{"id":26088,"date":"2017-10-09T01:16:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T05:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=26088"},"modified":"2017-10-08T20:45:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T00:45:47","slug":"jack-frost-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/09\/jack-frost-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Frost (1997)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 1997, we really needed a movie like Michael Cooney\u2019s \u201cJack Frost.\u201d The decade was so serious and bereft of horror that \u201cJack Frost\u201d was such a wacky and demented shot of horror comedy that baffled horror fans then and has rightfully become something of a cult classic. What\u2019s unusual about \u201cJack Frost,\u201d (a cocktail of “Child’s Play,” “The Blob” and “Sleepstalker”) is that something this ridiculous obviously had a lot of deliberate construction of its awfulness. Every shot is pointed from a weird angle, the odd color scheme for most shots are off, and a lot of the snow is so obviously fake or Styrofoam, and director Cooney doesn\u2019t even try to hide that apparent fact.<\/p>\n

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And when you think they\u2019re going for an easy joke, they always tend to surprise you. Like Jack killing a local with an axe by shoving it down his throat handle first, proclaiming \u201cI just axed<\/em><\/strong> you for a cigarette.\u201d In the town of Snowmonton, the notorious serial killer Jack Frost has finally been caught by local Sheriff Sam Tiler, and driven to his execution. Along the way, his truck is caught in a massive snow storm and crashes along side the road. Before Jack can free himself, he\u2019s drowned in a vat of mysterious genetic liquid, causing him to literally melt and be absorbed in to the snow. Because, that\u2019s how stuff<\/em><\/strong> works. Before long, Sheriff Tiler notices people around town are dying mysteriously from snow related deaths like hypothermia, and being frozen to death.<\/p>\n

Before long, he realizes Jack is back as living snow and begins murdering everyone he can with the use of his new powers. And\u2026 you know\u2026 a lot of snow, water, and ice puns. \u201cJack Frost\u201d is just an endless array of moments and gags that will cause even hardcore fans to laugh with bafflement. From the odd opening narration, the very heavy delivery of snow gags, and convenient arrival of a snowman building contest in a snowbound town named Snowmonton. There\u2019s even the town sheriff\u2019s son who spend an inexplicable amount of time cooking. Every performance is worth watching if only for how over the top they tend to be. Every single cast member seems to be from the Shatner School of Acting, and jump in to scenes screaming at the top of their lungs and lunging at one another.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s even a notable performance from pre-\u201cAmerican Pie\u201d Shannon Elizabeth who takes part in one of the film\u2019s most memorable kills. Scott MacDonald is especially fun as Jack Frost, chewing every inch of scenery whenever he appears in person, and offering silly vocal work once he becomes the killer snow. Every single element to \u201cJack Frost\u201d is so bad it\u2019s so good, and every single terrible element from the bad acting, terrible script, and horrendous on the nose jokes hurt so good. You cringe, and look away, but damned if you can find a reason to stop watch the hilarity. \u201cJack Frost\u201d will alienate a lot of fans, but for folks that appreciate what it\u2019s trying to do, it\u2019s a trippy and wacky horror comedy.<\/p>\n