Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

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So just to recap the events of the original "Ginger Snaps" (SPOILERS!!!), Ginger and Brigette are sisters ... Ginger is bitten by a werewolf ... Ginger begins to turn into a werewolf ... Brigette infects herself with Ginger's blood ... Brigette kills Ginger. We rejoin Brigette after an undisclosed period of time. She's living in a cheap motel room in a city somewhere, shooting up on wolfsbane and keeping a chart of how long it takes for self-inflicted wounds to heal -- hoping against hope that she might never become a werewolf. Occasionally she is visited by the ghost of her dead sister, who haunts and taunts her throughout the movie (you can't have a Ginger Snaps movie without a Ginger, right?). One night she manages to overdose on wolfsbane, and she gets picked up and taken to an outreach centre where she is kept caged like an animal and deprived of the drug ... but what they don't know is that she's being hunted by another deadly werewolf, who has a strong desire to mate with her. Ginger Snaps : Unleashed is even darker than the original, both in the metaphorical and in the literal sense of the word. It's also a lot weirder ... so if, like me, you're a big fan of weird, odds are you'll probably lap this up like a bloodthirsty wolf. There are plenty of great twists and turns in the plot, and the casting is really amazing. Eric Johnson and the young Tatiana Maslany both deliver superb performances in the two main supporting roles. In most respects, many agree that this sequel is in fact better than the first movie ... but they're both so great, I don't even feel the need to compare them. I was a bit concerned about the fact that this wasn't written by the same team as the first movie (in fact screenwriter Megan Martin seems to have no other credits to her name), but it is actually an interesting twist on the original, written by someone who clearly understood what Ginger Snaps was all about. There are two main formulaic werewolf plots ... the first involves our hero changing into a werewolf, which will eventually lead either to finding a cure or to their death (as in the first movie), and the second is about a group of characters being stalked by a werewolf, and for an added twist perhaps the werewolf is one of them. This film incorporates both of these formulas into an excellent, engaging horror story. Ginger Snaps is probably the first great werewolf movie to have a worthy sequel, and if that wasn't enough they had to go and do it again a third time. If you haven't seen this whole trilogy yet, you definitely should.

I really loved the first movie. I was so impressed that after I'd hired it 5 times I decided to go and buy it. I thought this was the most original werewolf movie that I'd ever seen and the fact that it was based around a couple of teens was a bonus because we got to see their daily growing up teen problems as well as the werewolf dilemma. Ginger's transformation was very believable. However...as utterly delighted as I was to see the Sequel on the video store shelf, I have to say I was very much disappointed in it. The pace was great, as well as the storyline-up to a point. What sort of ending was that with poor Bridget ending up as some psycho-girl's pet? And the male-werewolf stalking her to be his mate seemed as an almost after-thought. It would have been good if he'd been in it a little more. A couple of deaths, one encounter where he's showing his intentions and then she's killing him at the end. A little lust on her part wouldn't have gone astray. She's turning into a female werewolf after-all and must also have the mating instinct. I think I would have liked to see Bridget running free as her new self and wreaking havoc on the world. We would have gotten a good Sequel perhaps. I know we have a Prequel, which I have yet to watch, but it seems to have little to do with the other two movies. Call me dark if you like, but just ONCE I'd like to see someone embrace their werewolf side as Ginger did and LIVE at the end. One sister dies and the other becomes a pet... Over-all, the movie was fantastic. It's dark and supernatural, had a great plot and I was delighted to see Ginger in the form a ghost to torment her sister. Well worth a watch if you loved the first movie, but yes, the end was a great disappointment.

This should have been entitled, "Ghost-Snaps." Where was Ginger. Yeah, sure, okay she died in the first movie, but c'mon! Rename the movie or something. Jeez! They could have, at least, allowed her more screen time in the capacity in which she -was- utilized. This was dark and edgy; as much so as the first. Emily Perkins carries her role as Brigitte quite well and with some beautiful style. Most of the major plot elements still intact, this attempt runs seamlessly. Once you discover what Ghost really IS and what she has been up to with her Aunt, you begin to see the movie in a totally different light. On the second viewing, you see the treachery and the beguiling in those cunning little eyes, but on the first viewing, we knew there was something up with Ghost and her aunt. This was not quite as clever nor was it as fresh as the first, but then again, it was as good as it could have been without Katharine Isabelle. That is in no way saying that Emily Perkins isn't delightful. She is bright, beautiful and capable. I look forward to her future endeavors with great anticipation. This just should have been entitled something with "Ghost" in it, as she was the main character in this attempt, rather than Ginger OR her sister Brigitte. As a stand alone movie, it was really quite entertaining. There were some nice plot twists and strong characterization. However, as a sequel to Ginger Snaps, I found it was somewhat lacking. It rates a 7.5/10 on the "B" scale. That's a 5.1/10 on the "A" scale from... the Fiend :.

I really wanted to like this sequel to what I consider a fantastic horror flick, Ginger Snaps...but came away from this feeling considerably disappointed. The flick sorely suffered sans the sass and appeal of Ginger, the few dream sequence shots of her just weren't enough to counter the ultra-depressing Emily. It appears that the creators of this version got sidetracked mid stream - hence the creation of Ghost. In what was to be a true creature feature, this is only a distraction, and should not have been central to the plot. To have a small girl lock the creature in the cellar and keep it there is simply preposterous. After all we have already seen the phenomenal strength of the werewolf - a cellar door is not going to pose much of a threat there. Ginger Snaps 2 is a perfect example of the delicate ground that is tread upon when creating sequels - and proof positive of why you just shouldn't do it.

