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Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead

Original title: Død snø 2
  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
28K
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Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you'd have to assume that things couldn't get much worse. In Martin's case, that was only the beginning.
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Still on the run from a group of Nazi zombies, a man seeks the aid of a group of American zombie enthusiasts, and discovers new techniques for fighting the zombies.Still on the run from a group of Nazi zombies, a man seeks the aid of a group of American zombie enthusiasts, and discovers new techniques for fighting the zombies.Still on the run from a group of Nazi zombies, a man seeks the aid of a group of American zombie enthusiasts, and discovers new techniques for fighting the zombies.

  • Director
    • Tommy Wirkola
  • Writers
    • Tommy Wirkola
    • Geir Vegar Hoel
    • Stig Frode Henriksen
  • Stars
    • Geir Vegar Hoel
    • Ørjan Gamst
    • Martin Starr
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tommy Wirkola
    • Writers
      • Tommy Wirkola
      • Geir Vegar Hoel
      • Stig Frode Henriksen
    • Stars
      • Geir Vegar Hoel
      • Ørjan Gamst
      • Martin Starr
    • 95User reviews
    • 151Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Geir Vegar Hoel
    Geir Vegar Hoel
    • Martin
    • (as Vegar Hoel)
    Ørjan Gamst
    Ørjan Gamst
    • Herzog
    Martin Starr
    Martin Starr
    • Daniel
    Jocelyn DeBoer
    Jocelyn DeBoer
    • Monica
    Ingrid Haas
    Ingrid Haas
    • Blake
    Stig Frode Henriksen
    Stig Frode Henriksen
    • Glenn Kenneth
    Hallvard Holmen
    Hallvard Holmen
    • Gunga
    Kristoffer Joner
    Kristoffer Joner
    • Sidekick Zombie
    Amrita Acharia
    Amrita Acharia
    • Reidun
    Derek Mears
    Derek Mears
    • Stavarin
    Bjarte Tjøstheim
    • Priest
    Christian Rubeck
    Christian Rubeck
    • Politiman
    Charlotte Frogner
    Charlotte Frogner
    • Hanna
    Jesper Sundnes
    • Nazi Doktor
    Tage Guddingsmo
    • Zombie Navigatør
    David Skaufjord
    David Skaufjord
    • Zombie Tanksjåfør
    Daniel Berge Halvorsen
    Daniel Berge Halvorsen
    • Major Stubbe
    Guðmundur Ólafsson
    • Eldre Dame Talvik
    • Director
      • Tommy Wirkola
    • Writers
      • Tommy Wirkola
      • Geir Vegar Hoel
      • Stig Frode Henriksen
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews95

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    8maryfeather80

    Entairtaining

    I really really enjoyed this movie!The truth is that i had high expectations with this one but i wasn't let down not once!!!It starts with a small brief of what happened at the first one and gets better and better as it proceeds!The cast is very well chosen,each one is unique and you really care for the characters!The main actor does a great performance as he is better,funnier and interesting than he was before,Of course there are many funny parts so i would say that it is more of a comedy than a horror..the first one was more horror than a comedy in my opinion!!The end is hilarious and there is an after credit scene which prepares everyone for part 3..which makes sense since this movie has to be a trilogy!Thumbs up for this movie people!!I really enjoyed it and i recommend it even to people who aren't into zombie flicks!!
    8gogoschka-1

    The boldest finger to political correctness I have ever seen - and tons of twisted fun

    The first one was a gory blast. But the second one tops it in every conceivable way: This is a no-holds-barred splat-fest from the beginning to the end which would make (the early) Peter Jackson proud!

    I can take a lot of splatter, but I must admit: some scenes were so disgusting that I was as much retching as I was laughing (a very confusing experience - believe me), this movie really takes no prisoners. And it really seems to want to make a statement against political correctness: the elderly, the disabled, kids, mothers with strollers, gays, heck: even babies(!!!) all get blown up or hacked to pieces in such creative ways that even an old gore-hound like me was a bit shocked (I must shamefully admit). Then again, when you're dealing with Nazi-Zombies, that was to be expected.

    But the film is also very well done; the camera, the music, the sound-effects, and - most importantly - the make-up effects were absolutely fantastic. Nazi-Zombies have never looked better.

    A word to the wise, though: This film is absolutely not for the easily offended (or people, who - unlike me - have a certain amount of taste, decency and general common sense left).

    Watch at your own risk - 8 stars out of 10 from me.

