Frostbitten [DVD]

I primarily bought the video being a fan and user of Russian Konvas and Kinor cameras which were used to shoot this film. The look is excellent and the special effects are reminiscent of Harryhausen, which gives a fresh breath to the overly slick effects used today. Cinematographer/DP Anders Banke did a splendid job even if the story is kind of silly. It's like a new style Grindhouse film. Subtitles are used but the story is easy to follow and entertaining with a few good laughs.

in fact it is alike only in sharing a major (vampires!) and minor (vampires during a long polar night!) premise. In terms of tone, pacing, and production value, the two movies could not be much more different. Frostbitten is lighthearted (at least by comparison) and frequently attempts to be funny. Occasionally it even succeeds. Not a bad movie in its own right but if it was recommended to you based on 30DoN, consider yourself warned.

I being a Movie buff and love any type of movie had bought this and it was awesome only problem was that i saw on amazon that the disc comes in finnish as well and could only see it in English and Swedish. dont know if this is a disc error or not but it is still one of the better movies i've seen in a long time.

I thought this was an excellent Movie. Visually it was fantastic. It had a very BIG BUDGET look, I'm so tired of the "HD VIDEO" Movie where it looks more like a Soap Oprah than a real movie. This was obviously shot on Film. The story was quite good and I'm glad I bought this DVD. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys quality movies.Toby

Started out great...then it went downhill from there.

Very well done, and also funny movie. If you don't mind subtitles this movie is worth getting.

Imagine my surprise when I watched this film not knowing what to expect or even remembering where I heard about it from and finding that Sweden not only made one vampire film for the ages in the last decade (the enchanting  Let The Right One In ), but already had hit a more traditional home run for the genre a few years ago with 2006's "Frostbiten" (one t or two, take your pick). The premise is thoroughly standard, but the execution is fabulous. Almost everything you want from a modern vampire film with only a few cliche's holding it back. If you love vampire films, this should be on your list.The story begins during the German's ill-fated assault on the Soviet Union in WWII. Now, the first thing i thought was "What if a localized vampiric plague was what really stopped the Third Reich's advance and won the war for the Allies? A great idea!" However, this is merely the genesis of the story. SS troops encounter an abandoned cabin to hole up in and find that they weren't the only evil bastards to have that idea. Slaughter follows. Fast forward six decades to modern Sweden, where cute new girl in town Saga meets adorably quirky goth goddess Vega, who is eager to befriend the fresh meat. There's a familiar-looking geneticist with a strange interest in a comatose girl (never a good thing) and a lot of mysterious pills at the hospital where Saga'a mother works, and all of the teens in town are attending a party. The perfect prescription for a vampire infection. And just in time for the region's own  30 Days of Night  too.Emma Aberg is beyond charming as Vega in this film. I just have to say that right away. Great character. The rest of the film is fairly standard, but very effective. Moments involving vampires clinging to ceilings or even telephone poles are extremely well-done, as is the story of a boy who slowly becomes a vampire over the course of the film. Let's just say he devours a fluffy bunny and a lapdog and leave it at that. No. Let's not. In a bizarre but surprisingly awesome comedic twist, the kid finds he can understand the speech of dogs. It sounds stupid, but the dogs actually made me laugh pretty hard without ruining the tone of the film. It's just crazy enough to work, as they say. I've seen a lot of films about people slowly transforming into vamps, but this one did it best in my opinion. Watching him try to quench his thirst with every beverage in the fridge and finding each undrinkable and then meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time and being served a garlicy meal were other high points of this side story. In another effective bit of humor, Saga crosses two sticks to ward off an advancing vamp who hisses and shrinks away and then laughs and tells her she's making an X. Comedy aside, the violence is pretty visceral and shocking at times. No sex or nudity that I can recall. Sorry, exploitation fans.So basically what we wind up with is an army of undead spawned from the goddamn Third Reich ready to run loose in Sweden and a vampire boss that turns out to be really cliche when he changes forms. Hate it when they go over-the-top in the final stretch. But for the most part, this is a great vampire film on par with  Fright Night  at least. A little better even. There are some really, really impressive shots and the special effects are subtle and effective. I particularly enjoyed shot where Saga takes a kid into a room and shuts off the lights to leave the entire screen black save for a pair of glowing red eyes. When the lights come back on, there's no one to be seen. Creepy as hell.This should be considered a must-see for fans of modern vampire tales. Only "Let the Right One In" is as good when comparing vampire films from the last 5 years. Maybe even 10. Most solid vampire films struggle to get rounded up from 3 1/2 with me so don't be the least bit turned off by me deducting a star from the rating. Because if it's standard premise an somewhat muddled final act it's not getting a 5, but neither would a lot of my favorite vampire flicks. This is still one of the better ones I've ever seen. I hope Sweden keeps it's interest in the genre strong because if they keep this up, American vamp films will get snowed under by films like "Frostbitten". It's creepy, it's funny, and it's damn entertaining.

