Review #205: Cronos (1993)
This review was originally written in 2022. Gabe's 100 Bucket List Horror Films Review #60: Cronos (1993) Cronos is a WEIRD film. It follows an antiques dealer who discovers a strange clockwork device hidden inside a statue in his shop, that when wound, pierces the holder's flesh and grants them some kind of good health, longevity, or possibly immortality. Some aging billionaire is trying to get his hands on the device, but once the protagonist learns what it does, he doesn't want to give it up... until it's too late. I don't know if I have much to say about this one. I didn't really care for any of the characters (Ron Perlman was a surprise to see in this movie, though I didn't really care for him even), and I didn't really understand why any of them did what they did. Like, obviously the main character realized that the device made him feel younger, stronger, whatever after he used it on himself by accident the first time, but there's a seemingly-p...