The Cube

[Koing]

Have you heard of this film? If so what did you think?

If you have not heard of this film I'd recommend you to see it as I found it interesting and different to the films you can see.

Also if anyone has other links to a more fuller explanation to why the Cube is doing there and how they got to the Cube and etc as I'd like to know. I have been searching and didn't find much, and the movie website sucks.

Thanks.

Koing

 

[Spoooon]

I think there was a thread about this when they aired Cube 2. If I'm thinking of the right movie. I think some people got pretty into it.

 

[JoeKing]

The cube is there for jobs, the people were there because you have to use the cube.

 

[Platypus]

It's called "Cube."

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

The Cube is a great movie. I recommend it.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
It's called "Cube."

And the sequel is called "Cube 2: Hypercube". The sequel's ok, but lacks the bite of the first movie.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
It's called "Cube."

Whoops and you are correct. Sorry.

Thanks Spoon. I'll do a search for Cube 2 on here and see what it turns out to be.

joeyman what?! Where did you get that from?

Koing

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Koing
Also if anyone has other links to a more fuller explanation to why the Cube is doing there and how they got to the Cube and etc as I'd like to know.

What is there to know other than what is explicitly stated in the movie? It's one big headless blunder. Maybe at some point it had a purpose, but whatever purpose it might have had was lost in the shuffle.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
It's called "Cube."

Whoops and you are correct. Sorry.

Thanks Spoon. I'll do a search for Cube 2 on here and see what it turns out to be.

joeyman what?! Where did you get that from?

Koing

The cube shell designer guy more or less says that in the movie. I havn't seen it in a while so I might be a little off.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: Koing
Also if anyone has other links to a more fuller explanation to why the Cube is doing there and how they got to the Cube and etc as I'd like to know.

What is there to know other than what is explicitly stated in the movie? It's one big headless blunder. Maybe at some point it had a purpose, but whatever purpose it might have had was lost in the shuffle.

Yeah but I thought maybe there was a more fuller story of it somewhere or someone knew of it.

The idea of it being just a big blunder by someone or thing was a bit iffy to me.

Koing

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: Koing
Also if anyone has other links to a more fuller explanation to why the Cube is doing there and how they got to the Cube and etc as I'd like to know.

What is there to know other than what is explicitly stated in the movie? It's one big headless blunder. Maybe at some point it had a purpose, but whatever purpose it might have had was lost in the shuffle.

Yeah but I thought maybe there was a more fuller story of it somewhere or someone knew of it.

The idea of it being just a big blunder by someone or thing was a bit iffy to me.

Koing

Why not? NASA designed the ISS to keep the shuttle flying.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
It's called "Cube."

And the sequel is called "Cube 2: Hypercube". The sequel's ok, but lacks the bite of the first movie.

Are you kidding? The sequel blows. They remove all the mystery, uncertainity, and puzzles from the original. They reduce the the whole thing to a fvcking meat grinder! :| It exists solely to kill off the cast, which exists solely to enlighten us as to why the Cube exists.

If you really want answers, Koing, you should just rent the sequel. Though I personally found it quite unsatisifying. I feel that movies like Cube do better when there is a strong element of uncertainity as it lets your imagination fill in all the juicy details.

-- Jack

There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want. The other is getting it.
-- Oscar Wilde

 

[silverpig]

It was a great movie. It really shows what you can do with a low budget and a few good writers. The second one blew ass though. It was almost a direct copy, with crappier acting, some crappy physics, and no mystery at the end.

They are making a 3rd one. I think it's supposed to be a prequel to the first one IIRC.

And the cube was just a spontaneous thing I think. Some how it started, and people just continued. Money kept coming so they kept working. It's an interesting idea for sure

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Koing
The idea of it being just a big blunder by someone or thing was a bit iffy to me.

Koing

That's pretty much the crux of the movie, though. There is no evil conspiracy that devised the Cube. It was a huge contract with many, many subcontracts that got out of control and lost all meaning. Anyone who knew what it was supposed to be was reassigned, fired or laid off. The prople that designed each component had no idea what the whole of the project was supposed to do, and they never asked. Maybe it was supposed to be a prison, maybe a museum, maybe a military device. No one knows anymore.

And as Joeyman mentions, Worth says that the only reason the people were put there is to justify the project. It was a waste if it wasn't used.

