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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303233604
Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 6303233600
Label: Vidmark / Trimark
Manufacturer: Vidmark / Trimark
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vidmark / Trimark
Release Date: October 14, 2003
Running Time: 92 minutes
Sales Rank: 13391
Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
Theatrical Release Date: 1994-05
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Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Guillermo Del Toro Redefines the Vampire Myth
How my ratings work:
5 - I really liked/loved it
4 - I liked it
3 - Could've been better/worth a look
2 - Just didn't live up to the potential
1 - Simply aweful
Reworking the vampire myth is no easy task, but writer/direcor Guillermo Del Toro pulls it off in this creepy, darkly funny, and surprisingly touching tale of a man trying to gain back his humanity (literally). The work that went into this film is amazing, especially the creation of the Cronos ... Read More
Rating:  - An original, important twist in the vampire mythology
In my opinion, great movies can either break the standards or take them to higher new levels, some masterpieces can do both. This movie, along with "Near dark", is a standard breaker, no doubt about it. The rest depends on what's your cup of tea, but if great thrillers are yours, this may interest you.
After classic gems like the mentioned Kathryn Bigelow's "Near dark" and other "vampire" films that offered a completely different view, description, and perspective about this mythology in ... Read More
Rating:  - Interesting Spin on an Old Story
Guillermo del Toro's first feature film Cronos places a new spin on the familiar vampire genre. The film touches on what it means to be human and on man's quest for eternal life. Immortality is presented to Jesus Gris (Frederico Luppi) through the Cronos device. This device created by a 16th Century alchemist promises eternal life albeit at quite a price.
The film which one numerous awards is quite good with excellent attention paid to details. The supporting cast includes Claudio Brooks ... Read More
Rating: - Cronos offers solid low-budget chills
Guillermo del Toro made a splash in 1993 with "Cronos," which he directed at the tender age of 29. Perhaps if I could go back to 1993 and see this movie for the first time, I'd give it 5 stars. Unfortunately, I didn't see this movie until 2008 and after I'd seen del Toro's recent masterpiece, "Pan's Labyrinth." I gave "PL" five stars, and I just can't put "Cronos" in the same league.
Essentially a thoughtful, religious vampire story, "Cronos" tells the tale of an elderly antiques dealer, ... Read More
Rating:  - A vampire film in disguise.
An old antiques dealer discovers a mechanical insect (the Cronos device) in the base of a 16th century statue, and in the process stumbles upon the secret to eternal life. Unfortunately, immortality does not come cheap (does it ever?) and the price is that the old man must stay away from sunlight and drink human blood.
As is blatantly obvious from the above synopsis, "Cronos" is a novel spin on the classic vampire story. The storyline has a lot of potential, but unfortunately, that potential ... Read More
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303233604
Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 6303233600
Label: Vidmark / Trimark
Manufacturer: Vidmark / Trimark
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vidmark / Trimark
Release Date: October 14, 2003
Running Time: 92 minutes
Sales Rank: 13391
Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
Theatrical Release Date: 1994-05