Review of Dead Snow (2009) by Tom B — 30 Sep 2010
I am reluctant to embrace too many zombie movies. Shaun Of The Dead was okay. Recent Romero flicks are okay. 28 Days Later? Forget it. But Dead Snow's okay by me. It succeeds as a cathartic revenge release where a certain inglorious exercise in flatness didn't, and does it one better: to kill a bloodthirsty beast, you must become a bloodthirsty beast.
Nice. Couple things worth noting: it signifies other films without reusing shots (Pig Hunt! Boo!). It's funny in a genuinely deadpan way, not contrived ("I knew we should have gone to the beach" is funny when he says it, but he also means it with all his heart.
) The characters do not spend half an hour trying to figure out what's going on, they know in seconds: oh yeah, zombies. They act fast and still mess up, and then they get better at fighting. Very funny movie, and if you like gore, this one's got it, and it's funny and clever gore.
Best of all, this would be one movie that would be tough to remake. I doubt it's being done because you can't transpose Nazi zombies to America, and the humor and historical resonance is too idiomatic.
A European movie that defies being remade! Never thought I'd like a zombie move this much again, after all it's running out of steam as a genre. But this one worked, we all laughed, I'd watch it again some day.
Lots of fun.
This review of Dead Snow (2009) was written by Tom B on 30 Sep 2010.
Dead Snow has generally received positive reviews.
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