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Cronos [VHS] [1992]

VHS ~ Federico Luppi
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath
  • Directors: Guillermo del Toro
  • Writers: Guillermo del Toro
  • Producers: Alejandro Springall, Arthur Gorson, Bernard L. Nussbaumer, Bertha Navarro, Jorge Sánchez
  • Format: PAL, Import
  • Language English, Spanish
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Tartan Video
  • VHS Release Date: 20 Mar 1995
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CQ5H
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,227 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Synopsis
A scientist invents the key to eternal life. Centuries later an antique dealer finds the key and becomes obsessed.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars As a fan of vampire films I waited to see this for ages.., 21 Feb 2000
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This film is from Mexico, which is actually quite well known for Vampire films, the story concerns cronos device - a bizarre blood-sucking piece of machinery invented by a 16th century alchemist, which makes immortals out of those who use it. As you would expect, this item is rather sought after, and when it falls into the hands of an elderly bric-a-brac man, who discovers its secret, he becomes the victim of a merciless, industrialist who seeks immortality too. With some excellent acting, especially from Tamara Shanath in the touching role of the old mans granddaughter, who cares for him and helps him no matter what, and some lavish camera work from director Guillermo Del Toro, this film is a visual treat and well worth a buy from Amazon.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Slow but moving story, 30 April 2002
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This review is from: Cronos [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
When I first saw this film I was expecting a fast sexy Vampire film but what I got was very different, although you may hear that this a vampire film it's not your run of the mill modern take on the vampire genre. The hero is the most unlike person, and it can be quite slow but all in all a good film, Del Toro has a talent for horror that has not been seen for a long time.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the few gems in Mexican cinema., 12 Aug 2002
This review is from: Cronos [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
Most people often relate Cronos to vampires, and that's true, but to a certain extent. This is often the downside of it from people expecting a true vampire movie. Cronos is in reality a somewhat subtle horror story of an old antique shop owner that finds an odd mechanical device inside the base of a sculpture. He discovers this device will rejuvenate him, but the price to dodge the natural wearing of life is an extreme thirst for blood, which soon sends him to a spiraling void which jeopardizes his simple life and his sense of self.
Cronos stands out as one of my favorite movies out of Mexico (since there's not much else to look up to), and is definitely a well-suited piece of the macabre and the dark, but in a much more stylish and simplistic tone. Definitely recommended if you enjoy foreign films or horror (in it's broadest of terms).
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