Ginger Snaps

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Ginger and Brigitte, two sisters trapped in suburbia, are obsessed with mayhem, torture and death... until they get a taste of the real thing.
  • Starring: Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins
  • Directed by: John Fawcett
  • Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
  • Release year: 2000
  • Studio: Millennium Entertainment
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Synopsis: Ginger and Brigitte, two sisters trapped in suburbia, are obsessed with mayhem, torture and death... until they get a taste of the real thing.
Starring: Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins
Supporting actors: Mimi Rogers
Directed by: John Fawcett
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
Release year: 2000
Studio: Millennium Entertainment
ASIN: B002PSSNZE (Rental) and B002PSTZ3S (Purchase)
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Ginger Snaps DVD ~ Emily Perkins

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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 2000
  • Production Company: Copperheart Entertainment, Water Pictures, Motion International, Lions Gate Films, Unapix Entertainment Productions, Canadian Television Fund, Téléfilm Canada, Space: The Imagination Station, Movie Network, The (TMN), Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, The, Casablanca Sound and Picture, Tattersall Sound, Oddbod Productions, TVA International
  • Filming Locations: Brampton, Ontario, Canada | Markham, Ontario, Canada | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ginger Snaps, March 15, 2006
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Ginger Snaps. What can I say about this movie? I saw it when I was seventeen years old on HBO and instantly fell in love with it before the opening credits were through. Gore and cheesy effects aside, I have to say this movie is brilliant. It was a pretty original spin on the werewolf theme. If you like animals, especially dogs, you might have a hard time watching this at some parts. For being a low budget film, it gets pretty graphic.
I love the relationship between the two sisters, Brigitte and Ginger, and how Ginger's transformation, which they at first mistake for puberty, tears them apart, but they are still connected by their sisterly bond.
The acting is great; I think they did a great job casting the leads, Ginger and Brigitte, the score is beautiful, and the story is captivating. I do have to say that the opening credits are still my favorite part of the movie. I think it portrays the relationship between Brigitte and Ginger very well and you also get a glimpse into their dark and sarcastic realities.
Great movie! I just got the trilogy for Christmas and I'm absolutely ecstatic! If you like Ginger Snaps, I definitely recommend watching the third movie of the trilogy; Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning.
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60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, but don't buy this version, December 11, 2005
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It's a great little flick, but if you decide to pick it up, do whatever it takes to track down a copy of the Canadian Special Edition. It's R1, so no problem there. But it's in widescreen (this one is P&S), there's a commentary track, and a number of extras. This one's pretty much bare bones. So do yourself a favor and get Googling for a copy of the Canadian edition. You'll be glad you did.
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66 of 71 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - a cult favorite that lives up to the hype., October 4, 2003
This review is from: Ginger Snaps (DVD)
I was afraid to buy this. It sounded too good to be true. A good werewolf movie? So many years (and bad films) after the Howling? You bet your life. GINGER SNAPS is not just good, it's great. And smart. Hip without being snide, slick yet retaining integrity, this is not just a good werewolf movie - or a good horror movie - it's just a great movie altogether.

Mimi Rogers aside, the cast were all unknown to this viewer yet could not have been more perfectly chosen for their roles. You know these characters (or you are these characters) and even though you may not be a lycanthrope, you're easily drawn in and aligned with their trials. This is no out-at-the-full-moon and back-at-dawn transformation, this is one long, drawn-out shapeshift; the misery of puberty. Even if you didn't grow a tail when you turned 16, if you felt like you might as well have, this is a movie for you.

Well-paced, expertly directed and, of course, PERFECTLY acted, GINGER SNAPS only disappoints slightly in the same way almost all werewolf films do: the final, full-on beast just never looks 100% convincing. Who cares? Getting there is all the fun and the film's final scene avoids the cliched, easy ending and goes for the heart.

I hear the two leads are in on production for GINGER SNAPS II as well as a prequel. I don't know where these could go, but I'll even give the dread horror sequel a chance based on this refreshingly strong, nearly flawless film. One of my favorite finds this year.

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