Halloween Film Frightstival Day 5: Ginger Snaps (2000)

Halloween Film Frightstival Day 5: Ginger Snaps (2000)

I would like to implore horror movie writers to stop killing dogs in the first five fucking minutes of the film, why do they always do that? Stop murdering the puppers you motherfuckers

Anyway other than the gratuitous dog deaths, that was quite good, very vibesy, very angsty, definitely felt like Brigitte and Ginger actually were the macabre school weirdos without being the satanic mall goth stereotype that movies often use for that type of character

I’ve wondered for ages what the title referred to since it sounds more vampiric than werewolfy to me but now I’m realizing it’s a verb rather than a plural noun and not only does it make sense but it’s also a fun play on words which I appreciate

The costuming and sfx makeup were baller too, I lowkey want like all of their shoes, several of Ginger’s outfits, and a necklace with a bird skull on it

I also thought it was kind of queer coded, idk if that was intentional or not or if it’s just because werewolf stories tend to be inherently queer coded. Or maybe that was just because the dynamic reminded me of Jennifer’s Body which obviously is queer

Anyway, no more thoughts, head empty, good film 👍

Gothic and so on

oh to be a pretty little ginger cat snoozing in the dappled shade of the wild mango tree