Eis kalt (2001)

Eis kalt: Directed by Brendan Malloy, Emmett Malloy. With Flex Alexander, A.J. Cook, David Denman, Caroline Dhavernas. A snowboarder’s plans for his own snowboard park go awry when an ex-girlfriend returns to town.

“Out Cold is a little-known comedy gem from 2001 that has somehow managed to find its way on my list of movies that I watch on a semi-regular basis.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is set in the fictional ski town of Bull Mountain, Alaska, a place which manages to maintain its unpretentious, laid-back small town atmosphere despite being located in an area famous for its great skiing and snowboarding. The plot focuses on a group of young twenty-something local residents who enjoy snowboarding, getting drunk, getting high, and playing practical jokes on each other. Leading this group of likable misfits is a man named Rick Rambis (played by Jason London), who is unable to form a relationship with attractive snowboarding instructor Jenny (played by A.J. Cook) because he is still pining over a girl he met during a drunken binge in Cancun, Mexico.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen wealthy businessman John Majors (played by veteran actor Lee Majors) steps in with the intent of buying Bull Mountain and turning it into an Aspen-like u0026quot;espresso and tofuu0026quot; resort that caters to rich yuppies, the residents of Bull Mountain begin to fear that they will all be fired and forced to leave town. Adding to the turmoil is the arrival of Majorsu0026#39; two daughters: Inga, (played by former Playboy Playmate of the Year Victoria Silvstedt) a gorgeous blonde bombshell, and Anna (played by Caroline Dhavernas), Ricku0026#39;s old flame from his Cancun vacation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat follows is a slobs versus snobs comedy in the tradition of u0026quot;Caddyshacku0026quot; and u0026quot;Animal Houseu0026quot; as the locals try to stop their town from being taken over by Majors and his cronies. The film also directly parodies Casablanca in several parts, with Rick finding himself in a situation similar to Humphrey Bogartu0026#39;s most famous character from his most famous film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting or script will never win any awards, but the film does provide enough humor to make it worth a rental. It also features some truly impressive snowboarding footage performed by some of the top snowboarders in the world. I also feel the need to mention David Koechner, who provides a hilarious performance as Stumpy, a hard-drinking, tall-tale telling local who is probably insane.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne complaint I have about the movie is that it feels like several scenes were edited or removed entirely so that it would be given a PG-13 rating rather than an R rating. Hopefully someday an unrated DVD will be released.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI give this film a 7 out of 10. Itu0026#39;s not a classic comedy, but itu0026#39;s entertaining enough to be worth a rental.”