Blood Glacier

Blood Glacier
Directed by Marvin Kren
Written by Benjamin Hessler
Starring Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Brigitte Kren
Music by Stefan Will, Marco Dreckkötter
Cinematography Moritz Schultheiß
Edited by Daniel Prochaska
Production
company
Allegro Film, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria
Release dates
  • September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
 98 minutes
Country Austria
Language German

Blood Glacier (also known as Blutgletscher, Glazius, and The Station) is a 2013 horror film directed by Marvin Kren. The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2013 and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 2, 2014. It stars Gerhard Liebmann as a researcher faced with a strange liquid that poses a threat to anything living.[1]

Synopsis

Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) is a brilliant researcher that arrives in the Swiss Alps to investigate global warming. He's part of a larger group, but savors his time alone as he's a loner by nature. One day the group discovers a glacier covered in a strange red liquid that has odd effects on the surrounding wildlife. Janek's group grows excited as they realize that the liquid is transforming the local wildlife into strange new genetic hybrids, but Janek himself is more wary of the liquid and the potential dangers it poses. His caution is soon proven to be warranted, as the group begins to fall prey to the hybrids created by the liquid. A new group soon appears to investigate the new discovery, and Janek is horrified when he finds that a former girlfriend of his is among the newcomers.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for Blood Glacier has been mixed and the movie currently holds a rating of 46% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 13 reviews) and 43 on Metacritic (based on 8 reviews).[2][3] Many reviewers made negative comparisons to John Carpenter's The Thing,[4][5][6] with IndieWire stating that "this low budget chiller is unable to capture the same kind of awe and terror that made "The Thing" so powerful, although its attempt to be more character-based and emphasis on practical effects is somewhat admirable."[7] Praise for the movie tended to center upon the movie's status as an eco-horror film, as multiple reviewers praised it for not being a "preachy diatribe" and for its monsters.[8][9] The AV Club noted that while the film was very similar to other movies in the same genre, this worked in Blood Glacier's favor as it was "a movie viewers have seen dozens of times before, and will see again, with slight variations, because it embodies a fundamental quality of B-horror entertainment."[10]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Scherstuhl, Alan. "Yes, the Ice Bleeds in Blood Glacier". Village Voice. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Blood Glacier". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Blood Glacier". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Gonzalez, Ed (April 27, 2014). "Review: Blood Glacier". Slant Magazine.
  5. ↑ Abrams, Simon. "BLOOD GLACIER (review)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Hunter, Rob. "‘Blood Glacier’ Review: A Nature Trail to Hell". FSR. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Drew. "Review: Low Budget Austrian Horror Movie 'Blood Glacier' Is Campy And Limp". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Zimmerman, Samuel. "“BLOOD GLACIER” (Movie Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Turek, Ryan. "Stanley Film Fest Review: Blood Glacier is a Great Creature Feature". STYD. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy. "Blood Glacier is a solid B-monster movie, nothing more or less". AV Club. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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