Sadly, a little disappointing and predictable. I find it a little weird that no one in this movie smoked. Having faulty flashlights and cell phones as the only light source was too convenient for the writer. Honestly, any group you find yourself in, there's at least one smoker, a guy or girl with a lighter (maybe even a book of matches). Even if they're trying to quit, they carry a lighter on them out of habit. Oh, and they're in Russia (or close enough) for crap's sake.

Why am I making a big deal about this?

Because the movie would have been over in like 30 minutes if they had fire. Seriously! Fire would have solved 80% of their problems. Cold temperature? Fire. Can't see shit? Fire. Pack of ravenous wolves? Fire. Nocturnal motherfuckers hunting you? Fire, fire, fire, fire, and more fire! 

Naaaaah! Let's not ruin the whole aesthetic of the film. Instead, we're going to drop their collective IQ and make them completely dependent on technology.

I'm gonna give it 2½ of 5 stars because, well... they hurt my feelings.

-KG 

I've been in the House of X for over 10 years now. I'm old. I've seen 'em come and go, so to speak. The crazy thing is that this site has changed tremendously since the old days. Naturally, the early years was very much "bleeding edge." Blogging was in the infant stages and some might argue that it's currently in the twilight years. I remember running into so many like-minded individuals and most of them were artist. Painters, cartoonist, animators, etc--- it was a nice variety of disciplines. Even though they're not active on Xanga anymore, I still keep in touch with a large chunk of them through other social media sites.

After running into cartoonist, @phoebester, it gave me an idea. I think there are more folks to discover here at X-Land.

I want to expand the network a bit more and keep up with other artist who are currently blogging here. If you know anyone in the arts, whether it's painting, cartooning, or whatever, do me a favor and put their username in my comments section. You can just put the "@" sign in front of it and I believe it will create a link right on the spot. Oh, and if you're feeling generous, you can recommend this entry. The main stipulation is that the artist should be currently active on Xanga. 

I'll appreciate it.

-KG