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Summary: Impressive, yet somehow limiting . . .
Review: Cube poses plenty of questions and answers nearly none of them. That's going to determine a lot of your reaction to this film, so consider it carefully. I like to think of the cube as a metaphor for modern society - so many complex, surreal ways to lose, so little sense of purpose and goal. Acting is generally good, although it seems to get caught between the "oh my god, this is so bizarre" and the "well, we're here, let's deal with it" schools. Special effects are beautifully realised, and will make you realise just how much more good design counts for than a big budget. In the end, the film isn't about a cube, or survival, or mathematics. It's about group dynamics, and the sheer bloody-minded nature of humanity. If you're looking for a sci-fi horror film, this isn't it. If you're looking for a clever fantasy about human nature, welcome.
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Summary: Slice and dice
Review: Shocking, disturbing, gripping. These are just some words that can be used to describe this amazing piece of work. It is great to see a movie of this genre where all the effects are up front (and therefore out of the way) leaving loads of space and time for character and plot development. It reminded me of Pi and Dark City in so far as you can draw parallels with our present world (the box says fear, paranoia, suspicion and desperation) and you are left to draw your own conclusions rather than having someone tell you the meaning. Great idea and convincingly acted. If you want to see an interesting film that will have you talking about it for weeks afterwards, watch this.
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Summary: Friend and Foe alike
Review: Right to be perfectly honest to all you cinimatic viewers that have yet to experience the twisted minds of the creators of CUBE i would reccomend you to read this first, or in fact any of the reviews. Basically im not going to rewrite the whole script here but, im just going to let a few things slip to get your mind on the verge of CUBE fever. Okay these people get trapped in this big cube with like 17000+ rooms, (damn). Eventually they all meet up, exept for one in the beggining which is posibly the best moment in the entire film, it certainly got my hopes up! ight there was a little description but now for the bad parts. Okay looking from a pesimists view thats probably didnt happen, the entire film couldve been shot in like two rooms and a blue sceen! Im not going against low budget movies but the thing is a hypd up Movie like CUBE could've done so much more for the imagination, it left no thoughts in your mind, just those of quadrilatic equasions (people who've seen the film before will know what im talking about), and mathmatical insights. This film challenges your mind against the Mathmatician of the group of Marooned citizens, there only hope is her genuius and somone elses that they find along the way! (again people who've seen the film know what im on about). If you dont like films that make you thinki would encourage you to NOT to watch this film, as from some peoples views it could be seen as a boring film, then again from other peoples views it could be the best Twilight Zone type film ever made. I like this film thats why've given it 4 stars, i left one out because at the end you never find out the reason why they were there or anything like that. But people who like strange endings which go against the plot, need to watcth this film just for that reason! have a great time watching this film, and i hope thjis has been at all helpful to you, thanx a lot and Happy Holidays yall! Ho Ho Ho
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Summary: Amazing "Project"
Review: The credits indicate Cube was a "project". The results are truly amazing. This "project deliverable" is original, engrossing and thought provoking. Isn't it astounding what can be done on a low budget! I've seen numerous comments about what Cube means, the acting, the set, the story and so on. It may not have been technically perfect but if we don't encourage this sort of bold, thoughtful film making what will we be left with?
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Summary: haunting images
Review: okay, after i watched this movie, i ha some of the graphic images stuck in my head for a week and that was something i just did not need. it was a pretty good movie but i found it rather disturbing. i like Nicole deBoer in it but i prefer her less, um, 'dark' things.
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Summary: Read This Review
Review: Cube is my current winner of greatest film ever made. First, the infamous "Cube" is indeed something and one thing only - the human mind. The survivor, the idiot savant, represents innocent humankind at birth and, oftentimes, death - ignorant of the "deeper" issues, childlike. The others represent other internally conflicting personalities. The acting is excellent (especially the beautiful Nicole de Boer) and the direction taut.
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Summary: A horible cinema experiance
Review: I realize that I am going against the grain here with my two star review, but I think that this movie is WAY to overated. The initial premise of the movie is allright I suppose, if not a bit sketchy. However as the film progresses it is never developed. The key questions that are posed in the film (why are the people there, where exactly is the cube, why were these people choosen) are never answered at all. Not even at the end is there any form of revelation. Speaking of which the hakeneyed ending left me in a fit of frustration. Anyway, the speacil affects (only a few are present mind you) are nothing spectacular, but then again they really didn't need to be. The acting is presentable, but the characters all seem to be rather one dimensional. I suppose that my over all beef with this movie is that it could have been so much more. After all it had a good set of actors (who ALL die except for one), a decent plot (at the beginning anyway), and a mysterious mood (which is entertaining at first, but quickly gets old). I think that maybe if this was a one-hour made for tv movie i could stomach it, but as a feature length movie it leave much to be desired.
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Summary: Twilight Zone Squared?
Review: Well, maybe. The blurb on the case screams, "In The Best Twilight Zone Tradition!"And it is, but . . .Had Rod Serling been involved, there may have been more moralizing than what we see here. What we do have is an interesting storyline, a few characters (some more clearly defined than others), and an interesting puzzle. The conclusion is neither neat nor sterile, but it does provide food for thought.
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Summary: Unsettling and unforgettable
Review: A mixed group of people wake up to find that they are confined in a 3D maze of cube-shaped rooms with horrific traps in some and not in others. This movie has a highly unusual premise in the sense that you don't know HOW or WHY but you just know that it IS and it must be dealt with - confused? See the movie and you will understand. One facet of this movie is a play on the idea that we might have no idea why something is, but we find that we have to deal with it anyway. In this case, the characters are in a perilous situation, where doing nothing means death by starvation and doing something is likely to also result in death by ghastly trap. The characters seem fairly stereotypical and the acting is a bit lame to begin with, but perseverence in watching this movie results in a genuinely disturbing experience. The absorbed viewer will feel hope, despair, joy, horror, anger, extreme tension and more - the feeling of being trapped, isolated and slowly going paranoid has rarely been manipulated so well as in this movie. Ironic then that all the action takes place in an inexplicable and stifling rat's maze where very little is explicitly shown to the viewer, and yet so much is implicitly revealed in the interactions of the trapped people and how they come to terms with their plight. Highly recommended to anyone who really likes their movies and not recommended to those who prefer their thought of the day handed to them on a plate.
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Summary: This is how a scary movie should be
Review: This movie puts just about any other horror movie ever made to shame. This the ultimate in fright - it's suspenseful, but not overly so. It could have many hidden meanings - but don't read into it too deeply, just enjoy the movie. Very well done, and very unique. This is a must-see.
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