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Cube
1997
Six Strangers awaken from their daily lives to find themselves trapped in a surreal prison - a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubical chambers armed with lethal booby traps. None of these people knows why or how they were imprisoned... But it soon emerges that each of them has a skill that could contribute to their .. Read more
| Starring | Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Wayne Robson, Maurice Dean Wint |
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| Director | Vincenzo Natali |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Cube
Six Strangers awaken from their daily lives to find themselves trapped in a surreal prison - a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubical chambers armed with lethal booby traps. None of these people knows why or how they were imprisoned... But it soon emerges that each of them has a skill that could contribute to their escape. Who created this diabolical maze, and why? There are unanswered questions on every side, whilst personality conflicts and struggles for power emerge as the tension rises. But one thing is crystal clear: unless they can learn to co-operate to work out the secrets of this deadly trap, none of them has very long to live.
| Starring | Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Wayne Robson, Maurice Dean Wint |
|---|---|
| Director | Vincenzo Natali |
| Studio | FIRST INDEPENDENT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Horror Films, 100 Top Thrillers |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Jan 2000 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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In this sci-fi thriller, six strangers wake up to find themselves in a 14ft by 14ft cube. When they try to get out they find they are snared in a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubicles armed with lethal booby traps. How did they get there? Why have they been incarcerated? Director Vincenzo Natali's extraordinary debut feature takes a unique idea and milks its potential to the maximum with panache and visual dexterity. Genuinely creepy and gory, with the discernible influence of David Cronenberg, this puzzler is awash with bold ideas and unsettling tension.
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Spatially confined but intellectually expansive, this micro budget sci-fi movie is driven by conceptual ideas and... read more on Time Out
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49 out of 80 people found this review helpful
Low budget, high quality
It has to be said, if you can't afford special effects and huge sets you have to think really hard about everything else. That is evident here. This film was clearly made for less than my credit card bill and is very very good with it.
Moody, surprising, very well shot and with an excellent set of players. Despite a very simple idea, this film is never dull or predictable. Good stuff. (The gore is suprisingly.. well, gory for a 15 certificate though... Just a wee word of caution.) -
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10 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Low on special effects and plot, but still decent enough
A bunch of strangers awaken to find themselves trapped in a cube riddled with booby traps. An excellent idea, which wasn't really boosted with a decent plot. Without giving away the ending, it is a bit thin on the ground with storyline, until you kind of get the picture by the end of the film.
Acting isn't good at times either, but something about it, makes it worth a watch.
I can't say exactly what it is, but I didn't feel that it was too bad a film by then end of it, and at no point did I want to turn it off. I would watch it again, despite a few negatives, and would prob reccommend it to others.
It was maybe just gripping drama, waiting to see what the storyline actually was, and who would actually make it out alive, if anyone.
So, if you take this out, you probably won't be disappointed, and it won't be a wasted selection, but I wouldn't say it was excellent either, and could have been a bit better?!? -
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Cube
Six Strangers awaken from their daily lives to find themselves trapped in a surreal prison - a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubical chambers armed with lethal booby traps. None of these people knows why or how they were imprisoned... But it soon emerges that each of them has a skill that ...
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