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Rabid | Year: 1977 Directed: - David Cronenberg Actors/Actresses: - Marilyn Chambers - Frank Moore CRONENBERG'S BEST From the low angle motorcycle shot to the final,apocalyptic shot of the inevitable,RABID draws you into its cold chilling world of vicious horror completely.Some of the acting is a bit shaky and some of the characterization a bit one-dimensional but the direction is never less than masterful.The two combined,make the film realistically unnerving.The film's basic premise is that a virus transmitted by humans,once virulent,is incapable of being contained.Unchecked it results in primal,brutal and wanton behaviour,a theme prevalent in many Cronenberg films.The film even succeeds in gaining sympathy for the main victim and cause of the disease,via of her disposal of several unlikeable characters and an appealing performance by Marilyn Chambers.RABID is almost totally bleak,totally downbeat in portraying a city out of control......Totally classic. Armpit From Hell It doesn't really matter that Marilyn Chambers isn't a fine actress. What director David Cronenberg gets from her is a subtle, almost angelic performance which makes the viewer forget that what she is hiding will change the people of Canada for the worse. The opening third of the film takes place in a plastic surgery clinic. This was a brilliant stroke of genius and way ahead of its time. Having had her eyes freshly done, a woman at the clinc witnesses (through binoculars) motorcyclist Chambers crashing her bike near the clinic. The clinic takes Chambers in and all hell breaks loose. Through skin graph surgery, Marilyn becomes RABID. Most of my friends hate this film but I love it for all that is and continues to be: Cronenberg's masterpiece! I want to remake it but I'm afraid my version would lose most of Cronenberg's low budget charm. My favorite Cronenberg film I first saw this film in the late 1980s on tv, and loved it. I was really excited when it came back in print and I purchased the VHS edition. The movie was even better than I had remembered! And of course unedited for tv. Marilyn Chambers gives a great performance as a woman who is subjected to experimental surgical procedures by an unethical doctor after being in a bad motorcycle accident. The result is that she develops a strange...apparatus and becomes a bit vampiric and murderous. The scenes of panic in Downtown Montreal are really priceless. I also like the performance of the actor who plays Marilyn's boyfriend. I don't know who designed the new cover to this film but it is really a travesty, the old cover was really cool. Don't let the cheesy cover scare you away from this real treat. The downbeat ending is really satisfying also. Don't miss "Rabid". Buy Rabid at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Rabid Search with the Priority Search Engine on Rabid This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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