Cronos
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Movie Reviews of Cronos
Movie Review: A vampire film in disguise.
Summary: 2 Stars
An old antiques dealer discovers a mechanical insect (the Cronos device) in the base of a 16th century statue, and in the process stumbles upon the secret to eternal life. Unfortunately, immortality does not come cheap (does it ever?) and the price is that the old man must stay away from sunlight and drink human blood.
As is blatantly obvious from the above synopsis, "Cronos" is a novel spin on the classic vampire story. The storyline has a lot of potential, but unfortunately, that potential is never realized. Instead, the audience is forced to suffer through a dreary, slowmoving story, where little happens and with an ending so abrupt that I found myself exclaiming aloud "that's it?" as the credit started to roll. The best thing about this film is Ron Perlman, as the gold-digging American nephew of a man determined to obtain the Cronos device, but his appearances are few and far between.
"Cronos" was the debut feature of Mexican horror director, Guillermo del Toro, which was subsequently followed by a number of American horror movies including "Mimic" and "Hellboy". Having now seen both "Cronos" and "Mimic" (one of the worst horror films I have ever endured), I do not feel inspired to see any of del Toro's more recent efforts.
Movie Review: Don't bother
Summary: 2 Stars
Made in '97, in Mexico (which translates to roughly 1977 in Hollywood terms), this little diddy has two redeeming factors; Ron Perlman, and an original plot. Other than that I'm thinking why the hell did I see this.
The story is not bad: 400 years ago an alchemist figures a way to cheat death by creating a device (cronos) with a little cookarocha in it among other mechanisms. A weathy (and dying) De La Guardia seeks the device after obtaining a manuscript with precise instructions on how to use it. It's another twist on the vampire theme. Boo.
Movie Review: MEXICANS DON'T KNOW HOW TO END A FILM
Summary: 2 Stars
unfortunately this happens time and time again: mexican filmmakers hook you with an interesting premise, but then they don;t know where to go with it. The acting is good (Federico Luppi, the argeninian mel gibson as he takes a severe beating in every one of his films), but as we reach the end of the film, we are left hanging without a conclusion. Art? No; Fart. Rent it if you feel like wasting a few hours.Movie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I love del Toro's movies, but this was a major disappointment. Apart from a few nice visuals, this film has no redeeming quality. Every scene is predictable, badly acted, badly filmed, and not even remotely scary.
Furthermore, this movie features possibly the worst child actor in history of the world cinema. I'd imagine that a young girl (5? 6?) who's just seen her grandpa come back from the dead looking like a corpse would be freaking out, or show at least SOME sort of emotion. This child's face and body language were only a tad more alive than a plastic manequin, including the scene where she splits a man's skull open with a walking stick. For me, that drove the final nail into the coffin of this movie.
Skip this one, and see The Devil's Backbone instead.
Movie Review: Waste of time
Summary: 1 Stars
Unfortunately this movie is a waste of time. It's not a horror, not even a thriller, but more of a dark drama shot in gloomy interiors.
The storyline is very weak, the dialog is boring. The initial idea was good, but it was poorly implemented.