Frozen (2010)

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• Jason O

  
  Just average to me. I'd never heard of this film, but it caught my eye on Netflix and when I read its description (3 people stuck on a chair lift during a storm), I knew I had to see it, and soon. To be a thriller, it just lacked the thrills and excitement for me...much like… More
  Just average to me. I'd never heard of this film, but it caught my eye on Netflix and when I read its description (3 people stuck on a chair lift during a storm), I knew I had to see it, and soon. To be a thriller, it just lacked the thrills and excitement for me...much like "127 Hours" did.

• Lee ?

  
  'Man vs Nature' thriller about three young friends who find themselves abandoned on a ski-lift with no hope of rescue for 5 days. A real good tension building gripper. It's one that makes you think "what would I do", and a couple of times stupid choices are… More
  'Man vs Nature' thriller about three young friends who find themselves abandoned on a ski-lift with no hope of rescue for 5 days. A real good tension building gripper. It's one that makes you think "what would I do", and a couple of times stupid choices are made but that adds more edge-of-your-seat action. There's also a couple of nasty moments of injury detail from broken bones to frostbite. Definitely worth checking out.

• J P

  
  This movie is amazing. I really enjoyed it. The characters were a little underdeveloped, but that was okay. It still managed to work itself out. There was a lot of suspense in this movie that made it really thrilling. I haven't watched a good suspenseful movie in a while.… More
  This movie is amazing. I really enjoyed it. The characters were a little underdeveloped, but that was okay. It still managed to work itself out. There was a lot of suspense in this movie that made it really thrilling. I haven't watched a good suspenseful movie in a while. People are saying the script was awful, but I didn't notice so it mustn't have been too bad. The acting wasn't as great as it probably could have been. *SPOILER****** The one friend dies (and he's the girl's boyfriend and the other guy's best friend), and they scream/cry for a little bit, but it really wasn't convincing. The girl was like "that was the boy I was going to marry", but she cried a little bit only once. I was like that's not realistic. They didn't seem too disturbed that their friend just got eaten by a pack of wolves, you know? I'd be pretty traumatized after an incident like that. Speaking of wolves, that whole part was really unrealistic. Wolves would not be ferocious like that. Wolves don't generally eat people, plus what are a pack of wolves doing at a populated ski resort? Wouldn't the commotion of skiers/snowboarders scare them away? I mean even if it was nighttime and the people left, I still doubt wolves would go near it. Wolves definitely wouldn't eat that dude, even if he was injured. They wouldn't care about him at all. Just sayin'. Oh and the chairlift falling down definitely wouldn't happen either. That's a safety hazard and the ski resort could get sued for something like that. There's no way they would have cheap chairlifts especially since the college kids said it was "soooo expensive to ride". If it was expensive, than the resort had enough money to make quality chairlifts. Know what I'm sayin? This movie is a little flawed. But other than the flaws and the acting, I really really liked this film.

• Anthony L

  
  Due to the majority of people on flixster giving this film a high rating, I thought I'd give it a go but I'm afraid I'm going to have to go against the grain on this one folks. I like the simple premise of the film, it is not original but it is still a good idea.… More
  Due to the majority of people on flixster giving this film a high rating, I thought I'd give it a go but I'm afraid I'm going to have to go against the grain on this one folks. I like the simple premise of the film, it is not original but it is still a good idea. However, when telling a simple story, with only three people in it and in a single location, the performances and the script have got to be top notch. In Frozen, neither the acting or script is very good at all, in fact both are terrible. If you don't care enough about the characters, why should you care if they live or die? I found the film unpleasant and a little dull, it's better than Adrift but if I were you I'd watch Open Water instead.

