Review of Rabid (1977) by Richard B — 30 Jun 2007

The worst Cronenberg film I've seen. And I've seen a few.

This review of Rabid (1977) was written by Richard B on 30 Jun 2007.

Rabid has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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Pretty good for 1979, but by today's standards it's definitely not Cronenberg's best work…

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By William Thomas (198) for Empire (3,446) on 25 Oct 2015

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