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More traps but weak plot
Much better than Cube 2:Hypercube, Cube Zero still falls flat in comparison to the low budget original, Cube. The more Cube movies they try to make, the more I begin to believe that Cube was a one-trick-pony that has already had its day in the sun. <
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>Cube Zero is a supposed prequel to the happenings in the original Cube, showing us the observers of the victims trapped inside the cube. One of the observers, Eric (Zachary Bennett) suddenly develops a conscious when he discovers that one of the victims is inside the cube involuntarily. Naturally, since she is a pretty woman and a mother, Eric decides to enter the cube and rescue her. <
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>That's about all there is to the plot. The dialogue is weak, stilted, and a bit repetitive, but the traps are numerous and cool. If your only complaint with Hypercube was the lack of traps then you will like Cube Zero much better, but there is no study of human nature in this prequel as there was in the original, the one point that made Cube fascinating outside of the gory messes the traps left behind. <
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>My recommendation is to pick up the original Cube first, to see the best version first and to get an idea of the plot behind putting people inside the Cube, and what the Cube really is. Then watch Hypercube and Cube Zero to judge for yourself. My opinion, Cube is a 'Buy', Hypercube and Cube Zero are 'Rents'. Enjoy! <
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Questions? Comments? What are we waiting for?
If you go into this film expecting wild rides and visuals that will leave your socks at the other end of the room, you will be utterly disappointed. Now, if you walk into this film expecting a lower-than-low budget, some slightly above average acting, with a fun twist at the end that seems to aptly tie the series only closer together, than you will enjoy this film. I, personally, walked in with no expectations. I was a huge fan of the original Cube film and even of the second film (the one that most disliked) called Cube 2: Hypercube. I thought that overall the story was strong and it opened more doors and possibilities to the birth of this unknown monolith. So, when the opportunity came about to see this film, I walked into it skeptical. How well could a "prequel" be to a series that already started so well? Again, not expecting much is key to enjoying this film. <
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>To begin, the story is decent. While I do believe it overloaded itself by answering too many questions, it did provide us with this world outside the cube that seemed like a cross between Brazil and The X-Files. This was great because it provided us with a visual of the unknown that our minds have grappled with throughout the entire series, but it also hurt the film because it did put that "visual" on the unknown. Half the excitement from the second two films was that you never really knew who or what was behind the chaos and destruction that these unwilling participants encountered. I will say that this film leaves the door still open to several possibilities, but the questions that were answered seem to shut so many more. The fear of the first two films was the participants inside the machine that didn't know the menacing smile of the person watching their death, we also experienced that fear because there was that "unknown". Now, the "unknown" is answered (somewhat) and it doesn't quite paint the picture that was created in my mind. <
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>I don't want to sound like I am crashing this film into the ground, far from it, but there were several moments while I was watching this movie that I thought to myself, "well, that kinda works for me..." as if I was agreeing with the images that the director chose to use. You know all these years I kept saying to myself that I wanted the answers, yet now that they are presented to me, I am not happy. There was nothing that the director, cast, or even the writers did to make me feel that way, but I just didn't feel comfortable with the translation. It was like seeing your Christmas presents the day before and having to pretend to be excited when you open them ten hours later. It is very difficult. Again, I don't want it to seem as if I am cutting this film, because I thought that it added a decent chapter to the series, just not the best chapter. <
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>The acting was at par or a bit under for this film. You could tell that budget was not as big as the first or second film, but the passion that director Ernie Barbarash (who worked as writer and producer of the second Cube film) has for this series and for this story is unmatched. He tries diligently to bring new and exciting characters to the screen, while also keeping us familiar with the other films. He doesn't try to build a new cube and give us this artsy feeling of originality, he keeps consistent, and you can definitely give him credit for that. I just wish he had built more suspense with the story. I was patiently waiting on the edge of my seat for this big "hurrah" at the end, or perhaps middle, but it only seemed to sizzle and give me the excitement of a small bottle rocket exploding. There was a "cute" twist at the end that helps build for Cube, but mustering up the strength to tell your grandmother would be a waste of time. <
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>This may be the most confusing review that I have ever written because there is this gray fuzzy line staring me in the face. I love the movie, yet disliked the images that it produced for me. It was innovative, but nothing spectacular. It will be added to my collection, but does not rank among my favorites. There was some great work done by Barbarash, but nothing more than a pat on the back. He did good work and he did hard work, but was this exactly what the series needed? The religious undertones coupled with the apparent "superhero" themes felt like bits of cheese on a wafer of metal known as the cube. Barbarash, I think, had a bigger plan for this film, but do to apparent budgetary cutbacks, he just couldn't fit everything together. <
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>Overall, I loved this film, and yet I had problems with it. It was an apparent "Eyah" film. I had so much excitement for it because of my keen interest on the two other films that I think it hurt my imagination and theories behind the cube more than help define this machine better. The segway near the end excited me, yet at the same time felt forced and needed to appease the original Cube fans. This film will make it to my collection of films one-day, but it does not rank up well compared to the films that are supposed to succeed it. I recommend this film only to die-hard Cube fans, but to the untrained eye, this will not brood over well. <
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>Arg, I give up. <
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>Grade: **** out of *****

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So much unrealized potential
CUBE was pretty darn good. CUBE 2 was a lesser movie, but was faithful enough to the premise and allowed us a peek outside the cube at who or what might have been pulling the strings. <
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>CUBE ZERO offers us more outside-the-cube looks, but in a very unsatisfying way. And the character Jax, a disfigured middle-manager type who runs roughshod over the technicians monitoring and (in some case) manipulating activity in the cube, is played WAY too broadly and looks too damn silly to be effective. <
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>I wasn't a huge fan of CUBE 2 but I liked what the ending hinted at: a large corporate and military entity with unethical evil on their minds. CUBE ZERO tries to have some degree of ominousness to it, but it just doesn't play out well enough. <
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>If this is the direction the series is heading, they should stop now.