• Bobby H

  
  Three college students are trapped on a Ski-lift with the frightening prospect of being stranded up there for five days which will obviously lead to their demise. It sounds like a pretty boring plot but in all honesty it was a great movie. It was fairly short which fit this movie… More
  Three college students are trapped on a Ski-lift with the frightening prospect of being stranded up there for five days which will obviously lead to their demise. It sounds like a pretty boring plot but in all honesty it was a great movie. It was fairly short which fit this movie well for what it was, in the time that was offered though, it was extremely suspenseful, frightening, and had a way of playing with your emotions from beginning to end. It's a good way to remind you how quick things can go from good to bad to over in a split second. The only complaint I had was the ending was a little sudden, it was the end of their ordeal, but I would have liked to see a little bit more expansion on what happened. Over all, a fun movie (sort of) to check out on a bored night. It wasn't a masterpiece, but it was entertaining enough.

• Ken S

  
  Not as good as Buried or 127 Hours but Frozen still packs a nice punch.

• Curtis L

  
  I went into this thinking it would be a throw away thriller movie, but I ended up liking it a lot. It was suspensful, realistically frightening, and had some reaaally gross parts. However, I think I could have solved their problems in about one minute: take off your clothes and make… More
  I went into this thinking it would be a throw away thriller movie, but I ended up liking it a lot. It was suspensful, realistically frightening, and had some reaaally gross parts. However, I think I could have solved their problems in about one minute: take off your clothes and make a rope out of them, have one guy climb down, pull your clothes back up and everyone get redressed and warm. Go get help. The end. However, it was pretty darn fun anyways. The only part I started to frown at was the lift breaking off...what are the odds of that really? Of all the bad stuff happening to them I didn't think throwing in something totally unlikely was adding to the reality of the story.

• Roy G

  
  Three teenagers stranded on a ski lift doesn't sound like the most enthralling concept for a thriller, but writer/director Adam Green (Hatchet) takes the idea to nail-chomping heights.

• Josh L

  
  A tense and frightening experience that had me clutching several times at my seat. It's got a terrific premise that truly is horrifying to even think about, and despite a few bumps in the road (cheesy dialogue, suspension of disbelief a little higher than the norm) it works. It… More
  A tense and frightening experience that had me clutching several times at my seat. It's got a terrific premise that truly is horrifying to even think about, and despite a few bumps in the road (cheesy dialogue, suspension of disbelief a little higher than the norm) it works. It doesn't quite have enough material for 90 minutes (I mean seriously, what can you do with characters being trapped on a ski lift when no one else is around?), but despite dragging on a little too long I thought it was a heck of an experience. Recent horror films have desensitized me to blood and gore because that is basically all they are about, but this one has characters worth rooting for and makes the blood and gore more than just effects to gross people out. I was genuinely terrified while watching and that's one of the best compliments I can give a horror film.

• Jake .

  
  It's funny that everyone is comparing this film to Open Water. I haven't seen Open Water, but I remember seeing the posters when the film was first released and they scared the hell out of me. That really doesn't have anything at all to do with Frozen, but I thought… More
  It's funny that everyone is comparing this film to Open Water. I haven't seen Open Water, but I remember seeing the posters when the film was first released and they scared the hell out of me. That really doesn't have anything at all to do with Frozen, but I thought I'd throw it out there. The film is flawed, there's no way around it, but there is also no denying that this is gripping stuff. It's the type of thing where your stomach clenches and you momentarily stop breathing. One of my big complaints, though, is that it appears throughout most of the film that it is headed one direction and then does something completely different towards the end. In the right situation, this could be a good thing, but here the actual conclusion isn't nearly as interesting as the conclusion that seemed to be coming. What's the phrase about the gun in the first act again? Anyway, I think it's worth watching. It's a horror movie and is truly terrifying at times. What more do you need really?

