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Thursday, April 15, 2004
‘Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed
Starring Kmily Perkins
Lion’s Gate Entertainment
There should be a rule that states, “Direct-to-
video horror movie secjuels are doomed to tail.
But even though the bargain bins at the local Wal-
Mart are filled with cast-off secjuels to
“Wishmaster and the Skulls,” it may be a good
thing such a rule is not in effect.
If the rule was put into place, it would have
only been broken with the release of “Ginger
Snaps II: Unleashed,” the sequel to 2000\s
Canadian werewolf thriller. The original “Ginger
Snaps” was made on a meager budget but was a
tongue-in-cheek horror movie equipped with
bloody effects and a dark sense of humor. 1 he
recently released sequel is a flashy, high-octane
follow-up that surpasses the original in almost
every way.
The ending of “Ginger Snaps’ found
Brigitte (Emily Perkins) on the killing end of a
knife plunged into her sister's heart. Ginger
(Katharine Isabelle), Brigitte’s sister, had been
bitten by a werewolf, and promptly trans
formed into a full-fledged beast of the night.
With no alternative left, Brigitte was forced to
end her sister’s curse the only way she knew
by killing her.
“Ginger Snaps 11“ picks up with Brigitte on the
run from her past. Now infected with the curse
herself, Brigitte must counteract every night’s
gradual change with a dose of monk’s hood, a
plant with the power to halt her transformation
when taken intravenously.
The problem is, another werewolf is on her
trail, hoping to mate.
After being attacked by the werewolf,
Brigitte is picked up by the local authorities and
mistakenly put into a drug rehabilitation center
thanks to the empty syringes found near her.
Trapped without her tonic. Brigitte finds herself
feeling the pull of the curse stronger with each
passing day.
From the first scene, fans of the “Ginger
Snaps” will realize they have a whole new crea
ture on their hands. The original’s quaint direct
ing style, which utilized a decidable lack of
complicated camera tricks, has been replaced
with a flashy editing style and long-sweeping
camera arcs.
All the camera tricks in the world can’t protect
a film from bad acting, though. It’s a good thing
“Ginger Snaps 11” features an adequate array of
actors and actresses. Perkins easily carries the
film’s weight on her shoulders.
Unfortunately, the film’s producers felt the
need to replace the character’s moody attire (think
MTV’s Daria) with sexier clothing, complete w ith
midriff-baring tops. While this is notnecess
a bad thing, it is completely out of characici
werewolf on the loose. Fortunately, Pfij
downplays this choice smoothly by
and maturity to her character unforeseen
previous movie.
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place in a suburb that reeked of norm*t
majority of the action in the sequel takesplJ
a clinic where everybody has a secret.
From the orderly who trades fixes of
patients’ addictions in exchange forse,
pleasure to the unusual and eerie quirksrf
patients themselves, everybody has ali
agenda. The film is a bleak and uncomproni
horror flick that rises above the mediocrity^ B on
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awakening in the clinic, the first person Burl
confronts is the “mischievous Ghost," I Hits behal
patient. When Brigitte asks where she iyMindergon
replies that she has stumbled into an orpr
vesting factory and doctor
Brigitte’s feet.
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Texas A&M University
President and Mrs. Robert M. Gales
invite you and your family
to drop by their campus home
from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Saturday, April 17, 2004
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The President's home is located on
Throckmorton Street
across from Duncan Drill Field.
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Light refreshments will be served.