Stars: Stig Frode Henriksen, Martin Starr, Vegar Hoel, Orjan Gamst, Amrita Acharia, Jocelyn DeBoer, Ingrid Haas, Derek Mears, Kristoffer Joner, Christian Rubeck, Charlotte Frogner | Written by Stig Frode Henriksen, Tommy Wirkola, Vegar Hoel | Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Over the years there has been a boom in Norwegian horror with films like Dark Woods, Manhunt, Cold Prey and it’s sequels and, of course, Tommy Wirkola’s Nazi zombie epic, Dead Snow. And now comes the sequel, Dead Snow 2: Red or Dead, which picks up directly where the last film ended. For those that don’t remember, the original film saw a group of horny teens head out to a cabin miles from nowhere, high up in the snowy Norwegian mountains, with no cell phone reception and no car. Being typical movie teens the gang indulge in all the usual “horror movie teenager” behaviour: sex, booze and partying. However their...
Over the years there has been a boom in Norwegian horror with films like Dark Woods, Manhunt, Cold Prey and it’s sequels and, of course, Tommy Wirkola’s Nazi zombie epic, Dead Snow. And now comes the sequel, Dead Snow 2: Red or Dead, which picks up directly where the last film ended. For those that don’t remember, the original film saw a group of horny teens head out to a cabin miles from nowhere, high up in the snowy Norwegian mountains, with no cell phone reception and no car. Being typical movie teens the gang indulge in all the usual “horror movie teenager” behaviour: sex, booze and partying. However their...
- 10/27/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Since the turn of the Millennium, Scandinavian literature, ranging from the works of Jo Nesbø to Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy, as well as Scandinavian television, such as The Killing and Borgen, has been released to much critical acclaim in the English-speaking world. Despite this, the cinematic output of the three nations hasn’t attracted as much attention, despite the release of some excellent films since 2000.
The country of Norway, one of the three nations of Scandinavia (the other two being Denmark and Sweden) has been responsible for several of these films, and listed in this article are five productions comparable in quality to their Hollywood counterparts, much like the five German films featured in my previous article ‘5 Contemporary German Films Well Worth Watching, which can be found at http://whatculture.com/film/5-contemporary-german-films-worth-watching.php.
5. Død Snø (Dead Snow):
Year – 2009, Director – Tommy Wirkola, Starring – Charlotte Frogner, Ørjan Gamst, Vegar Hoel,...
The country of Norway, one of the three nations of Scandinavia (the other two being Denmark and Sweden) has been responsible for several of these films, and listed in this article are five productions comparable in quality to their Hollywood counterparts, much like the five German films featured in my previous article ‘5 Contemporary German Films Well Worth Watching, which can be found at http://whatculture.com/film/5-contemporary-german-films-worth-watching.php.
5. Død Snø (Dead Snow):
Year – 2009, Director – Tommy Wirkola, Starring – Charlotte Frogner, Ørjan Gamst, Vegar Hoel,...
- 12/12/2012
- by Alex Antliff
- Obsessed with Film
Chicago – Just as Edgar Wright’s “Shaun of the Dead” was a wonderful homage to the work of George A. Romero, I feel like Tommy Wirkola’s highly-buzzed Nazi zombie film “Dead Snow” is an ode to the work accomplished by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell in the films of the “Evil Dead” series. Not only is Ash, Campbell’s character, directly mentioned by a character in the film but the style, story, and even amputations are straight out of the ‘Cult of Ash’. Being inspired by horror greatness doesn’t always lead to quality itself, but this cult-hit-in-the-making nearly lives up to its gory ancestors and will clearly have a loyal following for years to come.
DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0
What’s scarier than normal zombies? Nazi zombies! With a plot that sounds spawned from too much Red Bull after a 24-hour midnight movie marathon, “Dead Snow” opens with a woman...
DVD Rating: 3.5/5.0
What’s scarier than normal zombies? Nazi zombies! With a plot that sounds spawned from too much Red Bull after a 24-hour midnight movie marathon, “Dead Snow” opens with a woman...
