Wind Chill (DVD, 2007)

This was an absolutely chilling (no pun intended with the title :D ) story that was very creepy and even partially romantic (in my opinion). I thought it was going to be just another cheap B movie from Blockbuster, but I found myself encaptured by the characters and everything they experienced. I was deeply touched (if not a little creeped out) by how the main characters met, as the guy seemed a bit stalkerish, but it turned out he was just a sweet, hopeless romantic who knew just a *little* too much about his driving partner whom he was giving a ride to to her home in Delaware for Christmas. The events that began happening to them, however, brought them closer together as they ended up in an accident, causing them to have to survive a way-below-zero night in the middle of nowhere. Then to make matters worse for them, there were ghosts haunting the area in which they were stranded, harassing and terrifying them. Without giving away too much, I was heartbroken by the sad ending, but it was sweet nonetheless. I thought the acting was excellent on the part of every character involved in the movie. The girl getting the ride home started out as a cold b*tch but she softened as she realized she had no choice but to befriend her classmate driver, whom she'd never met, and try to survive the cold and the hauntings. I have watched it a dozen times already and decided to buy it. You can really empathize with the main characters if you're from up north and you understand what a below-zero wind chill feels like and how dangerous it can be to try to survive it. There was no cell-phone reception in the valley in which they were stranded, which made the events that followed perfect and realistic. Your heart really ends up going out to these characters and you just fall in love with them. You also learn interesting things about the movie if you watch the 'making of' portion of it in the special features section. The actors weren't just *acting* like they were freezing--they actually WERE!

The *only* thing I wasn't fond of about the movie (besides the devastatingly sad ending) was that the characters didn't have names. I noticed that they hadn't introduced themselves when they met, and about halfway through, I wondered why they never called each other anything. The director/creator was very proud of that effect of not giving the characters names, but I found too many instances in which a name seemed necessary instead of referring to each other as "Hey."

I am very happy to now have this movie in my collection, and I'm glad I had a chance to write my review about it. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did, and if not, to each his own, right? LOL Go rent it and check it out...but don't watch it alone! MUAH HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA! JK Enjoy, and thank you for reading my review.

Sincerely,
Gretchen Molannen
'little*tweet'

Two college students are on their way home for break when they take a wrong turn and end up stranded on the side of the road in a snow bank. They soon discover there is more trouble in store for them when they begin to see strangers wandering down the road. As they look for answers to this mystery they encounter their worst fears.

This is a very scary story that is well written and well acted.

I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to get scared out of their whits.

Get this one, it is well worth the money

The atmosperhic environment within this film lends to it's appeal and entertainment value. The "snow" and "cold" become characters as the plot thickens and escalates.

This film contains super casting (Emily Blunt).
Clint Mansell does a great job with the score.
This film has the best cinematography I've seen in years thanks to DOP Dan Laustsen.
The screenplay is riddled with convolution and suspense.

This film is an experience. A rare gem in a time with so many "duds".

I really love this movie. Its considered under the horror genre. To me, its more suspense.

There is no blood and guts gore as is associated with horror. This is more mental and sit on the edge of your seat suspense with a few scary scenes.

I would recommend you rent this or buy it for under 10 bucks. You can't go wrong with it.

This is a really good scary movie. No blood and guts gore in this one. I don't find blood and guts scary and that's what a lot of the scary movies contain these days.This movie will make you jump and is really creepy. You won't be dissapointed.