I saw Evil Dead last night and this was one of the trailers that ran before it.
Definitely looks pretty cool, like The Strangers with a twist.
They also showed this trailer for Carrie, which pretty much gives away a bunch of the plot like y’all were just discussing. Still though, seems like they’re playing her as even more of a victim-turned-powerful/vengeful, so we can understand why she flips out.
[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
I saw Evil Dead last night and this was one of the trailers that ran before it.
Definitely looks pretty cool, like The Strangers with a twist.
They also showed this trailer for Carrie, which pretty much gives away a bunch of the plot like y’all were just discussing. Still though, seems like they’re playing her as even more of a victim-turned-powerful/vengeful, so we can understand why she flips out.
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The Purge looks like it has a very unique premise to accompany it, and Ethan Hawke has a good track record for acting, Sinister of last year wasn’t my favourite horror movie, but it was competent and Hawke did a very good job with the character. Hopefully this can be another Panic Room but on a larger, scarier, more intelligent scale.
As much as I don’t like the idea of a Carrie remake, I can actually see this turning out well. I like Moretz as an actress, she’s inconsistent with the quality of movies she involves herself with, the spectrum tends to waver wildly from side to side, but her ability as an actress is sound and I can see her taking the role reasonably well. Julianne Moore has proven herself time and time again to be a great asset on screen and assuming her role in the film is as large as the trailer makes it appear, I’d love to see her take on the fundamentalist zealotry of Margaret White.
The director, Kimberly Peirce, has a very scarce but thus far admirable collection under her belt, maybe given her femininity she’ll be able to delve into parts of the pressured female psyche that De Palma may have missed from the original (not to say that the original wasn’t a masterpiece in horror). So far I’m confiding in Peirce to not let me down and create something truly commendable in the unforgiving market of modern horror. At the very least I hold no doubt that it will be far better than that god awful TV remake.
I was looking through some of the awards given at last year’s Sundance festival (admittedly not new, but still) and I came across these two rather obscure gems that I picked out amongst all the others.
The first is a British coming-of-age film by an Egyptian director making her first debut. It’s about two brothers growing up in London, Rashid (the older brother) and Mo (the younger brother). It depicts British gangland culture and the kind of harsh, unforgiving environment that permeates around the streets of London for a diversity of youths.
The acting is incredible, especially from such a relatively unknown ensemble of actors. The direction from El Hosaini is just as good, she never loses sight of how a film of this genre should be, she keeps the emotions ever high, but never recklessly marooning herself from the intelligent, beautifully scripted ideals she uses to set the film in motion.
If anyone has an interest in coming-of-age dramas, I guarantee you that this is far better than most of what you’ve seen come from Britain before, with a first-time production and some rather obscure casting, the director has done more for this genre than I think I’ve seen in a good number of years.
The second is perhaps an even lesser advertised film about a Danish bodybuilder looking for love (I know, I know, just trust me). Adapted from the short film “Dennis” which I’m sure I’ve seen posted on these forums before, “Teddy Bear” is a full length expansion on the life of Dennis the bodybuilder, played by Kim Kold, who travels to Pattaya in Thailand searching for the love he hasn’t yet had the chance to experience. It’s heart-warming to see the main character’s attempts to integrate with Thai culture and although it expresses to some extent a naivete and “Brawn but no brains” stereotype to Dennis, it does serve to express his kind, caring nature. Kold’s performance is incredible here in his first lead role as a kind-hearted giant on a journey of leaving behind the childish natures of his past and finally becoming a man in his own right.
Both films are somewhat unorthodox relative to the interests of the forum, but should anyone feel interested in either project, I implore you to see it, as both are remarkably well made and brilliant additions to the artistry of film.
Teddy Bear was OKAY. Interesting premise. Grew up in a military family so always saw a lot of soldiers with Asian wives. Dad badmouthed them as being unable to get American woman.
Teddy Bear - A film based on Rogue Vampire?
Anyone looking for “love” in Thailand, I feel sorry for them. You need to have friends who are Thai in order to be accepted otherwise you’re just another foreigner after something from the outcasts in Thai society.
I’m anxiously waiting for the release of Before Midnight. I’ve been a huge fan of most of Linklater’s work since I saw Dazed And Confused, I love how wildly unpredictable he can be in his production choices, from the esoterically philosophical to, well, School Of Rock.
Linklater’s “Before…” series is easily among my favourite romantic film series of all time, I adored the first two and I can’t wait to see how the third turns out, I expect incredibly good things, almost doubtless as to it keeping form with the others. It’s romantic but it’s never mushy, it’s two intelligent people that talk about very intelligent things and is more of an introspective examination of how one sees romance than a “feel-good” film, I’m a huge fan of that.
