Cube (1997): Hollywood failed Vincenzo Natali. Not that he doesn't have a great career as a tv series director, but with a movie debut like this, he should've been bigger in the feature business. The first time I saw this, it was at my uncle's, he showed us the opening then stopped it right after the guy gets 'cubed', looking at us exclaiming "how awesome is this?". I looked at my brother, then him and exclaimed "put it back on!". We finished the movie and it was everything I hoped it would be. Plus, it was the first time I got to enjoy David Hewlett's acting (Stargate Atlantis).
Tangentially, I'm gonna have to try and find the other Natali movies, I had them on DVD a long time ago, but they're long gone now. I remember Nothing (2003) being funny, and Cypher (2002) being pretty good.
Cube 2 - Hypercube (2002): This very entertaining sequel doesn't even bother with the colored room, it's all white this time. The movie's fun, it's a bit more of the same, but a little extra. The characters argue a lot, try to figure out the cube, travel from room to room and die one by one. Interesting trivia, the director was cinematographer on Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and American Psycho. If we're lucky, Arrow will release a 3-pack of all the Cube movies soon enough. While I saw the original movie a dozen times, this sequel and the prequel were my first time watching.
Cube Zero (2004): The inevitable prequel. Definitely not as good as the others, but still entertaining enough. This one takes a definitive drop in writing, editing, camera work and overall quality. We get to see some behind-the-scene operators of an earlier version of the cube, while a bunch of people try to survive it. They argue, they fight, they die, usual stuff.
Also, I somehow missed the release of Fletch and Fletch Lives Special Edition from Kino last year. And as much as Chevy Chase can be a d*ck in real life, I find these movies very funny. Short story long, they were 15% off on amazon, so I got both. Next is to eventually get Confess Fletch.
Cube (1997): Hollywood failed Vincenzo Natali. Not that he doesn't have a great career as a tv series director, but with a movie debut like this, he should've been bigger in the feature business. The first time I saw this, it was at my uncle's, he showed us the opening then stopped it right after the guy gets 'cubed', looking at us exclaiming "how awesome is this?". I looked at my brother, then him and exclaimed "put it back on!". We finished the movie and it was everything I hoped it would be. Plus, it was the first time I got to enjoy David Hewlett's acting (Stargate Atlantis).
ReplyDeleteTangentially, I'm gonna have to try and find the other Natali movies, I had them on DVD a long time ago, but they're long gone now. I remember Nothing (2003) being funny, and Cypher (2002) being pretty good.
Cube 2 - Hypercube (2002): This very entertaining sequel doesn't even bother with the colored room, it's all white this time. The movie's fun, it's a bit more of the same, but a little extra. The characters argue a lot, try to figure out the cube, travel from room to room and die one by one. Interesting trivia, the director was cinematographer on Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and American Psycho. If we're lucky, Arrow will release a 3-pack of all the Cube movies soon enough. While I saw the original movie a dozen times, this sequel and the prequel were my first time watching.
Cube Zero (2004): The inevitable prequel. Definitely not as good as the others, but still entertaining enough. This one takes a definitive drop in writing, editing, camera work and overall quality. We get to see some behind-the-scene operators of an earlier version of the cube, while a bunch of people try to survive it. They argue, they fight, they die, usual stuff.
Also, I somehow missed the release of Fletch and Fletch Lives Special Edition from Kino last year. And as much as Chevy Chase can be a d*ck in real life, I find these movies very funny. Short story long, they were 15% off on amazon, so I got both. Next is to eventually get Confess Fletch.
Are you a SPLICE fan? That's my favorite of the Natali movies I've seen. Bonus points for mentioning Stargate Atlantis.
DeleteI knew you'd like the SG:A mention
DeleteI wouldn't say i'm a fan, but i really liked Splice when I saw it back the . Another one due for a rewatch