Source: TV (IFC)
So continuing on my horror streak, I also watched the movie Ginger Snaps yesterday. Now, this is a movie that I would always see at blockbuster on sale in the pre-viewed section. I would always look at the cover and say to myself "when will people stop making these crappy horror films". Well, I was wrong. On Halloween I was browsing through the t.v. guide and saw that this was going to be on IFC. Well, if it's on IFC it must be semi-ok right? So i decided to DVR it.
This is a Canadian film about two sisters who are more or less obsessed with death. When numerous dogs around the neighborhood are turning up dead with their guts pouring out from all ends, things get suspicious. Turns out there's a werewolf on the loose and later on it just happens to bite the oldest of the Fitzgerald sisters. While the oldest sister, Ginger, struggles with her newly formed identity, younger sister Bridgette scrambles to find a way to get her sister back. Their sisterly bond is broken yet mended many times throughout the film which is how I view natural sibling relationships in the first place (without the whole werewolf thing). Now, I wouldn't say this is a cinematic master piece or even a blockbuster, but it's just one of those films that is wholesome in terms of the fact that you don't need to think too much to understand what's going on. It's quite elementary and that's why I like it. The acting really isn't half bad either and it sort of has a dark comical vibe as well. This film would fall more into the category of Idle Hands except not sucky. Now, for future reference, if you get bitten by a werewolf and need a cure, just visit your nearest crafts store :)
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