You know what the Maze Runner reminded me of with its premise of
strangers waking up in a deadly maze with no idea how they got there,
forced to work together to escape? The Cube, that nearly
forgotten cult classic that is nearly twenty years old already. How
forgotten is it? So lost to the sands of time that I forget to
mention it when doing my Saw reviews, since the franchises had a lot
in common... well, at least in the beginning.
Co-written and directed by the
excellent Vincenzo Natali, the Cube was filmed in less than a month
on a micro budget of $350,000 dollars and premiered at the Toronto
International Film Festival on September 9, 1997. It's highly unique
plot attracted a lot of attention, especially with fans of the horror
genre which was floundering at the time. It would go on to spawn a
sequel and a prequel, but neither ever hit the popularity of the film
film and kind of relegated the series into the background as Saw
stepped onto the stage and spent the next decade changing the face of
the genre.
Let's get ready to take a trip down
memory lane as we step into the world of the Cube with
A Ghoul Versus The Cube!
And don't touch ANYTHING without making sure it's safe first!
