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==Reception== |
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"Frozen" is considered one of the best reviewed genre films of the decade and received glowing reviews from critics like Richard Roeper, Gene Shalit, The New York Times, and Rex Reed who said he was "so paralyzed with fear that he chewed a pencil in half while watching it." Critics compared the film to "Jaws" and director Adam Green drew many comparisons to Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock. Shot entirely on location without the aid of a sound stage or green screen, Green even operated many of the camera shots himself while dangling fifty feet in the air from the lift cable. To date, many still consider "Frozen" to be one of the most difficult shoots ever attempted and fans still consider it to be Green's finest work. |
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The film has received mixed reviews. |
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It currently holds a 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 55 reviews. Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics", the film has an aggregated rating of 26%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/10012051-frozen/ |title=Frozen |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2010-02-06}}</ref> |
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Another review aggresivator, Metacritic, gave the film a score of 43. |
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==Prizes== |
==Prizes== |
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Directed by | Adam Green |
Written by | Adam Green |
Produced by | Peter Block Cory Neal |
Starring | Emma Bell Kevin Zegers Kane Hodder Shawn Ashmore |
Cinematography | Will Barratt |
Edited by | Ed Marx |
Music by | Andy Garfield |
Production companies | A Bigger Boat ArieScope Pictures |
Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Release date | January 21, 2010 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Frozen is a 2010 American horror film directed by Adam Green and stars Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers and Shawn Ashmore as a group of three friends who slowly die while being trapped on a ski lift for 5 entire days with no food, water, help or phones.[1]
Cast
- Emma Bell as Parker[2]
- Kevin Zegers as Dan[3]
- Shawn Ashmore as Lynch[4]
- Rileah Vanderbilt as Shannon[5]
- Ed Ackerman as Jason[6]
- Adam Johnson as Rifkin[7]
- Chris York as Ryan[8]
- Peder Melhuse as Driver
- Kane Hodder as Cody[9]
- John Omohundro as James[10]
- Joshua Cameron as Snowboarder[11]
Production
The film was shot at Snowbasin near Ogden, Utah in February 2009[12] and is distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[13]
Release
The film premiere was in January 2010 at the Sundance Film Festival[14] and it was released in North America theaters on February 5, 2010[15], with distribution from Anchor Bay Films.[16] While playing at Sundance, the film caused quite a stir with numerous faintings reported from audience members that could not handle the tension of the film. One such fainting happened at the Tower Theater in Park City [17]. "Frozen" also opened the Glasgow FrightFest.[18] On February 5th the film had Multiple screens in areas in Boston, New York, Los Angeles[19], Salt Lake City, Dallas, Denver, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Chicago.[20] The film premiered on 5 February 2010 with the total cast and crew at Mann Chinese 6 on Hollywood Blvd.[21] It had been slated by Anchor Bay that the film would be in wide release shortly after, however despite the extremely positive reviews and despite hanging in 8 weeks at the box office with hardly any marketing support from it's distributor (Anchor Bay Films), "Frozen" was never given the wide release it deserved in North America. Other countries however have had great success with the film ("Frozen opened at #7 at the box office in Turkey and performed very well in Russia, Mexico, Japan, and Brazil) as they were distributed by companies other than Anchor Bay Films.
Reception
"Frozen" is considered one of the best reviewed genre films of the decade and received glowing reviews from critics like Richard Roeper, Gene Shalit, The New York Times, and Rex Reed who said he was "so paralyzed with fear that he chewed a pencil in half while watching it." Critics compared the film to "Jaws" and director Adam Green drew many comparisons to Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock. Shot entirely on location without the aid of a sound stage or green screen, Green even operated many of the camera shots himself while dangling fifty feet in the air from the lift cable. To date, many still consider "Frozen" to be one of the most difficult shoots ever attempted and fans still consider it to be Green's finest work.
Prizes
It was nominated as one of the best horror films 2009 for the Saturn Awards.[22]
References
- ^ Sundance '10: Trailer Debut for Adam Green's Chiller 'Frozen'
- ^ Trailer Debut for Adam Green's Frozen
- ^ Sundance '10: Chilling Super Hi-Res One Sheet for 'Frozen'
- ^ Frozen One-Sheet Gives You the Chills
- ^ Frozen Q&A with Adam Green
- ^ Half a Dozen New Frozen stills
- ^ Sundance '10: New Hi-Res Stills from 'Frozen'
- ^ Dread Central Talks with the Cast of Frozen
- ^ Oh, How They Must Have Regrets: First Ever Clip From 'Frozen'!
- ^ Sundance '10 REVIEW: 'Frozen' Unbearably Suspenseful
- ^ Sundance '10: 'Frozen' Trip See a Glimpse of Hope in Second Clip
- ^ Official Frozen Website Opens its Doors
- ^ Sundance '10: First Hi-Res Look at Adam Green Chiller 'Frozen'
- ^ Sundance '10: Low Quality Look at the Official One Sheet for 'Frozen'
- ^ First Stills from Adam Green's Frozen
- ^ New 'Season of the Witch' Stills, 'Frozen' Website Launch
- ^ EXCL: Things Get Chilling at Sundance Frozen Screenings
- ^ Exclusive Image and Premiere News: 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams and Frozen Invade Scotland
- ^ First Cities Announced for Adam Green's 'Frozen'
- ^ Find Out Where You Can Get Frozen
- ^ See Frozen This Friday and Saturday in LA With the Cast and the Crew
- ^ 2010 Saturn Award Nominees Announced