Rabid

I'm a big David Cronenberg fan but I've always felt that Rabid was one of his weakest efforts. That the Soska twins chose this one to remake cannot be faulted. Since Cronenberg himself did a remake, let's not be overly judgmental. The twins do an okay job but don't really add anything to the original concept. I liked this Rabid slightly more than the original but neither of them are going to set the world on fire. All these low reviewers are hateful asshats. Watch and judge for yourself.

Add: Far too many continuity errors to be coincidental. This is schlock. Jun 01. 2021. See review for Dead Hooker In A Trunk. --- Probably one of those movies that seems to be deliberately bad, like The Room (2003), to possibly appeal to a niche audience (the "its so bad I enjoyed it" crowd). It had "continuity errors" from beginning to end. And, IMO they didn't add to the appeal of the characters, satire, or plot. So, either they intentionally inserted them or a few people noticed but chose to keep quiet. The movie did have a great pro-vegan message in the final quarter. - Some of the continuity errors: After Rose awakes in hospital meeting her doctor, she requests to see her wounds. She reels in horror and Doctor calmly says "I would strongly suggest staying away from mirrors right now". Rose wears the same bloodied bandages throughout her stay in the hospital. Much later, Brad and Rose go on lunch date which is awkward, then are suddenly attacked by rabid zombie who is hammered bloody by Brad. A few scenes later, Brad sees Rose and asks what was troubling her at their lunch date but not about the zombie that came at her through the diner window. Even later, Rose goes into an alley for a break and collapses. Two curious males come up her and she takes one of them out with her "appendage" which is seen by Brad. Rose is taken back indoors where she resuscitates. Brad asks her what she is doing up, not mentioning the 5ft snake writhing from her armpit.

I saw the first movie made in 1977 with Mary line Chambers , as any Cronnenberg movie it was quit provocative and original. Of course this remake does not live up to the original but its pretty entertaining in itself, the effects are really good gore and all, and its got a good finish. Was quit funny to see CM Punk acting in is real persona, like a douch that he is hahha, and a few known faces from the horror gender b movie.

This is perhaps the WORST movie of 2019. Thinly veiled re working of Cronenberg's GOOD Rabid. Surprised he didnt sue their ashes off if just because this is an abomination of film making. Don't waste your time or believe the fake reviews here.

This reimagining of the Cronenberg-Marilyn Chambers classic is actually quite a guilty treat on it's own and a surprise. It wraps all the themes and elements together of the source material and does it with flair. The lead actress was great in the role and paralleled the emotions of what you felt like while watching Marilyn Chambers in her original peril. The music and cinematography was better than expected. Though there were some moments of cheese I felt they fit with the theme well enough even going in to B-Movie SciFi realm a bit. Overall this film impressed me for the expectations I had and I find it may very well be the Soska sister's finest work to date.

So glad I got to see this at a film festival. I'm a huge fan of the Soska sisters work and I knew this film was going to be a hit with me. I can personally say I wasn't much if a fan of the original 70s version. This remake though, was completely sick and twisted, I loved it!! Some of the grisly scenes were pretty realistic as well. Definitely one I'll buy when it comes out on DVD and blu ray. Congrats to all involved!!

This literally looks like a Lifetime or Hallmark movie... The editing, cinematography, directing choices, and half the acting are exactly what you would expect if hallmark tried to make a horror rather than a christmas film this year. Some of the scenes are full on something you would expect to see in a student film! and dear lord... If the Soska's keep insisting to act in their own movies they should really take some acting lessons. many of the scenes that are supposed to be scary come off as funny for how silly and poorly executed they are.. The way they handled the crash and the first time the tentacle emerges were so bad I burst out laughing, the face prosthetic was clearly a rushed job that again takes the viewer away with how un convincing it was, the acting is so consistently cheesy that it must have been a directing choice rather than the will of the actors(who I have seen kick ass in other movies), and the sheer amount of blatant stock footage shots again made it feel more like a lifetime movie. I was excited for this film when I heard that Paula Fairfield was doing sound design (did sound for the dragons and creatures in Game of Thrones) But it's clear she only worked on a few creature scenes amounting to probably no more than 8 minutes of screen time, because all the other sound was, again, just as generic and boring as a lifetime movie. it's clear that American Mary was a fluke for being such a great movie, because every other project they've done got worse and worse. The only thing that genuinely impressed me was some of the practical effects, prosthetics , and set pieces in the final 10 mins of the film. but even then, those effects were still surrounded by more poor cine and editing. Basically the Soska's achieved with $5 million what some film school graduates achieve for free during their end of year projects.