the original cube be a fantastic b movie rich with paranoia and meaty characterization and and fine over the top performance . it creepy and cryptic and and cool . and it stand perfectly well and on it own and without a stupid sequel like cube zero . this third ( . ) film in the cube series be part retread ( most of the booby trap be sadly recycle ) and part aberration . it take the bold step of explain what the cube be something that be never reveal in the first movie but and since say explanation be bland and i would rather it be keep a secret . there be some potentially interesting reference to the society that exist outside of the cube and but they never develop beyond hint about some kind of political religious totalitarian state . so and what little social commentary there be feel flat and unfocused . what work . basically nothing . the acting be purely amateur hour and the pacing be slow ( how much of this movie consist of two nerd watch a screen . ) and and the gore effect and while revolt and fail to convince . in short and cube zero remind me of a cube fan fic and a sloppy and sophomoric clone of a good movie that definitely do not need a sequel .