Monday, January 5, 2009

Wind Chill


Current IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
My Rating: 7.8/10

I love a good horror movie. I love a good Christmas horror movie. I love this movie. Nobody will ever be able to explain to me why the rating is so low online, but that just goes to show you that you can't trust what other people like as your personal preference.

The movie is a supernatural horror film about two college students who find themselves stranded on a remote stretch of road. It just so happens that they are not the first to find themselves in this situation on the same part of the road and as they learn more about the history of the road, the bleaker their future begins to appear.

I think the thing I love about this film is that it's not your typical horror film, in fact I have a hard time calling it a horror film at all. It is definitely easier to market it that way, but it is actually very touching. Even though the events in the film are that of a supernatural nature, it is really a touching love story that brings you into the brief relationship the main characters have between each other.

It is always so long between memorable horror films for me, so to unexpectedly come across this one was a very welcome breath of fresh air to the genre.

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