I was impressed with Sweden`s own art house vampire film "Let The Right One In", so of course, I was very interested when I heard about "Frostbitten" (or Frostbiten according to the film's opening credits), Sweden`s first vampire movie. Directed by Anders Banke, the film is another vampire flick that blends quirky humor, visceral vampirism and genetics as its main premise. The film is a little flimsy if you talk about its plot but the movie is quite fun.Annika (Petra Nielsen) and her daughter Saga (Grete Hayneskold) had just moved into a snow-laden town somewhere in Sweden. Annika had accepted a position at a local hospital led by an enigmatic Doctor Beckert (Carl-Ake Eriksson). The area is currently experiencing a month-long lack of sunlight and abundance of polar weather. Meanwhile, a young cocky medical assistant named Sebastian (Jonas Carlstrom) steals a batch of red pills from Beckert's office, either out of curiosity or for a "party favor" for his friend Vega (Emma Aberg) isn't really clear. After Sebastian takes a red pill, he begins to feel a little sick and very odd; his senses become enhanced, he even begins to hear dogs talk and has gained an intolerance to normal food. Sebastian also finds that he is slowly developing a lust for blood...Let's see, "Frostbitten" isn't going to make my list of favorite vampire films but I have to admit the movie does have its charm. I guess the best way to describe the movie would be a collision of quirky comedy and blood-soaked adrenaline, it bounces around jump scares and comedy while maintaining a feeling of tension. The movie's plot is full of gaps and characterization is kept at a bare minimum. The "30 Days of Night" angle isn't really brought into play as much as I would have liked since this element only serves as a very minor ingredient to the film's plot. The film's central focus falls upon its teenage characters such as Sebastian, Vega and company who are out to have fun.Sebastian takes center stage as the first victim of the red pill. His slow transformation to a vampire pretty much sets the film's tone and I have to admit, the sequences really cracked me up. It comes off a little grim at times, as we see Sebastian trying to drink his household condiments (ketchup, milk, juice etc.) and finds that his body is rejecting them. The young man's meeting with his girlfriend's parents become rather humorous as her father is a minister and you can guess what happens when he hears him saying `grace' and gets fed with a trout cooked in garlic sauce. Yes, the film does have its charm and parts of it were very funny and entertaining.Sadly, the film has several plot missteps that I thought were just rather disappointing. The plot with our mysterious Dr. Beckert is a little underdeveloped that this subplot never becomes compelling or interesting. I also felt that the sequences with Beckert and Annika didn't match the tone of the rest of the film. In this area, the film feels rather episodic and lacked coherency in its script. I thought the movie was going to be a solid comedic bloodbath but this area just felt a little too forced. The Nazi angle at the beginning of the film didn't really reach any inherent gravity to the narrative; it feels rather insignificant. It does provide some background to the vampire named Maria and to Beckert, but the way it just becomes attached into the plot is very difficult to buy into. However, I liked Beckert's transformation sequence, I thought it was a good homage to old-school effects."Frostbitten" has a lot of things going on between the fun-hungry teenagers and the Annika-Beckert struggle and the film does have several editing tricks up its sleeve. It did hold my focus and I felt like I was watching one of your cheesy horror low-budget films. I guess this was what the director intended. The vampires are curiously very sensitive to light, they can be repelled by a copy machine and even by a car's powerful headlights. The vampires themselves have the superhuman qualities we see in most vampire movies; strong, fast and feral. The vampires can be killed by the usual traditional means. The film also does have very nice cinematography that accentuates the frozen environment. From the indoors and the outdoors, the film does have the right atmosphere.This Swedish vampire thriller relies on its visuals and brings the core of its story from genetic studies. I thought the transformation from human to vampire through the use of a pill is a little hard to buy into. The film is also very predictable and rather unoriginal; it also lacks innovation and feels very routine with its barefaced scares. To its credit, the film does have its charm and leanness; the film has enough vampire stunts, humor and bloody scenes to charm the horror fan. The film is amiable enough and accompanied by good visuals, "Frostbitten" can be fun when you're in the mood for a vampire movie with flamboyance and comedic allure.Recommended! [3 Stars= Good with Flaws and Redeeming Qualities]

Buena película de vampiros con buena imagen y buen sonido a veces un poco tonta la película