Cronos
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Movie Reviews of Cronos
Movie Review: Are you sure the DVD is not subtitled?
Summary: 3 Stars
That'd be a major mistake.Anyway, the ONLY scary 'vampire' film I've ever seen and a great
addition to the 'horror' genre.
Ron 'The Hulk' Perlman in a pivotal role as the "...beast?" LOLS!
Truly not to be missed.
Hopefully it will be recognized again now that director Toro has released 'HELLBOY'.
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(three stars) for the film. If the DVD is w/out subtitles know the stars are for the film only. The original acting shouldn't be ignored. Check the video stores for a subtitled version instead.
Movie Review: Ok but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a decent horror movie, but not among the best of the genre. On the positive side:
+ General craft is on the high end
+ Direction is almost top notch
+ Federico Luppi really delivers (as usual).
On the negative side:
- While the story is not uninteresting, the starting point is implausible and the development not very logical.
- The little girl character does not work.
Interestingly, this movie is bilingual (English and Spanish).
Movie Review: So-so horror from a young Del Toro
Summary: 3 Stars
The Bottom Line:
A mediocre movie that does a much better job of showing that a young Mexican director named Guillermo Del Toro had some talent than actually telling a compelling and satisfying story, Cronos is not a movie which I bear any ill-will towards but it's not worth seeking out or watching unless you're a big fan of the director, and even then (I fit that category) you might well come away disappointed.
2.5/4
Movie Review: All The Time In The World
Summary: 2 Stars
It's said that there's no original stories, that it's all in the telling. Give Guillermo del Toro (better known these days as the director of "Hellboy") credit for a fresh spin on the vampire legend in "Cronos", his first feature film.
This version focuses on the Cronos device, a gadget that looks like a cross between a Faberge egg and a scorpion. Created by an alchemist five hundred years ago, it falls into the hands of Jesus, an antique dealer. Much of the plot deals with Jesus and his wealthy adversary Dieter de la Guardia, who, because he is dying, wants the device for himself. He browbeats his son Angel (Ron Perlman) into procuring archangel statues - the object that originally concealed the ancient mechanism - from all over the world. Jesus manages to hide the device before Angel can find it.
Unfortunately, while examing his discovery, Jesus unwittingly activates it. While the Cronos device brings everlasting life (barring the traditional heart impalement), it comes at an even worse price than usual. No suave Bela Lugosi types in this movie!
There are some flaws in the story. Little is made of the device's rejeuvenating effects - the descent to vampirism begins almost immediately, weakening the sense of a Faustian bargain. Though much is made of an instructional tome, Jesus and the inventor seemed to have suffered equally from the device, even though we assume the latter used it 'properly'.
The pacing and tone, though, are strong, and the relationship between Jesus and his daughter Aurora (the central bond in the film) is well-developed and sympathetic. The special effects are simple, but work well to help the narrative along. It's an interesting first effort, well worth checking out if you're curious about the director's early work. There's some creepy scenes that'll certainly stay with you.
Movie Review: ending... begining... middle...no matter what... is still mediocore.
Summary: 2 Stars
Guillermo del toro's first feature length film Cronos has striking images and nicely lit sets and somewhat devoloped characters but you can care less for them. The film rattles along the corridors of boring because you can care less for the storyline and its premise. I agree that the acting and character devolopmennt is well directed and blocked well by Guillermos detailed direction but it lingers on boredom. Back in the 90's after I had seen Cronos I had the rare prevliage of meeting Guillermo at his film workshop in Guadalajara Mexico just before the kidnapping of his father leading to his imigrating to the U.S. in 1999. Back then he was full of ideas and imagination , a true delight in fancy. A friend was interviewing him for a local magazine and I was doing the stock photos for that interview. After everything was said I pointed out that the film 's ending was vague and confusing. I understand that it is a vamire film but there is begining , middle and ending, as all scripts have and he answered "well I only had a Million Dollars to work with and an American actor-I had to do the best of what I had" I have to admit he has a great memory on horror and its monsters, but a storyline that intrest the audience must have intresting characters. And that monster character lacked that intrest. But dont take my opinion ...see it for yourself.