KAIJA EIGHTY
18Mar11
I AM A LIFT OPERATOR. THIS IS SO PLAUSIBLE
Extremely suspenseful and very intense. Even if there are some questionable elements.
Stupid and trashy, but likeable characters and great shock value moments make it quite a fun watch.
Wolf packs are known to prey upon humans, attacking them and consuming them as food. Admittedly, this is incredibly rare behaviour, but it does happen; especially when wolves habituate an area very close to humans and gradually lose their fear of mankind. I thought this was a taut thriller with some genuinely horrifying "OMG what would YOU do?" moments.
"Frozen" may be slightly better than the usual teen horror, but that's not saying much. And, jesus christ Adam Green, read a book; WOLVES DO NOT EAT HUMANS. Usually I can ignore small infractions like this, but wolves being man-eating crazies is such a focal point in this film it just ruins it.
Not bad...a bit above the usual teen's in crisis fare...although surprised none of them had a cell phone!
I'm surprised by all the positive opinions. IMO it was just watchable. An interesting concept (the reason that made me watch it) but the whole thing is just not impressive. It's nothing particularly new and has clichéd dialogue and characters. I thought this was gonna be at last a great new horror film, but I was really disappointed...you can skip this one.
Highly effective chiller about three students stuck alone on a ski slope chair lift sets the new decade's horror bar high. More character driven than scare drive, FROZEN gives us characters worth caring about, adding a layer of realism and pathos.
this is a far better film than it should be. closest thing i can equate it to, in terms of offering sheer fun, is the faculty.
We just got home from Sundance, and are posting our reviews. Check out Rudie's review of Frozen: http://criterioncast.com/2010/01/23/adam-greens-frozen-sundance-2010-film-review/ Check out Travis' review of Frozen: http://criterioncast.com/2010/01/24/travis-reviews-adam-green-frozen-sundance-2010-film-review/
See, this is why I don't ski late in the day. Getting in "one last run" usually means putting your life in the hands of a stoned and surly lift operator who can't wait to get off his (or her) shift and head to the bar. No thanks.