This was supposed to be ready for Halloween, but I had a HELL of a time battling the copyright on this one. It's the first time I've ever had to escalate that so far. But I'm glad this video is finally available to share! I guess we're going for more of a "nightmare before Christmas" vibe this year instead. So Happy Halloween and Merry Christmas all in one! Thanks so much for checking this out. I hope you enjoy! Don't forget to drop some recommendations for future Halloween horror marathons :)
that's Dax from the last 2 seasons of DS9 her characters name is Leaven. Hypercube is a good middle movie, it's the weakest but it's also the most interesting. And then Cube Zero is something special. super cool. I've seen triangle that movie is trash.
I love Cube! I’m glad someone’s talking about it and I’m glad you enjoyed them; and your commentary is great! Definitely will be checking out more of your content :)
That's a really good analysis! Entertaining, insightful and with respect to the material. The Cube is definitely an interesting movie, but I didn't even know it was a trilogy. And Cube Zero seems quite... fascinating 🙂.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Cube was surprisingly innovative for a small little indie horror movie. I couldn't help but be wrapped up in it. I'd LOVE to see some talented up-and-comer take a crack at a reboot with a couple million in budget :)
Her name is Leaven. Paired with Worth they follow the pattern of all the characters being named after prisons; Alderson, Holloway, (San) Quentin, Rennes, Leavenworth and Kazan.
I've never heard of either of those!! There are so many ridiculous horror franchises out there. It kind of makes me want to attempt this type of video more often xD Maybe if I find the time!
cube 1&3 were so fun to watch with my room mate. cube 2 was naaaaht good, but it set me up for low expectations going into 3rd.the plot twist was so crazy!
I remember renting the first movie with my very first girlfriend during our "rental movie phase", prolly what you call Netflix & Chill today. Years later we found out that Cube 2 and Zero were a thing and enjoyed both wholeheartedly remembering the times when we watched the first one... especially the chill part :D
Check out the Cabinet of Curiosities episode 'Graveyard Rats'. It's a reunion of the director of this and David Hewlett. Pretty good and really shows how far they've come.
I don't think I recognized Hewlett from that! And I had NO idea it was the same director! That was among my favorite episodes of Cabinet of Curiosities!! (although granted, I still haven't seen the last few)
@@2leftframes Well if you haven't seen the last few I HIGHLY recommend episode 7 'The Viewing' directed by Panos Cosmatos. That one right there is a gem.
I just stumbled upon the “ prisoners dilemma” it’s a concept in game theory. It’s common in every day life and this movie is a constant battle of the prisoners dilemma among the people that are trapped.
Originally Kazan would discover an alien world and solar system in an alternate ending after going through the exit, and I hear this scene was actually filmed and allegedly included in some of the initial screenings, but the director has apparently tracked down and destroyed every copy of the movie that has it. Kind of extreme lol, but I guess I would agree that the movie is better off not revealing the origin of the cube.
Very interesting! It's hilariously *extra* to seek out and destroy that ending, but I kind of respect it. If you give those alternate endings, no matter how unpolished, some subset of fans are going to treat it as canon. I'm definitely glad they left it open ended. It seems like most people don't enjoy leaving things unanswered. But for me, I'd rather be left to speculate and imagine those possibilities.
I agree in 🇺🇸 we have the worst frozen perogies. The trick is to make friends with a Polish family. You'll be drowning in the best handmade perogies. 🤤
These are generally way better than they have any right to be. Like with the original idea and budget hypercube is what I expect. Not the original and zero which are actually really good for their budget. There are plenty of way higher budget horror movies that do far less with what they have. I do suspect after 3 movies that everything has kind of been milked as much as you can milk it as far as the concept itself goes.
From the minds that brought you gravy and cheese curds on fries: A giant death cube made up of small death cubes! It makes sense really. What other country could have conceived of such a thing?!
say what you will about the quality, but the cube movies are genre defining! although, i think my fave of this genre is the platform, a 2019 spanish movie
I don't think "entertaining" is too generous of a review! The concept is still strong. There are some great moments. And it's b-movie quality borders on endearing. I wouldn't recommend it on it's own. But for anyone who saw the first, and is left wanting more, I think it's worth watching all three :)
I have not! And I had no idea that a film from as recently as 2000 gets credited with a term now used in one of the most popular video game genres in existence?!
The cube is great I owned it on VHS for years. If they could just stay put they would have gotten out. The name eleven has esoteric elements. El” is like a title like god Elohim. Androgyny for gods male and female. I like all 3 movies but the first is my favorite.