"Ginger Snaps:Unleashed" is a pretty smart sequel to my beloved werewolf horror "Ginger Snaps".Brigitte is an addict.After mixing blood with her sister Ginger she has been infected with the virus.Each day the curse grows stronger and she must increase her dosage of injections.When she is found lying face down in the snow after the near escape from another beast,she is thrown into drug rehabilitation-locked behind the doors without her life-saving antidote."Ginger Snaps:Unleashed" is almost as good as the first one.The soundtrack is awesome and creates a creepy atmosphere of desperation and isolation.There is plenty of gore and violence and some really vicious werewolf attacks.The acting is excellent with outstanding performance by Emily Perkins.The film is really tense,so if you liked the original you won't be disappointed.Highly recommended.

This is the only sequel I have seen that could be considered an improvement on its original. I'm a great Fan of Ginger Snaps and was really excited about this film when i first heard about it, unfortunately when it arrived at the cinema I was to young to see it. I'm sure its always a gamble for people and film fans alike to buy movies on Tapoe/DVD with out viewing them first and for me this was a first. It was well worth the risk of my cash as I loved the film, the casting was especially good this time around ( the DVD showing the auditions in all their glory ) As far as the films go Emily Perkins takes her original part and runs with it, totally convincing the audience that she is trying to break away from her sister and the ghosts of the past. The special effects and make up are of course grander this time around which enhances the horror side of things, but I my self view this more as a Drama that a Horror film. The suspense is really edgy and makes you want to fast forward to the next scene to see what happens next. As well as the stand allow story of Briditte's new company 'Ghost' making you want more as the plot continues. Even as a sequel this is a hard one to beat. I whole heartedly will you to see it, even if you have not yet view the first one.

You know t's such a shame that neither of these films went wide release. Sure they needed a little touching up in some places but these films are definate quality material. A breathe of fresh air in the horror films which is recreating itself once again as a truly important genre. Both of these films are good, and borderline great. they take somewhat sillacious storylines and make them somewhat believable filled with aggreassive dark humor and independent film dread. This sequel is pretty much a direct continuation of the original. It leaves the last films heroine Bridget infected and fighting her illness with the cure found in the last film. She's beginning to change when she's taken in by a youth facility and locked up for drug abuse. What insues is unfortunatly unwelcome and senseless visits from the first films title charachter but a vast mixing pool of other cringe inducing twists including the fact that a male werewolf has found her and wants to mate. A sleezy hospital guard who trades sexual favors for drugs. An innocent little girl obsessed with comic books. I wish I could truly give away the ending to you. Because it was so well done and I just didnt see it coming. And that is what this film prides itself on unpredictability. It goes in a completely opposite direction of where you though it was going and it makes sense. All in all the film has much to be successful with believable performances, especially from the film's lead Bridget, a good storyline, suspenseful direction, a creepy score all adding up to a startling refreshing take on an otherwise dying genre. Don't be fooled this sequel has major bite!

Ginger Snaps 2 begins where the first GS ended...pretty much. When last we saw Brigitte, she was a dumpy, dorky teenager who had just killed her werewolf sister, Ginger. Now, Brigitte is a painfully skinny, almost pretty girl who has left her suburban home in Bailey Downs behind. But something has followed her. Brigitte, who was infected with her sister's blood in the first film, has discovered that the wolfsbane serum she discovered back then is not a one-time antidote. She is now a wolfsbane junkie who must shoot up every day, or else suffer the painful transformation from girl to wolf. The ghost of Ginger (or is it only Brigitte's conscience?) is her constant companion, offering her a bleak outlook and little comfort. And as if that were not enough, there is a second beast...and he is stalking Brigitte wherever she goes, hoping to mate with her. However, Alpha Males will be Alpha Males, and Brigitte winds up in a rehab center for wayward girls after her hairy stalker kills a man who mistakes Brigitte for an overdosing heroin addict. Brigitte is now locked up and denied her much-needed antidote. The remainder of the film is a tense wait to see which Beast will strike first - the one inside of Brigitte, or the one outside in the woods? This is a damn good sequel, made dark and dreary and totally believable by the performance of Emily Perkins alone. She is a destroyed person, both hollow and feral, empty and blank-faced one second, exploding with terrifying rage in the next. Though she fights off her inevitable lycanthropic transformation throughout the entire film, she already is an animal; existing only to fight and feed, a rogue wanderer cut off from the rest of the world, unable to rejoin the human race. Tatiana Maslany also delivers a great performance here as Ghost, the strange young girl who lives in the rehab/medical clinic with her horrifically burned grandmother. Corrupt orderlies, self-righteous administrators and many drug-damaged young girls provide an interesting (if somewhat depressing) backdrop for our main characters to play against. The script is well written and just as clever as the first film and the death scenes are both subtle and brutal; lots of blood and screams of pain, but a welcome lack of flying guts. There is also a refreshing absence of profanity here - the witty dialogue didn't need much of it, and the colorful, fantastical observations of the disturbed Ghost are far more entertaining than any four letter word ever could be. I was very impressed with this clever, brooding sequel. It was every bit as good as the original, and was not afraid to go in a whole new direction. Emily Perkins portrayal of the solemn, devastated Brigitte alone is worth watching this film for. Fans of the first Ginger Snaps should not miss this worthy effort.