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Skiers beware! After seeing “Frozen” your next vacation will likely be in the warmest location possible. Unlike most horror film directors, writer and director Adam Green requires no elaborate torture devices, no grotesque supernatural entities, and no masked psychopathic killers to terrify his audience. Instead, Green expertly captures the realism of dying at the hands of Mother Nature to craft his latest success...
While the plot may not be particularly inventive, the brilliance of the film is that, compared to modern horror film standards, freezing temperatures and a pack of wolves do not sound particularly frightening. However, Green portrays the group’s desperation in such a hauntingly realistic manner that he manages to make frostbitten faces and frozen limbs be just as disturbing as the most expensively elaborate special effect...
...script is not particularly deep and relies too much on exaggerated emotional outbursts. This is a bit unexpected as Green’s most popular film to date, 2006’s “Hatchet,” was primarily buoyed by its inventive screenplay, which played popular horror conventions for laughs...
...thrill-seeking horror fans, the movie may not be perfect, but it is a blast, providing a breath of fresh air in an often formulaic genre. The film leaves a strong lasting impression, and it will likely creep unexpectedly into your mind, especially when hitting the slopes for that last...
...prodding of his platoon sergeant, Green went to see Lieutenant Colonel Karen Marrs, a psychiatric nurse practitioner from the Combat Stress team who was visiting Bravo Company's base on December 21. The intake evaluation form she filled out while talking to him that day is a horror show of ailments and dysfunctions. In the entry marked "Chief Complaint," she quoted him: "It is f - ing pointless." Green told Marrs he had been suffering from symptoms of instability, extreme moods and angry outbursts, including punching walls. He told her he was experiencing all of the following: sadness, difficulty falling asleep...