Cold Prey (2006)

Fresh and Exciting

Expected more

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

"Fritt Vilt", or "Cold Prey" as it was called in English, is a Norwegian horror movie from 2006, directed by Roar Uthaug.Five young friends are on a snowboarding trip in the Norwegian mountains. But when one of them is injured, they're forced to take shelter in a seemingly abandoned ski hotel. They soon discover that someone has been living in the hotel since it was closed down in the seventies, killing anyone who trespasses."Fritt Vilt" is one of the best horror movies made in recent years. Sure, it's not very original, but the entertainment value is high. And for me, living in Sweden, it's a plus that the movie is set in our neighbouring country, because it hits closer to home, making the movie more frightening. Sweden has a lot to learn from Norway when it comes to making horror movies.The acting is quite good for a slasher. Ingrid Bolsø Berdal is perfect as the leading lady Jannicke. In recent years, she's acted in international movies such as "Chernobyl Diaries" and "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters". Is a new "scream queen" in the making?The cute Endre Martin Midtstigen as Mikal brings the eye candy to the movie, but the most sympathetic character is the "clown" of the gang, Morten Tobias, played by Rolf Kristian Larsen. You keep hoping that he'll be one of the survivors."Fritt Vilt" is by no means a groundbreaking horror movie, but it's well-acted, professionally made and can definitely give Hollywood horror a run for its money. So if you enjoy a good teen slasher, give this one a try!I own the Scandinavian Blu-ray edition, which has the best sound and picture quality available.

pretty pointless movie. I liked the snowy setting that makes this a OK winter slasher but the movie is completely unoriginal and downright dumb most of the time. The characters are unlikeable and the story is ridiculous. A bunch of young adults get stranded and find an abandoned hotel in the middle of nowhere, where they get murdered one by one by a maniac with a pick axe. Of course they make dumb decision after dumb decision until they meet the uninspired mad man. The movie is tedious and boring. It looks like they had a decent budget for this movie, the gore effects were good but the kills were nothing new, and with the winter setting the movie is watchable but it is way too basic for me.

After Americans and Europeans now it is the turn of Norway to give us a good slasher film..Comparatively Europeans are far far better in making movies in this genre than Americans..High tension,martyrs and frontiers(all french) etc are few perfect examples of well made movies..If you have'nt watched them then please do watch to know the difference..Cold prey aka Fritt vilt proves to be a gift from Norway to all the slasher fans..It is not just about the brutal killings and the bloodshed which in my opinion is the only thing Americans keep in mind while making the movie..I am not panning them here..Yes they do make good slasher movies like Halloween,Texas chainsaw massacre etc to name some but they concentrate more on the nature of murders..They put more energy on designing bloody gory scenes than other aspects..To be honest cold prey has very few killing slasher scenes but still it keeps you interested and engaged..Thanks to the awesome direction,brilliant sound effects,fine screenplay,snowy landscape and a suspenseful climax,which we often don't see in American slasher films..Some scenes are fascinating,eye catching and will hold you completely spellbound..You are bound to experience some unavoidable goosebumps too..Now if you watch it carefully then at the end of the movie some questions will arise inside your mind??? 1)Why was the fractured guy made to memorize the label on the tin while the female protagonist goes to search for rescue equipment?2)Why was the young boy who was running with fear in the beginning of the movie murdered by his own parents??Was it because he was ugly?? Perhaps yes and if no then what was the reason??3)Why was boy's father on a killing spree??What made him a psychopath?4)Where was the boy's mother??Did his father kill her too??These confusions led me to rate it 7 out of 10.Otherwise it deserved higher rating.I might have to watch it again or it's sequel to get my answersNever the less Cold Prey is a fine attempt by Norwegians in slasher genre..Watch it..This thought provoking film won't bore you..

Going by the impressive quotes on the DVD cover for Norwegian horror Cold Prey ('probably the most perfect slasher ever made' wrote one particularly well-known movie website), I was expecting a slick, powerful, and refreshingly original slasher prepared to rewrite the rules in order to constantly surprise and terrify its audience.What I actually got was an admittedly well-made thriller, but one lacking any true level of innovation. In fact, the basic set-up and the manner in which events play out in Cold Prey are as tired and predictable as your average US slasher (it's certainly not 'F***ing Awesome', as the same site also claims), with the usual uninspired jump scares, the same tired death scenes, and the oh-so-clichéd final girl vs the murderous psycho.It's moderately fun, moderately entertaining, and moderately gory, and features at least one scantily clad hottie covered in blood, but it ain't anywhere near as brilliant as you have probably heard.