Cronos

332-poster
release date September 12 1993
studio Lions Gate Films
director Guillermo Del Toro
writer Guillermo Del Toro
starring Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook
rating
R

10 comments

  1. Avatar of jarofsap
    Posted By jarofsap on March 1, 2008 @ 4:51 am

    Great, great movie. Anyone worried about the staleness of the vampire sub-genre can breathe easy. This film is completely engaging from start to finish.

    It’s a really good film to introduce any stubborn horror fan to foreign films (subtitles). And Ron Perlman is the fuckin’ man in this one, as usual. He adds a lot of comic relief as well as just being a great presence in to watch on screen. Of course all the actors are great, particularily the main character. And there’s a surprisingly fitting Hitchcock inspired score throughout the film that really gives the horror of the events some class as well as shock.

    See it soon, you won’t be bored, I promise.

    (By the way, whoever that chick on the cover is ain’t in the movie, sorry guys)

  2. Avatar of gorypass
    Posted By gorypass on November 5, 2009 @ 3:09 am

    Its intersting story always passed it by in the video story but thought I should check it out its not bad.

  3. Avatar of Remember-Slithis
    Posted By Remember-Slithis on November 5, 2009 @ 3:49 am

    An interesting take on Vampires.A good start for Del Toro.View this first than THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE,and then PAN’S LABRYNTH.If you don’t like sub-titles just watch the Hell boy FILMS.But if you do, you can see his genius grow with each film.

  4. Avatar of TheBurning
    Posted By TheBurning on February 14, 2010 @ 5:02 pm

    If u haven’t seen it then dont worry its just an alright film. Kidding, check it out it’s pretty cool.

  5. Avatar of Morthalius
    Posted By Morthalius on October 6, 2010 @ 5:59 pm

    A very well done film, you really come to empathize with the lead.

  6. Avatar of horrorking95
    Posted By horrorking95 on November 24, 2010 @ 4:21 pm

    I really enjoyed this imaginitive horror, it’s a highly original idea and is a fresh take on the vampire. I thought the final battle was thrilling and I cared what was going to happen to the characters which is a big tick in my mark book. This film should be watched by more than 5 others on here!

  7. Avatar of murdermakesmecum
    Posted By murdermakesmecum on January 23, 2011 @ 5:37 pm

    i was pleasantly surprised by this movie. everything that del Toro touches is instant gold. i really like it, when i actually care about the characters. an original take on the vampire genre. was a little slow, but not a big deal. and if you can’t stand subtitles than you shouldn’t be allowed to watch movies anyway.

  8. Avatar of dabulk2
    Posted By dabulk2 on February 14, 2011 @ 10:52 pm

    Bought this film not knowing anything about this one, except than Ron Perlman was in it…but highly impressed with it. Probably one of my fav films I have seen in the past few years. Watch this one and see….

  9. Avatar of Midnitekrawlr
    Posted By Midnitekrawlr on March 18, 2011 @ 1:15 am

    A superb story and visual feast with a vampiric twist!

  10. Avatar of Bytor
    Posted By Bytor on April 18, 2012 @ 2:54 pm

    I turned this off 3/4 of the way through. It got way too boring. Maybe I’ll watch the rest tonight… or maybe I’ll throw it in the mailbox.

Official Score: 4.5 / 5