Review of Cronos (1993) by Ryan M — 03 Oct 2007

Great spin on the vampire legend, love that its bilingual.

This review of Cronos (1993) was written by Ryan M on 03 Oct 2007.

Cronos has generally received positive reviews.

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By Michael H (3,299) on 21 Feb 2014

A beautifully unique tale of vampirism, with Del Toro's obsessions with monsters and clockwork in full flow…

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By Grayson W (192) on 31 Oct 2015

I liked Ron Pearlman in this and thought the ancient device felt Cronenbergian, which is a good thing. Overall was pretty good as a whole…

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By Brett W (781) on 25 Oct 2013

Original 'vampire' film. Very European…

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By Thee D (28) on 31 Jul 2013

I love Ron Perlman and most of his movies. This one was a hot for me. A starkly different take on the vampire story. No sparkles here for sure…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 17 Jan 2014

One of the better directorial debuts i've seen…

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By Stefano C (730) on 16 Jan 2018

Nice debut by Guillermo Del Toro and a unique take on vampire movies…

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By Carl L (149) on 02 Oct 2013

for a directorial debut this was very good. nice twist on the vampire stories, with some great, creepy acting…

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By Francisco U (4) on 01 Nov 2015

Effective & atmospheric take on vampires that, while not perfect, demonstrated Del Toro's coming powers as a filmmaker…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 31 Jan 2014

I consider this the precursor and grand daddy film to Let Me In. Very unique vampire flick, words can't describe it…

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By Cole B (263) on 31 Oct 2013

A vampire movie unlike other vampire movies. While following many basic elements of the genre it flips other elements on their head…

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