{"id":18352,"date":"2014-07-22T13:43:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T17:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=18352"},"modified":"2016-01-03T13:50:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T18:50:07","slug":"ginger-snaps-2000-collectors-edition-blu-raydvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/22\/ginger-snaps-2000-collectors-edition-blu-raydvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginger Snaps (2000): Collector’s Edition [Blu-ray\/DVD]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Great werewolf films are hard to come by, so it\u2019s a shock to see such an under the radar low budget horror film like \u201cGinger Snaps\u201d not only get the formula right, but make its own mark in the sub-genre. Most times, the entire werewolf motif has been used to convey feelings of oppression and unbridled savagery as we saw with \u201cThe Howling<\/a>,\u201d and \u201cThe Wolfman,\u201d but director John Fawcett aims toward a more feminine message. This werewolf film is about lycanthropy as a metaphor for blossoming in to womanhood. With such overtones and outright straight forward explorations of the themes, \u201cGinger Snaps\u201d surprisingly knows how to balance its narrative themes well.<\/p>\n

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It straddles the line between vicious horror film, dark coming of age comedy, and a twisted tale of familial bonds all the while giving us a witty take on PMS. Ginger and Brigitte are two darkly demented sisters attached at the hips. They\u2019re obsessed with death and horror films, and find themselves bound to one another in their attempts to prevent the inevitability of growing up. So close are they, that they\u2019ve even sworn a death pact. One night during a botched attempt to kidnap the school bully\u2019s dog, Brigitte and Ginger are attacked by a massive monster in the woods. Despite their efforts to flee, Ginger is dealt the worst of the attack, dragged away and mauled by the monster as Brigitte struggles to help.<\/p>\n

Ginger narrowly survives as the beast is run over by a truck. Shell shocked, the sisters begin to realize what really happened, and Ginger begins to undergo a shocking transformation in personality and appearance that make her a deadly force of sexuality and attitude. Fawcett\u2019s casting is excellent with the incomparable Katharine Isabelle and Elizabeth Perkins playing beautifully off one another as sisters intent on confronting the transformation that\u2019s going to inevitably tear them apart. While the film is short on monster action, director Fawcett implements the small budget by focusing on the more grotesque bodily transformations Ginger endures.<\/p>\n

Ginger undergoes an immense metamorphosis through the narrative and begins to slowly accept her change, and embrace the beast. This manifests through odd sexual escapades, and her willingness to take hold of her sexuality, which makes her even more menacing than when we originally meet her. Star Isabelle isn\u2019t only gorgeous, but really gives a powerful turn as this young girl driven insane by her curse. I was never a big fan of Kris Lemche\u2019s character, nor did I ever like the sub-plot involving an aggressive high schooler who gets infected by Ginger during a rough rendezvous. The latter felt like filler then, and still does. That said, \u201cGinger Snaps\u201d is a remarkable and excellent werewolf thriller that\u2019s equal parts creepy, funny, and tragic.<\/p>\n

Scream Factory give the movie truly excellent treatment after years on DVD in the US with a measly barebones release. \u201cGinger Snaps, Blood Teeth and Fur\u201d is an hour long retrospective for the film including interviews with the cast and crew, and reflections on the themes of the story. \u201cGrowing Pains: Puberty in Horror Films\u201d is a thirty minute round table discussion with four notable female voices of horror discussing the female voice of horror and various films that have dealt with the ideas of puberty and coming of age. There are twenty five minutes of deleted scenes with optional John Fawcett Commentary, and Karen Walton commentary. There\u2019s the original featurette for the film, a Cast Auditions and Rehearsals reel, a featurette about the creation of the werewolf beast in the film, Production Trailers, TV Spots, Production Design\/Artwork, and finally \u201cBeing John Fawcett,\u201d a two minute home video with director Fawcett goofing around with stars Perkins and Isabelle on set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Great werewolf films are hard to come by, so it\u2019s a shock to see such an under the radar low budget horror film like \u201cGinger Snaps\u201d not only get the formula right, but make its own mark in the sub-genre. Most times, the entire werewolf motif has been used to convey feelings of oppression and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[259,302,385,441,477,703,1087,1181],"class_list":["post-18352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collectors-den","category-movie-reviews","tag-dark-comedy","tag-drama","tag-g","tag-halloween","tag-horror","tag-mystery","tag-thriller","tag-werewolf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18354,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18352\/revisions\/18354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}