Dead Snow (2009)

The only good Nazi, is a dead Nazi—and what’s even better than a dead Nazi? An undead Nazi. Why? Because Nazi’s were the epitome of evil—yet they dressed really cool. They’re perfect fodder for a horror movie villain. Tommy Wirkola’s DEAD SNOW is not the first film to tackle the subject of Nazi zombies, but it has definitely set the bar pretty high. The subject has previously been explored in 1977’s SHOCK WAVES (aka DEATH CORPS) and while it’s one of my favorite zombie movies, it has left a big cross section of horror fans under whelmed. Prior to that was THE FROZEN DEAD (technically the very first Nazi zombie movie), which many people haven’t seen or even heard about. Let’s not even get started on Jean Rollin’s craptastic, ZOMBIE LAKE—let’s face it, it takes a certain kind of b-movie freak to find anything worthwhile in that French turd of a flick. Then there’s Jess Franco’s OASIS OF THE ZOMBIES, which may be one of the worst films of all time (I like it, but I’m that rare breed of b-movie freak that I mentioned in the last sentence). That leaves the forgettable, NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIES. Hmmm, in reflecting on DEAD SNOW’s predecessors, I guess the bar wasn’t that high to begin with, but the movie packs about 10 tons of fun into a 2 pound sack, that’s for sure.


To read the rest of the review, click here.