Fun fact - the characters are all named after prisons:
Levin and Worth (Fort Levinworth, TX)
Kazan (Russia)
Holloway (England)
Rennes (France)
Quentin (San Quentin, CA)

 

[bleeb]

Great movie! I recommend watching the movie at night on Halloween with your significant other.

 

[LordJezo]

The acting jobs in the movie stunk.

That's what killed it for me.

 

[Jeraden]

Cube was a good movie. The only problem was the black cop guy was totally irrational to the point that it kind of took away from the movie.

The sequel wasn't horrible, but it wasn't as good since it didn't have all the boobytrapped rooms like the first one. I guess it had some, but not the kind of traps in the first one.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: Jzero
That's pretty much the crux of the movie, though. There is no evil conspiracy that devised the Cube. It was a huge contract with many, many subcontracts that got out of control and lost all meaning. Anyone who knew what it was supposed to be was reassigned, fired or laid off. The prople that designed each component had no idea what the whole of the project was supposed to do, and they never asked. Maybe it was supposed to be a prison, maybe a museum, maybe a military device. No one knows anymore.

And as Joeyman mentions, Worth says that the only reason the people were put there is to justify the project. It was a waste if it wasn't used.

Actually, you're wrong. The sequel explains why it's there, and it wasn't Worth who was right, though another one of the people in there was.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: Koing
The idea of it being just a big blunder by someone or thing was a bit iffy to me.

Koing

That's pretty much the crux of the movie, though. There is no evil conspiracy that devised the Cube. It was a huge contract with many, many subcontracts that got out of control and lost all meaning. Anyone who knew what it was supposed to be was reassigned, fired or laid off. The prople that designed each component had no idea what the whole of the project was supposed to do, and they never asked. Maybe it was supposed to be a prison, maybe a museum, maybe a military device. No one knows anymore.

And as Joeyman mentions, Worth says that the only reason the people were put there is to justify the project. It was a waste if it wasn't used.

Fun fact - the characters are all named after prisons:
Levin and Worth (Fort Levinworth, TX)
Kazan (Russia)
Holloway (England)
Rennes (France)
Quentin (San Quentin, CA)

Hey nice facts!

Glad many of you guys liked it as I did.

I'll go and rent the sequel soon even though it is probably not as good but I will go see it anyway.

Koing

 

[Hankysmoo]

GO GAMECUBE!

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Wuffsunie

Originally posted by: Jzero
That's pretty much the crux of the movie, though. There is no evil conspiracy that devised the Cube. It was a huge contract with many, many subcontracts that got out of control and lost all meaning. Anyone who knew what it was supposed to be was reassigned, fired or laid off. The prople that designed each component had no idea what the whole of the project was supposed to do, and they never asked. Maybe it was supposed to be a prison, maybe a museum, maybe a military device. No one knows anymore.

And as Joeyman mentions, Worth says that the only reason the people were put there is to justify the project. It was a waste if it wasn't used.

Actually, you're wrong. The sequel explains why it's there, and it wasn't Worth who was right, though another one of the people in there was.

I'm sure you are right, but that's how it stands in Cube. Honestly, I'm not interested in seeing Hypercube because I can't imagine it doing anything but detracting from the paranoia of the original....and the responses I've read in this thread only further reinforce that notion.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: Jzero
I'm sure you are right, but that's how it stands in Cube. Honestly, I'm not interested in seeing Hypercube because I can't imagine it doing anything but detracting from the paranoia of the original....and the responses I've read in this thread only further reinforce that notion.

Ah, okay! Excellent choices all around my man!

I wish the backers of the sequel had agreed with that choice, as it was the best one to go with.

 

[v3rrv3]

Originally posted by: Wuffsunie

Originally posted by: Jzero
I'm sure you are right, but that's how it stands in Cube. Honestly, I'm not interested in seeing Hypercube because I can't imagine it doing anything but detracting from the paranoia of the original....and the responses I've read in this thread only further reinforce that notion.

Ah, okay! Excellent choices all around my man!

I wish the backers of the sequel had agreed with that choice, as it was the best one to go with.

I saw the second one and thought it was lame compared to the original

 

[bleeb]

It's not about the "artistic" notion of the movie... screw that. It's all about the Benjamins and apparently since Cube made some dough, they wanted to increase their dough^3 (Cubed, get it?? hahahahm I think I should get the "jokester apprentice" status upgrade like Brutuskend)

 

[thomsbrain]

i thought cube was pretty good. i won't bother to see the sequel based on what i've heard about it.