The Original 'Trapped' Movie That Almost Failed

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  • @MistaGG
    @MistaGG  Год назад +224

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    • @Ruv562
      @Ruv562 Год назад +3

      Stay away from the Cube 2

    • @Flightscurryshoes
      @Flightscurryshoes Год назад +8

      How tf did this have to get reuploaded I swear you just posted this damn RUclips💀

    • @chomb9207
      @chomb9207 Год назад +9

      @@Flightscurryshoes The original upload got age restricted, so he had to reupload and censor it.

    • @Flightscurryshoes
      @Flightscurryshoes Год назад

      @@chomb9207 I had a feeling that was the case, I know usually things like that are automated by bots but damn does that shit suck

    • @GameTimeWhy
      @GameTimeWhy Год назад

      So glad you re-uploaded this you coward! I am down to watch this again.

  • @stevenguitink5947
    @stevenguitink5947 Год назад +1336

    Fun fact: all of the characters were named after actual prisons and each character's personality was modeled in some way after the prisons' reputations. Quentin for example, was named after San Quentin which at the time was known for being a violent place.

    • @christophernichols4224
      @christophernichols4224 9 месяцев назад +13

      So which prison was an idiot savant?

    • @stevenguitink5947
      @stevenguitink5947 9 месяцев назад +112

      @@christophernichols4224 Kazan was named after the Kazan prison in Russia. Apparently, it's a mental institute.

    • @christophernichols4224
      @christophernichols4224 9 месяцев назад +27

      @@stevenguitink5947 oh, fair enough

    • @Berserked
      @Berserked 9 месяцев назад +74

      Kazan - Kazan Prison
      David Worth & Joan Leaven - Leavenworth Prison (US Military prison. Was maximum security but downgraded mid 2000s to medium)
      Quentin McNeil - San Quentin State Prison and McNeil Island Corrections Center
      Dr. Helen Holloway - Holloway Women's Prison
      Rennes - Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes (women's prison - France)
      Alderson - Alderson Federal Prison Camp (women's prison - West Virginia, US)

    • @FrankAarhusR
      @FrankAarhusR 6 месяцев назад +11

      ​@@BerserkedI was just about to ask, thank you!

  • @RebaMedia
    @RebaMedia Год назад +473

    Just like the escape artist was an FU to the audience and meant to subvert expectations, the same goes for Quentin. Heroic, hardball, action cops were extremely popular protagonists in the 80s/90s (think Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis) so going into this movie audiences think "oh this guy is the main character and is therefore someone to root for". We even get a little bit of intended sympathy for him when he tells the group that his wife divorced him and he doesn't see his kids.
    However, the further along into the movie we go the more his violence starts to really show and he gets called out on it, mostly by Dr. Holloway who even suggests that his violent tendencies are WHY his wife left him and he doesn't get to see his kids (look up 40% of cops lol). Worth also has a line where he practically tells the audience that Quentin isn't a Hero character, “Not all of us are conceited enough to play hero.” We even are given a clue that he's going to be a villain when he is introduced as he literally has blood on his hands, suggesting he ran into another person and killed them as well.

  • @spencersdh1
    @spencersdh1 Год назад +1180

    I LOVE Quentin's character in this movie. His actor does an incredible job at playing someone who you genuinely believe is the glue holding the group together, possibly even the protagonist of the film, only to slowly be revealed as the bastard that he really is. Quentin is the kind of person that you both love to hate, and hate to love.

    • @lrts1lrts181
      @lrts1lrts181 Год назад +72

      He is an awful person but great character. There is no Cube without Quentin.

    • @gab2386
      @gab2386 Год назад +38

      He was definitely the best part of the movie for me. The actor deserves all the praise for his performance

    • @TheBonkleFox
      @TheBonkleFox Год назад +75

      I mean nowadays the twist is kinda obvious from the moment he says he's a cop.

    • @Mandy-ve2sh
      @Mandy-ve2sh Год назад

      Lmao I'm so confused. A twist? From the moment we meet Quentin he's an aggressive asshole. There was never a moment in which I thought, "This guy is the protagonist," cause he so obviously was a piece of shit.

    • @texasred8424
      @texasred8424 Год назад +15

      @@TheBonkleFox LMAO

  • @noelleb.3643
    @noelleb.3643 Год назад +122

    I remember during one argument, Halloway accusingly whispered to Quentin that he "likes them young" or smth along that vein, and that really gave me wicked whiplash like, wait was I just rooting for this kind of protag??? And then he let go of her and hand and went completely downhill from there and damn, the storytelling in this movie was really something

  • @invadernav3422
    @invadernav3422 Год назад +1025

    Watching again for that algorithm, you know how it is.
    As I said before though, I am glad GG is taking a look at those older kind of niche cult classic horror movies.
    And I absolutely would love to see GG look at the sequel. It's... something.

