This episode of Cube is the worst of the trilogy. Don't try to be too sophisticated or intellectual. Our lives are being controlled, in various ways, by "Big Brother," "Big Business," "The State," etc., over which we have very little, if any, real or actual control ourselves. Perhaps the thinking behind all of these creations is the idea that we are not really in control of our lives. The whole idea of people finding themselves inside a cube, with no idea of how they got there, and surrounded by lots of other cubes, some of which are lethal, is really surreal, and puts me in mind of Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner," (or Franz Kafka's "The Trial"). The big disapointment for me is the "prequel" Cube Zero, which, as far as I am concerned, was simply an attempt to squeeze a bit more cash out of the franchise. Don't get me wrong, I think Cube is absolutely brilliant, but Cube 2 is brighter, more complex, and with some fantastic special effects (I really don't see how they can be described as "cheap"). After all, sequels are always rubbish aren't they? This sequel, however, I thought was at least equal to, if not actually better than, the original. Some weeks later they screened Cube 2 and I really wasn't expecting much from it. I first saw the original Cube on the Sci-Fi channel and was absolutely bowled over by it. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. ![]() This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. ![]() If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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