On paper this should have been excellent. All you need to say to a horror nerd is "Nazi Zombies" and their eyes light up. Combine that with a tagline of such unbeatable genius as - "Ein, Zwei, Die" - and how can you go wrong?
A group of friends on a ski trip generally muck about, quote Indiana Jones and go on a beano to the hut from The Evil Dead. They then encounter a bunch of rather nasty undead with a bent for national socialism.
The trailer for DEAD SNOW made it look brilliant, and that's where the films problems lie. The trailer made it look TOO good, and the film itself does not have the chops to live up to that promise. Don't get me wrong, it's decent enough. Fun, even. But unfortunately it nods its head, tips its hat and wryly winks toward such classic flicks as The Evil Dead and Dawn Of The Dead so much, that it forgets to do anything original for itself. The difference between affectionate homage and being completely derivative is a fine line. It's doesn't plumb the depths of such dismal, rehashed dreck like DEAD SET, but it can't quite live up to the idea of what it SHOULD have been.
IMDB: DØD SNØ (DEAD SNOW)
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