    • @cheapshotfishing9239
      @cheapshotfishing9239 Год назад +11

      Represented by Rubik's cubes, if cube is a 3x3 then cube 2 is a 9x9

    • @MrJuiceize
      @MrJuiceize Год назад +13

      Hyper cube was the first cube movie I saw so I always had a soft spot for it

    • @HandsomeLongshanks
      @HandsomeLongshanks Год назад +7

      ​​@@MrJuiceize you and me both, buddy. Cube 2 was good enough to make me watch cube, so everyone who shits on it doesn't have THAT perspective on its importance

  • @primrosedeluna
    @primrosedeluna Год назад +379

    This movie always gave me a ‘I have no mouth, And I must scream’ vibe. I remember turning it on one night thinking I’d fall asleep but I ended up staying up all night, fully immersed 😂 and the little details really contribute to the drive of the plot as opposed to troupes or half-assed concepts being tossed in to keep engagement. I was pleasantly surprised.

    • @Humperd00
      @Humperd00 Год назад +11

      You’re the first person I’ve seen reference this short story lol
      I found it after reading Johnny Got His Gun

    • @shadowbossmsm
      @shadowbossmsm 11 месяцев назад +1

      Definitely

    • @laughatdarkness1286
      @laughatdarkness1286 4 месяца назад

      We really like the 90s game adaptation! The author is a very good voice actor and fits AM perfectly!

  • @shriekotbanshee
    @shriekotbanshee Год назад +429

    Fun fact: their surnames are from famous prisons from around the world. Great video GG

    • @Chrome2105
      @Chrome2105 Год назад +55

      The prisons were also chosen deliberately, due to their purpose or specialisation

  • @Ni-boo
    @Ni-boo Год назад +108

    As a mathematically challenged individual this movie is terrifying though as a tween I was more terrified that there was no food... Get KO'd by a cube or die of hunger, or dying of hunger then getting KO'd by a cube. Scary.

  • @morigahn
    @morigahn Год назад +279

    Cube is underrated, it's a fantastic movie. Cube 2 and Cube Zero were.. they exist. That's the nicest thing I can say lol Worked at Blockbuster and recommended Cube so much

    • @johnramos8703
      @johnramos8703 Год назад

      I hate that movie, i saw it when i was 7 or 8 years old and it terrified me for years !!

    • @StalwartShinobi
      @StalwartShinobi Год назад +8

      i used to work for blockbuster before it closed too :) i used to like suggesting Triangle for hiddem gem horror :) i miss blockbuster! best first official job i had

    • @StalwartShinobi
      @StalwartShinobi Год назад +6

      i just realised you used to recommend cube and i reccomended triangle and they are both horror movies named after shapes lol

    • @hallieharvey4073
      @hallieharvey4073 Год назад +5

      Lol but they are so great in their shittyness I do a marathon like once a year of them it’s fun

    • @Scarshadow666
      @Scarshadow666 8 месяцев назад +1

      That's really cool! I miss Blockbuster and video rental places in general - used to run around and pick out VHSs/DVDs and videogames there and Hollywood Video as a kid. I have the luck of my local library being able to rent out DVDs (and I enjoy the library in general), but it's the only movie rental place I know around these days unfortunately... 0_0

  • @ibpants
    @ibpants Год назад +81

    The tense shoot is mentioned in the video, but one little nugget I remember (I think) the director saying is that the actors were particularly tetchy on days when they filmed in the red-lit cubes. My wife thinks that it's entirely expected but I find it quite fascinating that colour influenced their moods so much.

  • @StarchieHalo
    @StarchieHalo Год назад +4620

    If I had a nickel for everytime mista gg reviewed this movie I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

    • @archeryan8404
      @archeryan8404 Год назад +67

      Maybe it resets like the cyoob

    • @NotAMuse
      @NotAMuse Год назад +51

      Lmao! I love these kinds of comments, always makes me laugh 😂

    • @packers12to80
      @packers12to80 Год назад +64

      First video got age restricted.

    • @AnalyticalMenace
      @AnalyticalMenace Год назад +8

      @@packers12to80 Dafuq?

    • @Nosferata138
      @Nosferata138 Год назад +38

      @DOTcomm i know, i was in the middle of watching it! Had to pause it, when i came back, wasnt happening. So i shall watch this reupload.

  • @madblackliam
    @madblackliam Год назад +589

    I like to think that Quentin caught Holloway just so he could look into her eyes before he dropped her and that's evil af but I gotta respect his commitment to portraying his cop character.

    • @littlered6340
      @littlered6340 10 месяцев назад +3

      😂😂😂😅

    • @markiemark2498
      @markiemark2498 9 месяцев назад +17

      Right? lol i was like oh the cop is the worst person here I'm shocked

    • @spinyslasher6586
      @spinyslasher6586 8 месяцев назад +21

      Given that Holloway previously accused Quentin of being abusive towards his wife and that's why she divorced him (and why he didn't get custody of the kids), it's hinted that he's a psychopath who enjoys violence and watching people suffer.

    • @danmakes2497
      @danmakes2497 8 месяцев назад +7

      ​@markiemark2498 the past used to play cops and the police force as the heroes and people who go for justice, so at the time this was a twist; nowadays it's not a surprise due to people now knowing how cops actually are

    • @mandycaz5562
      @mandycaz5562 7 месяцев назад +1

      🙄

  • @DarkStreamsYT
    @DarkStreamsYT Год назад +508

    Dude i am so excited you are finally covering this movie for the first time, I loved this growing up.

