Frozen (2010)

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Every once in a while, I like to pick up some obscure movie we only recieved a few of.  These movies are always a huge gamble.  Sometimes you hit gold, other times you pick up something so ridiculously stupid, that the disc would have been better off with 10,000 free hours of AoL on it.  Fortunately, Frozen can easily be sorted into former.

90% of the movie takes place on a chair lift dangling 50 feet off the ground.  Now logic would tell pretty much anyone that a movie like that can't possibly be worth watching; but Frozen finds a way.  The general premise is three cocky young adults who cheat their way into one final ride up the mountain.  Half way up, the chair is shut down due to some confusion at the lift station, and the admiral employees head home.  It also just so happens that the ski resort is open only during the weekend, and it's Sunday night!

Frozen pulls off some serious thrills, borrowing on such strategies as a wild pack of hungry wolves to a massive frost bite inducing snow storm.  Due to some excellent acting combined with very little CGI and absolutely no Green-screen, the movie really does pull this off without looking corny at all.  There are some parts that will make your stomach do a triple back-flip, as legs are shattered and our brave adventurers are devoured alive.  It is definitely not a movie for the feint of heart.

If you are into thriller style horror movies that scare via realism as opposed to ghosts and demons, this is one that really can't be ignored.  It's low budget, but manages to pull of some amazing things with such a simple set. I think I have a new fear of chair lifts after viewing it. 

Frozen gets a 3/5 for making a good amount of high budget thriller/horror movies look awful.

Comments

  1. Stav88osSeptember 24, 2010 at 3:22 AM

    Cool Story Bro!;)

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  2. remziSeptember 24, 2010 at 4:02 AM

    Loos good

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  3. VipermanSeptember 24, 2010 at 4:47 AM

    I saw the trailer for this movie and didnt bother with it.

    From what you described I dont think I would like it much.

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  4. razortekSeptember 24, 2010 at 4:50 AM

    cool post bro!
    check both my blogs are interesting! ;)
    suppin can u rtrn pls?

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  5. niceoniceSeptember 24, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    Sounds like an interesting horror i'll check it out.

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  6. SwarmsterSeptember 24, 2010 at 5:45 AM

    Great post, keep it up and I'll keep showing love and support =)

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  7. celerieazSeptember 24, 2010 at 6:59 AM

    I am a little skeptical about it, but I do have a soft spot for ridiculous suspense-type movies.

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  8. Water Proof ChickenSeptember 24, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    I don't like suspense movies, I get overly stressed by them for some reason.

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  9. TeegsSeptember 24, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    Attempt to watch it but turned it off after only a few minutes after my adhd kicked in. Supporting.

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  10. momoSeptember 24, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    great movie, daily love!

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  11. MushroomElkSeptember 24, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    thanks. that ll be next i see

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  12. Andrew DiazSeptember 24, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    ill take a look

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    i didnt want to watch this but i will give it a try after this read. thnx

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  14. `†he Պen†al Պasochis†September 24, 2010 at 11:45 AM

    id imagine this would be like that open water movie, this can be a creative idea if done correctly tho

    http://wordofdodd.blogspot.com/

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  15. UnknownSeptember 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    nice post, i will see in the next time this trailer :D

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  16. Ken MoonSeptember 24, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    Only thing this has going for it is it's low budget, other than that I found it to be another Open Water want to kill myself to avoid watching the rest of this kind of movie.

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