watching movies one cup at a time

This is a “prequel” of sorts to the original Cube movie and Hypercube, it’s sequel. You don’t have to have seen the other 2 movies, but it helps. This one looks like it has a bigger budget with a slightly better production value. The first Cube movie definitely had a low-budget sci-fi vibe.

The basic idea is that there is an enormous Cube structure that contains many cubed chambers within it. Each chamber potentially has a deadly trap that will kill a person almost immediately. People get put in the cube without any warning or instruction and must figure their own way out. Tho pretty much no one does since there are so many traps.

This Cube movie actually spends the majority of it’s time outside the Cube, sort of behind the scenes. The thing I liked about the first Cube movie was the mystery of who was behind it all. You never found out who or why these things were happening. That left it up to the imagination, and that makes a big difference. The following 2 movies have tried to give insight into the organization behind the Cube. But either tell us all of it or not at all. Just teasing little pieces out only demystifies the whole thing. At least if we heard the whole story it would give it some closure.

The acting and directing were just allright in this movie. By far the best character was Mr. Jax with his messed-up eye. He was great fun.  But overall the film lacked the intensity of the other movies, mainly because it’s so based outside the Cube. Rent it if you have seen the other two but if you haven’t, go rent the first Cube and start there. It’s the best of the bunch.