Tom Kanon
Oh boy,..why oh why do we waste tax-payers money on this kind of drab?"Cub" is not an original, or for that matter, a good, movie. It tells the "story" (and I use that word lightely) of a scouts-gang heading out into the woods to find themselves butchered by a woodsman and a little boy.
It features every cliché imaginable: dumb main characters, dumb blondes, gratuit sex-scenes, etc etc..
Now, that would not be a problem if the movie would be superd. But it lacks...everything!!
There is no plot whatsoever!!
-why is the little boy in the woods? No one knows
-why is there a man in the woods killing people? No one knows
-how did he manage to get a bus in the woods, underground? No one knows
-how did he built a massive steel onderground lair? No one knows
-why does the police officer not just drive around the tree logs? No one knows
-How come the police officer can't find his way in the woods? No one knows
-How do the killer and boy survice in the woods? No one knows
-why was this kind of crap ever produced? No one knows Don't watch this crap,...and to our government: STOP WASTING TAX-PAYERS MONEY!!!
Jo Ropke
What a dumb movie. This is horror for 7-year olds. Just a whole bunch of genre cliches thrown together. Can't believe all these marvelous reviews. Who wrote those? Kids? Utterly silly attempt to make a scary 'oh-the-woods-are-creepy!' flick.
PS: The Ardennes was a far entertaining movie, watch that one instead.
Christian Sainz
I'm surprised at how low the score is, this film deserves to be in the six's. We are at a point where horror movies are just a waste of time. No real scares or thrills. The only pleasure I get from contemporary horror is making fun how bad they are. Needless to say, Modern American Horror is in a huge rut right now. Which is why I found this film refreshing, and think that American cinema needs to take some notes. This film is by no means perfect, but it is at least entertaining. I found it to have some good acting, decent writing, and it builds tension and suspense very well. In most horror films today, I find myself not caring about any of the characters. They are so wooden and bland that when they die I'm neither cheering or grieving for them. This film actually gives me characters that I both hate and care for. You got characters that make you angry, and characters that you can relate to. As far as filmmakers making horror movies like Paranormal Activity and Ouija...where the hell is that in your films. But I won't bash those films anymore in this review. I liked this film. I didn't love it, but I respect it. It caught my interest, made me invested, gave me moments that had me on the edge of the seat. Overall, it's pretty good. Not a film you must see, but a film that will do its job and entertain you for an hour and a half.
Jack Voltaire
Some films resonate a story so superb that it stays with you forever. I feel that way with "Cub". I wouldn't be surprised if this was picked up and made for the American audience since Hollywood has completely run out of original stories... or should I say created a studio nepotism that makes it so the cream does not go to the top. This film is not in English so I'm sure very few in the US have seen it. It's is worth every minute of your time! This film has it all.. I won't go into details.. but the protagonist's journey is wonderfully constructed, a great cast, beautifully shot and to mention once more.. one of the best stories in the horror genre in years!
AD
