FemaleFirst.co.uk: DVD: Cursed [DVD] [2005]

Cursed [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: Wes Craven Actors: Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Shannon Elizabeth, Jesse Eisenberg, Portia De Rossi Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy Used: £0.63 as of 22/11/2009 18:49 GMT details You Save: £15.36 (96%) New (10) Used (33) Collectible (1) from £0.63 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 16 reviews Sales Rank: 34691 Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 84 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 8717418047405 ASIN: B0009W9ABY Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: August 22, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


Similar Items: Darkness [DVD] [2002] Blood And Chocolate [DVD] [2007] Alone In The Dark [DVD] [2005] Gossip [DVD] [2000] Valentine [DVD] [2001]


Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 16 1 2 3 4 Next » FUN - BUT GET US UNRATED VERSION! August 25, 2005 11 out of 11 found this review helpful This film can be summed up in one word = FUN! Its not a serious horror film so don't think otherwise. Christina Ricci is great (as allways), Joshua Jackson is a good bad-guy and the rest of the cast are fine. But even though i love the film, it's not a patch on the US Unrated version! It's got lots more gore - you see Mya getting it where the toned down UK version blanks out, a longer uncut scene where Shannon Elizabeth dies and an OTT dream sequence that could come from Kill Bill! So if you want just a fun film get this, but if your a hardcore horror fan import the US version - it's way better! Campy fun July 23, 2005 L. Omelasz (Dundee, UK) 17 out of 18 found this review helpful What Cursed sets out to do is to be a fun, campy horror and it succeeds in doing so. From the Zela the psychic to pretty much everything, you know that this film isn't going to earn a place in the Hall of Werewolf Movies anytime soon. However, just because it's impossible to take it really seriously, doesn't mean you can't have some fun with it. The trick is to not walk into the cinema expecting an original, fresh and clever horror because that just isn't what Cursed is like (which may explain why so many people were massively let down by it); just don't take it too seriously and you could, like I did, find yourself enjoying it. Christina Ricci is fantastic as always as is jesse Einberg who provides the humour (and some corny/cringeworthy bits). Judy Greer is in superb bitchy form while it's a pleasure to see the gorgeous Joshua Jackson back on the big screen. The FX aren't too great but compared to Catwoman, it's Jurassic Park. The music's also particularly good as well and compliments the film well. Now onto the negatives (BEWARE SPOILERS AHEAD)...pWhy is Shannon Elizabeth in this? Why? She's barely in it for five minutes but she manages to earn the sought-after 'with' title in the credits. Also, as one reviewer in particular said, there is a lot of chunks missing from the movie. You never see Shannon Elizabeth or Mya getting ripped to pieces by the werewolf (which highlights another problem: lack of gore). In Shannon Elizabeth's case, you just see her getting dragged away and that's that and in Mya's case, the scene fades to black when the werewolf finally gets her. Also, how on earth did Ellie (Ricci) get scratched by the werewolf when Jimmy is on Shannon Elizabeth who's being dragged by the werewolf? It just makes no sense. Finally, Portia de Rossi is spectacularly wasted in this movie. She's in the opening scene of the film and, for me, one of the more appealing characters but after that, it's just one more scene with her when she tells Ellie she's 'cursed' and that's it. I know Portia isn't one of the main players but more could have been done with her character because she is very intriguing (Zela that is).pOverall, it's by no means a masterpiece but it's not exactly Wes Craven's worst effort (I'm ignoring Music of the Heart completely). Despite a handful of negatives (and a cringeworthy appearance by Scott Baio), it's a horror that IS very corny at times but in a fun sort of way. At times this movie is so bad that it is actually good... January 7, 2006 bel_78 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful Some of my friends saw "Cursed", and hated it so much that I ended up wanting to watch it. Truth to be told, I didn't hate it, and I even had fun sometimes. This may seem strange but... at times the movie is so bad that it is actually good.pThe plot isn't terribly realistic, as the story is about Ellie (Christina Ricci) and her young brother (Jesse Eisenberg), both bitten by a werewolf. One is in denial, the other isn't, and the most extraordinary things happen to them as they