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product_id: 4747139
title: "Mimic"
brand: "charles s. duttonmira sorvinoj j authorsrick bota"
price: "¥7893"
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reviews_count: 8
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# Mimic

**Brand:** charles s. duttonmira sorvinoj j authorsrick bota
**Price:** ¥7893
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- **What is this?** Mimic by charles s. duttonmira sorvinoj j authorsrick bota
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## Description

Dr. Susan taylor and her husband; dr. Peter mann; team up to eradicate an epidemic threatening the lives of a city's children. But the cure takes on a life of its own and the lab creation has come to life. The only two people who can stop it from destroying the world are the scientists who started it all.

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## Customer Reviews

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    A creepy guilty pleasure!!
  

*by R***7 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 23, 2003*

This is a very well made horror movie!  It's not a classic, nor does it tread especially new ground, but it is moody, stylish, mostly well-acted, graphic, well designed and actually creepy.It tells the story of a horrific monster that has bred in the subterranean areas of NYC's subway system.  I won't bore you with the details of how this monster came to be, but suffice it to say that these plot details are interesting and when we discover what the creature REALLY is, that's a nice surprise too.Basically, the first half of the movie shows us the creature in action briefly, then all the "scientific" types urgently trying to figure out what they're dealing with, and then all the main characters converge to search the creature out within the subway labrynth.  And although it's been used before, the hidden chambers of the subway system (which are REALLY extensive in this film) make for great settings for running around and hiding from a murderous monster!  We watch as our band of heros are quickly reduced in size (a la ALIEN, PITCH BLACK and about 1 million other movies).The opening few scenes of the movie, which show in quick brushstrokes how years before a terrible plague threatened the children of NY (and later, the cure for that plague would lead to the monster), are TRULY creepy. The editing and cinematography, along with some terrific art direction on a low budget, throw you emotionally into the movie right away!  After that, the movie is well-crafted but predictable.  Although predictable is probably what one wants when seeing this sort of movie.  It's like horror comfort food!The movie features some unusual casting:  Jeremy Northam (the British actor most often seen in things like AN IDEAL HUSBAND, is quite convincing as a nervous, nerdy scientist...he's always good in whatever he does) and Charles Dutton are very good. Giancarlo Giannini (how did anyone think to put this great actor in this kind of movie) is actually quite moving as the father of a little boy in the clutches of our villain.  Mira Sorvino is the star of the movie (which came fairly soon after her Oscar-winning role in MIGHTY APHRODITE).  In recent years, she has made a lot of bad choices for roles and has become something of [an object] of jokes.  However, in MIMIC she is competent (though not overwhelming) as a scientist, and certainly one would think she could have handled more dramatic roles well.  Finally, poor F. Murray Abraham plays her mentor in a thankfully tiny role...it's a horribly written part (the man rants and raves about tampering with nature) and he plays it as though he was told he had one minute flat to devour all the scenery.  He chews it like crazy, and we breathe a sigh of relief when he's no longer on screen.I imagine the budget for the film was fairly low, but it's a great example of how effective lighting can be.  Genuine ATMOSPHERE is developed.  In one climatic scene set in an old subway car, all hell breaks lose, and we realize "hey, this has gotten pretty scary!"  What more can you ask of an old fashioned horror movie?Is it brilliant?  No.  Is it entertaining in almost every way?  Yes.  I highly recommend it, though probably not for kids under 15 or so.  (AND STAY AWAY FROM THE "SEQUEL!"  YUCK!!)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Truth
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2023*

it was ok

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Solid creature feature for Guillermo del Toro
  

*by V***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 25, 2013*

Mimic's theatrical cut is an interesting little movie.  On one hand fans of Guillermo del Toro get to see the development of his style, and see that already in 1997 he was hitting on the tropes we know and love in his style.  On the other hand the movie was clearly hampered by meddling by the producers.  For its Blu-Ray release Guillermo del Toro has returned with a director's cut, remastered picture quality, and a buffet of special features.Guillermo del Toro's director's cut can't clean up all the flaws created by Mimic's troubled production, but it does give us a better glimpse at what the director originally wanted.  Mimic: The Director's Cut is a more streamlined, superior in many ways to its original 1997 release while still not being enough to reach the heights of entertainment of Hellboy, or the artistic intrigue of Pan's Labyrinth.  It's a fairly generic plot of giant bugs living in the New York subway system, with a twist: the insects mimic the appearance of their predators.  The creature design of the insects is cool.  Essentially giant cockroaches that can mimic the appearances of humans from a distance, their appearance is perfectly in keeping with the creatures that would be del Toro's claim to fame in later films such as Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth.  When it switches to CGI the creatures show their age, but the practical effects are worth checking out for creature lovers.Now, the special features are the real reason to buy this Blu-Ray.  For anyone who has poured over the special features in the Hellboy films and Pan's Labyrinth already know Guillermo del Toro loves filling his DVDs/Blu-Rays to the brim with special features.  His effusive commentaries on his films alone are worth the purchase for fans, or anyone interested in knowing more about a film's production.  Even with the film's age Guillermo del Toro has brought us his typical Director's commentary, a video introduction on making the director's cut, a featurette on the director's cut, making of featurettes, deleted scenes, original marketing material, and other goodies for those who are interested in the film's history.  Seriously: Guillermo del Toro has made sure his basic little creature feature from 1997 has received a better collection of special features than most mega blockbusters of recent years.So, if you're up for a fun creature feature Mimic: The Director's Cut is worth a rent.  If you're at all interested in Guillermo del Toro's career, or film making in general the Blu-Ray is worth owning for the special features.

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