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    7justbob1982

    Funnier sequel

    Version: Grimm Up North festival screening

    Actors: 6/10

    Plot/script: 7/10

    Photography/visual style: 6/10

    Music/score: 7/10

    Overall: 7/10

    Nazi zombies! 2009's Norwegian horror film 'Dead Snow' was the very definition of a 'high concept' movie, given that it could be fully described and sold with those two words (and punctuation). I found it no more than OK, but someone would appear to have appreciated it because Hollywood tapped director Tommy Wirkola up for 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters', starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton.

    Again, critical reviews were somewhat frosty (no pun intended), but H&G:WH made a comfortable profit, and Wirkola has used his industry cred to come back to 'Dead Snow' for a sequel.

    The Hollywood influence is evident in several areas of 'Dead Snow 2'. It is considerably larger in scale, for a start, including pitch battles between the undead fascists and their new (or rather, old) Communist adversaries, as well as a tank, large numbers of extras, and a lot more daylight wide shots that indicate a higher budget.

    Then there are the American characters, leading to a lot of the dialogue being in English, which is bound to raise the international saleability. It is also a lot funnier. The original played it more-or-less as a straight horror, buying into the ridiculous premise, but the sequel highlights this incongruity for comedic effect.

    There are also a few jokes at the expense of the Americans, sly cinematic digs and a whole lot of gore that leans towards the slapstick side. It reminded me more than anything of the Finnish 'Nazis on the Moon' comedy 'Iron Sky', and that is a positive association in my book.

    The music is very well-used, and I detected hints of world-building in the nature and rules of the resurrection, raising the prospect of an entire 'Dead Snow' series. There are some slightly uncomfortable hints of terrorist Anders Breivik in the demented Norwegian main character, taking extreme actions in response to a threat others cannot (initially) believe, but maybe I am just reading too much into it.

    It's all exuberant fun, with a commendable sense of its own ridiculousness. Some of the gags are a bit low-brow for me, but others are genuinely funny, end even quite witty. Dead Snow 3? Why not, I'd watch!
    8Patient444

    Surpasses the first! Remember the first right?!?

    One of the rarest moments in cinema, when the sequel is better than the first, but wait, the first being a great movie too! So there you have it folks, another miracle just happened, you witnessed it and you can tell your grand children, that you were there, when Dead Snow 2 made its appearance!!

    This one is a tad bit darker, much more complex, kinda the same amount of laughs, but the plot, huge improvement! You get hooked by it, just laying there, minutes passing and while craving for more, you do smile from time to time. Quite amazing the fact that they didn't rush a sequel with a weaker story, but actually showed some brains: literally and metaphorically of course!

    It's a big mistake to read more, find out about the plot, get some insides, just watch it! Leave IMDb, and go watch Dead Snow 2! It is a BLAST!

    Cheers!
    6KineticSeoul

    Zombie brawl

    I personally thought the first one was better. This one tried and I appreciate the effort that is put into this. But it just felt way too drawn out and the over the top moments seemed more silly than it actually being cool. There is no suspense or anything all that cool really, even if it has over the top blood and gore scenes. While the zombies were actually kind of intimidating and creepy in the first one it, just isn't the case here. I thought some ideas that are dumb and clever at the same time sort of worked, even if it doesn't make much sense if you think about it. Yeah, they created a new genre of zombies, but that doesn't make it particularly good or anything. So the zombies knows how to talk, communicate, fist fight, use weapons and be able to run. And the head of the zombie pack can resurrect the dead, without much explanation. The first "Dead Snow" was a survival movie...Well sort of. This one is a zombie brawl, it's somewhat entertaining for a while but it loses it's flavor quickly. I give this flick a 6.3/10 because of the effort, even if some parts of it seemed quite pointless.

    6.3/10

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    • Trivia
      Shot in both Norwegian and English.
    • Goofs
      Some of the Nazi soldiers are wearing camouflage, instead of the traditional WW2 uniforms. Whilst looking modern, the German army used camouflage uniforms as early as 1937, and the uniforms used in the movie is most likely Waffen-SS Platanenmuster or Erbsenmuster pattern.
    • Quotes

      Glenn Kenneth: Please don't hurt me. I have two kittens.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a scene after the ending credits.
    • Alternate versions
      In English-speaking countries the film was released in an English-only version. For this, all Norwegian dialogue scenes were also shot in English.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Good Wife: Bond (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Total Eclipse of the Heart
      Written by Jim Steinman

      Performed by Bonnie Tyler

      is the last English language song of the movie.

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Norway
      • Iceland
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • Norwegian
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Dead Snow 2
    • Filming locations
      • Iceland
    • Production companies
      • Tappeluft Pictures
      • Saga Film
      • The Fyzz
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    • Budget
      • NOK 35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,473
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,331
      • Oct 12, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,187,477
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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