jack frost

[Jewbo]

A serial killer by the name of Jack Frost has been caught and on the way to being executed a freak accident occurs and he is covered in a chemical that causes him to change into a snowman. Now he is a snowman Jack continues his killing spree and is after the cop that put him behind bars.

Sounds like the perfect cheese filled film huh? Well it isn't. It doesn't take its self seriously and who could take a film like this seriously so hats a good point. The effects are terrible even for the obviously low budget the film was made on. Jack moves in such a terrible way its hard to watch. The one-liners Jack is constantly coming out with a terrible and annoying. The acting in the film works really well for the kind of film this is, that is apart from the son. He is terrible and really annoying. The main guy Sam does a rather good job if u ask me. One thing I really liked about this film was the way the start credits were presented. The names were on Christmas decorations on a tree as and an uncle was telling his annoyingly voiced nice a story. Good stuff! Overall I loved the idea of a killer snowman but it just wasn't done well at all.

5/10

[countchocula]

Jack Frost is a harmless b-movie. The death sequences are humorous, the cheese is astronomical, and Shannon Elizabeth is violated by a snowman. It's the sequel that pisses me off. It's a good thing that A-Pix Entertainment went belly up. I wouldn't be able to stomach a third entry.

[doggyboyuk]

Yeah iagree with ur review the thing that annoyed me the most was that jack would say a one liner every two mins and it spoilt the film.

[Requiem-for-a-Dream]

Jack Frost- 8/10

Rated R for Brutal Violence and Gore, Rape, brief Nudity and cheesy ass dialogue.

This is one twisted flick. Jack Frost is a killer being shipped to another prison in the middle of a snow storm. They crash into a biochemical transport truck and Jack escapes. But not before his molecular structure is changed forever. His genes splice with snow?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?
This was obviously meant to be a comedy.
Jack Frost then goes on a brutal killing spree. It's up to the cop who put him away to stop him.
Perfect for the Holidays!!!!

Gore- 9/10
Decap, ice impalings, christmas tree lights mashed into face with the star rammed into head, someone melts, funny Jack Frost gore, ice teeth into face and more.

Nudity- 3/10
The reason I rated it a 3 is because it's Shannon Elizabeth showing her butt, if it were someone else it would have been lower.

Matt

[XCoRyX]

this film doesnt deserve a long review,so i'll make it short:TERRIBLE.....1/10

[gorysnoopy]

Originally posted by Requiem-for-a-Dream
Jack Frost- 8/10

Rated R for Brutal Violence and Gore, Rape, brief Nudity and cheesy ass dialogue.

This is one twisted flick. Jack Frost is a killer being shipped to another prison in the middle of a snow storm. They crash into a biochemical transport truck and Jack escapes. But not before his molecular structure is changed forever. His genes splice with snow?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?
This was obviously meant to be a comedy.


Matt
i thought it was a comedy,i was laughing my ass off thru it!

[Requiem-for-a-Dream]

Me too man, I thought it was hilarious!!!!!!

Matt

[7 Zark 7]

Great movie! It's a lot fun. The whole Christmas atmosphere is excellent and I like the idea of a big bad walking snow man. It was meant to be a B-movie, not a horror movie. The production for this one was alot more clever than one would realize. I have the OOP DVD for this one.

[radikill]

Just saw this a couple of days after renting the horrible and vastly overrated Dagon. Jack Frost was like a breath of fresh air in comparison.

The production values were much better than I expected, especially the soundtrack (loved when a Xmas carol - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" I think - was played as funeral dirge when a body was loaded into an ambulance). The entire movie was played with tongue firmly in cheek, giving me a near-Gremlins vibe in terms of mixing the scares with the comedy. I didn't find the one-liners all that annoying; in fact, I thought some of them were flat-out gems. "Look! I'm Picasso!"

Even the acting was better that it had any right to be, especially by the lead actor in the role of the sheriff. I mean, here you have a cast of unknowns (even Shannon Elizabeth, who was unknown at the time it was first released) playing against a giant styrofoam snowman. And I loved it!