    • @Bertha-Mason
      @Bertha-Mason Год назад +10

      Same, I actually clapped with excitement when I saw this upload. Like a seal 😂

    • @Opaali
      @Opaali Год назад +2

      Same . Everyone talked about the movie when I was a kid. Concept is classic it’s so video gamey if that makes sense 😅. The movie itself, meeeeh 😂

    • @chrsso
      @chrsso Год назад +1

      the first time???

  • @shadowdroid776
    @shadowdroid776 Год назад +48

    This movie is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of the sci-fi channel. It was *constantly* airing Cube, and it was one of the few movies that made me realize I have a fear of being diced to pieces by wires.

    • @antisocialsocialite5046
      @antisocialsocialite5046 3 месяца назад

      😂 the diced to pieces by trap wires trope was big at that time lol I had a fear of it as a kid too

  • @lilchuuwuu
    @lilchuuwuu Год назад +326

    Sorry you had to reupload. First one was good but I'm sure this one will SLAP as well. Hang in there, GG.

    • @tdylan
      @tdylan Год назад +2

      i had it queued up and then it went private. Why'd it have to get re-uploaded?

    • @lilchuuwuu
      @lilchuuwuu Год назад +21

      @@tdylan He explained in his community post it got age restricted so he had to edit and reupload. RUclips sucks -_-

    • @KingOfGaymes
      @KingOfGaymes Год назад +2

      Edited out my fave part 😭

    • @trashtrash2169
      @trashtrash2169 Год назад

      What part?

    • @cmool
      @cmool Год назад +1

      @@trashtrash2169just some or the “gore” from what i can see, correct me if im wrong

  • @jamesrobinson4869
    @jamesrobinson4869 Год назад +41

    I always wondered what Alderson's helpful skill might've been, or if there were others they never found; would've been cool to see them stumble upon more corpses in other boobytrapped rooms too.

    • @jro3213
      @jro3213 Месяц назад

      Alderson's use was letting them know not to go into that room, if they came across it

  • @crassenti
    @crassenti Год назад +133

    Also you gotta love how this movie had two Canadian actors who went on to be in pretty big Sci Fi shows- Deep Space Nine and Stargate Atlantis...plus another who had a recurring role on Supernatural :)

  • @DarlingMissDarling
    @DarlingMissDarling Год назад +148

    Yooo, the lighting in the skit for when you were on the floor was reeeeally well done! The angle and shadows were almost a 100% match to that background. Damn son, you're getting real fkn gd good at production. Love to see you just continuing to beat your own high score every single time.

  • @melvinthebravefish9788
    @melvinthebravefish9788 Год назад +192

    Love me a re-run!! Time to play this on repeat all day. It's not much, but get that bag GG

  • @babygirrrl5147
    @babygirrrl5147 Год назад +25

    When I was like 8-9 my mom, me, my brother, and my uncle all watched this movie on Christmas Eve. I’ll never forget it. This video oddly gave me such a happy nostalgic feeling

    • @phutureproof
      @phutureproof 9 месяцев назад

      wow I dont remember anything I watched when I was -1

  • @murphy0
    @murphy0 Год назад +14

    The guy dying so fast reminds me of the scene in Deadpool where Brad Pitt is seen for only a few frames after being hyped up for a bit before immediately dying. Also reminds me of the iconic “aim for the bushes” scene in The Other Guys

  • @TimPortantno
    @TimPortantno Год назад +7

    I liked the idea that no one intended to build it, it was essentially a government make work project with no head, just a bunch of bureaucracies rubber stamping things in a circle.

  • @chuckn4851
    @chuckn4851 Год назад +891

    Stop gaslighting me GG I know you had to reupload this 😄

    • @AnimeBae370
      @AnimeBae370 Год назад +81

      Dude I thought I was tripping, I knew I saw this already 😂

    • @mostbuster
      @mostbuster Год назад +70

      Canada copyright striking 20 year old movies like 🥳

    • @Doginawall
      @Doginawall Год назад +9

      I know too I just saw him upload on it yesterday

    • @MP_Derrick
      @MP_Derrick Год назад +3

      I thought I was tripping too

    • @sydneyp7867
      @sydneyp7867 Год назад +9

      He literally said he did

  • @Neronova888
    @Neronova888 Год назад +114

    According to the lost media wiki there was an alternate extended ending that was cut, testimonies from certain theatrical screenings of the film, the scene in question was shown; it allegedly depicts Kazan walking out onto a beach (or a cliff's edge, depending on who you ask) on a purple alien planet, overlooking an endless ocean, as mechanical grinding noises are heard. As he turns around, both his footprints and the cube's exit itself vanish; some have also reported that the sky is then shown, full of exoplanets.
    There was also apparently a deleted scene (or only scripted scene) where the group find some alien food or alien like candy wrappers in one of the cubes.
    While I'm not sure if any of these are actually real, part of me wishes I could see some of it if it was.

    • @ultimateaccount2186
      @ultimateaccount2186 Год назад +41

      I'd want to see the extended ending just out of curiosity, but I'm glad it and the alien food were deleted. The mystery is what makes it great, erasing all that with "it's just aliens" would've ruined it.

