Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Grant Harvey

Writers:

Christina Ray (writer) &
Stephen Massicotte (writer)

Release Date:

27 August 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigette and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves.

Plot Keywords:

Fort | Werewolf | Wendigo | Native American | Stabbed In The Head

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Katharine Isabelle	...	Ginger
Emily Perkins	...	Brigitte
Nathaniel Arcand	...	Hunter
JR Bourne	...	James
Hugh Dillon	...	Reverend Gilbert
Adrien Dorval	...	Seamus
Brendan Fletcher	...	Finn
David La Haye	...	Claude (as David LaHaye)
Tom McCamus	...	Wallace Rowlands
Matthew Walker	...	Doc Murphy
Fabian Bird	...	Milo
Kirk Jarrett	...	Owen
David MacInnis	...	Cormac
Stevie Mitchell	...	Geoffrey
Edna Rain	...	Elder

Also Known As:

Entre soeurs 3 - Le début (Canada: French title)
Ginger Snaps 3
Ginger Snaps III: The Beginning (Canada: English title) (working title)
Ginger Snaps: The Prequel (Canada: English title) (working title)
Hellwolf: You Will Be Eaten Alive (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Philippines:R-13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company:

49 Films

Trivia:

Shot back-to-back with Ginger Snaps: Unleashed (2004).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the point of the dinner scene, you can see both the doctor and Ginger not actually eating anything (the doctor eats air and Ginger waves her spoon around a bit for some reason), then somehow Ginger ends up with a rather large chunk of meat on her spoon that wasn't even on her plate.

Quotes:

Ginger: [after Hunter whistles at them] Did he just whistle at us?
Brigitte: I'm sure he meant the dog.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film (2004) (TV)

Great Beginning of a Curse

In 1815, in Canada, the sisters Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins) survive to a boat sinking, where her parents die. Alone and lost in the forest, they meet an old clairvoyant Indian that foresees their fate. Later, they are guided by the Indian The Hunter (Nathaniel Arcand) to a fort, and they seek for shelter with the men of the Northern Legion Trading Company. They note that the place is under siege of "Wendigos", a sort of werewolf that has killed most of the dwellers of the place, and the survivals are very afraid. Their lives are put in danger by the deranged locals and by the surrounding beasts.

I usually hate sequels and remakes, but "Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning" is a great movie and I liked it more than the cult "Ginger Snaps". The cold cinematography is very sad and beautiful. The good story try to explain the curse of the two sisters, but is completely different from "Ginger Snaps" and "Ginger Snaps: Unleashed". It uses only the characters of Ginger and Brigitte, and werewolves of course, taking place in different time and situations. The costumes of the sisters, specially the dark "Little Red Riding Hood" clothes of Ginger, are scary and complete the atmosphere imposing a sort of fear. The make-up of the werewolves is excellent. The DVD is full of Extras. Therefore, I liked this film a lot and highly recommend it to the fans of these cult characters. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Possuída – O Início" ("Possessed – The Beginning")