The Brood

Rating:
Summary: very good
Review: this is a damn good horror film. It is a little slow, but worth it. Cronenberg creates a creepy and dark atmosphere that inflects every shot. It is well worth it just to see "the brood" themselves, a damned eerie group. Cronenberg hits and misses but this is definitely one of his finer outings. If you've seen all the horror hits and are now looking for a few you may have missed definitely check out this one.

Rating:
Summary: GOOD STUFF
Review: This is a good rollercoaster ride of a film as it mixes it up with effects, acting and just some shocking content. I love the ending and find the film maintains its "creepy" feel throughout until the very end. The picture and format here are done right and the film itself is pretty fun to watch.

Rating:
Summary: GOOD STUFF
Review: This is a good rollercoaster ride of a film as it mixes it up with effects, acting and just some shocking content. I love the ending and find the film maintains its "creepy" feel throughout until the very end. The picture and format here are done right and the film itself is pretty fun to watch.

Rating:
Summary: Mom's got a headache...Leave her alone!
Review: This movie scared...me and it's been at least twenty years since I've seen it. Cronenberg, as usual, challenges viewers with one of his first releases: the story about a mother who gives birth to a litter of crazed mongoloids that get violent when mom gets upset. I think there's also a seen of her giving birth, but not in the traditional sense of it. Like I said, it's been twenty years and I was too young watching HBO too late while the parents were asleep, but this movie warped my mind. I'm waiting for the DVD...Even if I've rated it too high, I'm going to need it as a reference point or at the very least some research material for my counselor.

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Summary: An abused girl's traumatic experiences...
Review: When a man picks up his daughter from a weekend visits with her mother who is institutionalized in a private clinic he notices bruises and bite marks on her back. This is seems to be linked to the psychiatrist at the mother's clinic, who opposes the idea of removing the daughter from the visits. The father then attempts to prevent the mother from seeing the daughter, but finds out that he will most likely lose custody of the daughter if he continues to press the issue into court. Squeezed in between a rock and hard place the father begins to gather evidence that could aid him in a possible custody battle in court. However, this is interrupted by the mysterious murder of the daughter's grandmother. The Brood has an interesting idea, but the story falls flat as the characters make dim and predictable choices. In the end, Cronenberg does not create a story of disturbing suspense as he did in Dead Ringers (1988) and Spider (2002), but he does create a story that equals many other poor horror films.

Rating:
Summary: An abused girl's traumatic experiences...
Review: When a man picks up his daughter from a weekend visits with her mother who is institutionalized in a private clinic he notices bruises and bite marks on her back. This is seems to be linked to the psychiatrist at the mother's clinic, who opposes the idea of removing the daughter from the visits. The father then attempts to prevent the mother from seeing the daughter, but finds out that he will most likely lose custody of the daughter if he continues to press the issue into court. Squeezed in between a rock and hard place the father begins to gather evidence that could aid him in a possible custody battle in court. However, this is interrupted by the mysterious murder of the daughter's grandmother. The Brood has an interesting idea, but the story falls flat as the characters make dim and predictable choices. In the end, Cronenberg does not create a story of disturbing suspense as he did in Dead Ringers (1988) and Spider (2002), but he does create a story that equals many other poor horror films.