Post by Fickle81 on Jan 20, 2006 11:52:34 GMT -5
I think its about time to explain why exactly I find this movie to be overrated.
Visually it looks great and the premise is neat...but the execution is pretty faulty.
-They kill the individual who had the potential to be the coolest character of the bunch first and early? The hell are you thinking?
-The main character's personality and character turn was so quick and left field that it was hardly believable...and he was supposed to be a cop for fucks sakes. Through half of the film he was rational and kept everybody under control,then all the sudden turns into a murderous prick?
One could use the "the stress of the situation got to him" argument,but they would be full of shit...first of all,why didn't the stress get to him SOONER,like say...the minute he woke up and found himself in a completely strange place without remembering how he got there? Secondly,he turned completely apeshit because he was offended by what one of the individuals with him said about him. The situation at hand had absolutly nothing at all to do with it.
-One fucking person gets killed due to the cube's traps...and it was the person who was supposed to be good at escaping things. Theres nothing wrong with having the opposite of what you expect to happen happen (escape artist being killed by a trap,cop turning into a murderous psychopath),but its gotta be believable...and this is where Cube fails.
-The mentally challenged person turning out to be a genius with numbers...give me a break. Not to mention the minute he came into the existence in the film,I predicted he would be the one that made it out...and sure enough. Whats up with always sparing the retarded or crippled characters? At least Malefique had the balls to kill off its retarded character FIRST in a completely ironic way.
Its not a BAD movie persay,but it definatly gets way too much credit and praise.
3.5/5
Visually it looks great and the premise is neat...but the execution is pretty faulty.
-They kill the individual who had the potential to be the coolest character of the bunch first and early? The hell are you thinking?
-The main character's personality and character turn was so quick and left field that it was hardly believable...and he was supposed to be a cop for fucks sakes. Through half of the film he was rational and kept everybody under control,then all the sudden turns into a murderous prick?
One could use the "the stress of the situation got to him" argument,but they would be full of shit...first of all,why didn't the stress get to him SOONER,like say...the minute he woke up and found himself in a completely strange place without remembering how he got there? Secondly,he turned completely apeshit because he was offended by what one of the individuals with him said about him. The situation at hand had absolutly nothing at all to do with it.
-One fucking person gets killed due to the cube's traps...and it was the person who was supposed to be good at escaping things. Theres nothing wrong with having the opposite of what you expect to happen happen (escape artist being killed by a trap,cop turning into a murderous psychopath),but its gotta be believable...and this is where Cube fails.
-The mentally challenged person turning out to be a genius with numbers...give me a break. Not to mention the minute he came into the existence in the film,I predicted he would be the one that made it out...and sure enough. Whats up with always sparing the retarded or crippled characters? At least Malefique had the balls to kill off its retarded character FIRST in a completely ironic way.
Its not a BAD movie persay,but it definatly gets way too much credit and praise.
3.5/5