Review of Rabid (1977) by James C — 08 Jul 2007

A Cronenberg classic. its kinda like 28 days later but way more efective with the whole infection theme.

This review of Rabid (1977) was written by James C on 08 Jul 2007.

Rabid has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ryan M (2,675) on 18 Jul 2011

I'm a big Cronenberg fan, so I like all of his films, but this is probably among his least best. It's not bad…

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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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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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