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From co-directors Jen and Sylvia Soska, the new horror movie Rabid releases this week in select theaters and On Demand. Tweet. As with the original, the new Rabid follows a young woman named Rose whose face is badly disfigured after a horrific motorcycle accident. |, December 12, 2019 Coming Soon. Her boss in the movie, a fashion designer named Gunter, was also a very memorable and entertaining character, hilariously brought to life by the talented actor Mackenzie Gray (Legion). | Rating: 2.5/4 Dec 13, 2019 12:36pm PT ‘Rabid’: Film Review The Soska Sisters' remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film is a muddled mix of satire and gore-horror. Factory. | Rating: B-minus Reddit. Dennis Harvey The Soska Sisters's take on Cronenberg's cannibalistic horror film is full of empty calories. By Dennis Harvey. Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More. Thus she’s willing to offer herself up as a guinea pig for the “experimental research” of the Burroughs Institute, whose presiding scientist (Ted Atherton) promises miraculous results through “stem cell manipulation.” Indeed, overnight Rose is not just healed, but radiant, with no further need for glasses, and seemingly organic improvements in makeup and hair styling. Studios, Rabid will be available in select theaters, digitally, and On Demand starting on Dec. 13, 2019. Horribly disfigured after a freak accident, doctors perform a radical medical procedure on an aspiring young fashion designer. | Fresh (17) Directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska. Regal Sign up here. The result is superficially slick and diverting, not to mention icky in a way that will appeal to some horror aficionados. Flip. | Rating: C- The Soska Sisters' remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film is a muddled mix of satire and gore-horror. All Critics (31) |, December 11, 2019 |, June 16, 2020 |, January 31, 2020 |. Overall, the film had the feel of a college project made by fans of Cronenberg, not something professional. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. The procedure appears to be a complete success, making Rose appear exactly as she did before her face was mutilated. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. But it still worked considerably better than the Soskas’ version, which reinforces that they have little feel for building suspense, and none at all for staging action. As if her self-esteem weren’t already low enough, Rose is now grotesquely damaged in face and body. This leads to her attacking some unlucky souls she manages to get her hands (and other new appendages) on, spreading the virus throughout the city reminiscent of a zombie outbreak. ‘Rabid’ Review: A Modern Horror Remake That's Worth Watching. My notes on Rabid (2019) Somehow, I’m not surprised Rabid – of all David Cronenberg’s run of 1970s/80s genre pieces – has been the movie selected for remake … though, technically, The Dead Zone got there first by being rebooted as a TV series. | Rating: 3/5 Rabid, 2019. 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Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Even its misanthropy ultimately feels indecisive and trifling. | Rating: 2/4 Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Copyright © Fandango. Outlandish fun, with lashings of gore and extravagantly disgusting practical effects compensating for the ripe dialogue and Mackenzie Gray's camped-out performance. | Rating: 2/5 45,” with ravenous Rose targeting sexist louts. Just confirm how you got your ticket. The film eventually turns into a zombie-style gore fest, but it's the subtle first half that's actually more gripping. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. | Rating: 1.5/4 There are no featured audience reviews for Rabid at this time. Unfortunately, the side effects seem to include a newfound hunger for human blood and the creation of a contagious deadly rabies-like virus. Humans gone feral should terrify us, but this movie’s snide attitude ultimately places its threats more in the realm of cartoonist Lynda Barry’s famous “Poodle With a Mohawk.”. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. Pin. |, February 1, 2020 But this Rabid nibbles where it should clamp down hard. When Rose is asked to a party by in-house photographer Brad (Benjamin Hollingsworth), she’s flattered — then humiliated, upon discovering it was a “charity” date orchestrated by her adoptive sister and only friend, Chelsea (Hanneke Talbot). |, December 12, 2019 A suitable entry into the science-fiction/horror genre that occasionally promises something more. But when the bandages come off, the side effects soon cause her to develop an insatiable appetite for human blood. What the Soskas do favor is gore, as well as a semi-camp, semi-satirical sensibility that manifests itself primarily in cartoonish subsidiary characters and garishly colorful visual elements. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Vandervoort at times comes close to making Rose a three-dimensional person, while at the opposite end of the scale, Phil Brooks aka CM Punk fares best among the more caricatured roles with a funny one-scene turn. Cinemark The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. |, July 16, 2020 By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy It opens Dec. 13 on 10 U.S. screens, simultaneous with on-demand release. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. The horror in Rabid 2019 is big and glossy, of course (though nowhere near as extreme as in American Mary); but it was the gruesome, gritty nature of it that shocked in 1977.The newer film is cartoonish and silly, rather than pointedly shallow.

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