Enjoyed this video. That said, I think this style of video is best targetted at people who want to watch along with you, or people who have already seen the movie. I appreciate you caring about spoiling us neat scenes, but I feel like those such as myself, who want to see what you have to say about a movie they haven't, are frustrated by you praising something they don't have context about, and those who have already seen it may be frustrated you didn't remind them what scene it was, in case they haven't memorized it. When we see pretty much the entire plot with you, it seems a bit pointless to spare spoiling us one or two scenes. I wouldn't watch a whole movie to catch up with just a couple things, so I just want to see what you're talking about while you review it. although i very much understand your reasoning for your choice.
Well said! I totally hear where you're coming from. I think I only withheld 1 or 2 things that felt like major plot/twist spoilers. Mostly I had to leave out deaths that were especially gruesome and wouldn't make it through youtube's age restrictions! I'll have to give it some thought before this year's binge, on how to best present this style of video. Cheers!
This was supposed to be ready for Halloween, but I had a HELL of a time battling the copyright on this one. It's the first time I've ever had to escalate that so far. But I'm glad this video is finally available to share! I guess we're going for more of a "nightmare before Christmas" vibe this year instead.
So Happy Halloween and Merry Christmas all in one! Thanks so much for checking this out. I hope you enjoy! Don't forget to drop some recommendations for future Halloween horror marathons :)
hoping that the algorithm blesses you because your commentary is funny af and actually poignant!! 🔥
that's Dax from the last 2 seasons of DS9 her characters name is Leaven. Hypercube is a good middle movie, it's the weakest but it's also the most interesting. And then Cube Zero is something special. super cool. I've seen triangle that movie is trash.
Finally someone is talking about these movies, thank you😢
I love Cube! I’m glad someone’s talking about it and I’m glad you enjoyed them; and your commentary is great! Definitely will be checking out more of your content :)
That's a really good analysis! Entertaining, insightful and with respect to the material. The Cube is definitely an interesting movie, but I didn't even know it was a trilogy. And Cube Zero seems quite... fascinating 🙂.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Cube was surprisingly innovative for a small little indie horror movie. I couldn't help but be wrapped up in it. I'd LOVE to see some talented up-and-comer take a crack at a reboot with a couple million in budget :)
Her name is Leaven. Paired with Worth they follow the pattern of all the characters being named after prisons; Alderson, Holloway, (San) Quentin, Rennes, Leavenworth and Kazan.
Oh shit I never realized that. Thanks.
I feel like the Return of the Living Dead and Wishmaster franchises would make a really great fit for this series.
I've never heard of either of those!!
There are so many ridiculous horror franchises out there. It kind of makes me want to attempt this type of video more often xD
Maybe if I find the time!
I loved watching this. It was like watching these movies for the first time again through someone else’s eyes. Thanks!
That's so sweet to hear! I'm glad it felt that way, and not just like some dude interrupting some movies xD
I love these movies. I saw the first one on the SciFi channel back in the 90s when i was a kid. Leaven was cute af
First time I seen cube zero I was blown away by the reveal at the end
Surprisingly well handled, eh?!
cube 1&3 were so fun to watch with my room mate. cube 2 was naaaaht good, but it set me up for low expectations going into 3rd.the plot twist was so crazy!
The "Idiot savant" is timeless.
more like a dated trope only a hack writer would use
I remember renting the first movie with my very first girlfriend during our "rental movie phase", prolly what you call Netflix & Chill today.
Years later we found out that Cube 2 and Zero were a thing and enjoyed both wholeheartedly remembering the times when we watched the first one... especially the chill part :D
Super underrated. I loved them.
Well Cube is my favorite horror movie. Yes it is a horror film, it scares me till today
The original was *solid*. Got any other favourites?
One of many things I loved about Cube was that they named after prisons
Check out the Cabinet of Curiosities episode 'Graveyard Rats'. It's a reunion of the director of this and David Hewlett. Pretty good and really shows how far they've come.
I don't think I recognized Hewlett from that! And I had NO idea it was the same director! That was among my favorite episodes of Cabinet of Curiosities!! (although granted, I still haven't seen the last few)
@@2leftframes Well if you haven't seen the last few I HIGHLY recommend episode 7 'The Viewing' directed by Panos Cosmatos. That one right there is a gem.
@@Stand_By_For_Mind_ControlHonestly that's the only one that needs to be watched. It's a must see
I just stumbled upon the “ prisoners dilemma” it’s a concept in game theory. It’s common in every day life and this movie is a constant battle of the prisoners dilemma among the people that are trapped.
Very cool video !!
I... didn't know there were three of them. I'd only known of the first one. Intriguing 😎
Originally Kazan would discover an alien world and solar system in an alternate ending after going through the exit, and I hear this scene was actually filmed and allegedly included in some of the initial screenings, but the director has apparently tracked down and destroyed every copy of the movie that has it. Kind of extreme lol, but I guess I would agree that the movie is better off not revealing the origin of the cube.