I'll knock a few points off for re-using footage (the priest in the boiler room twice) and for some unresolved story issues (dammit, I wanted to see what the snowman under the curtain looked like!), but I still give Jack Frost a solid 7/10.

[PackBacker]

Jack Frost 1998

Directed by: Michael Cooney (Jack Frost 2)
Written by: Michael Cooney (Identity), Jeremy Page
Starring: Scott MacDonald, Christopher Allport, Stephen Mendel

Tagline: He's chillin...and killin


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Rating: 6/10


Plot: Convicted killer Jack Frost is being transported to his execution when a car wreck changes plans. The truck collides with a super secret chemical from a genetics research company. The results is a spliced serial killer and snowpile. Our killer, given new life and new form, turns into a one-liner spouting killer snowman who terrorizes the town and the sherrif that arrested him.


Review: Jack Frost is a horrible movie that has enough over-the-top stupidity to it to make it fun to watch. This is a B movie all the way- this is not serious horror and they know it. Jack Frost does what a good B movie should do- embrace its badness and roll with the punches.

Our storyline is absolutely ridiculous. It quickly muddles itself into slasher form (kill random people with slow build to the final confrontation) but at least the originality factor keeps it fresh. It's not every day you see a guy in a snowman suit and mittens drive an axe handle through a guy's mouth.

The kills are varied which is a plus. We get a broken neck, sled decapitation, death by Christmas ornaments, icecicle puncturing, snowman rape (yep), and others. The blood is mostly off screen but I think the filmmakers were just trying to save money. The snowman itself looks horrible but again I think that was the point. The snowman has these hilarious large fake mittens and at one point sprouts icecicle teeth. It sort of reminded me of Oprah in a feeding frenzy.

The acting is B movie standard. Our sherrif actually does a decent job with everyone else just hamming it up. The constant one-liners begin to grate on your nerves after awhile, though. They miss about 60% of the time and are more prevalent than what we get in a late Nightmare on Elm Street entry. Freddy at least worked the word bitch in with a malevolent glee every other sentence.

Jack Frost is definitely worth a look if only for its creativity. The pace is slow, the effects bad, the one-liners over the top, and the ending ridiculous but hey....that's almost any B movie.


What to watch out for:
Shannon Elizabeth being raped by a snowman
The priest's genuflecting hair-dryer.

[Cronos]

such a silly film, the effects are ridiculous, everything with the snowman just looked retarded, the acting isn't very good and the script sucks but it's soooo much fun, the dialogue is hilarious, some of the one-liners had me rolling on the floor laughing. the death scenes were decent but also had me laughing at how silly they were

its stupid and dumb and not very well made but a hell of a lot of fun

8/10

[JJFlamingo]

The best line is after the snowman rapes Shannon to death:

"Looks like Christmas came a little early this year!" :D

[teenkiller]

Well I missed the original but ended up renting the sequel. It... was... bad. I mean it actually seemed like it was kind of made for children. I don't think you get to see any blood, violence, or nudity. It was just very boring. Since I didn't like Attack of the Mutant Killer Snowman I never bothered with the original. Don't think I will either. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[Ratlehed]

Originally posted by teenkiller
Well I missed the original but ended up renting the sequel. It... was... bad. I mean it actually seemed like it was kind of made for children. I don't think you get to see any blood, violence, or nudity. It was just very boring. Since I didn't like Attack of the Mutant Killer Snowman I never bothered with the original. Don't think I will either. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

I just watched 2 as well. Really lame. It starts off good. Then it goes down the toilet. Its snowing in the tropics and no one seems to care. Really dumb. The baby snowmen where cute, but not at all scary.

[jagged halo]

The original is one of the best chillers I've ever seen. Superb screenplay, mind-blowing FX, talented cast and a killer snowman.

P.S Apparently Ice-cube was offered a small part, he declined afer receiving a frosty reception at an A-Pix Entertainment board meeting:)


I've got me coat...:(