• Sophie B

  
  At the beginning the acting was extrememly over done and unnatural however as the film progressed it got better. I really connected with these characters and wanted them to survive. The main thing was I couldn't stop thinking about if I was in their position; I wouldn't… More
  At the beginning the acting was extrememly over done and unnatural however as the film progressed it got better. I really connected with these characters and wanted them to survive. The main thing was I couldn't stop thinking about if I was in their position; I wouldn't survive. It was a bit scientifically incorrect as Parker's hand would not have come off that bar unless she broke it off, snapping her wrist. Also it was a bit too convienient that the wolves ignored her to eat Joe. At the end I felt like it wasn't really finished.

• Jeff "

  
  Adam Green director of Hatchet directs this, tense, suspenseful and harrowing Horror film. A drastic departure from Hatchet, Green's new film is a terrific nail bitter of a film. Frozen is a film that builds up effective terror due to it's simplistic plot, three people stuck… More
  Adam Green director of Hatchet directs this, tense, suspenseful and harrowing Horror film. A drastic departure from Hatchet, Green's new film is a terrific nail bitter of a film. Frozen is a film that builds up effective terror due to it's simplistic plot, three people stuck on a ski lift fighting for their lives for days. At times there are moments that lightens the tension, but Adam Green's script doesn't leave enough room for the characters to breath despite the few attempts to lighten the mood. Just when you thought that the characters are home free, something happens, and immediately the viewer is back in nail bitting mode. Frozen is a terrific film from Adam Green, and is one of Horrors most original films to come out in a long time. This is the type of film that proves that you don't need a huge cast to create terror. Frozen is a terrific follow up to Hatchet, another jaw dropping film by Adam Green. Adam Green has crafted a totally different film and has pulled off something truly terrifying. The film successfully builds the tension because it shows three people in a life or death situation with little chance of survival of escape. With a small cast, director Adam Green is able to get the most out of the actors, and the result is a film that is stunning, terrifying, suspenseful and thrilling. Frozen is the type of film that you need to ask yourself, how will this end? the story here demands that you stay on the edge of your seat till the very end. A solid well crafted film, Frozen proves that you don't need any demons, killers or ghouls to create effective terror. A very well done film, and a must see edge of your seat horror film.

• Mark W

  
  Considering this is a film that has three relatively unknown actors, on screen with nowhere else to go for almost the entire 90mins running time, it's surprising gripping. After a day skiing in the mountains, Dan (Kevin Zegers), Joe (Shawn Ashmore) and Parker (Emma Bell) are the… More
  Considering this is a film that has three relatively unknown actors, on screen with nowhere else to go for almost the entire 90mins running time, it's surprising gripping. After a day skiing in the mountains, Dan (Kevin Zegers), Joe (Shawn Ashmore) and Parker (Emma Bell) are the last ones on the ski-lift at the end of the day. Unknowingly, the staff believe everyone to have left, and switch off the lift, leaving them stranded 100 feet in the air and the mountain closed for the weekend. No-one will find them for days, and wolves gather below, leaving them fighting for their lives in the freezing cold and facing some very stark decisions to make. If you like films where the characters are faced with life or death decisions to make, causing you to question yourself in a similiar situation then there's plenty to enjoy from this low-budget shocker. It's been said several times already but it really is like 2003's "Open Water". Not flashy in the slightest and the premise is very simple, which is what helps it work. Tension is built slowly and effectively by B-movie, horror director Adam Green and the three very promising young leads deliver the goods, amounting to a surprisingly enjoyable and tension filled hour and a half. If you ask me, the best piece of advice the three youngsters could have been given in their predicament would have been...'Don't eat yellow snow'.

