tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post483999513333644714..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: SUMMER OF BLOOD: BE THERE OR BE SQUARETimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-84924276461681094612013-09-04T14:37:00.245-05:002013-09-04T14:37:00.245-05:00I think that I have enough material for a Summer o...I think that I have enough material for a Summer of Blood epilogue this year, though I'm not 100% sure when it would happen. Between Cube sequels and everything else, though, keep your eyes peeled.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-36276062421107081062013-09-04T07:53:55.245-05:002013-09-04T07:53:55.245-05:00OK Tim. I've held off mentioning the Canadian ...OK Tim. I've held off mentioning the Canadian movie factor. But now you've done Cube.<br /><br />You've really backed yourself into a corner here...<br /><br />You pretty much have to do Beyond the Black Rainbow now. Anything else just makes no sense.<br /><br />I await the review anxiously.Fr Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737890156073976423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-85355712398830440172013-09-03T03:56:45.427-05:002013-09-03T03:56:45.427-05:00I've watched Exam, like it plenty, and didn...I've watched Exam, like it plenty, and didn't really mind the obligatory exposition dump in the end. Probably like it less on re-watch though, most of the fun in this kind of film is when you're still in the dark gradually figuring things out. <br /><br />See also: Unknown, which is shitty. Aravenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917932163826067144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-439643012296933542013-09-02T13:18:46.987-05:002013-09-02T13:18:46.987-05:00Anyone here ever seen the UK film "Exam"...Anyone here ever seen the UK film "Exam"? It's a thriller about a group of job applicants stuck taking an exam with apparently no questions on it, attempting to puzzle out what the hell they're supposed to do, and who among them might have an edge over whom. <br /><br />While it's nowhere near as good as Cube overall, at moments it scratches the same itch of brilliance. I would have done anything to dump the ending sequence that painfully spells everything out though... one major reason Cube was so incredibly good in comparison!David Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666205737413060006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-48240179482746012462013-09-02T01:57:01.620-05:002013-09-02T01:57:01.620-05:00Awesome film, much better than the insipid 2 and.....Awesome film, much better than the insipid 2 and... well, I kind of like 3. Am I in the minority on this?<br /><br />I first caught this when I was a teen, watching both Cube and Pi back-to-back. That night pretty much solidified my love for low-budget indie thrillers. Both were shockingly good films, and both had a resounding impact on my interests and development.<br /><br />Will you be doing the Cube sequels, Tim? I'd really love to 'hear' you shit all over Hypercube. The.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746957245529915320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-4851026258683654782013-09-01T11:08:07.705-05:002013-09-01T11:08:07.705-05:00Yeah, this is a pretty nifty bit of low-budget hor...Yeah, this is a pretty nifty bit of low-budget horror right here, and a brilliant concept for a movie to boot. There's something I love about a film that eschews any actual, flesh and blood villains in favour of the characters simply having to overcome the faceless, mechanised oppression of their circumstances. Great write up.Thrash Til' Deathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741491764040608276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-42230264961658127132013-09-01T06:09:48.909-05:002013-09-01T06:09:48.909-05:00Love, love, love this movie! I saw it at least a d...Love, love, love this movie! I saw it at least a dozen times as a film school frosh way back in the day. <br /><br />I remember it being really weird that David Hewlett was in it. There was a period of about six years where David Hewlett was the most prolific "that guy" in Canadian cinema. He was the go-to guy for mildly sardonic caustic character actors, and even had his own prime time TV drama. Off course, Canadians don't generally know that we have a film industry, so we don't exactly have movie stars, aside from Paul Gross. Canadian films get shown at TIFF and then forgotten about until they quietly appear on video and get shelved under Foreign Films. Wonder why I never finished film school.Brian Malbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908354298411555211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-76898376440786402492013-09-01T05:43:14.299-05:002013-09-01T05:43:14.299-05:00I haven't seen this (yet, but I'm getting ...I haven't seen this (yet, but I'm getting around to rectifying that shortly), but I did get forced by a friend to sit through Cube 2: Hypercube and god almighty is that an unwatchable bit of cinema. From your description of the first film's content it's not even meaningfully different, functionally - it just manages to take the same concept and draw every single second out into something tedious, nonsensical and excruciating.<br /><br />So, of course, I dearly hope that you have a review planned.Chris Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633087241215626035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-81459966636451690232013-09-01T03:51:50.796-05:002013-09-01T03:51:50.796-05:00Great write-up Tim. I saw this back in my teens on...Great write-up Tim. I saw this back in my teens on Showcase (Canada's answer to HBO, sort of) and I remember thinking it would just be another cheesy late night cable horror pic then being completely glued to the screen the entire time. A well done film all around that manages to entertain and raise at least mildly interesting questions to accompany the gore.<br /><br />Spot on about Resident Evil lifting from Cube. I saw Cube first and the laser death scene in Evil instantly came across as a steal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634087887519608773noreply@blogger.com