Movie DVDLike Carrie before it, Ginger Snaps uses horror-movie conventions as an inspired metaphor for puberty. When beautiful but reclusive goth teenager Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) is attacked by a monstrous wolf on the eve of her first period, her body starts changing in a big way, as do her suddenly lusty, feral appetites. Director John Fawcett masterfully balances the expectations of teen horror exploitation (blood, bodies, sex, smart dialogue, and good old-fashioned monster-movie scares) with clever black humor and tender sisterly solidarity. Only devoted sister Brigitte (gloomy Emily Perkins) knows the truth, and even as Ginger’s abrupt transformation threatens their once unbreakable friendship, bonds of blood and love keep them together: Brigitte disposes of Ginger’s victims while searching for a cure. Mimi Rogers costars as their dotty but unexpectedly sensitive mom, ready to sacrifice all to protect her daughter. Blood and blood ties have never been more evocative. –Sean Axmaker
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March 5, 2010
#1
For all german people !
Dieser Film ist ein schlechtes Beispiel für die Kunst der Horror-regieseure ! In den ersten 5 Minuten wird lediglich erzählt, dass ein unbekanntes Wesen sein Unsewesen in einer Kleinstadt treibt und dass dort ein Mädchen ist, dass von diesem Wesen angegriffen wird. Nachdem hier klar ist, wie sich dieses Mädchen (Ginger) infiziert hat, dreht sich die Story 70 Minuten nur noch um ein Mädchen, das im Begriff ist eine Frau zu werden. Im Laufe dieser 70 Minuten stellt sich bei Ginger eine Verwandlung ein, die sich aber nicht über die Verformung der Gesichtszüge hinaus geht (Katzengesicht ohne Haare)! In den letzten 5 Minuten kommt der Horrorfan zumindest ansatzweise auf seine kosten ! Es gibt tatsächlich einen Werwolf (Ginger nach Verwandlung), der aber durch seltsame Weise ums Leben kommt. EIN MESSER (nicht Silber)!
Also an alle, die sich einen netten Werwolffilm wünschen: bitte nicht !
March 5, 2010
#2
This movie was stupid. I’ve never seen such an aweful movie in my life. I can’t believe I wasted [the money] to rent the movie. This was a low budget film and gross. The storyline has stupid. Don’t waste your money on this film.
March 5, 2010
#3
i hated, HATED this film! i normally enjoy watching scary movies, but this movie just did not sit right with me. the characters were frustrating to watch, from the annoying facial expressions the mother keeps making throughout to the incompetence of the younger sister whose thought process just couldn’t help but function in slow motion- when she finally found a way to cure ginger, instead of getting it to her as fast as she could she just kept [...] around on the way so ginger finally died. the film probably wouldn’t have been as bad if it weren’t for the affected acting, and every main character in the movie, except for the dad maybe, had this stupid expression on their faces during the entire movie, like ginger’s stupified stare while at the same time trying to be seductive (a total turnoff! ginger, you’re just not hot no matter how hard you try!), that younger sister’s mopey whiny scrunching of the face, and the mother’s ditsy and airheaded mannerism that probably could have worked if done by someone else, but is just so unflattering on mimi rogers and therefore very, very hard on the eyes, which just left me wondering when is this movie going to end, and if these annoying characters will all die hopefully? it was such a chore to get through!
March 5, 2010
#4
This movie was definatly not your average horror film.I had many likes and dislikes like for one how Sam and Gingers sister found a warewolf cure so fast that startled me but the fact that I think Kris Lemche (Sam) is like the hottest guy on the planet made me like the movie more!I also thought Gingers parents were funny they shouldve been shown more.In this flim ther were an excellent cast they all played there parts so well. Especially Kris Lemche!We should see him more in the us!
March 5, 2010
#5
I saw this over a year ago and I wish that I hadn’t. Maybe I’d like it more if I were female, but I didn’t connect with any of the characters on any level. If you need to see a werewolf movie see Dog Soldiers instead.