Review of Rabid (1977) by Mikael G — 12 Mar 2008

David Cronenberg in the 70:s Exiting shit? You bet.

This review of Rabid (1977) was written by Mikael G on 12 Mar 2008.

Rabid has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Florent V (19) on 20 Sep 2010

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By Jonny B (421) on 10 Apr 2011

Rabid' is essentially a new, sometimes intelligent and sometimes dumb but never dull, take on the classic vampire films…

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By Simon P (766) on 26 Dec 2012

Cronenberg had a thing for adult film stars in his movies. Witness Marilyn Chambers…

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An evolution in quality from Cronenberg. It's glossier than Shivers, but it borrows a lot of the same themes and tries to expand on them…

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By Tor M (646) on 29 Aug 2018

An early David Cronenberg flick, a man that has done a few gems and some horror classics in my book…

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By Chance F (96) on 04 Jan 2011

Although this movie has the Cronenberg style of gory grotesque horror sci-fi, the story isn't very good, and the ending is bad…

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