Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo

Well well…Lloyd Kaufman and his Troma-Company nearly had me fooled there for a moment! Especially during the intro, "Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo" looks like it'll become an atmospheric and professionally plotted horror film, with an interesting topic and eerie set pieces. Very much UNLIKE the usual Troma products, in other words. In an isolated cabin deeply hidden on Manitou island, an elderly hunter explains that he's the guardian of a mythical monster called the "Wendigo". The Wendigo is an ancient Indian cannibalistic creature and a spiritual circle of human skulls prevents its resurrection. When the new hunting season opens, the circle is broken and, from that moment, the movie also turns into a typical Troma-production! We're talking lousy acting performances, a total lack of tension and continuity and the most absurd gory situations imaginable. The defeated guardian appoints a new one and, even though it totally remains unexplained why this girl is the new "chosen one", she travels to the island and combines forces with a clique of macho hunters. The monster kills every person on the island and it's not even safe anymore to eat chili… "Frostbiter: etc…" is an amusing low-budget horror flick as long as you're not expecting any logic. The gore is plentiful and cheesy, with several decapitations, ripped off faces and hideous cabin-demons that refer to Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead"-films. There even is a giant poster of "Evil Dead 2" hanging on the wall. The dialogs are often very funny because they just don't make the slightest bit of sense. The only truly annoying aspect is the choice of totally inappropriate rock music that even plays when the characters are talking. Overall, worth a look if you're an undemanding fan of cheesy horror crap.

I came across Frostbiter by renting a DVD called Nightmare Never Ends: Troma Triple B-Header, Vol. 4 (2004). It features "The Nightmare Never Ends", "Igor and the Lunatics", and "Frostbiter". I wasn't expecting too much but thought I would get some entertainment value out of the three movies. Forget about the other two movies. Frostbiter would be worth the rental or maybe even a purchase if it stood alone. This is a blood and guts, horror/comedy, B movie. The Wendigo is a shape shifting monster in this movie and it takes on many interesting forms, some humorous but all deadly. Lots of violence, some nudity, and quite a few laughs. It's low budget movie and it certainly has some problems, but it's not bad. I thought the music was great but had a problem with it being too loud, especially when there was dialogue going on. I recommend this movie but you really have to be a B horror movie fan to enjoy it.

This comment is really the only sensible thing there is to say about this movie. As a film lover, I didn't even think it was funny. It was fascinatingly bad though, even the credits roll was bad. Really. As for the acting, script, direction, photography, sfx, etc; don't worry, there none of it involved- here my opinion differs with that of the credits roll. The only thing well done, was the stop-motion animation. As for lovers of cheesier and more synthetic than cheezepops: it's a gem. Best consumed under the influence of mind-expanding substances that take off the sharp edges. Oh, and the lifetime achievement for worst haircut is won by Lori Baker

This film I bought in a bulk order of Troma DVDs and wasn' expecting much more than a chuckle. This obviously Evil Dead II influenced film has good stop motion effects (good old 1980s style) has good b-movie acting (ie. saying ludicrous dialogue dead seriously) and the film is fun easy to follow.

I loved the soundtrack too.

If this movie was a food, it would be pizza. My reasons are that everyone likes pizza, and everyone would love this movie if they just gave it a chance. It has a very developed story line with many plot twists. When two hunters accidently kill the guardian of a feared creature, The Wendigo, The Wendigo goes on a murderous rampage on an island. A different group of hunters is stranded on the island due to a rather large snowstorm, left to fight for their lives against the Wendigo and the infamous chili monsters. Ahhhhh, the chili monsters. The chili monsters are one of the most brilliant creatures ever developed on the silver screen and their scene includes a brilliant piece of music to go along with it. After seeing this scene and hearing the music you will never want to see another movie. This movie has the best score ever. See this movie if you want to have a good time. Trust me.

9976 out of 9976 stars.