Cronos (1993)

[Dr. Briggs]

I'm inclined to disagree as a horror fan, and even to an extent as a general film fan. The film was slow, and to me, it never really went anywhere. Though Jesús' transformation is somewhat unsettling, the fact that he never exactly makes a violent move until the end (and the horror doesn't really emerge from anywhere else) kills most of the film's horror factor. And honestly, as just a film-fan, I felt that the transformation was underexplored for that very reason.

I think it's a good film, but not the masterpiece that some say. I'd give it a 6.5/10 on a general scale, but a mere 3.5-4/10 as a horror movie.

Just a note from my end: if you've ever heard of a film called Ganja and Hess, I think it pulled off a bit of what Cronos was going for in a lot scarier of a way. I'll have to remember to make a topic for it.