Monday 19 January 2015

DVD: Dead Snow 2 - Red vs Dead (dir: Tommy Wirkola, 2015)

"They're recruiting!"

If you can handle the gore, and you liked the original film, Dead Snow 2 picks up from the end of the original  film and is a non-stop utterly bonkers fun ride.   Taking its cue from The Evil Dead 2, the comedy is even wilder, the slapstick gore and mordantly black humour elements are ramped up to the maximum, and it constantly veers off into unexpected directions whilst making not a jot of sense.  This sequel very cleverly and effectively expands from the cabin/snow claustrophobia of the first film in terms of characters and locations, with a surprisingly well-packed narrative.  As the ending completely pushes taste boundaries - and do not miss the post-credits sting - Dead Snow 2 presents itself as a well-developed, well-mounted pure entertainment for horror fans.

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