Let this serve as sort of a public service announcement alerting you to the truly terrific Spanish horror/sci-fi film TIMECRIMES – which I saw a few weeks ago and reviewed HERE. It’s a really unique, twisty (and twisted) thriller that blends elements of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, Hitchcock, Ray Bradbury and a host of others. That’s not to say it’s ripping anything off – on the contrary, it’s one of those delightful concoctions that are really one-of-a-kind. That said, I can’t imagine a sequel, or a remake, even with the great David Cronenberg at the helm…
Director Nacho Vigalondo spoke about both with Bloody Disgusting. To his credit, he doesn’t seem bitter about the remake – in fact maybe I’m a little more pissed about it than him:
“I don’t think [there will be a sequel], even though I love the idea of sequels, in this case I think the story is over. Maybe if the American remake is a successful film they will want a sequel, but for me TIMECRIMES is TIMECRIMES. The remake is a United Artists film with some great names attached, it’s supposed to be a big film. I had the script for the remake in my hands, and half of me wanted to read it, and the other half wants to know nothing. So I will just go to the theater and watch the movie like anyone else. I won’t be involved in the remake at all, my real benefit is having a good position in Hollywood to now make an American film.”
TIMECRIMES hits theaters in the U.S. on DECEMBER 12th. Hopefully it’ll expand beyond just a couple of cities so that everyone can watch Vigalondo’s entertaining vision. Click it HERE to check out the Official Site.