- 3/1/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This year is the year of the zombie. That Nazis are always a fine villain since they come with a u-boatload of nastiness behind them and wear some scary uniforms. It.s not surprising that those two should meet in the frozen wasteland of Norway. A group of friends are heading to the isolated cabin of Sara.s (Ane Dahl Torp) family. Her boyfriend Vegard (Lasse Valdal) is leading squeamish medical student Martin (Vegar Hoel), his girlfriend Hanna (Charlotte Frogner), horn-dog Roy (Stig Frode Henriksen), movie geek Erlend (Jeppe Laursen), and single girls Chris (Jenny Skavlan) and Liv (Evy Kasseth Rosten). Sara, the sportiest of the group, has decided to ski across country to get to the cabin and...
- 3/1/2010
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
The Norwegian Dod Sno,, or for North American horror fans Dead Snow, will release on DVD this week and the film is worth a second look. Dead Snow is one of the best foreign films to be released in 2009 and the film has been reviewed here (Dead Snow Review). From the review: "not since 'Shock Waves' has the use of Nazi zombies been given such effective attention" (28Dla). Now the DVD has some extras to start of the film's release with a bang. DVD features include a behind the scenes featurette, a special make-up effects featurette, and a short film entitled "Madness in the North." The film includes several other gems and, while the film is in Norwegian with English subtitles, the film blends over-the-top campiness with raw blood and guts. Have another look at the trailer below.
The synopsis for Dead Snow here:
"For eight medical students,...
The synopsis for Dead Snow here:
"For eight medical students,...
- 2/22/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Yeah another DVD and Blu-Ray story. Times can be slow, after all Sam Raimi needs time to create. We do have a treat for you though, Dead Snow. Yep the greatest Norwegian zombie flick you're ever going to see, after all we're sure you've seen your share of Norwegian zombie flicks. If you're a fan of Evil Dead this is not just a must have but one of your new favorite horror movies....
It doesn't stop there, every horror fan should own this and watch it if you haven't done so. This is a horror movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. One we personally love. You can check our fan review section here.
Look for the film starring Orjan Gamst as the lead Nazi zombie, Colonel Herzog; Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen to hit home on February 23rd, 2010. Below is...
It doesn't stop there, every horror fan should own this and watch it if you haven't done so. This is a horror movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. One we personally love. You can check our fan review section here.
Look for the film starring Orjan Gamst as the lead Nazi zombie, Colonel Herzog; Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen to hit home on February 23rd, 2010. Below is...
- 1/5/2010
- by admin
- Horrorbid
And the DVD and Blu-ray news keeps marching on ... this time said marching comes in the form of some demonic goose-stepping as we've got all the details on Mpi/IFC's home video release of Tommy Wirkola's Dead Snow.
Look for the film starring Orjan Gamst as the lead Nazi zombie, Colonel Herzog; Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen to hit home on February 23rd, 2010.
Special Features
Behind Dead Snow featurette Special make-up effects of Dead Snow featurette Madness in the North, Madness in the West! featurette Burning the Cabin featurette The Sounds of Dead Snow featurette Outtakes Theatrical trailer
Synopsis:
When a group of medical students take a sex-and-booze-fueled ski vacation to a remote cabin in the scenic Norwegian Alps, they uncover a dark secret from World War II. After arriving at a remote cabin and unpacking their beer and ski gear,...
Look for the film starring Orjan Gamst as the lead Nazi zombie, Colonel Herzog; Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen to hit home on February 23rd, 2010.
Special Features
Behind Dead Snow featurette Special make-up effects of Dead Snow featurette Madness in the North, Madness in the West! featurette Burning the Cabin featurette The Sounds of Dead Snow featurette Outtakes Theatrical trailer
Synopsis:
When a group of medical students take a sex-and-booze-fueled ski vacation to a remote cabin in the scenic Norwegian Alps, they uncover a dark secret from World War II. After arriving at a remote cabin and unpacking their beer and ski gear,...
- 1/4/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Dead Snow (Død Snø)
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Vegar Hoel, Charlotte Frogner
Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: September 11, 2009
Plot: A group of medical students travel to a secluded mountain cabin to spend a weekend engaging in drunken sex and winter sports. Unfortunately, the hills surrounding the cabin are full of Nazi Zombies! So that’s going to be a problem.
Who’s It For? If you like slasher films and don’t mind subtitles, this is for you.
Expectations: Zombies are badass, Nazis are evil, so Nazi Zombies must be on a whole new unimaginable level, right? Right?
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Vegar Hoel as Martin: Martin’s a medical student who’s afraid of blood, so you know that he’s going to have issues when the zombies show up. Hoel’s credible in his role but I never really liked him, or cared if he lived.
