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Product Details
Arguably the best and most personal of director David Cronenberg's early films, The Brood is an extremely unsettling horror film about familial disintegration and emotional trauma taken to a monstrous extreme. Art Hindle (Black Christmas) stars as a man embroiled in a bitter custody struggle with his estranged wife (Samantha Eggar), who is undergoing therapy at psychiatrist Oliver Reed's controversial institute. Reed's treatment causes his patients to give form to their inner conflicts, and Eggar--whose psyche is at the boiling point from childhood abuse as well as the custody trial--creates a horde of homicidal humanoid children who enact bloody revenge on anyone who has threatened their "mother." Cronenberg's first feature with name actors and composer Howard Shore has its share of gruesome moments, but the film's subtext--how emotional violence impacts a family--is its most chilling aspect. --Paul Gaita
Product Reviews
 (5 stars) - Not for everyone, but it got to me.
Dude. Why do I do this to myself? I watch these movies at night, alone, in the dark, and I get scared to the point of pulling the sheets up over my eyes!
Modern viewers may look at this movie and see something old, cheesy, and dated. But I'm not one. I'm the type of person that is way more scared of the original Halloween or Friday the 13th than any new version. This film will get you, if, like me, you find 1970's and 80's horror movies the scariest kind: primitive special effects, creepy location shoots, costuming and makeup and casting that is so naturalistic it looks like real life, all shot on film stock that is getting old and grainy and decrepit.
I realize that some people have written reviews poking holes in the premise, plot, themes, and whatnot of this movie. Really, that stuff didn't bother me. There's enough suspense, atmosphere, unique settings and cinematography, plus the pure dread of little dwarf monsters, that I just didn't have time to be bothered by the flaws that these other reviewers cite. I was too busy pulling the sheets up to cover my eyes. Classic and truly disturbing.
(I think one of the most disturbing things about this movie is the presence of the child in the film. You can't help but constantly consider the fact that the nightmare this kid is living through is a recipe for being seriously messed up--institutionalization-style messed up. Of course that's a main point of the film, but to actually see it play out is incredibly affecting.)
 (1 stars) - 1 star out of 4
The Bottom Line:
A ridiculous (and ridiculously-bad) horror film rife with plot holes, poor characterization, and ludicrous scenes, The Brood represents Cronenberg at his absolute worst; really pretty terrible, this is a film recommended to no one except people who want insight inside the Canadian horror master's twisted psyche.
(5 stars) - Très Bon
This actually may be my favorite Cronenberg film, and I'm a huge fan of his.
If you're looking for something more involving than typical horror bilge, here you have it. If you're familiar with Cronenberg, you'll recognize every second of it.
However I try I can't really do this film any favors by explaining it.
All I can say is I love it.
Recommended.
(5 stars) - David...
Cronenberg, the "King of Venereal Horror" did it again; This movie is one more classic reflection of this director's style of nightmarish atmosphere with the very good special effects of it's time involving mutation, which is usually in some type of medical horror plot. You can expect the unexpected again though...this one also features it's own originality and twisted ending. These are rarities these days.
 (2 stars) - Not that good
just watched it a couple nights ago. aside from a couple decent performances, a few intriguing ideas and sufficient blood during the death scenes, this film was barely watchable.
i'm not a huge Cronenberg fan, but like some of his movies. i rank The Brood towards the bottom of his catalog.
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