Cube

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Summary: bad
Review: that was really bad.
really really bad.
that movie is not deap.
its just not.
all the 'questions' they ask are not really important.
Go watch Requiem for a Dream or even Pi. Those movies will scare you. THey have more 'suspense.' Wow, that was a bad movie.

Rating:
Summary: Good Premise.
Review: Cube was a good film. I thought the premise was very creative, and interesting. The cinematography was well done, and the writing was mostly good, but some of the acting was weak. I found Nicky Guadagni's (Holloway) acting to be pretty heavy handed, and unnatural. And Maurice Dean Wint (Quentin) delivered a few labored lines. But the rest of the cast was good.

The film makes use of only one set, an empty cubical room. The actors are inexplicably trapped in an enormous, and complex series of these cube rooms. Some rooms are booby trapped, while others are safe. The only variables are the numerical codes placed at the entrances to each cube. The characters use these to navigate through the maze, and hopefully to find the way out.

Cube has suspense, originality, modest action, and emotion. So for that I give it four out of five stars. If you like offbeat, creative films that have a dark edge, you should check out Cube.

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Summary: Soundtrack
Review: Good movie. What I'd really like to know is where I can get the soundtrack! If you know, please email me.

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Summary: Not at all what it seems.
Review: If you are looking for a suspense movie, this would be great for you. But, if you stop to think about Cube, this one has a great message. Horror and suspense on top, but a lot of feeling, emotions, and a good message towards the end. It has bad language and some amount of gore in it, so don't let the younger kids see it (wait until they get older).

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Summary: It's a not so subtle plug for math
Review: Well, if I was one of these six poor bloaks who woke up and found themselves in a slice and dice gasing manic killer cube contraption thing, and dependent on some sort of complicated theorem to surive, I'd be for sure ... in my pants. It isn't pleasant to be human steaks, I believe. And that's what this movie is [on the surface] about. It's about a human rat maze. But this is a crazy Canadian film, and it's not just about the suspense, which is why it's a good scary, psychological flick. It's about a handful of people who need each other to survive but are victims of their own weaknesses, greed, selfishness, and compulsive need to be the survivor, at any cost. When the dark side of human nature begins to crack each one under the pressure, it becomes clear that the cube [while pretty ... scary] isn't the only thing they need to fear. In the grand tradition of Hitchcock and Twilight and Hitchhiker, this is a creepy thinker. Don't expect grand scale Hollywood hoopla, this is just simple, ..., original screenplay working well on a normal budget. This is a trippy movie worth renting...... I do believe there was an American version released, but i hear it's wholly inadequate to the original.

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Summary: A very spooky, poignant movie about human nature.
Review: Man...watching the characters interact in this "maze". Fear...suspicion...paranoia...hate...murder...and that most annoying of urges, which I won't mention. It was like being a scientist watching rats in a maze. Sentient rats who could think and plan...and lie and steal and kill. I can't explain it, but it was a wonderfully sadistic movie to watch. I loved the ending. Some moments were predictible, like the "big revelation" about the CUBE. Half an hour before the characters figured it out, I did. But I've always been smarter than the average....whatever I am.

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Oh, right. REVIEW. I would reccomend picking this movie up, if only to see hwat the fuss is about. There is LOTS of swearing and some rather gory moments in it, though.

Rating:
Summary: Almost, but not quite.
Review: This movie drips of big aspirations. People trapped in a bizarre maze of rooms. The rooms, it turns out, are navigable, provided you're bright enough figure out their sophisticated, Rubik's Cube design. And, it turns out, the only person who might have enough brain power to ultimately get the right answer is a Rain Man-style savant who appears to be able to figure out mathematical problems that are best left to computers.

That's the window-dressing. The characters are archetypes. Rather crudely drawn archetypes, but serviceable nonetheless. Among them: the alpha male, whose penchant for control is equalled by capacity for brutality; the nurturing, but sterile woman who ultimately finds her humanity; the cynical, bright man who, at least temporarily, becomes a champion; the idiot savant, all innocence and brilliance, albeit annoying.

They recall, vaguely, a life before the cube. But what, exactly, is the cube? Is it a metaphor for modern life? Is it the afterlife? Is it a nightmare? Is it, like the oddly well-done Twilight Zone episode, a trashcan filled with discarded dolls. Well, the movie doesn't really answer that question. In its effort to be profound, it answers nothing. Sure, it provides some junior-psychologist insights into personality; it also toys with alienation and nihilism. But it lacks a satisfactory and satisfying ending. Movies don't need to be tied up in to neat little bows to be great. Often, the contrary is true. But the ending needs to be revelatory in some sense--to open vistas to which the story was leading, even if those vistas are mysterious, strange, unsettling, or vague. This is where Cube falls, no pun intended, flat. It is a minor melodrama, hinting of much, nicely stylized, a bit unexpectedly grisly, but ultimately unsatisfying.

Now, maybe that was the film makers' vision of the world. Odd, throwaway characters (nothing deep about any of them or there capacity for communication and interrelationships), jaundiced ideals, and a meaningless existence as to which the "outside" represents something unknown and simply "brighter" than the darkness of our own existence. Maybe. But even if that is the truth, it is a story not all that well told.

Why three stars? Because Cube, for all its faults, still makes you think a little, which is more than you can say for many, many movies. There are many "why's" about the ending that are worth ruminating as a jumping off point for some interesting questions--why that specific survivor, the purpose and origin of the "cube," and the significance of the final confrontation between the characters.

I'm not sure I can recommend buying this movie, but at least watch it.

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Summary: Life in a cube
Review: First off, I loved this movie! It opens up with a group of people in a cube meeting each other for the first time. From there they must figure out why they are in this cube, what is the cube, how they got there, and how to get out. Throughout the movie, answers along with new questions arise almost simultaneously. Along their journey one can't help but compare the characters and the setting to the real world. Nicole de Boer has done an excellent job of relaying her comments on society to the audience. Note: only watch this if you like thinking during a movie.

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Summary: This Is One of the Best Movies I have ever seen
Review: It's hard to express what it is about this movie that makes it so intriguing. Maybe it's the fact that it is witty and intelligent...or maybe because the plot is so interesting. I don't know what it is but all I know is this is a phenomenol movie. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to watch a mind bending picture...and has the stomach for it. At times it can be very gory...but I believe it just adds to the feel of how ruthless the system of the CUBE is. Believe me...you don't want to miss out on seeing this movie!

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Summary: Cube roxer joo boxxors
Review: If you enjoyed braveheart then I have no idea if you will enjoy this.

A question about today's society, this movie is a brilliant. Although it probably had the smallest set ever, the emotions and reactions of the different characters is amazing. A new twist around every corner, this movie had me on the edge of my bean bag. I lloved it