Dead Snow takes the best elements of the Evil Dead, The Fog and Shaun of the Dead and delivers them in a refreshing format. Yes, we're introduced to young adults embarking on a trip to a secluded Arctic, oblivious to what awaits them. Even the deaths are totally over the top in a Braindead way. There are numerous nods to influences that sometimes get in the way events itself and the backstory to why the Nazi's are still around is brief. Very much a fanboy romp, Dead Snow is brisk and features surprisingly good production standards. Apart from zombie Nazi's (which has been done before) there's little originality here.
this is a very good slasher/ horror with plenty of blood and gore, the story is easy to follow and it has good effects.
For the first 40 minutes or so this is a suspenseful (and funny) horror pic. Unfortunately, the quality then drops dramatically as the film makers appear to run out of ideas and go for all-out gory slapstick. It's all a bit ramshackle and silly although the effects are pretty good. The acting is uneven as well - a few of them appear to take it seriously whilst the others just 'play act' their way through the mayhem. This is definitely post-pub bloke fare!