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Shivers. My take. No offence to people who like this film.

posted 8 years ago by cjbark-34442
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I remember seeing this on vhs as a kid. So the ending depicts the whole hotel populace leaving when all infected and spreading the parasites into the city, and ultimately the world? Disgusting! I mean- sex crazed adults, including children?! This film is totally *beep* up! See Cronenberg's Rabid instead - much better, and nothing of "that" to do with children. I just can't bring myself to buy this film, knowing that it'll just make me vomit."

"That's it. It bit into his arm-pit. Like It wanted to eat him, man. Like It wanted to eat his heart."

[–] PreachCaleb 8 years ago

No offense taken. And yeah, it's pretty disturbing. Cronenberg doesn't shy away from disturbing.

Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.

[–] CalvinJarrett (464) 2 years ago

I think that was the point Cronenberg was trying to make. Shivers was a cautionary tale. Cronenberg was warning us that the spirit of free love and the swinging '70's could be a slippery slope. That if sex were so casual some highly objectionable situations (i.e., pedophilia, incest) could become mainstream. Once you look at it through that lens, Shivers makes a very effective point. I don't think Cronenberg was glamorizing the sex in this picture - just the opposite.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

Oh give over.

Great movie.

[–] Kowalski (76258) a year ago

THIS SEEMS TO BE A RARE CRONENBERG FILM I HAVE NO SEEN...I ADDED IT TO MY WATCHLIST.👍🏾