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26 out of 36 people found the following comment useful :-
Something old, something new..., 13 October 2006
Author: Chenon from Norway
People have talked and talked about the revolution within Norwegian films for a few years now. That everything has become so much better. In my opinion, most of the films produced in the last few years, within this so-called revolution, has been the same old stories and concepts that Norway has made from day one, except the productions has become better. I have visited the theater for basically every new Norwegian film, with high hopes and a wanting to like what they show, and every time I walk out disappointed and with less hope for our present generation of filmmakers. This all changed today. I went to the premiere of Fritt Vilt expecting a nice slasher film, and I walked out 95 minutes later, with hope restored and a nice smile on my face. I actually felt good.
The film is a slasher film, through and through, and that is both one of it's strengths, but also it's weakness. The film contains basically every little slasher movie clichè you can think of. It's just they do it so very well. It is a genre film and it doesn't bring anything new to the concept, but it's fresh for us Norwegians. The film doesn't try to be anything more than a good horror film.
The setting is excellent. An old abandoned hotel in the middle of nowhere up in the mountains. The back story is not exactly original, but it works well enough to pull of some really scary scenes. The look and feel of the hotel and the isolation is all there, and the evil that is lurking sure is creepy.
Roar Uthaug does a few neat tricks early in the movie, which makes you sit at the edge of your seat through out the film, and his direction is good. The script is good enough for a horror story, but sometimes, especially in the opening scene, the dialoges are pretty campy and lame. But they redeem themselves quickly when the sh#% hits the fan.
The acting is excellent from most of the cast. I hope we'll see a lot more of Ingrid Bolsø Berdal in other films. Having her in the lead was a smart move. I would also like to credit Rolf Kristian Larsen. He had some funny commentaries and face expressions. The weakest actor, and at times so bad it was annoying, was Endre Martin Midtstigen. I'm not sure why he was in the movie. He must know someone in the production team, cause he has no acting talents what so ever.
A creepy horror film from Norway, and one of our finest films in recent years. I hope to see more of Roar Uthaug in the near future. I think this is a director with much to come. Also Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, we want more of you! Keep Up The Good Work!
22 out of 36 people found the following comment useful :-
Okay it was good but haven't we seen it all before?, 18 October 2006
Author: Thor Arne Rosland from Norway
After reading the other user comments about how good this movie was I have to give it to you people straight, the movie is okay but we serious horror fans have seen it all before.
The story starts with a couple of guys and girls heading for Jotunheimen(a big ass mountain)to snowboard. When one of the guys breaks his foot they have to seek cover in a abandoned mountain hotel... get the picture? I mean why the hell do they think it's abandoned in the first place?
Anyway, after settling down and all that other crap they agree to stay the night in the hotel. And of course as in any other horror movie we ever seen there is always a bright guy saying: "Hey wanna check out the rest of the hotel?" Whats very fascinating though is that one of the couple end up in room 237,guess these guys haven't seen "The Shining" yet? Okay, from know on you get the idea whats gonna happen, they discover that they are not alone, they wanna get out, they cant get out because the psychopath killer is one big Jason mother#¤%&/! or something like that AND (pause) the killing spree begins..
"Fritt Vilt" has borrowed a lot from movies like "The Shining","I know what you did last summer" and a kind of "Hills Have Eyes" beginning, mostly cheap scares but some good ones to. Like I said, the movie is good but we have already seen a lot of this stuff before, as a Norwegian movie its a step in the right direction but if you wanna see a horror flick beyond this see: Villmark. Thats a great horror flick ;)
Thanks for reading!
32 out of 57 people found the following comment useful :-
A fantastic piece of Norwegian art!, 13 October 2006
Author: MegetUlv from Norway
Like the last thriller to come out of Norway, Villmark, Fritt Vilt takes place somewhere isolated, with no human being within many kilometers! The difference is, though, this is up in Jotunheimen, with snow as far as the eye can see!
Idyllic, eh?
Not for long. As they seek shelter in an abandoned hotel, they discover that it has a terrible past... and an even more terrible presence.
This movie scared the living h**l out of me! For the entire movie my nerves were about to break. The creepy atmosphere of the hotel, combined with the fact that they are completely alone, adds up to be a nightmare for the two happy couples and the jackass from Stavanger.