• Manu G

  
  A simple story made in one worst nightmare. Oh the irony of it all !! I thought it was an original movie and it was well made, very detailed and explicit. In Mount Holliston, snowboarders Dan Walker, his girlfriend Parker O'Neil and his best friend Joe Lynch don't have… More
  A simple story made in one worst nightmare. Oh the irony of it all !! I thought it was an original movie and it was well made, very detailed and explicit. In Mount Holliston, snowboarders Dan Walker, his girlfriend Parker O'Neil and his best friend Joe Lynch don't have enough money to buy cable car tickets. Parker bribes Jason, an employee of the skiing station, with one hundred dollars. When the system is nearing closure, they force Jason to let them have the last pass. However, Jason needs to resolve a problem and his colleague misunderstands his instructions and stops the cable car, and the trio of snowboarders gets stranded on the chairlift on the top of the mountain. When they see that the lights of the ski resort had been turned off, they need to make a choice: leave the chairlift or freeze to death.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, Shawn Ashmore, Kane Hodder, Ed Ackerman, Rileah Vanderbilt, John Omohundro, Adam Johnson, Chris York, Peder Melhuse Director: Adam Green Summary: Three friends hit the slopes for a weekend of skiing and snowboarding. But when they convince the… More
  Cast: Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, Shawn Ashmore, Kane Hodder, Ed Ackerman, Rileah Vanderbilt, John Omohundro, Adam Johnson, Chris York, Peder Melhuse Director: Adam Green Summary: Three friends hit the slopes for a weekend of skiing and snowboarding. But when they convince the chairlift operator to let them take one last run before closing, Parker (Emma Bell), Joe (Shawn Ashmore) and Dan (Kevin Zegers) find themselves stranded in midair, alone and freezing. It'll be days before anyone returns to the slopes, and their chances of survival are looking slimmer by the minute. My Thoughts: "It has been awhile since I have watched a film that made me want to cover my eyes. What makes this film in a way terrifying, is how simple it is. It would be so simple to end up in this kind of situation. Humans against nature films are more terrifying then slasher films because they are more realistic. These things can happen. It's not a horror or even a thriller really, it's just a scary situation. *SPOILER*The reasons for me covering my eyes was do to the fact that I can't handle bones sticking out. It turns my stomach. Plus the wolves ripping that poor guy apart made me nauseous. Yet I can watch scary films all the time with lots of blood and gore. I think it was that this film felt more real then those other films do.*END OF SPOILER* I thought the film was pretty good for it to be depending on the acting from these three actors. I thought they all did amazingly well and were believable in their roles. Definitely a film worth taking a look at."

• Dean !

  
  A simple idea that is done really well. It compares well to other films like Open water where people find themselves in a perilous situation and have to battle to survive. Despite most of the film just set on a ski lift it is quite engrossing. Most will be thinking what would I do in… More
  A simple idea that is done really well. It compares well to other films like Open water where people find themselves in a perilous situation and have to battle to survive. Despite most of the film just set on a ski lift it is quite engrossing. Most will be thinking what would I do in that situation. The cast do well it and doesn't need any effects really, filmed on location in the cold for more realism. Well worth a watch!

• Cynthia S

  
  Wow, for the suspense and thrills in this film alone I gave it 4 stars. I felt like I was there holding on for dear life with the stranded skiers. The disturbing images mentioned for the film are for real, so be warned squeemish viewers.

• Dr Blood  

  
  Adam Green's latest offering left me cold. Although "Frozen" is really very much in the tradition of "Open Water" and other films of that ilk where people get left stranded and in danger, it wasn't really horror and it bored me. Technically it was great,… More
  Adam Green's latest offering left me cold. Although "Frozen" is really very much in the tradition of "Open Water" and other films of that ilk where people get left stranded and in danger, it wasn't really horror and it bored me. Technically it was great, the actors were all really good and the camerawork was just how it should be. The trouble was that Adam Green isn't the best writer in the world and he really threw any attempt at realism out of the window. For me it's all about minor quibbles based on my lack of willing suspension of disbelief. I couldn't believe in yet another movie where nobody had a cellphone, could survive two days and nights in the freezing cold or could drop 100ft down and only break a leg. Plus when did wolves ever get brave enough to attack the skiers at a resort or be able to outrun one? I didn't like the characters all that much either. I've never been skiing (and have no desire to) so I can't say if they were typical of the kids who go to these things. If they are then I'm even more glad that I have no interest in skiing as I'd hate to meet any of these morons in real life. Why didn't they just make a rope out of their clothes and climb down? They could even have climbed along the cable with their legs wrapped round it until they reached a lower position to jump from. If I was in that situation, I would have thrown the irritating girl down first and landed on top of her! Just like "Open Water" all the waiting for something to happen should have been used as tension but it just ended up as boredom. Even the latex-based frostbite moments did little to spice things up and you can see the best one in the trailer anyway. The whole film just seems contrived to make the audience accept completely illogical decisions as perfectly reasonable and insult their intelligence in the process. Of course, if it wasn't for the totally unrealistic situation and the characters' responses to it then "Frozen" wouldn't exist as a movie at all. Maybe that would have been a better option.