    • @-tera-3345
      @-tera-3345 Год назад +31

      I'd say it's less the mystery that makes it great and more the fact that it is kind of explicitly stated to be completely meaningless. Having some kind of reveal would kind of ruin the symbolism there around bureaucracy, corporations, and governments. Nobody involved has any idea of the full picture, but they still perform their duties despite being ignorant of what the meaning or purpose of any of it is.

    • @azmodanpc
      @azmodanpc Год назад +1

      I mean, that would presume that aliens had a very similar numbering system (the numbers on every room that are a key part of the plot) or that they know how humans evolved to adopt such system and can replicate it for whatever reason. It makes less sense than the cube being a human made "thing".

    • @harryparsons2750
      @harryparsons2750 8 месяцев назад

      I think I remember actually seeing that

  • @hannahbanana7723
    @hannahbanana7723 Год назад +122

    I'm obsessed with these series. The Cube is one of those amazing indie horrors that not everyone knows.

  • @shackleshotgun
    @shackleshotgun Год назад +32

    Yes! This is one of my favorite movies, awesome to see you covering it! Just one thing: Worth didn't build the cube, he was an architect who designed the outer shell and wasn't told what it was for.
    Hypercube made me piss with rage, which would make for a really fun review video. Cube Zero gets a lot of flack but I will defend it as it's so bad it's really good.

  • @TheFreshPrinceOfSaiyans
    @TheFreshPrinceOfSaiyans Год назад +82

    My boyfriend just recently had me watch this, so the timing is perfect. I’ve never rooted more for a character to die than I have for Quentin.

    • @MrTuubster
      @MrTuubster Год назад +21

      Watch the Mist next. You'll want one of those characters to die more.

    • @Mandy-ve2sh
      @Mandy-ve2sh Год назад +15

      I'm bewildered that people think Quentin turning out to be a bastard is a "twist" when he is clearly an overly aggressive piece of shit from basically the very beginning

    • @Ven0m.snak3
      @Ven0m.snak3 Год назад +6

      @@Mandy-ve2sh the walter effect. if a shitty character is framed as the main character a lot of fans think they are absolved of all wrong doings since they did it as the main character.

    • @Mandy-ve2sh
      @Mandy-ve2sh Год назад +10

      @@Ven0m.snak3 maybe it's just me, but I never felt Quentin was getting framed as the main character. Leaven was very clearly the main character from the start and Quentin was obviously an aggressive asshole that wants to control the people around him (not to mention just kinda rapey?). Walter White had an arc where you could see the parts of him that would come together to eventually make him a monster, but at the start he seems like a decent guy and it's really only in retrospect that you can truly pick up on all the little ways they setup his spiral. Quentin from the moment we meet him is just so clearly a bastard. Watching this video I literally out loud said, "Did you leave the room?," cause I couldn't fathom how this guy thought Quentin was a good dude. Looking it up apparently the creator of it did intend Quentin to be a bait and switch, but man he failed

    • @HamazuraGOD
      @HamazuraGOD Год назад

      I was rooting for him to make it to the end 😔😔

  • @danielbroome5690
    @danielbroome5690 3 месяца назад +2

    I really enjoy that Worth and Leaven are foils of each other who both eventually have overlapping character arcs and basically form the protagonist of the movie together when Quentin goes nuts, because their last names read together form Leavenworth, the prison in Kansas indicating thematically that they're two halves of the same character or two halves who can solve the Cube together. Every character has the name of a famous prison, but theirs are the only ones which are split between two people.

  • @bananaghoul9242
    @bananaghoul9242 Год назад +4

    GG's experience with films of "i remember watching it but i'm beggining to think i never did" is really my vibe.

  • @ashv9565
    @ashv9565 Год назад +34

    I'm rewatching.
    While the acting is not the best, I love the shot on Holloway's face when she goes from relief to realization and horror. What an amazing moment.

    • @LicoriceLain
      @LicoriceLain Год назад +7

      The acting gets the job done (and Worth is legitimately great).

  • @monokumaera150
    @monokumaera150 Год назад +54

    mista posting so much is a literal blessing to humanity

    • @requisadams837
      @requisadams837 Год назад +1

      Posting so much? We get a video ever 2 weeks or month

  • @mchbmp
    @mchbmp Год назад +24

    the reupload! glad to see it back up.
    i still stand by the fact that i'm absolutely chuffed that you covered cube especially because how they handle the plot points, the character development vs degradation, and the little nuances (like making kazan an autisitic savant and his ending being the most unknown) in the movie seems like something you would enjoy.
    i'm so glad that you consistently talk about the little background facts that you learn about the movies you cover. they did maurice so dirty during that filming and, honestly, he was a huge part of what carried that movie. watching quentin slowly lose his mind from the power and the mental fuckery that come with being confined to one space is so well done. another fun fact about the cube series is that every cube had a different director and the differences are very obvious, imo. also, there is a prequel movie that talks about the start of the cube and there's a recent japanese version of the first movie in the series that came out 2 years ago.
    and again i say, the braids you got in this video are still so fire. they look so good you. still leaning into that tío energy and i live for it.

