| eXistenZ Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Hollywood always seems to release movies that are similar to each other
back-to-back or near back-to-back. Take for instance the mad-bomber phase
when Hollywood released both Speed (good) and Blown Away (bad)
together. Or when the animated bugs took...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| Freakish, out there science fiction films seem to be a trend. While some of
these movies are good (The Matrix), there are also ones that have their
downsides (The Thirteen Floor). Released around the same time, eXistenZ (that's
pronounced X-SEH-STENZ) is...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Sean P. Molloy |
| eXistenZ (**** out of ****)
Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm
Directed By David Cronenberg
Mirimax/Dimension Films, Rated R, 1999
Running Time: 1 Hour 38 Minutes more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| David Cronenberg presents us with another strange tale crawling out of his
impressively twisted head. It is one of many science fiction films, released
during the last year of this millenium, that tackles issues that will play
an important role in our...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Stephen Graham Jones |
| First there was Tron, the movie and the videogame. Next came The Last
Starfighter, where life was a videogame, more or less. Soon enough cyberpunk
reigned and Johnny Mnemonic was born into the neuroscape of virtual reality;
not long after, virtual...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Choo Eng Aun, Jack |
| The movie starts with a rather se7en-ish opening sequence, rather cool and
sets the mood for things to come. The story propels the audience into a
neo-reality; somewhat very close to conscious reality but laced with weird
tinges of blue and red. eXisTenZ...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Shane Burridge |
| David Cronenberg's latest biotechnical carny show aims its sights squarely
at Internet addicts and video-game junkies. While the idea of people so
dissociated from reality that they spend all their 'quality time' within an
artificial environment has...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by James Sanford |
| With violent video games currently under scrutiny in light of the
tragedy in Colorado, writer-director David Cronenberg's "eXistenZ" has
probably taken on a timeliness its author could never have anticipated.
But teetering on the cutting edge is hardly...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| /eXistenZ/ is the third of the movies released in 1999 that poses a
scenario that makes us question the basis of our reality (the other
two being /The Matrix/ and /The Thirteenth Floor/). /eXistenZ/ is
more like /The Thirteenth Floor/ in that it is...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| eXistenZ (director: David Cronenberg; cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh
(Allegra Geller), Jude Law (Ted Pikul), Ian Holm (Kiri Vinokur), Don
McKellar (Yevgeny Nourish), Sarah Polley (Merle),Willem Dafoe (Gas),
Callum Keith Rennie (Hugo Carlaw), Kris Lemche...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| Virtual reality is a concept that is beginning to lose its luster partly
because no one seems to have the imagination or the stamina to explore it.
After enduring endless ordeals like "Lawnmower Man" and "The Matrix," one can
savor the lurid,...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by p-m agapow |
| It is the near future. Allegra Gellar (Lewis) is the world's
greatest designer of virtual reality games. During a playtest of
her masterpiece "eXistenZ", a botched assassination takes place.
Unable to trust anyone, she flees with a makeshift bodyguard...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Don
McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston
Screenplay: David Cronenberg
Producers: David Cronenberg, Andras Hamori, Robert...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Richard Scheib |
| Canada/UK. 1999. Director/Screenplay - David Cronenberg, Producers -
Cronenberg, Andras Hamori & Robert Lantos, Photography - Peter Suschitsky,
Music - Howard Shore, Visual Effects/Special Effects Supervisor - Jim Isaac,
Digital Effects - Toybox...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Virtual Reality is a hot film topic these days, and with his latest film
eXistenZ, writer-director David Cronenberg gives his take on the
subject. While not a film for the squeamish (not many of his films
are), eXistenZ proves to be an intriguing...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Reality comes in layers as a game
world is the gateway to more game worlds within
still more game worlds. David Cronenberg's new
film is not for all tastes, but it is whimsical,
witty, and...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| eXistenZ is a classic case of good idea, bad execution. The film opens with
an preview of a new computer game called 'eXistenZ', where players are
hooked up to the game via wires that go into their spinal column. However,
during the demonstration, the...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| eXistenZ
(Dimension)
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe.
Screenplay: David Cronenberg.
Producers: Robert Lantos, Andras Hamori and David Cronenberg.
Director: David Cronenberg.
MPAA Rating: R (violence, adult themes,...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Travis Hoover |
| (review by Travis Hoover- [email protected] /
Please visit my website, "Travis Hoover's Days of Thunder"-
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Bungalow/1408/ ) more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| For all its awe-inspiring gee-wizardry, the common perception of virtual
reality remains as that of a rather cold, technical concept. As seen in
reality and as depicted in the movies, VR enables one to do things one
would never otherwise be able to, but...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated R
starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Don
McKellar, Callum Keith
Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe
written and directed by David Cronenberg more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "eXistenZ" (Dimension Films, a division of Miramax)
The title, "eXistenZ," is the name of a virtual reality video
game in this psychologically disturbing sci-fi horror tale. Like
"Naked Lunch," "The Fly," "Crash" and...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| EXISTENZ
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 Christopher Null
filmcritic.com more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| David Cronenberg takes a little time off before his official designation as
president of the 1999 Cannes Film Festival, and presents us with another
strange tale crawling out of his impressively twisted head. Shot in his
hometown of Toronto, David tosses...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by DeWyNGaLe |
| Wow. eXistenZ, directed and written by David Cronenberg, was certainly a
surprise film for me. This film just proves that trailers and hype don't mean
anything with a movie, because the cast was somewhat unfamiliar with me, and
the strange trailers...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| As a Canadian and fellow countryman of director David Cronenberg's, I have
always appreciated his visionary style of movie making with all the subtlety
of a violent storm. Cronenberg rips into the very body of science fiction
and horror and then stands...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| eXistenZ (1999)
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Don McKellar,
Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston. Music by Howard
Shore. Cinematography by Peter Suschitzky. Written and directed by David
Cronenberg. 97...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Writer and director David Cronenberg enjoys pushing the edge of the
envelope. Some of his movies, like CRASH about people who stage auto
accidents for sexual arousal, are stylish misses, and others, like
EXISTENZ about a virtual reality game made solely...more |
| eXistenZ Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Dimension Films
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian
Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley,
Christopher Eccleston more |
