Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Ginger Snaps, 2000, starring Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins.

Sisters with a love for horror and death have their lives suddenly ripped apart after one of them, Ginger, is attacked by a werewolf. 

What I love about this film is its attempt at comedy while trying to stay horror. The sisters are anti-social and use sarcasm like it's nothing. Also, the film title "Ginger Snaps" is quite punny. She's bitten by a werewolf...then to top it all off she's finally going through puberty during one of her last years of high school. Transforming from an anti-social "weirdo" to a sexy but flesh-hungry teenager makes Ginger the star. Katharine Isabelle is a very talented actress who belongs in both the horror and the comedy department. Emily Perkins does an excellent job making the perfect face that says "I hate your existence" to everyone who looks at her. Kudos to the use of practical effects, one point there. There isn't a thing I see flawed in this film, but there's no such thing as a perfect movie. 9/10. 


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