  • @spookytoni844
    @spookytoni844 Год назад +52

    Shame you had to censor and reupload, RUclips's a bitch :(
    Just wanna add back my comments from the last time:
    Cube is such a great film that's really rewarding when you delve deeper into it and also on re-watches. For example, the characters names can all be related to names of prisons, and the corresponding prisons give insight into the characters. Quentin = San Quentin State Prison (known for violence), Rennes = Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes in France, Kazan = Kazan Prison in Russia, Leaven and Worth = Leavenworth Prison, Holloway = Holloway Women's Prison in the U.K., and Alderson (the guy that dies in the beginning) = Alderson Federal Prison Camp.
    You might not notice until a re-watch as well, that when we see Quentin for the first time he already has blood on his hands and clothes, but no obvious injuries. Also, when he drags Holloway into the room, he says "I thought you were..." but never finishes or elaborates on that though, suggesting maybe he's already come across people in the Cube before meeting the main group.
    It's also interesting that clearly, whoever put these people into the cube gave them everything they should have needed to escape, Quentin is a leader, Holloway a medic, Rennes an escapist, Worth with his limited knowledge of the cube that helps with the math later, Leaven to work out the math, and Kazan as the human calculator. They even left Leaven with her glasses, the only personal item among the whole group, just so she can do the math. That all being said, what would Alderson's role have been?
    This is such a great movie that is so open to interpretation, never overly explains itself, because it doesn't need to. The mystery makes this movie all the more fun, and the characters and watching them survive and mentally deteriorate is super engaging. Worth is my personal favourite character of the group, and I love how he starts off so apathetic and snarky, and turns into somewhat of a hero, a perfect character arc.

    • @jonathangoodwin5609
      @jonathangoodwin5609 Год назад +2

      Personally, I'm glad its censored. I can't handle gore, so I wouldn't have even been able to watch this video.

    • @GippyHappy
      @GippyHappy Год назад +4

      Maybe Alderson was a psychologist who could make Quentin chill out and stop murdering everyone lol

    • @bigbearkat2010
      @bigbearkat2010 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@GippyHappyand keep Kazan from freaking out maybe

  • @WouldntULikeToKnow.
    @WouldntULikeToKnow. Год назад +7

    I only know of this movie because of David Hewlett (Worth), an actor in Stargate SG1 and Atlantis. He seems like a cool guy now. I hope to watch this movie soon!

  • @sqoo5
    @sqoo5 Год назад +17

    Circle (2015) gives me the same vibes as this movie for some reason. Maybe the abduction and unknown aspect of it. Surprised Mista GG hasn't reviewed it yet!

    • @lrts1lrts181
      @lrts1lrts181 Год назад +3

      Cube is much better. Circle is pointless with way too many characters.

    • @user-ns4zm8qe9p
      @user-ns4zm8qe9p Год назад +3

      @@lrts1lrts181 circles are indeed pointless I agree

    • @ree5598
      @ree5598 Год назад +2

      Holy shit, was just thinking of this movie and had to check the comments to see if anybody was on the same page as me! I remember seeing it on Halloween a few years back right after I saw "Cube" so they've kind of become a package deal in my mind. Enjoyed both but I never hear anybody talk abt "Circle", sadly.

    • @sqoo5
      @sqoo5 Год назад +5

      @@lrts1lrts181 Disagree, I found Circle to be more entertaining

    • @loren5432
      @loren5432 Год назад +2

      ​@@lrts1lrts181To be fair, even though I admit that I liked the movie, I did feel like it had way too many characters for its own good. There's only a handful of characters who actually speak throught the entire movie, but most of them only had like one line or two before they died.

  • @Galactic_Kitty
    @Galactic_Kitty Год назад +9

    The opening started and I screamed "HE'S FINALLY DOING THE CUUUUUBE!!!"
    I loved this movie, i watched it when i was 13 with my dad, and it was fascinating, I watch it every few years, its great

  • @misaefre
    @misaefre Год назад +27

    i really think you should watch the other two in the series!! the second would be great to riff on, and 0 gives a lot of backstory and context that even tho u said isnt needed, it still changes SO MUCH of the original that its like a different movie afterwards.
    i personally love every entry in this series (even named my cats after a character in the sequel) and it helps if u dont take them extremely seriously. i think the idea alone of something happening to you and nobody ever knowing the truth/finding you is terrifying and this series taps into that really well while still being a little campy. the second especially so

    • @basscannon762
      @basscannon762 Год назад +1

      This comment is underrated

    • @misaefre
      @misaefre Год назад +1

      @@basscannon762 thank you! on the first upload gg liked the comment but of course that one was lost LOL

    • @MM-jf1me
      @MM-jf1me Год назад

      I really enjoyed this movie so much I'm not sure if I want to watch Cube Zero if it could change my perception that much.

