The Horror Movie Ginger Snaps
Relys on Less-Used Werewolf Legends.
As a result of Ginger
Snaps taking "the road less traveled", this flick
is an original entry to the horror genre that should not be missed.
Review and pics!
Release:
2000 Written by: John Fawcett & Karen Walton Directed by: John Fawcett
Starring:
Emily Perkins as Brigitte Fitzgerald Katherine Isabelle as Ginger Fitzgerald Kris Lemche as Sam
I am going to let you in on a little secret. No matter how
hard I try, every once in a while a horror film gets past my keen
senses without me knowing that it exists. Yes, I know it is a
shocker but perfection is definitely not one of my redeeming qualities.
Ginger Snaps
came and went and even with Katherine Isabelle (hubba, hubba) I
completely missed it. But I have made amends and now offer a review for
your reading (and hopefully your future viewing) pleasure.
Ginger
Snaps does not hold back anything. Any doubts at what
type of film you are about to watch are put to rest in the beginning.
From the first frames we find a family pooch ripped to sheds.
There seems to be a
“beast” in the area that has a craving for canine
cuisine.
We are then introduced to the Fitzgerald sisters, Brigitte (Emily
Perkins), 15, and Ginger (Katherine Isabelle), 16, who have a morbid
fascination
with death and the creation of static death scenes. So much so, that
they produce realistic photos of their own demise, in various poses,
for a school project.
Both girls are late bloomers
when it comes to the womanly “curse”
and on the night that Ginger starts her trek through the unknown realms
of puberty she gets attacked by what is later correctly assumed to be a
werewolf.
The changes
that Ginger goes through start out minor enough to be
confused with typical body change symptoms but soon become
overwhelming. Brigitte, in the mean time, is trying to keep Ginger on a
short leash (get it? never mind) while at the same time trying to find
a cure for her lycanthropic behavior with the help
from Sam (Kris Lemche) the local drug dealer and plant enthusiast.
Ginger Snaps
is probably the most original werewolf movie since The Howling.
It succeeds where other werewolf movies have failed because it refuses
to stay inside the Hollywood designed mythos - the
supposed rules that silver is deadly, werewolfs only come out during
the full moon, etc. Instead, Ginger Snaps returns
to some of the more obscure medieval legends and
puts a modern twist to them.
Ginger Snaps
also succeeds in creating an atmosphere of continuing wonder
and anxiousness about what is going to happen next.
And while you are on the edge of
your seat, a dark humor is thrown in periodically
and effectively to take you off of that edge just to turn you around
and put you right back again.
John Fawcett
(director/co-writer) and
Karen Walton (writer) have
created a subtle yet intelligent pure horror film that deserves to be
taken seriously. Whether or not you are a werewolf fan, Ginger
Snaps is a movie that should not be missed. Questions
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Ginger
Snaps does not hold back anything. Any doubts at what
type of film you are about to watch are put to rest in the beginning.
From the first frames we find a family pooch ripped to sheds.
Ginger Snaps
is probably the most original werewolf movie since 
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