2015 #116
David Cronenberg | 87 mins | TV | 4:3 | Canada / English | 18 / R
David Cronenberg | 87 mins | TV | 4:3 | Canada / English | 18 / R
The first commercial (i.e. non-student) feature by horror maestro-to-be David Cronenberg, Shivers depicts the sexually-charged chaos that erupts after the spread of a man-made sexually-transmitted parasite in an isolated hyper-modern tower block.
The film contains all the requisite titillation of cheap schlock (nudity! gore!), but a handful of interesting, potential-laden ideas indicate the filmmaking promise that Cronenberg would later fulfil. Unfortunately, the execution here is hindered by dirt cheap production values and unfocused, undisciplined storytelling.
The most horrific part for fans is the mere mention of a sometimes-mooted remake, but I don’t think that would necessarily be a bad idea.
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Ha very on point.
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Thanks!
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Ha! I’ve actually just watched this to review during my all-horror October. Yeah…. Not the best Cronenberg…. 🙂
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I’m glad I’m not alone! Some people seem to really love it.
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Really??? Oh, it’s very weak compared to his other stuff. And soooooo slow at first.
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I guess everything has its fans. Well, maybe not everything, but certainly a surprising number of bad films have hardened fanbases.
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