    • @phutureproof
      @phutureproof 9 месяцев назад

      @@MM-jf1me it wont change that much pal the OP was a little, hmmm how to say, over zealous

  • @ourladyofperpetualskepticism
    @ourladyofperpetualskepticism Год назад +8

    I’ve been thinking more about this movie again, and I put something new (to me at least) together. I always thought it was a smart, cruel irony that the cube they started in was a cube that took them to the bridge to the outside. But, it also really complements Worth’s theories about them being put in the Cube because the Cube exists (ya know, how like in the US we put people in prisons because prisons exist). Anyway, if it really is an ambivalently cruel system that just has to keep putting people in the Cube because the Cube exists, of course they would just dump them in cubes that go to the bridge out. It’s the least effort required. If they were trying to do something actively nefarious, they could separate them all in completely different parts of the Cube.

  • @dncewzrd
    @dncewzrd Год назад +8

    This was one of those movies that came on tv at like 2am, watching it I was just like “wtf is even happening right now”

  • @quietlyquietlyquietly
    @quietlyquietlyquietly Год назад +1

    This is my 'Exorcist'. Parents rented it when we were like 8 thinking it would be a family friendly film. I have been traumatised ever since.

  • @SamuelTheShifter
    @SamuelTheShifter Год назад +8

    GG, there's a game series based on this movie called Half Dead! I highly recommend it, it has throwing shoes to test for traps and everything, and the 3rd one is super polished for how cheap it is!

  • @frankstoeknife3685
    @frankstoeknife3685 Год назад +9

    I was definitely surprised by how good the movie was. My expectations weren’t high because I had never heard of it but it was a surprisingly good one

  • @latentsymphony2746
    @latentsymphony2746 Год назад +18

    I have to say I love the little intros you do for you sponsors, they're super fun.

  • @tajspeer8718
    @tajspeer8718 Год назад +5

    For those who don’t know, the actor for Worth is David Hewlett, who also plays Rodney McKay from Stargate, Atlantis and Universe. Very fun and unexpected cameo for me.

  • @alseenei8072
    @alseenei8072 Год назад +4

    Love this movie! Surprised you didn’t talk about Worth finally talking about his job and Halloway’s mental breakdown. My favorite part of the movie, and why the Cube is a solid cosmic horror.

  • @kayoh1233
    @kayoh1233 Год назад +3

    First time I saw this film was at a friend's 11th birthday party. It's one of the best films of all time. 20+ years later I still come back and watch it sometimes.

  • @survivaltipsandtricks4042
    @survivaltipsandtricks4042 Год назад +10

    Man idk how you don’t have a million subs yet with the amazing content you put out with such a lovable personality to go along with, crazy. 2023 is your year man!

  • @justacrystal567
    @justacrystal567 Год назад +2

    What are the things I really love about cube is the fact that it has such a limited set that it requires the actors and storyline to really work harder. The film is definitely more of a character study and how those relationships break down in great times of stress. And it is nothing over the top. Quinton, who starts off almost like the hero, slowly devolved into madness and becomes a murderous nut job. I’m really glad this movie is getting more attention because it is definitely underrated in my opinion. So glad you re-watched it again and I loved your commentary.

  • @princessmagpie
    @princessmagpie Год назад +3

    cube is one of my all-time favorite movies, and it sparked my interest in "movies taking place in one location" (like the platform, snowpiercer, exam etc.) thank you for reviewing this movie, it was great revisiting cube with you :-)

  • @chanceneck8072
    @chanceneck8072 Год назад +7

    I already watched this video days ago and I just wanted to take the time and point out, how much I appreciate your effort of making this available for us again.
    I'm sure it was a lot of extra work, but it just goes to show how much you care about your audience! 👍❤

  • @radiostatic
    @radiostatic Год назад +25

    I freaking love the thematic bits you’re doing lately. They’re so good! Also, this movie made me think of The Cell (with Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn) and I think hearing/seeing your review on that movie would be awesome. 🤘🏻 [please don’t mind the copy paste for the rewatch]

  • @Scribbled_Death
    @Scribbled_Death Год назад +5

    This was a movie I saw way too young but fell in love with it😂
    I would then try to get kids on the playground to pretend that every section was a crazy new death trap...adults were not ever pleased LOL

  • @kaleksykt
    @kaleksykt Год назад +7

    i watched this movie in early 2000 at a horror thriller non stop in a local theater. it was wild. i was sleepy and i didnt get it. then i watched its 2 or 3 sequels out of curiosity. anyway. really glad youre covering it. this video answered most of the questions i had left

  • @meen0ru
    @meen0ru Год назад +4

    This was a mega nostalgia moment for me. I used to watch this movie with my dad when it was on the Sci-fi channel.
    Thanks for the memories, GG!

  • @Presteros
    @Presteros Год назад +11

    One of my favourite movies! I dislike what 2 and 3 did to the story, I love the mystery and ultimate pointlessness of the Cube in this film, but I'd absolutely love to see you do videos on them! I'm also gonna have to check out the japanese remake, had no idea there was one!
    Awesome video as always!

  • @goblin_corpse
    @goblin_corpse Год назад +13

    I appreciate that the character names are all connected to various prisons, I thought it was a nice touch. Also Quentin creeped me tf out when I watched this, the guy playing him was so unsettling.