Very interesting! It's hilariously *extra* to seek out and destroy that ending, but I kind of respect it. If you give those alternate endings, no matter how unpolished, some subset of fans are going to treat it as canon.
I'm definitely glad they left it open ended. It seems like most people don't enjoy leaving things unanswered. But for me, I'd rather be left to speculate and imagine those possibilities.
the only reason i watched cube was, the local corner shop only had a small selection of videos
Funny that this one made the cut! Did you like it?
@@2leftframes yer top little popcorn flick that makes ya think. :)
I agree in 🇺🇸 we have the worst frozen perogies. The trick is to make friends with a Polish family. You'll be drowning in the best handmade perogies. 🤤
Velma is actually named Leven...not Eleven. Like Leven...and Worth...Levenworth...the prison.
Ah, well that went totally over my head. Clever!
@@2leftframes All their names are named after prisons
Jim Henson's "Cube" is still my favorite
I saw the first one as a movie on the weekend on public tv when i was 11. Had no idea what the movie was called let alone a trilogy
These are generally way better than they have any right to be. Like with the original idea and budget hypercube is what I expect. Not the original and zero which are actually really good for their budget. There are plenty of way higher budget horror movies that do far less with what they have. I do suspect after 3 movies that everything has kind of been milked as much as you can milk it as far as the concept itself goes.
ooohhhhh!!!! it's canadian!!!
finally, it all makes sense!
From the minds that brought you gravy and cheese curds on fries: A giant death cube made up of small death cubes!
It makes sense really. What other country could have conceived of such a thing?!
@@2leftframes lol only the country that comes up with MAID...
Yo Mrs. T's are the only perogi I know. I need a good perogi dinner in Vancouver I guess 😅
If I can inspire 1 person to seek out and treat themselves to a real perogi dinner, I'll have done my job xD
say what you will about the quality, but the cube movies are genre defining! although, i think my fave of this genre is the platform, a 2019 spanish movie
I didn't know that one. I glanced a synopsis. Sounds interesting!
Anybody else who kind of liked cube 2? Am i really alone on this? Not saying it was good, but i was definitely entertained.
I don't think "entertaining" is too generous of a review!
The concept is still strong. There are some great moments. And it's b-movie quality borders on endearing. I wouldn't recommend it on it's own. But for anyone who saw the first, and is left wanting more, I think it's worth watching all three :)
watched hypercube back in them redbox days when blockbuster was dying. never bothered watching zero, still going with squared
I live in Ontario, we love perogies.
Nice!! I'd be curious if there are any regional differences, or if they've spread their doughy wings across all of Canada?!
You could have been well rested and alert and Cube 2 still wouldn’t have made any sense.
Oh its Canadian? of course it is I felt the soul coming from it.
Lol it's soo weird watching someone comment on this movie. It was one of my favorites. Please tell me you've seen the original Battle Royale movies.
I have not! And I had no idea that a film from as recently as 2000 gets credited with a term now used in one of the most popular video game genres in existence?!
@2leftframes I feel soo old lmao 🤣 Yes. It's based on a manga.
Sasha and Alex are both nicknames for Alexandra.
Alex. Alexa. Lex. Xander. Sasha.
Alexander's and Alexandra's need to cool it on all the nicknames! Save some for the rest of us!
Great movies
The cube is great I owned it on VHS for years. If they could just stay put they would have gotten out. The name eleven has esoteric elements. El” is like a title like god Elohim. Androgyny for gods male and female. I like all 3 movies but the first is my favorite.
I love how sadistic it is to make the solution to this cuboid minefield to simply "sit still".
Enjoyed this video. That said, I think this style of video is best targetted at people who want to watch along with you, or people who have already seen the movie. I appreciate you caring about spoiling us neat scenes, but I feel like those such as myself, who want to see what you have to say about a movie they haven't, are frustrated by you praising something they don't have context about, and those who have already seen it may be frustrated you didn't remind them what scene it was, in case they haven't memorized it. When we see pretty much the entire plot with you, it seems a bit pointless to spare spoiling us one or two scenes. I wouldn't watch a whole movie to catch up with just a couple things, so I just want to see what you're talking about while you review it. although i very much understand your reasoning for your choice.
Well said! I totally hear where you're coming from.
I think I only withheld 1 or 2 things that felt like major plot/twist spoilers. Mostly I had to leave out deaths that were especially gruesome and wouldn't make it through youtube's age restrictions! I'll have to give it some thought before this year's binge, on how to best present this style of video. Cheers!
@@2leftframes Appreciate the detailed reply! Definitely understand about the gory parts. Cheers to yourself as well!
LOL you're hilarious.
And you're too kind xD
It is vareniki not perogyi for Ukraine.