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Vegar Hoel, Charlotte Frogner
Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: September 11, 2009
Plot: A group of medical students travel to a secluded mountain cabin to spend a weekend engaging in drunken sex and winter sports. Unfortunately, the hills surrounding the cabin are full of Nazi Zombies! So that’s going to be a problem.
Who’s It For? If you like slasher films and don’t mind subtitles, this is for you.
Expectations: Zombies are badass, Nazis are evil, so Nazi Zombies must be on a whole new unimaginable level, right? Right?
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Vegar Hoel as Martin: Martin’s a medical student who’s afraid of blood, so you know that he’s going to have issues when the zombies show up. Hoel’s credible in his role but I never really liked him, or cared if he lived.
- 9/11/2009
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
[Spoiler Alert: I discuss the plot of the film in detail.]
Dead Snow does everything a splatter-zombie film is supposed to do. It gathers a group of young people in a remote spot, slowly unleashes an at first mysterious deadly force on them, picks off the characters one by one but backwards from the least to the most significant, and has the requisite number of bloody moments – eyes are squished, intestines are re-employed for interesting external uses, and jaws chomp down on writhing bodies. I haven’t read any reviews or production histories of the film but this polished, well-photographed effort has the flavor of a calling card film. It pleads, “I can put a coherent commercial property together so please hire me.”
All that being said, Dead Snow, along with other recent horror films, such as Drag Me to Hell and the numerous ’70s remakes, raises some interesting questions about the state of horror.
Splatter movies are perhaps the defining...
Dead Snow does everything a splatter-zombie film is supposed to do. It gathers a group of young people in a remote spot, slowly unleashes an at first mysterious deadly force on them, picks off the characters one by one but backwards from the least to the most significant, and has the requisite number of bloody moments – eyes are squished, intestines are re-employed for interesting external uses, and jaws chomp down on writhing bodies. I haven’t read any reviews or production histories of the film but this polished, well-photographed effort has the flavor of a calling card film. It pleads, “I can put a coherent commercial property together so please hire me.”
All that being said, Dead Snow, along with other recent horror films, such as Drag Me to Hell and the numerous ’70s remakes, raises some interesting questions about the state of horror.
Splatter movies are perhaps the defining...
- 9/5/2009
- by dkholm
Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever!
How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.
Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.
UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.
The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.
The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!
Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)
Main Programme - Empire 1
# Thursday 27 August
18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...
How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.
Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.
UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.
The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.
The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!
Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)
Main Programme - Empire 1
# Thursday 27 August
18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...
- 7/3/2009
- QuietEarth.us
The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film 4 FrightFest has released what could very well be one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place August 27th - August 31st, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!
If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!
Main Programme - Empire 1
Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.
95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009
Melissa George...
If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!
Main Programme - Empire 1
Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)
The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.
95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009
Melissa George...
- 7/3/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The ComingSoon.net Trailers & Clips section has been updated with the new trailers for the action-thriller A Perfect Getaway and the horror-comedy Dead Snow . "Getaway," written and directed by David Twohy, opens August 14 and stars Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Kiele Sanchez, Chris Hemsworth, Katie Chonacas. "Snow" hits theaters on June 19 and stars Vegard Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan and Jeppe Beck Laursen. Click here to watch the trailers!
- 5/27/2009
- Comingsoon.net
The days of summer move on, but the June movie month will be busy reflecting on the past. Three out of four of the Movies of the Week are adaptations of earlier works, and caveman comedy Year One is bound to kick it old, old, old school – Harold Ramis style. Movies like The Taking of Pelham 123 and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen are gonna turn up the action heat, with alternative laughs provided by films like The Hangover and even Woody Allen’s newest, Whatever Works.
Sure, some may think they’ve already seen the best movie of the summer (Star Trek), but there’s plenty of possible sources for entertainment from the lovely month of June. And no, I’m not talking about the King of Kong rematch happening on the 2nd. But that could certainly be as epic as another showdown of Optimus versus Megatron.
June 5th Movie...
Sure, some may think they’ve already seen the best movie of the summer (Star Trek), but there’s plenty of possible sources for entertainment from the lovely month of June. And no, I’m not talking about the King of Kong rematch happening on the 2nd. But that could certainly be as epic as another showdown of Optimus versus Megatron.
June 5th Movie...
