As long as they stuck to the original it was quite ok, the moment they tried to go their own way it got bad. Cube was about survival, not about the same regrets all over. How many times can you show the same flashback? What's up with the caricature characters? The kid hates adults, the old guy hates kids. Thats about all that you get to know about them. Just watch the original or any of the sequels. All of them are better.
Somehow worse than the original. I liked the original Cube, but if we are being honest, is not a masterpiece. This one followed the same lines, but at the same time is more boring and slow. At least they change the traps, but still, it felt weird and cheap in comparisson to a movie of 25 years ago. Damn, even Hypercube felt better than this one
Whenever a horror franchise has another release, it does one of a few possible things:
1. Continues where the previous left off.
2. Attempts to return to what made the original so great.
3. Reinvent the wheel (either for better or worse).
4. A remake.
This version of the Cube is basically a foreign remake that is just worse than the original. I have no reason to want to revisit this one again and will likely be lost in the legacy of the Cube movies considering it is not English speaking.
Rating: 1/5 - 55% - Would Not Recommend
I watched this hoping for a new version of Cube, but it's basically just an exact remake of the original. It's a lot more dramatic and emotional at times. And there are a couple of small wrinkles added in that has some slight differences. But ultimately the store and pacing and most other aspects of the film are exact. Not worth the watch if you're a fan of the originals.
My Ratings
10 - I love it, regardless of quality
9 - Very good, might not love but very well done or might love, forgiving some issues
8 - Very enjoyable or Just OK for me but well done
7 - Good
6 - Watchable despite not liking the film/show
5 - Mid
3-4 - Not great, but got through it
1-2 - Very bad/You might be a communist if you like this garbage
I don’t typically watch subtitled movies as it’s hard for me to keep up(bad eyes) and tell who’s who. It might have also helped if I had understood the native culture more.
Terrible acting, characters just look hysterical all the time.
Boring flashbacks...
When will people learn that flashbacks are just boring in shows or movies?
[Spoiler] But I liked that the woman was part of it, an android or something. That was cool.
Stupid! This is a mean in China version! Kinda puts the original film efforts at shame!
Review by alexnaderBlockedParent2022-03-17T23:36:18Z
Unequivocally do not recommend anyone watch this, it brings nothing new to the table, and actually manages to tarnish the Cube name.
Totally agree with @movieswatcher, at about the 1h10 mark, the movie just completely goes off the rails and gets annoyingly bad.
Even so, from the get-go it's just a messy story:
The characters are all weirdly invested in each other after barely speaking to each other, let alone getting to know one another. Speaking of, there doesn't even seem to be that much time passing, like were they in there just a few hours? Then there's that utterly unnecessary gate that comes up in between the group, separating them because... who the heck knows? They could have easily used the doors closing as a similar plot device, but no.
Then the subplot of the dude who keeps freezing up because of some boring childhood trauma (that we keept being shown repeatedly). Eventually it even gets projected onto one of the walls of the cube... what, why ? Let him tell the story, then react, and we can guess it's from the only info we know about him (said story).
Finally, what was with the super generic generational age gape hatred which @movieswatcher mentioned as well ?
Additionally, that completely useless female character who never speaks and is way to obvious in her acting, revealing within minutes that she's in fact a robot . Then the rooms reacting to the crazy guy's mood which once again: served no purpose, doesn't make things interesting, and it doesn't advance the plot... it's there, and adds nothing of value.
Kinda like this whole movie: adds nothing of value. Skip, and go re-watch the original.