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| "I'm here to shoot all blondes scream queens." |
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Ingrid lookin like hot prey at the Amanda Awards
where she took Best Actress for this role.
That's the Norwegian Oscars, you philistine. |
At a glance:
Easily the strongest in the successful Norwegian horror trilogy,
Cold Prey 2 @ Fritt Vilt II trumps the
2006 original in every turn, providin more sympathetic characters and marginally more original scares. In a sequel approach similar to
Halloween II (1981), we pick up the hypothermia right where we left off, followin Jannicke (returnin Ingrid Bolsø Berdal) to a local hospital after she has been rescued. Debutin helmer Mats Stenberg replaces director Roar Uthaug and is found stretchin with an iffy resurrection plot, but perhaps his vision (and no doubt, improved budget) is to be credited for makin those shadowy hospital corridors an interestin enough place to be taken to this time.
Bad news on the doorstep:
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| Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik |
Funny this had a theatrical release in Malaysia in 2009 under the now-dormant Cathay-Keris distribution arm, when no Malaysian ever saw the original in the cinemas. However, as
Syahida Kamarudin points out, you don't need prior knowledge of the birthmarked butcher to enjoy this one on its own, although she rues the cinema experience in that notoriously scissor-happy territory.
Ostensibly a feminist reviewer, the writer notes that Ingrid Bolsø Berdal is not your
typical Hollywood hot
babe in distress and is believably great to watch. However, myself now with the privilege of havin seen the original, expected more from Ingrid. Due to the immediacy of the continuin events, a more compellin character arc wasn't possible, so we don't get to see more development from her character, despite admittedly bein even more badass with her weopon of choice, the pickaxe. Come to think of it, if both Part I and II were viewed back-to-back, it would've made a resoundingly satisfyin watch.
Perennial wonderment:
Where is Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik now, the actress who played the cute doctor?
Reminds me of:
The time I was trapped in an industrial-sized refrigerator. I ate all the ice-cream while I was in there.
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| "Bollocks. Why can't you clean his rectum for a change?" |
Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?
Three stars is possible if you watched this in a big cinema with lots of excitable women.
Bonus material:
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| "They're not goin to bring him back to life AGAIN in Part III, are they?" |
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