• Conner R

  
  Extremely effective at getting you paranoid about getting discounted lift tickets, not to mention the idea of being trapped on a ski lift for days. This is not a movie I loved or see myself watching over and over again, but it does have a great sense of real horror. The wolves in this… More
  Extremely effective at getting you paranoid about getting discounted lift tickets, not to mention the idea of being trapped on a ski lift for days. This is not a movie I loved or see myself watching over and over again, but it does have a great sense of real horror. The wolves in this were bloodthirsty to say the least, I will never be ignorant of their flesh ripping skills again. The progression of the movie is good, I loved the Gerry type ending it had.

• Aaron N

  
  Dan Walker: Remember that thing I said about having done this before? I totally lied. I'm scared shitless. 2010 has apparently become a year rife with thrillers that place characters in one tight location for the majority of the film. Devil was an exorcise in B-movie fun.… More
  Dan Walker: Remember that thing I said about having done this before? I totally lied. I'm scared shitless. 2010 has apparently become a year rife with thrillers that place characters in one tight location for the majority of the film. Devil was an exorcise in B-movie fun. Buried was a solid homage to make Hitchcock proud. And now Frozen functions as a fine film that takes an incredibly simple premise and makes it work very effectively. Set at a snowy ski resort, Dan, his best friend Joe, and his girlfriend Parker decide to go on a late night snowboard run down the mountain. After convincing a worker at the resort to let them up the chairlift, the trio prepare for their late night journey. A serious problem occurs after a series of events results in the chairlift being shut down while the three would-be snowboarders are trapped quite high in the cold night. With the resort closed and the temperature lowering, the gang has to battle a number of challenges, such as hypothermia and the concept of trying to jump off to the snowy ground below. The premise is simple, but the stakes are high. The way this film creates its tension is quite well handled. One could try to argue that it's a bit much for a certain element to occur to as such a big story element, but I was wrapped up enough in this film's story that it just felt like a solid way to keep things thrilling and our characters in peril. The leads, played by Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, and Kevin Zegers all portray their roles well. They are of course required to go through the motions of being irritated and annoyed, followed by both terrified and foolhardy in their attempts to solve their predicament. The three have good chemistry together, even when they do get on each others nerves. A big factor is how well a film like this is made, and I was very happy with Adam Green's direction. While I wasn't a big fan of Hatchet, I did appreciate the work Green did here, playing at a much more subtle level. There are a number of ways that the film reveals or handles various violent situations that are effectively underplayed and approached at a more serious level. Along with the very appropriate score, I was quite pleased with how this film all came together. This film really is a solid thriller. It's made well and had me squirming in my seat at several points throughout. The ominous opening followed by brief enough character development, leading up to the lift is well handled and leads to a greatly paced story that mixes enough moments of tension with mild amounts of relief, before putting you in another tense situation. Well done. Parker O'Neil: Okay then, Lynch, what *is* the worst way to die? Joe Lynch: What... Parker O'Neil: No, no, no, you have an answer for everything. What is you biggest fear? Joe Lynch: That's easy. The sarlacc pit.

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