Reviews

Whoever directed this has obviously never lived or worked in a colder climate for any length of time. I have. The beginning of the end of this one for me was seeing the actors behave as if they were walking around in 20-degree weather when it was supposed to be -10 in a blizzard with a stiff wind...with nothing on their faces. That, and the overdone interjection of surreal scenes to hammer in the message of the the film did it in.

Now for the spoiler. ALERT ALERT

Was I the only one who was dismayed that the wolves magically appeared on the other side of the gorge? Forget about jumping the shark, the movie jumped the gorge at that point.

You HAVE to see this - and then ask yourself how original one of the central parts of that film is. Some parts seem - to me - to be direct "borrowings". I actually like Filipino horror films - they tend to be fantastic, have pretty good production values (other than the monster costumes and mad-scientist sets), and have some fine actors in them. This one has good camera-work, good lighting, the soundtrack works. Filipino horror films, like Mexican ones, also have different religious undertones that add something to them.

The acting is usually solid, although the dialogue probably would flow better if the Filipinos spoke Spanish. Vic Diaz, who is in this one, is great. If you like him, check out his flatulent vampire in Vampire Hookers.

Give it a try - the first time I saw it I thought it was just cheesy, but had to see it a second and third time. I'll bet you Tarantino did.