an effective cameo)suggesting that B still feels close to her sister even though Ginger isn't there anymore. But the visions almost seem to be haunting B and always appear foreboding.
Then there is the ending which is very surprising ,twisted and abrupt. It stays with you because of Brigitte's rather undignified fate and considering how much we rooted for her through two movies. Obviously, that was the intention and it works when you stop and think about it. It's sad and almost comical at the same time.
I hope Ginger Snaps 3 can live up to its predecessors.
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