Dead Snow is a kind of loving Norwegian homage to Evil Dead 2. A group of adults (acting as students on spring break) heads to a remote cabin in the snowy mountains to have a party and do some skiing. Little do they know that under the cabin is a stash of gold taken by the Nazis when they invaded. When one of the party pockets some of the nazi gold, the Nazis come to life and begin killing anyone in the area they find to reclaim what they believe is theirs. As the body count rises, one of the party, Martin decides to get proactive and fight back. Fun ensues.
The tone of this is pretty wacky, all told. Despite playing everything completely straight, the slapstick violence is hard to deny. Once the chainsaw comes out and one of our heroes loses a hand, the Evil Dead comparisons are inescapable. This is actually a pretty fun time as far as modern zombie movies go. The ending is one of those great, "oh crap" moments that horror does so well in letting the protagonists know they are more screwed than they thought. If you like funny horror, this movie is well worth a watch. The sequel (which I reviewed earlier in this blog) is also lots of fun and has Martin Starr.
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