On the surface, "Dead Snow" looks like a typical slasher movie: a group of friends go on a holiday in Norway where they're picked off by a brutish monster.Then come the Nazi zombies."Dead Snow" is a brilliant Norwegian horror-comedy, with over-the-top gore, some laughs and plenty of fun.While there's some forced exposition from a mysterious stranger - basically, the Nazi zombies are after a box of World War II gold hidden in the cabin that the group are staying - it's forgivable, and gives us more gore time.'Dead Snow" refuses to take itself seriously, with so much gore (but so absurdly fake that it's not offputting), grotesque zombie make up and plenty of great kills.While the sequel takes the premise to even more ridiculous levels (now the Nazis are fighting the Russians, with amateur American zombie hunters joining in), the original is pure fun.

Dead Snow(2009) Starring: Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Vegar Hoel, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Evy Kasseth Røsten, Lasse Valdal, Jenny Skavlan, Bjørn Sundquist, Ane Dahl Torp, and Ørjan Gamst Directed By:Tommy Wirkola Review EINS, ZWEI, DIE! Hello Kiddies your Pal The Crypt-Critic logging in another piece of film I saw yesterday night. This is exactly the kind of stupid, bad but yet fun horror film I was looking for. Eight medical students on a ski trip to Norway discover that Hitler's horrors live on when they come face to face with a battalion of zombie Nazi soldiers intent on devouring anyone unfortunate enough to wander into the remote mountains where they were once sent to die. Like I said this is the kind of stupid fun I was looking for, I do feel that it doesn't become as fun as it is until the hour and fifteen minute mark. The last 15-to thirty minutes are what saved it from being just awful and boring but the actors do a fine job and look like they're having fun. The direction is pretty good and it just becomes very fun to sit through. I'm giving Dead Snow a three out of five.

This is a low budget Norwegian zombie movie that is directed very well. Despite the budget, it doesn't seem like a really cheap movie at all. The build up is alright but when the zombie elements hit, it's pure entertainment. This isn't a serious zombie flick, but more of a zombie comedy. The humor works without getting overly silly, although it does get ridiculous at points. They actually made a new genre with this one...Maybe. Because the zombies in this can actually think, communicate and be able to wield weapons. The mystery behind the zombies is what drives this movie. This is a fun movie to watch with your friends with some snacks.7.6/10

I don't know... Maybe I was expecting a lot more; I'm not sure. But, really with all the TRULY entertaining Zombie movies out there, not to mention some of the GREAT Nazi Zombie movies, eh... this one just left me kinda cold. And, it WASN'T just the snow...I mean, 'OUTPOST' (2007) and 'THE BUNKER' (2001), $h|t, even 1986's 'THE SUPERNATURALS' starring Lieutenant Uhura, were WAY, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY the hell better in just about every way that counts; at least to me. Of course I understand that those were meant to be completely serious and this one isn't. Still... It's just that there isn't anything for me personally to 'Grab on' to in this film in order for me to say that I really liked it. Frankly (and I hope you don't mind my calling you that...) I just didn't see what the big deal was. There was a LOT of standing around and breathing heavy; that got kinda old. I don't know; I just think that SOMEHOW it could have honestly been a LOT more clever, genuinely funny, creepier, something... It was just kind of... Nothing...There WERE some individual parts that were okay I guess. I liked the cool, kind of laid-back guy who was almost always smiling; some of the parts with him were all right. some of the individual stunts and effects I GUESS were okay. It just all seemed to me anyway to be kind of lazy, by the numbers, nothing really stood out. Not the mood, not the humour, not the Horror, nothing...I'm not saying that it was TOTALLY lousy or anything (thus the tepid '5' that I gave it - and, quite honestly, I am not that enthusiastic about giving it that much) But, these days with like a BILLION Zombie movies and about 1/2 BILLION Zombie / Comedies, I just think that there should be SOMETHING that stands out at least a LITTLE as far as the mood, the effects, the Suspense, the acting, especially the writing. Again, SOMETHING...I haven't seen the more recent film, 'IRON SKY' about finding Nazis on the moon (don't know if they are Zombies though...) But, I BET I'll like that one better.Like I said in my title summary... Even 'SHOCK WAVES', as dated and Cheeeeeezy as it is, surprisingly is a lot more moody and effective, and MUCH easier to immerse yourself into than this so-so offering. (Sigh... and I also have 'DEAD SNOW 2' on Blu-ray sitting here waiting for me to watch it. Oh boy... I can hardly wait...)