  • @5alpha23
    @5alpha23 Год назад +2

    Still one of the most inventive horror movies ever in my opinion. Saw it in the late night theater screening when it came out. Only viewing, no info beforehand whatsoever. Let me tell you, that was an experience like none other. The shocked silence, only broken by some "oof"s, "what?!"s and groans of audience members when the title screen appears right after the prologue is one of the fondest memories I have of movie theater visits in general. We weren't used to these kind of "body split" scenes back then, especially not on the big screen. It definitely left an impression and I'm glad I got to witness the absolute OGs of these on the big screen back then (Ghost Ship, 13 Ghosts, the first Resident Evil).

  • @belurso5179
    @belurso5179 Год назад +4

    Wait, is this another part of the cube?
    Infinite cube reviews by Mista GG? That.. doesn't sound so bad.
    Great video! (again)

  • @ohcheese
    @ohcheese Год назад +2

    this is genuinely one of my favourite movies, as one of the few people in Canada who did watch it lol. thank you for bringing it to the masses!

  • @MaxskiSynths
    @MaxskiSynths Год назад +3

    I'll always remember my dad suggesting this to me and I laughed at him, but going along with it and watching. By the end of it I was in love.

  • @Baralai
    @Baralai Год назад +2

    This movie equally terrified me as a little kid as much as it did help spark my morbid curiosity into this series and then time and space metaphysics etc. especially Cube 2 and the tesseract. Blew my mind as a kid.
    That opening scene though, really puts the name Cube in perspective

  • @shanebodendorf4793
    @shanebodendorf4793 Год назад +11

    Ayyye loved this movie as a kid, glad to see GG covering it 🙌

  • @lightningbugtriathol
    @lightningbugtriathol Год назад +2

    I saw this as a teen and was so into it. Like you, I only saw it once and couldn't tell you about any of the characters. Just remember loving the concept.

  • @IAmBlindProphet
    @IAmBlindProphet Год назад +3

    Please do the rest of the franchise, I’m very down to see a retrospective with all your takes

  • @HarveMoone
    @HarveMoone 7 месяцев назад

    Of all the times I’ve rewatched this video, I only just noticed the cute little caption added at 13:00 above the Cube! It looks to authentic to what’s in the movie, absolute amazing job editing by Scout/Dubious!!

  • @Kraus-
    @Kraus- Год назад +6

    It's a shame that Saw got all the Hype. Cube was a masterpiece.

  • @laurens3091
    @laurens3091 Год назад +1

    The Cube is a character study that illicits more existential dread than any other movie I've ever watched. The who, why, and what happens after leaving the cube don't matter, nor do the actual characters themselves. It's throwing a bunch of character archetypes into a hideous, other-wordly scenario just to watch it play out and see how they'd react. A masterfully executed piece of cinema imo. 10/10 *chefs kiss*

  • @ClipsFromMaine
    @ClipsFromMaine Год назад +11

    Here for the edit, sad I missed the original!

    • @ShlomoMetzenbaum
      @ShlomoMetzenbaum Год назад +6

      He just blurred out the death scenes instead of showing them. I watched the original yesterday and he left in some pretty graphic stuff (which actually made me want to go watch the movie)

    • @tequillou
      @tequillou Год назад +1

      ​@ShlomoMetzenbaum thanks! No I know I didn't miss too much 😊

    • @ClipsFromMaine
      @ClipsFromMaine Год назад

      @@ShlomoMetzenbaum appreciate the info!

  • @gruultrainer4533
    @gruultrainer4533 Год назад +2

    Mista GG, I recently came across your channel for the 1st time a few weeks ago. I have been binging all your videos, and I just wanted to say thank you for the laughs. I look forward for what's to come. Stay awesome!

  • @scroopynoopers.
    @scroopynoopers. Год назад +8

    reupload, what happened? now i have to watch this one three times to equal out my views from the last upload. work i’m more than happy to put in. you make my day, Mr. GG you have no idea how incredibly talented you are at what you do…simply ✨👌🏻

    • @plank2867
      @plank2867 Год назад +3

      It got demonitized so he had to take the original down

  • @noheckinway7732
    @noheckinway7732 Год назад +2

    So glad I got to see the first upload! The video is still phenomenal but the "gorey" movie clips just added so much. I love Cube and it's a shame so many people won't see the cool effects.

  • @aryehlevine9951
    @aryehlevine9951 Год назад +11

    GG always turns movies you'd never watch into the most entertaining 20 minute video

  • @ShepBandicoot
    @ShepBandicoot Год назад +1

    I reviewed this movie a while back and it was way better than I expected. I'm so glad to see the guy who gave me inspiration to make movie reviews also reviewing cube. So glad you're still going.

  • @lizzyrank5405
    @lizzyrank5405 Год назад +11

    Whoever did your rows did a dang good job. Love that you covered this movie. Apparently, there are 2 others after this and some other adaptations.

