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Dreadfully Boring

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Arriving at a secluded fortress, two sisters find the few workers left under siege by former colleagues turned into werewolves and must help them hold off the creatures long enough to escape before being turned.This was quite an exciting and enjoyable effort and was the best in the series. What really helps this one is the fact that there's a lot more action-packed attacks in here, which comes from the general storyline. By going with the ambushed fortress storyline, this allows for numerous opportunities to bring the werewolves to come out from this one which starts off nicely here almost immediately s the creatures unleash an attack nearly as soon as they arrive to show off some great action of the group running around to the different sections of the fort and firing off plenty of defenses while also falling victim to the creatures. This first attack sets up the later ones which are a little shorter but manage some more action within this until this one gets to the finale. That features quite a more massive attack that before as there's multiple werewolves featured here for the majority of the scenes which goes against the previous ones of only having a single creature involved, which manage the rather fun feat of allowing plenty of werewolves to swarm on each of the individuals that's all kinds of fun. There's stalking of the guards throughout the complex, the hunters' action which is tons of fun as he tries to take them out with his tactics of dealing with them and involving the secondary measures of the commander settling his scores before turning the action into the grand finale of burning it all down while the fighting with the werewolves occurs. As well as the gruesome deaths here, what else works here for this one is the werewolf effects that really make the beasts look great in their few scenes which is the film's main flaw. Those scenes are too few and far between in this one so that despite all the great attacks in here there's very little elsewhere to handle the action which leaves this one with spotted sections of great werewolf action surrounded by dullness. Lastly, the film tends to follow a few plot lines from the original by again going for the one sister's transformation that comes off as slightly different from the original yet follows the same principal motive. In the end this causes the later half to be quite predictable and more than a little troubling setting up nonsensical action merely to get this specific story across. Otherwise, this was quite an enjoyable effort.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language and Brief Nudity.

The camera work and direction and editing were well done, however the two characters and dialog were completely unbelievable. Terrible dialog and diction that belongs in the 21st century. They really needed a language and diction coach, unless they were going for the time-traveling spoiled teenagers angle. I fully expected some twenty- something dudes to show up with a six pack and a pickup truck to save the day.Synopsis: Two girls, lost in the Canadian woods, come across a destroyed native village, where an old woman speaks a cryptic prophecy and hands them necklaces. A handsome young native hunter shows up to guide them to a trading post, where they meet more stereotypical characters in the priest, the old doctor, several disposable "red-shirts", the misogynistic lieutenant and kindly commanding officer who has dirty secrets regarding the werewolves that have been trying to wipe them out for several months. Racial tensions just happen to come to a climax, while everyone is having a nice dinner, and profound words are spoken regarding equality, and the fight is over.Later that night, one sister in her nightie (yes, a nightie) follows the sound of crying to a locked up boy who bites her, and of course tears off her necklace for the commander to find later, then escapes into the fort to cause several moments of drama and moral conflicts between the soldiers. The sister starts to turn, and in the midst of a werewolf attack (which started when she opened the gate), everyone ignores the obviously sick girl, the commander kills to protect his secret that apparently almost everyone knows already-that the werewolf kid is the commander's son.The CO feels guilty over his wolfie son and shoots him, but protects the girls. When the girls are kicked out of the fort, they wander through the woods, until they meet another native from the fort who guides them to a cave, where they meet again the hunter and the old woman who sends Bridgette on a hallucination/prophecy trip which is obviously misleading the audience.Bridgette wakes to find the old woman dead, wolfie sister gone, and the handsome hunter telling us all and Bridgette what to maybe expect in the next few scenes. Leading her back to the fort, he betrays her, because the moral here is that handsome boy doesn't mean nice boy. The dramatic and waffling tension over who is good/evil, sane/insane, moral/immoral etc continues as they countdown for the wolfie sister to return with her pack, and wipe out everyone in the name of avenging all the wrongs done to her. Oh. So they were all evil and needed to die? Just the sisters escape, as the fort burns down.Touching ending with the sisters once again swearing "together forever". I'd watch your back Bridgette. She looks hungry.

~Spoiler~ Shot back-to-back with Unleashed, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning is my least favorite of the series. But it's still not a bad flick. This is a prequel that takes place in an early 1800's trader's fort that is besieged by "Wendigos". The prequel idea was probably the best way to get Ginger back into the series (even though she's not the reason I enjoy these movies). Both Isabelle and Perkins (who is the reason I enjoy these movies) are completely at home in these characters now. Strong character actors like JR Bourne, Nathaniel Arcand, and Brendan Fletcher (who got killed in the last Ginger Snaps movie as well) also help set the scene. It may be my least favorite, but this one looks the best. Second unit director for the original Ginger Snaps, Grant Harvey, is at the helm and really gets good use out of the Canadian wilderness. The setting really is unbelievable. Fort Edmonton Park (recently seen in a Fear Itself episode) is a fantastic place for a period horror film. The last film also best showcases the KNB werewolves. This is the only Ginger Snaps film to show the werewolves full on. Hopefully this is the last film in the series, because overall it was a fine little trilogy.

Trying to be clever with a double meaning title, somebody named this horror movie after a cookie, which suggested that it would be a horror satire. It isn't. Better than average for a Sci-Fi channel offering, the movie actually is pretty adept at telling its story, which finds some new slants on the werewolf theme.The acting is above par from this cast of unknowns, who all make the story interesting and believable. The scripting gives both logical foundation for what happens later, yet darts into some surprising directions you might not expect. Although there's a pretty high body count, and the identities of who's going to get it are usually obvious, the story is unique enough to make that problem not matter much.There are several subplots that are weaved together rather professionally, and the relationship of the sisters and how it relates to the everything else that is happening is told well and acted out well. The story is ripe with legends and character interaction that keep things moving along at a brisk pace for the most part.Minor problems: the clichéd cleric guy who spouts out "Witch! Witch!" accusations; a very poorly written character, and the soldier boy bullies at the fort; also a cop-out cliché to set up some unnecessary conflicts. People who find themselves in a life-and-death situation pull together, not apart, as depicted here.Low budget, but usually good. A pretty decent flick for fans of werewolf and zombie movies.