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Booray · 03-01-2005, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Redlemon

Then there's Hypercube. Oof. The only WTF about it was wondering why I spent the time watching it.

so true. I really enjoyed Cube and then was so ticked that the sequel was that bad. Should've figured that would happen.

Apparently, the third Cube movie "Cube Zero" is already out on DVD. Looks like it's a prequel.

From http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...396239-7616924:

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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Following the grisly 1997 Cube and its 2002 sequel, Cube 2: Hypercube, Cube Zero stretches the original's The Twilight Zone-like, strangers-in-a-box theme a little thin. Fortunately, there's a difference this time. The hero is not just another disoriented captive of the Cube's interconnected--often lethal--rooms, but rather a geek named Eric (Zachary Bennett) who sits in a control station wrestling with his conscience about inflicting misery on innocent people. Taking orders over the phone from some almighty, unknown power in a distant office, Eric reaches a breaking point and enters the maze himself, intent on helping a woman (Stephanie Moore) who doubts his motives. The existential bent of the prior films becomes even more Kafkaesque this time with the arrival of a white-collar team of tormentors, bureaucratic tyrants who can't or won't explain the point of the Cube. Imaginative writer-director Ernie Barbarash rescues what might have been a tedious formula flick. --Tom Keogh

Description
Every nightmare has a beginning. In this prequel to the cult hit Cube, one of the most successful sci-fi thrillers of the last decade, a new group of unwilling participants frantically moves through an ominous construct of cube-shaped rooms. Each room holds the threat of hideously inventive and painful death. Finding the real exit, however, may not offer the freedom one seeks.

From the featured user comments for Cube Zero on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377713/:

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Having watched all three films, and listened to their director's commentaries I'm slowly beginning to unfold the mystery which surround the CUBE.

This is the film that should have followed the original, this film had all of it's best qualities, with much the same levels of tension and action. However the main difference is that for the first time, we catch a glimpse of the powers that be and the world outside the CUBE.

There are still very few scenes given depth and variation by a wide range of camera work and lighting. Once again we find ourselves following the activities of a diverse bunch of characters, however in this film the skills and histories of these individuals are not as important as in the first film.

This is a fantastic title which tributes the impressive original, if you were disappointed by Hypercube, watch this, and it WILL restore your faith in the CUBE story.