    • @soulreaver6546
      @soulreaver6546 Год назад

      Yep, cube zero actually clears things up and puts new things into perspective

  • @apollothechild6165
    @apollothechild6165 Год назад +1

    I'm in Canada, I've watched this numerous times back on late night cable 😂. My older brother and I had so many inside jokes based on this film that we still quote to this day. Thanks for the trip down memory lane

  • @sour_milk_carton9930
    @sour_milk_carton9930 Год назад +4

    I don't normally comment, but I'm peeved this got age-restricted the first time so here's to a second watch and a metric of engagement lol - Love the vids GG

  • @mogi1370
    @mogi1370 Год назад +2

    I think you would enjoy "the circle" It's about a group of people all trapped in one place and having to decide who to kill until there is one person left and the ending has a similar open-ending vibe as this movie :]

    • @Shabkaz
      @Shabkaz Год назад

      Sounds kinda like a mr beast video as a horror movie

  • @alanna4499
    @alanna4499 Год назад +3

    one of my favorite horror movies!! i love how bad the second one is. and yes i’m gonna categorize it into horror even tho it would maybe scare a 7 y/o

  • @AnneAslaug
    @AnneAslaug Год назад +1

    This gem of a no budget movie has been a beloved piece of art for me for a couple of decades. But I am willing to bet my ass that without "CUBE", there would never have been a "SAW".

  • @yowatchie
    @yowatchie Год назад +3

    Please never stop making movie reviews dude, even if they have to be reuploaded.

  • @tyronecriss23
    @tyronecriss23 Год назад +1

    That really sucks they shit on him for doing his job, can’t imagine being in an environment where people just want to intentionally mess with you. That’s kind of sadistic.

  • @jakes42000
    @jakes42000 Год назад +6

    here for the censorship! love your stuff will always rewatch

  • @triledink
    @triledink Год назад +2

    I always loved the first cube because of the mystery of why they're there and how to find the exit, the second movie had the same idea, but worse and the third movie tried to go back to the first, but showed us too much.

  • @Jolie991
    @Jolie991 Год назад +4

    quentin is such an insanely cool character bc he really seems like the hero when you first watch but then when you go back you realize that all the stuff that made him an asshole was already there from the beginning, just recontextualized

  • @Trinket_Master
    @Trinket_Master Год назад +1

    I'm gonna coin the genre "abstract universe" movies because these movies all have weird and wacky universes that are already well established but we don't get to see that pre context, we just get thrown into a random event and piece together what we can as the movie goes on.

  • @RiDaku
    @RiDaku Год назад +1

    Cube and its prequel, Cube Zero, are two of my favorite thriller movies.

  • @lordmarshmal_0643
    @lordmarshmal_0643 Год назад +2

    Fun tid-bit if you're feeling ballsy - There also is a Super Metroid ROM hack somewhere that runs with this concept! It's hard as hell though as iirc you need to get from start to finish in one go + it requires some movement tech that's not too easy to pull off in the slightest
    Either way, I remember being obsessed with the later iterations of the Cube concept (mainly I think Hyper Cube) for, some reason, would be interesting to see videos on more of these movies

  • @nrg6245
    @nrg6245 Год назад +1

    These movies were always good. Your videos are insanely fire to this day GG we love you man and I’ve been watching you since 5k subs man. Just know that we’re all rooting you on man. So even when RUclips screws you don’t give up !

  • @McCreed1ocre
    @McCreed1ocre Год назад +1

    watching again and commenting again haha.
    fun fact, the characters in this movie are named after prisons that represent their characters. Some examples, Quentin is named after San Quentin due to its reputation as a very violent prison, Renne is named after a french prison that was the blueprint for many other prisons as he was teaching them how to live in there and Kazan is named after a prison that worked as a mental hospital. Really cool detail.
    Extra fun fact, the sequel and prequel suck. worth reviewing for how bad at sucks.

  • @bobateapenguin
    @bobateapenguin Год назад +2

    hell yeah gonna be rewatching this again! cube is one of my favorite movies because I went into it not knowing much and I was happy when it was on youtube for free for a while!

  • @TheBoardGarage
    @TheBoardGarage Год назад +1

    I’ll gladly watch this again now, and will watch it again more than once. Thank you GG for the content, it brings joy to the day, and humor to darker moments. Keep being you, sir. 🙏

  • @pickled_sneeze
    @pickled_sneeze Год назад +1

    I honestly can't remember if I saw this movie when it came out so many years ago, it has been on my watch list and GG, I think you made me want to bump it to the top

  • @lizzydanger8521
    @lizzydanger8521 9 месяцев назад

    7:02 me- MY BRAND! 😂
    Immediately RUclips played a 1800 contacts ad after.

  • @ghostbite
    @ghostbite Год назад

    waching again to boost it on the algorithm!! im sorry you had to take it down!! love ur work mista gg!!

  • @Brahmabullz
    @Brahmabullz 2 месяца назад

    You're opening take about you watching it as a kid is my exact experience with this movie. 1 and 2. Saw it once and always loved it.

  • @jonathonnorden4859
    @jonathonnorden4859 Год назад +1

    Thanks for putting the time and effort into this content GG. Always happy to watch.

  • @cow9805
    @cow9805 Год назад +2

    This review unlocked some deep hidden memories for me. I remember being absolutely terrified of this movie thanks for reminding me lol

  • @kiyaluque
    @kiyaluque Год назад +1

    The Platform has a similar concept, obviously different but when I found out they were similar I wasn’t disappointed when watching The Platform.

  • @nickTeeKaystrickland
    @nickTeeKaystrickland Год назад +1

    The true depths of Quentin's madness is revealed when he pitched all their clothes with the old lady....