The movie has some funny moments though. The aforementioned jackass has a wide range of witty comments!
If you see one film this year, let it be this one! If you the only film you see this year, is not Fritt Vilt, you should watch two films. And the first one should be Fritt Vilt.
7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :-
Norwegian Horror with genuine scares., 3 August 2007
Author: murnank from Ireland
What exactly can I say about FRITT VILT that hasn't been said already. Well for starters, in a world overdosed on allegedly scary slasher movies this Norwegian film actually delivers with a terrifying atmosphere and genuine suspense. It's an old and tried storyline, take five teenagers and place them in an isolated location, this being a long abandoned hotel with a violent killer on the loose inside. However, what differentiates FRITT VILT from the rest of the pack is it's sharp direction by Roar Uthaug who manages to keep the same old clichés of the genre interesting. He does this mainly through the characters. Here we have five friends who emote a sincere affection for each other and for this reason we grow to like them. Unlike most other slasher movies where the characters are cardboard cut-outs simply used to increase the body-count and showcase gory effects these characters drive the story along and all have a purpose within the movie that serves the plot. So when we watch them die it becomes upsetting and genuinely disturbing. In particular the first murder is increasingly harrowing and while watching I felt a terrible pity for the person. Another reason it succeeds is the fluid cinematography by Daniel Voldheim who paints each shot with atmospheric lighting and shadow so the darker scenes generate true claustrophobia and tension. The soundtrack by Magnus Beite is wonderfully haunting, moving and terrifying while the performances by all involved are incredibly accurate, particularly Ingrid Bolso Berdal as Jannicke who provides a compassionate heroine whom we quickly grow to love and in the end we truly feel her anguish and pain. This is an outstanding movie within the slasher genre and a sterling example of Norwegian horror.
10 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
No worries, you won't be facing sleepless nights, 27 October 2006
Author: thoering from Trondheim, Norway
(... though you might jump in your chair a couple of times). Set in the snowy landscape of Jotunheimen, Norway, a group of young adventure-seeking boys and girls ends up trapped in a mysteriously abandoned mountain hotel. They try to enjoy their stay in spite of the circumstances, but after a while they realize that something horrible haunts this else-how so charming (?) old building.
As with most horror movies, don't expect anything new, it's just the same old spooky murders in another setting. The setting isn't that badly created though, and with some improved dialog and acting skills among the actors, and some elements of unexpectedness, this could have become a classic like good old' "De dødes tjern". Unfortunelately, this is not the case. An OK thriller/horror-movie, you will probably be able to enjoy it, but there's nothing extraordinary about it.
6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :-
I liked this one, 12 November 2007
Author: sweper74 from Sweden
I have to give credits to this great movie. There ain't much quantity of horror movies made in Nordic countries (I am from Sweden myself), and i am glad to see Norway produce such a great horror film. The story is pretty simple but it is well balanced and is not rushed through. First you get to see a glimpse of the characters to get a feel of them and build up empathy. You will follow them on a holiday trip into the beautiful Norwegian mountains, to go skiing. The main plot starts when they arrive to their destination. An accident occurs that slows down the skiing and they decide to seek shelter through the night... What happens from that point of the movie and on i let the viewer go look for himself/herself ;-).
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Prey for mercy, 25 October 2008
Author: PeteMcD (pm010w8854@blueyonder.co.uk) from Dundee, Scotland
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This was just a nice bit of harmless fun, a bit of escapism that knew what it was and knew what was expected of it and didn't really feel the need to do much else more.
The performances, lensing and other elements were above average for this sort of genre exercise, even if the characterisation was as expected rather shallow. They were obviously trying set up some tension within the dynamics of the two couples but that never really went anywhere and the backstory of the villain was completely dispensable.
It did have an unexpectedly dark but welcome sense of humour. The guy fighting ineffectively with the massive animal trap and the trick scene where we think the guy with the broken leg has died but has in fact just had a fight with a tinopener both had me laughing more than cowering. Such a well-worn plot definitely benefits from a little comedic texture to stop it from just becoming a grim predictable slog.