- 5/23/2009
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Here’s another brand new movie poster from the upcoming Norwegian horror film “Dead Snow” by director Tommy Wirkola (Remake) and starring Ane Dahl Torp (Cold Lunch), Jenny Skavlan (Fatso), Charlotte Frogner (Hvaler), Jeppe Laursen (Limbo) and Stig Frode Henriksen (Kill Buljo: The Movie). Synopsis: A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Dead Snow” movie news and trailers.
- 1/19/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Check out this brutal new movie poster from the upcoming Norwegian horror film “Dead Snow” by director Tommy Wirkola (Remake) and starring Ane Dahl Torp (Cold Lunch), Jenny Skavlan (Fatso), Charlotte Frogner (Hvaler), Jeppe Laursen (Limbo) and Stig Frode Henriksen (Kill Buljo: The Movie). Synopsis: A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Dead Snow” movie news and trailers.
- 1/15/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Watch the official Sundance movie trailer for the upcoming Norwegian horror film “Dead Snow” by director Tommy Wirkola (Remake) and starring Ane Dahl Torp (Cold Lunch), Jenny Skavlan (Fatso), Charlotte Frogner (Hvaler), Jeppe Laursen (Limbo) and Stig Frode Henriksen (Kill Buljo: The Movie). Synopsis: A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Dead Snow” movie news and trailers.
- 12/8/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
One of the biggest and baddest film festivals of them all, Sundance, just recently announced the full slate of movies for this year's event, and in case you're wondering what genre offerings will be there for consumption, we detail for you some of the highlights!
Grace, directed by Paul Solet
Starring Jordan Ladd, Gabrielle Rose, Samantha Ferris, Malcolm Stewart
Synopsis: Madeline Matheson (Ladd) has decided to have her baby, Grace naturally. Everything for the mother-to-be is going great until she's involved in an accident during her eighth month that leaves her unborn daughter dead inside her. Refusing to give up she decides to carry her bouncing baby corpse to term, and miraculously upon giving birth the little scamp awakens with an appetite for something a little more visceral than Gerber products or breast milk.
Død Snø (Dead Snow), directed by Tommy Wirkola
Starring Vegard Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner,...
Grace, directed by Paul Solet
Starring Jordan Ladd, Gabrielle Rose, Samantha Ferris, Malcolm Stewart
Synopsis: Madeline Matheson (Ladd) has decided to have her baby, Grace naturally. Everything for the mother-to-be is going great until she's involved in an accident during her eighth month that leaves her unborn daughter dead inside her. Refusing to give up she decides to carry her bouncing baby corpse to term, and miraculously upon giving birth the little scamp awakens with an appetite for something a little more visceral than Gerber products or breast milk.
Død Snø (Dead Snow), directed by Tommy Wirkola
Starring Vegard Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner,...
- 12/5/2008
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, this section offers the latest work from American and international directors and world premieres of highly anticipated films.
Adventureland / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Greg Mottola)
In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader. World premiere
Brooklyn's Finest / U.S. (Director: Antoine Fuqua; screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)
After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin. World premiere
Earth Days / U.S. (Director: Robert Stone)
The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World premiere, closing-night film
Endgame / U.K. (Director: Pete Travis; screenwriter: Paula Milne)
A...
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, this section offers the latest work from American and international directors and world premieres of highly anticipated films.
Adventureland / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Greg Mottola)
In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader. World premiere
Brooklyn's Finest / U.S. (Director: Antoine Fuqua; screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)
After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin. World premiere
Earth Days / U.S. (Director: Robert Stone)
The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World premiere, closing-night film
Endgame / U.K. (Director: Pete Travis; screenwriter: Paula Milne)
A...
- 12/4/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Sundance got serious about fine-tuning their Park City at Midnight section this year. The section which I normally only dabble in to fill up voids in my scheduling has got enough worthy films this year that are potentially worth the detour - commencing with a film I mentioned last week -- Black Dynamite! Here are the 8 pack of films from directors like Sundance-regular Adam Bhala Lough, horror specialist Jonathan Liebesman and newcomer Ryan Shiraki. Black Dynamite / USA (Director: Scott Sanders; Screenwriters: Michael Jai White, Scott Sanders, and Byron Minns)—When 'The Man' murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to take him on. Cast: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Byron Minns, James McManus. World Premiere The Carter / USA (Director: Adam Bhala Lough)—An in-depth, intimate look at
- 12/4/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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