|
abwhite
|
great reads dorknoodle zombiepoodle squirrelx porktornado daemonchild ckjosh oppusshrugged nitejohnboy OUTSIDE bitchin stuff links get a job shopping Dynomoose Central ebay message board chat wish list the art conspiracy fotolog bitchin stuff free tee shirts BowieNet REALITY Tickets BowieNet Store INSIDE newest older search terms notify profile notes guestbook rings trading card host design 
|
Last night I watched Cube2-Hypercube. Now Cube was one of the most amazing low-budget horror films of all times. The villain, rather than some monster or ax wielding maniac, was the end product of mindless bureaucracy and the paranoia produced by a pointless system out of control. It was brilliant in it's simplicity, plausibility and it's message. Hypercube missed all that. By placing the new Cube in the world of theoretical physics, the filmmakers seemed to be trying to cover up poorly written characters and dialog with second rate special effects. Where Cube worked in it's simplicity and plausibility, Hypercube floundered with it's pointless complexity and impossible situations. The whole point of The Cube was the danger of bureaucracy run amok. Hypercube chose to ignore this, in favor of the clich� government conspiracy plot line. Cube's characters were believable and sympathetic. Hypercube's cardboard and irritating. Though, it was neat seeing classic B syndicated TV actors Geraint Wyn Davies (Forever Knight) and Matthew Ferguson (La Femme Nikita) again. If only to remind us of their limited acting range. If you get a chance to see Hypercube, read a book.
|
2003-04-06 |
|
|
|