1979 Directed by David Cronenberg
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.
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Another film that felt like a first time watch because 1) it's been over 30 years 2) Criterion's restoration is so good that it almost feels like a different film from the VHS I rented when I was in my teens.
I forgot how in line this film is with Cronenberg's fascination/obsession with body horror. I re-visited thinking that I would like it better after all these years but quite honestly, still low in my Cronenberg ranking.
Criterion release is great. So much on the disc including interviews, tv spots and Cronenberg's 2nd feature Crimes of the Future, which I've never seen and will so soon.
This is exactly what I was hoping it would be. I was in the mood for some Cronenberg, and I most certainly got some Cronenberg. This movie is absolutely, positively off the wall. I feel like with The Brood, the Cronenberg that we all know and love came into being. Not that there was anything wrong with his previous seventies work, but in my eyes, this was the film that paved the way for the director's subsequent masterpieces: Videodrome, The Fly, etc. You thought that those films had insane endings? Wait until you get a load of this one's finale. Holy goodness gracious on wheels, I did not see the final half hour of this film coming... from the classroom…
I'm 100% sure I'd be an awesome mom. I'd have the perfect balance of being there for them when they needed me and giving them their space whenever they truly needed it in order to become independent and fully capable of existing without me. The main reason I'd be an awesome mom though is because when my child is 12 years old I would show them how I made a home video of all the good scenes in The Brood that I recreated shot for shot shortly after they were born. They'll love it and they'll be like "you're the coolest, mom! can we watch Suspiria now?" and of course they can because I'm raising children with great taste.
and they'll really get a kick out of what I did with À l'intérieur, but I'll save that until they're at least 16.
David Cronenberg turning his own ugly feelings about his messy divorce into a disturbing dive into psychological scars of family. Art Hindle’s blank face is the perfect foil to such dissection and the film has some of the most effective horrifying images put on film particularly when they are the most simple (as a 15 year old those little deformed hands coming from under the bed really did a number on me). Even the pure little girl sight is disturbing. And then there is the moment in which the ex-husband arrives in the school to murdered body of the teacher and all those little children crying. When it comes to psychological damage, The Brood has something for everyone.
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A total perversion on parenthood from the master of body horror Director David Cronenberg.
Wow ... The Brood shocked me with how twisted and grotesque it was, and I loved it. I went into this one blind, and every horrific turn the story took was a thrilling treat.
The film stars Art Hindle as Frank, who is raising his young blonde daughter on his own since his estranged wife is dealing with a serious mental condition brought on by her traumatizing childhood. So becasue of her unstable condition, she has locked away in a strange new psychotherapy center under the control of Dr. Raglan, played by the master of whispering himself Oliver…
David Cronenberg's "The Brood" fails to deliver on its interesting premise. The climatic final 15 minutes of the film are the only part I found enjoyable. Overall, the film is unbelievably dull and a wasted concept.
any scenes of the children killing and the last 15 minutes of this was cool and the special effect makeup was great
I'm vibrating on this wavelengh. I really am. God bless Cronenberg, the madman.
Halfway through the movie I was like "what if..?" and then the last half hour happened exactly like that and I was like David my dude I know you, I really do.
okay had to bump it up to 3.5 stars cuz of the sexual tension between the dad and his 5 year old daughter
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