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Cube [1998]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
If Clive Barker had written an episode of The Twilight Zone, it might have looked something like Cube. A handful of strangers wake up inside a bizarre maze, having been spirited there during the night. They quickly learn that they have to navigate their way through a series of chambers if they have any hope of escape but the problem is that there are lethal traps awaiting if they choose their route unwisely. Having established some imaginative and grisly punishments in store for the hostages, cowriter and director Vincenzo Natali turns his attention to the characters, for whom being trapped amplifies their best and worst qualities. The film is, in fact, similar to a famous episode of Rod Serling's old television series, though Natali's explanation for why these poor people are being put through hell is a lot closer to the spirit of The X-Files. Cube has some solid moments of suspense and drama and the sets are appropriately striking: one is tempted to believe at first the characters are lost inside a computer chip. --Tom Keogh
Extremely poor script and even worse acting! Beyond Cliche.
Review date: 2008-05-21 Rating: 2 out of 10
This is an appalling film. With an extremely poor script and even worse acting, it's filled with cliche after cliche. This is a shame as i think that the original concept for the film is promising, and in the hands of a better writer, director and cast, it could be fantastic. But as it stands, any opportunity for an intelligent and unique sci-fi has been squandered in favour of a cheesy soap-drama, that is so bad it could be mistaken for a spoof. In summary, i was VERY disappointed.
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terrible
Review date: 2008-02-22 Rating: 2 out of 10
You can suspend your disbelief that people can be in such a situation, of course, but what you can't ignore is the awful dialogue, riddled with cliche, delivered by the worst actors you are ever likely to see. Never heard of these actors? No, you never will. I wanted them to die but the one who is the most annoying is the one survives.
The mother of all cubes!
Review date: 2007-10-19 Rating: 8 out of 10
Amazingly well-made SF-thriller. Super-low budget, but that only adds to the charm. Lack of money forced the makers to be inventive and come up with a fantasticly gripping, powerful and highly mysterious story. Creepy, eerie, and well-acted. Even the ending doesn,t let the movie down.
Cube 1. Let,s make it absolutely clear i,m talking about Cube 1. Avoid sequels at all cost. They try to explain what should have stayed a mystery.
Low-budget, thriller/social study
Review date: 2007-09-25 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is one of my favourite films - a bit of a thinker and the tension is brilliantly conceived.
The acting is better than many hollywood blockbusters, and the sets work well.
I think you've got to make your own mind up about what it is about and what it all means - better than being spoon-fed saccharine-sweet explanations and endings that tie everything up nice and neatly.
If I could give it minus one I would !!!!
Review date: 2007-09-16 Rating: 2 out of 10
No explanation is ever given on how these people ( By the way the worst bunch of actors I have ever seen) got into the Cube in the first place. They are all appropriately named after prisons as each prison fits the personality of the characters!! What a load of nonsense!!! They might as well have been named after trees because all their personalities were wooden.
I have been told that the sequel to this film is much better, but after seeing this one, I doubt it. C U B E = CAUTION.. Useless, Bad Ending !!!
The devices in the chambers of the Cube....reminded me a bit of the torture in the film 'Saw'. The only thing is in 'Saw' you dont want the victims to die, in this film, their acting is so bad you just dont care !!!
Some good advice..dont buy or rent this...spend your evening with a Rubik Cube instead....you'll have more fun!!!!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Nicole de Boer
Nicky Guadagni
David Hewlett
Julian Richings
Andrew Miller
Director(s):
Recording label: First Independent Video
Manufacturer: First Independent Video
EAN: 5035822000407
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2000-01-17
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 87 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1998
Language: English (Original Language)