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Cursed

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3 star:		(58)
2 star:		(53)
1 star:		(37)

 

 

CURSED is the story of a brother and sister who are attacked by a werewolf and become infected. Prior to this incident, Ellie's (Christina Ricci) biggest problems were an emotionally distant boyfriend and a snotty PR representative at her company, while Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg) mostly had to put up with the homophobic bullies at his high school. I guess sometimes we just don't know when we have it good. Jimmy, a comic book geek, is quick to accept the possibility of what has happened to them and begins research immediately, while Ellie remains skeptical until the physical evidence becomes irrefutable.

With Wes Craven's track record (even his lesser films at least dealt with more original subject matter) one had to wonder why he wanted to make such a formulaic movie about such a well-worn concept. [Edit: I have since learned that this movie was a result of contractual obligation.] The first act of the movie felt quite tired, with dozens of unimaginative scares that have been seen time and time again. A dream sequence in particular is a real groaner. However, it actually does get better as it goes on. While it still retains an air of predictability, it did surprise me at times. I really thought it was obvious who the lycanthropic antagonist was. I wasn't completely wrong, but I wasn't exactly right, either.

In the end, CURSED is a passably entertaining movie made so primarily by the cast, which also includes Joshua Jackson (THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS) and Judy Greer (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT). Portia de Rossi (also ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) appears in a small role, and Scott Baio appears as himself. As a bonus, we get to see Shannon Elizabeth (JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK) get ripped in half. Always a treat.

The unrated DVD contains a number of featurettes: a making-of with cast interview clips, one on effects, one on editing, and a humorous short film on "making a werewolf." There is also effects commentary for certain scenes.

I thought this movie was a lot of fun. We have all seen the same old werewolf movies but this one doesn't take itself so seriously and just has a lot of fun.

The story centers around a sister (played by Cristina Ricci)and her younger brother, who are involved in an accident with an unknown animal and both are bitten by the unseen monster. Soon both realize that something is not right as they begin to exhibit the signs of a human who has bitten by a werewolf.

There are twists and turns and Craven makes you think the villian is one person or the next. The other actors (Joshua Jackson plays Ricci's love interest) have fun with their roles. There are also funny cameos by Scott Baio and Craig Kilborn.

If you are looking for a gory, spine tingling thrill fest, you may be disappointed. This is a campy film that gives you some quick scares but mainly plays for a lot of laughs. Go into it with it with a carefree attitude and I think you will enjoy it.

After hearing all the problems they had making this movie it turned out to be a really cool flick. Wes craven did a great job with it! I really enjoyed this movie. People who thrash this flick just don't know how to let go an enjoy it for what it is, popcorn entertainment. Sure there are better flicks but come on I've seen ALOT worse. So just sit back and enjoy!!!


Moviemakerr

If you accept that this film is really intended to be viewed as a comic horror, you'll enjoy. Its a fun cast of young people very much in a Scream kind of way, albeit with werewolves. Its an old idea, but applied with a lot of the Scream pizazz that makes it fun and lighthearted. Some of the special effects are very weak. Best part, though, is it makes fun of scott baio. cant't beat that.

!Heather's Teenage Son!

Yeah. This movie was a great way to blow time off in the theater, and anyone who is a fan of Wes Craven or horror-comedies will get a kick out of this film. It's not gonna be a classic like Nightmare On Elm Street or The Hills Have Eyes, but it's still fun...and the CGI werewolves are actually good! There is one scene that has some bad CGI, and that's the dog. And this movie is far from perfect. You can tell what scenes were reshot sometimes, and which ones weren't. And you could even tell where they dubbed over profanity in one scene. So, I'm definately getting the Unrated version of this flick, where Shannon Elizabeth supposedly crawls on the ground to try to escape...and it's just the top half of her body. So, overall, this is a fun, campy little horror flick that I'd reccomend to those who like 80's horror.

PS...GET THE UNRATED DVD! Not the PG13 one! ;)

I agree this movie pretty much sucked but Craven fans should know the facts before they start raving about how low he went on this film. Wes owed Dimension one more movie and that ended up being Cursed. Now what we have here isn't even that film he started to make. Craven originally filmed most of this movie in an almost entirely different version that Dimension decided they didn't like because it was a HORROR movie and wasn't hip and funny enough. That's when Kevin Williamson rewrote the script to be this piece of poo that we all watched. So Wes had to re-shoot the movie to suit the new script. Basically he hates it, and his new movie coming out, Red Eye, is for I believe Dreamworks pictures not Dimension.

Thank you!!

I avoided seeing CURSED for years, after hearing all of the talk about just how terrible it was. So, I finally got hold of a copy and watched it last night, figuring that I was about to witness a total catastrophe. Well, perhaps it was my extremely low expectations, but I actually enjoyed it! While it's certainly no GINGER SNAPS or AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, CURSED isn't the disastrous failure I'd heard about. Christina Ricci (Addams Family 1 and 2, Sleepy Hollow, Monster, The Gathering) plays her lead role w/ ease and humour. She is a gothic chick without even having to work at it! Her features alone make her the next Barbara Steel! CURSED also has a decent plot and pacing. The CGI transformation effects are passable, but still make me mourn for the days of latex! The cast, apart from Ms. Ricci, is typical Craven / Williamson, mostly young, shallow, yet beautiful people. CURSED also has far fewer in-jokes and less self-aware humour than the SCREAM films. So, it's a fairly straightforward werewolf movie. If you love Christina Ricci, werewolves, or Wes Craven, then CURSED should give you a boost...

I watched this movie not knowing exactly what to expect, so-unlike some- I wasn't disappointed. A cute story with humorous dialogue. Somewhat normal when it comes to the plot: a typical werewolf movie. I did enjoyed it greatly and would recommend it to anyone who needs a laugh and doesn't mind a bit of blood and gore.

This movie, I give it the same amount of stars I gave the SCREAM series, meaning I think it's as great as SCREAM itself! That's disgusting, Mr. 'ShAmE On YoU WeS CrAvEn!' Wes liked the movie the way it is now, but just in case to make haters of the movie like the movie, he made the R-rated version to an UNRATED version which is the same as the R-rated, so if you guys want gore, watch the NR version instead of this movie you consider junk, because I like CURSED the way it is! THIS MOVIE'S GREAT! THIS MOVIE'S GREAT! THIS MOVIE'S GREAT!{You get the point!}

I went into this movie with low expectations(partly because of all the negative talk about the movie). But after seeing it, I thought it was quite a good popcorn-munching flick.

Look, movies such as this one are out there to entertain you. This did that for me. A few scares here and there. Some decent special effects. And some laughs which gave the movie some "light heartedness". Casting Scott Baio as himself to promote some laughs was brilliant. It was what I expected from Craven these days. If you go into it looking for Scream or Nightmare on Elm Street type scares, or try to disect the movie's plot to see if the premis is even plausible, then you will be dissappointed. I suggest you don't do that.

This movie (I don't believe) was intended to scare you to death. It was a campy horror/thriller/comedy that worked for me and may work for you. Go into it with an open mind and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

This review is for the UNRATED version. I didn't see the theatrical version, so I don't know what gore was left out. But after watching this version, I thought there was more than enough blood and guts to satisfy the audience.