get to terms with the curse of the werewolf. Add to that Ellie's mysterious boyfriend (Joshua Jackson), a werewolf on the loose, a few murders, somewhat exaggerated special effects, and you have the recipe for "Cursed".pThe major flaw in this movie is probably the ending, but I think that you can live with that if you just want to see an uncomplicated movie that keeps you entertained. Don't take "Cursed" seriously, and enjoy it. If you think you can do that, and you like horror/paranormal movies with some comic elements, then this is likely to be a good movie for you. It's the kiddie version!!! August 26, 2005 Mr. T. S. Jones (Nuneaton, UK) 14 out of 18 found this review helpful Well, the film isn't bad. However, I made the mistake of watching one of the dvd extras entitled "Creature editing 101" before I watched the film, where the editor discusses in detail how difficult it was to edit the film down to a PG-13 for US cinema audiences and shows examples of the differences in gore and special effects for some of the key scenes. So, I then watched the film and was disgusted to discover that this was, in fact, the PG-13 version. Despite being rated 15 in the UK by the BBFC. I feel totally swindled and really pissed off. I want my money back. I am not some US moron that needs 'protecting' from too much gore. I have been a horror film fan since I was knee high to a Chuckie Doll - and I don't need my films to be censored. The cinematic equivalent of a lukewarm cup of coffee October 12, 2005 Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA) 10 out of 13 found this review helpful Christina Ricci, Shannon Elizabeth, Wes Craven running the show, a script by Kevin Williamson, perhaps the best werewolf special effects ever seen - sounds like a sure winner, doesn't it? Somehow, though, Cursed plays as flat as a fritter. It's almost painfully predictable, shows no spark of life whatsoever, and comes off as nothing more than exceedingly competent. I really don't know much about the troubled production of the film, but it seems to me that it could have used at least one more rewrite. I have a hard time getting past the ending when I think of this film - not the climax, but the very final scene which goes so far out of its way to cover all of the old Hollywood clichés that it (unlike the actual werewolf scenes) almost made me cringe. And where did they dig up Scott Baio? More importantly, why did they dig up Scott Baio?pThings started off on a bad foot for me. I've never seen Shannon Elizabeth actually look plain before, and I just could not buy Portia de Rossi as a fortune-telling gypsy. Was the old crag gypsy union on strike or something? Then you've got the prototypical high school outcast with a crush on a little cutie just happens to be dating your typical high school athlete/bully. Hmmm, do you think a little supernatural strength would come in handy for this guy? Ricci plays his big sister Ellie; she works on the Late Show with Craig Kilborn and dates this sort of mystery guy (well, actually, there's no mystery about him at all for anyone with a functioning brain). The gloom and doom siblings get bitten by a werewolf (although Ellie doesn't believe it until she can't deny it any longer), after which point we get yet another confused litany of werewolf "truths," wait to get a look at the obligatory "change," and then wonder why some werewolves transform into the beast while others keep scurrying around in their completely human forms. If I'm a werewolf, and another werewolf attacks me, I'm going to turn into a werewolf myself, by gum. pThe only thing this movie does well is the special effects - with one exception, which is not really wolf-related. Early on, you only get quick snatches of the beast, and that strategy of delayed impact always works well. Through the magic of CGI, the werewolf transformation is really quite impressive (gone forever are the days of time lapse photography), but by far the best effects are those of the dog werewolf - Cujo would have turned tail and run from this fellow. pIt's hard to say why this movie doesn't seem to work. In the end, it comes down to the fact that there just isn't any oomph here. I was about as emotionally invested in Cursed as I would be in any old After-School Special - what makes that especially unusual is the fact that I love Christina Ricci. With that pale white skin and dark hair, she almost always has an aura that dials right in to my frequency, but that aura just wasn't there in this film. And forget about that Kevin Williamson snappy dialogue, as the script doesn't do the movie any real favors. Showing reviews 1-5 of 16 1 2 3 4 Next »

CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON EU S.à.r.l. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.