I also liked the way it handled its violence. I dunno if they were wary of ratings or stuff, but I appreciated the restraint. Blood was spilled for sure but oftentimes the most resounding thing about the killings scenes were the "THWUNK" of the pickaxe, then the cut away. That lingering but inexplicit sense of nastiness.
I have a 15-year-old nephew and this is exactly the type of horror film I'd recommend to him. I don't mean that in a condescending "only fit for teenagers" way, but I just think its level of schlock and subject matter is pitched perfectly here for that sort of age group and its more intelligent than the usual rubbish he probably watches.
Sidenote 1: watching this confirmed to me how much I love snow on film, it has a very cinematic, almost tactile quality, threatening, mysterious and very beautiful Sidenote 2: a joke about Uranus and "your anus" works as well in Norwegian as it does in English! Sidenote 3: the first girl gets butchered for not being promiscuous. Maybe this is some sly subversion of the sexual / political conservatism in generic slasher pics or maybe they just needed a convenient way of getting the first victim alone.
Sidenote 4: my favourite scene was the final one as the bodies were carted one-by-one to the ravine, very well constructed and paced, it maintained tension right to the very end.
Overall, a little bit more chance-taking would have seen it score higher but not to be . . .
3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
Slashing out in the snow, 3 February 2008
Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England
I can't say I'm a big fan of slasher flicks; the problem with them is that they're usually very similar to one another and there's not a great deal of originality in the genre. This one hails from Norway, although that fact doesn't mean that it's any more original than the majority of the rest of the slasher films I've seen; and in fact the film seems more keen to mirror the more popular entries in the genre that strive for anything original, which is a shame. There's not a great deal of story for the film, which isn't a surprise and director Roar Uthaug seems keen to focus on the killings, which is obviously the reason why most people will watch this film. The film focuses on teenagers, and in this case they're up in the mountains for a snowboarding trip. Shortly after getting their snowboards out, one of their number has an accident that results in a broken leg. It turns out that the car is too far away for them to reach before nightfall, so they head off to an abandoned hotel for shelter. It turns out that the hotel was closed in the seventies...but someone is there with them...
The film is slightly original for the fact that it's set out in the snow. It's not the first slasher to take this setting (D-Tox springs to mind, though I'm positive there are others), although it's not the most obvious location for a film like this and the film deserves some credit for that. The snow setting also benefits the film as it allows director Roar Uthaug to impose an atmosphere of isolation on the proceedings which helps to keep things tense. A problem with the film, however, is that there's too much talking and since we are only introduced to five main characters; there isn't a constant stream of murders. It's also a shame that the director opted to cut down on the blood - the 'less is more' theory sometimes works, but considering that most people (me included) see films like this to see some splatter; the lack of blood really is a problem. The film does get a bit boring in places and without much story; there isn't much to fall back on. It all boils down to a mysterious but not very interesting ending, and while this film just about did what I expected it to; it's not great and I won't rave about it!
4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
Pretty creepy Norwegian slasher., 29 October 2007
Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby,Poland
It's midwinter.Five youngsters are heading for the Jotunheimen mountain area to go snowboarding.On the slope,one of them has a bad fall and breaks a leg.There is no sign of any other people around and their mobile phones are out of range.They catch sight of a mountain hotel in the distance and decide to find shelter there.The hotel lies emtpy and silent,obviously closed down years ago.The phone lines are dead and the youngsters realize they have to spend the night in the hotel.Unbeknownst for them there is somebody else in the building-somebody thirsty for their blood...Pretty eerie Norwegian slasher with truly creepy looking killer.The director Roar Uthaug manages to create few moments of suspense and terror.There is very little gore and the motivation of the killer is fairly silly,but if you want to be scared give "Cold Prey" a look.
5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :-
Creepy film, 4 March 2007
Author: p-d-angelis from Norway
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This film doesn't need to be compared to The Shining or any other recent horror film. It can stand on its own. There were a few loose ends in the plot, but basically, it was a creepy film with some horrific moments (the first murder) that really made an impression. One of the scenes that shows the sun setting behind the hotel--the first night they spend in the hotel--is a foreboding of the feelings and atmosphere that the movie descends into. Survival or death, good or evil, light or darkness, basement or main floor. Lots of either/or choices, no time to really think, just time to act. Jannicke was a great character--you knew it from the start that she was a leader. Scary film.
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