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By: Sophia Elmstrom & Lily Sheldon

*Warning: this review contains spoilers

This title may sound misleading, but this is not what you think this is. The movie ‘Frozen’ is a psychological horror made in 2010. It was directed by Adam Green, and stars Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers, and Emma Bell. ‘Frozen’ is rated R and is very violent. This movie would not be suitable for young people or if you get grossed out easily.

Here’s a rundown of the plot. ‘Frozen’ features two young men, Dan and Joe, and a young woman, Parker. Parker and Dan are dating and Joe and Dan are best friends. The three decide to go to a ski resort to enjoy a day on the slopes. On the night of their last day, the friends convince the ski lift operator to let them on the lift for one last run down the mountain. The operator went on break and a new guy came to take his place. The operator told the new guy that there were still 3 skiers who needed to come down. The second operator mistakes 3 mingling skiers for Dan, Parker, and Joe and he shuts down the chairlift, leaving the 3 friends trapped. To make matters worse, the ski resort was closed for the whole weekend.

The friends start to get worried and realize they will be there for the whole night if not the whole weekend. The 3 call out for help, and they see a snow plow arrive under them, but it fails to notice the stranded group on the lift. The group realizes they are going to have to find a way down the mountain.

Dan jumps off the lift in an attempt to get help, and breaks his legs once he realizes how far down it really was. With Dan now unable to move, Parker and Joe try to find a way down to help him. A pack of wolves soon arrive and Joe and Parker are unable to help him, so they have to listen helplessly as their friend gets torn apart by the wolves.

The next morning, Joe tries climbing on the chairlift cable to find a way down. He makes it to the support pole and climbs down. The wolves come back but he fights them off with a ski pole. Joe slides down the mountain on Dan’s snowboard, but the wolves follow.

Now Parker is alone on the ski lift, and she tries to escape by getting to the support pole. As she stands up on the chair, the bolts disconnect and the lift falls a little, and now is hanging on by a single wire. Parker jumps off and is able to take the fall, but the lift then falls on her ankle. Parker pries the chair off her foot, and crawls down the mountain to find help. She gets to the street and flags down a car to take her to the hospital. Parker is relieved to finally be rescued and to get home safely.

This movie received a 63% from Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.5/10 from IMDB. We believe this is way too high of a rating and think that this movie was truly very bad. Many people say it reminds them of a movie they have seen before, ‘Fall’. We have seen this movie and agree that it is very similar, almost like they copied the plot of ‘Fall’ which follows two girls who get stuck on a telephone pole. Many other reviewers rate this movie 5 stars out of 5 and say they loved the movie. This movie was too gory for our liking and was just a bad plot line. Although it was very psychological and kept us wondering the entire movie we just do not get why people gave it such high ratings.

Overall, we rate this movie a 2/10 because the plot was boring and way too violent with many scenes involving very descriptive noises and images. We disagree with all of these ratings and we do not understand why people liked this movie so much. You can watch ‘Frozen’ on Prime Video.

By: Max Cahoon & Norah Hoglund

Energy drinks are a good way to boost your energy during the day, especially if you don’t like drinking coffee or tea. There is a very large variety of energy drinks that are made in the world, so we are reviewing some of them to decide which one is the best.

We only tried one flavor of each brand, so we are judging based on the quality of the brand and the flavor we chose. If you are looking for new flavors or new brands of energy drinks to try, then you should read this article and learn about these 5 brands of energy drinks: Bubbl’r, Alani, Celsius, Red Bull, Bloom, and Uptime.

Bubbl’r: we tried the triple berry breez’r flavor. It’s a pretty mild taste, it tastes like sweet berries with a slight bit of tartness. Something we like about this brand is there isn’t too much caffeine in the drinks, only 69 mg per can. Also, it is all natural caffeine. This drink has no sugar, it is sweetened with erythritol, which has way less calories than sugar. Bubbl’rs are also vegan, soy free, gluten free, and immune boosting. Our rating is 8/10 considering the benefits of it and the middle grade taste.

Alani: the flavor we tried of the Alani was cosmic stardust. This flavor was very good, it tasted like a sweet candy, but it wasn’t too sweet. It wasn’t tart or acidic. An Alani has 200 mg of caffeine, which is quite a lot. There is no sugar because it is sweetened artificially, which gives it less than 15 calories. Our overall rating was a 8/10, it’s very good flavor wise but just wasn’t our favorite.

Celsius:the flavor we tried was Fuji apple pear. It tastes like apple and pear but with a little bit more sweetness. There is also a little bit of tartness. There is 200 mg of caffeine. It has a little bit of the same acid taste as the Red Bull, but it’s not nearly as powerful. It is sweetened with artificial sweeteners. Our rating is a 7/10.

Red Bull: we tried the original Red Bull flavor and it tastes like a fruity candy with battery acid in it. It is very pungent and strong flavor wise. The Red Bull has 80 mg of caffeine and 26 g of sugar, which makes sense because it’s an extremely high power energy drink. Putting sugar in an energy drink kind of defeats its purpose, though, because most people drink energy drinks to have energy without consuming a lot of calories. Our rating is a 2/10.

Bloom: the flavor we tried of bloom was raspberry lemonade. It tasted exactly like it was described, like sweet lemonade with a little bit of tartness from the raspberry. Bloom energy drinks are definitely on the healthier side for energy drinks, as they contain lots of vitamins and 180 mg of natural caffeine. There is no sugar, it is sweetened with sucralose which is a good alternative for sugar. We rate this one 8/10.

UpTime: the flavor we tried was white peach lemonade. It has 142 mg of natural caffeine. Uptime is different from the rest of these energy drinks as it has no sugar and is sweetened with natural sweeteners. Some people won’t understand how good and important that is for an energy drink to still taste really good without any artificial sweeteners or sugars. It tastes like sparkling lemonade with a hint of peach, and it’s actually really good while also being relatively good for you. Our rating is a 9/10 and for good reason. If you wanted to try a new energy drink we would recommend this one the most. This was the first time we’d ever heard of this brand and it is our favorite brand for energy drinks now.