I’ve heard great things about it’s premiere at Sundance earlier in the year, it’s definitely amongst my favourites to look out for this year. For anyone who hasn’t seen previous installments, but is somewhat interested in romantic films that don’t ride so much on cheesy bullshit and layman’s scripting, I recommend this fully, along with both other films.
Yup. Loved the first two as well.Look forward to it.
Thor 2
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
Thor 2
It’s good that it will be set on Asgard. Would be stupid to have it on Earth w/out Tony Stark.
They ran new Star Trek trailers last night. I watched once then closed my eyes and covered my ears. It looks awesome.
Mud premiered last year at Cannes, since then I’ve heard nothing but great things about it. Many are spouting it as the greatest showing of the entire 2012 festival. It had a selected release across the US starting yesterday, if anyone could happen to come across it and is interested enough to give it a viewing, I would be grateful should they be able to review it to me.
I anxiously wait to see it, the story sounds very compelling and I can’t wait to see Matthew McConaughey in what I’ve heard is among his best acting roles to date.
Ooh I can’t wait for Pegg and Frost to bring out another film, I’m a massive fan of everything they’ve done. Paul might have been a little below the bar they set for themselves, but it looks like The World’s End might be bringing them back in full force. Only two months left to wait for this, two months too long.
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
Ooh I can’t wait for Pegg and Frost to bring out another film, I’m a massive fan of everything they’ve done. Paul might have been a little below the bar they set for themselves, but it looks like The World’s End might be bringing them back in full force. Only two months left to wait for this, two months too long.[/quote]
Paul was sub par because it lacked Edgar Wrights’s input and direction, can’t wait for the final movie in the “Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy”
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
Ooh I can’t wait for Pegg and Frost to bring out another film, I’m a massive fan of everything they’ve done. Paul might have been a little below the bar they set for themselves, but it looks like The World’s End might be bringing them back in full force. Only two months left to wait for this, two months too long.[/quote]
Paul was sub par because it lacked Edgar Wrights’s input and direction, can’t wait for the final movie in the “Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy”[/quote]
Yeah that’s much of it, but at least he’s back in for this and it looks like they’ll be flourishing again, which I can’t wait to see. Once it gets closer to release date, I’ll re-watch the first two entries and then the third in a marathon pizza and jug ‘o’ milk session.
Trailer for Riddick is finally out.
Other than the Conan gag in the beginning of the clip (play dead, then grab the bird when it gets close), it looks much more like Pitch Black than I had expected. Not sure I’m happy about that. I’m also wondering how they’ll address the entire second movie, what with him being left in charge of an intergalactic army and all.
I keep reading that Karl Urban is in this one, but the lack of him in the trailer makes me think it might be a quick cameo in the beginning of the flick…
“Hey Vaako, wanna be leader instead of me?”
“Sure thing, Rich. Thanks, man.”
::roll opening credits, fade in, Riddick standing alone in desert::
Or Chris it could fall before Pitch Black
Did anyone else see the new Star Trek?
I loved it. If you liked the one JJ Abrams did a few years ago then there’s really no reason not to enjoy this one.
Sure like most action movies these days I wish they’d just take a break and not always go full-ass apeshit with the cuts, edits and pace of the action scenes…I mean you take a movie that people thought was a non-stop thrill ride like the first Die Hard and these days it looks like a quaint drama.
[quote]Nards wrote:
Did anyone else see the new Star Trek?
I loved it. If you liked the one JJ Abrams did a few years ago then there’s really no reason not to enjoy this one.
Sure like most action movies these days I wish they’d just take a break and not always go full-ass apeshit with the cuts, edits and pace of the action scenes…I mean you take a movie that people thought was a non-stop thrill ride like the first Die Hard and these days it looks like a quaint drama.[/quote]
It was a summer movies wet dream. This is the kind of movie as a kid I had imagined a Star Trek movie would be. I must…Must see this in Imax. No spoilers from me on this one guys. It is worth the price of the ticket x5.
[quote]Nards wrote:
Did anyone else see the new Star Trek?
I loved it. If you liked the one JJ Abrams did a few years ago then there’s really no reason not to enjoy this one.
Sure like most action movies these days I wish they’d just take a break and not always go full-ass apeshit with the cuts, edits and pace of the action scenes…I mean you take a movie that people thought was a non-stop thrill ride like the first Die Hard and these days it looks like a quaint drama.[/quote]
It was a summer movies wet dream. This is the kind of movie as a kid I had imagined a Star Trek movie would be. I must…Must see this in Imax. No spoilers from me on this one guys. It is worth the price of the ticket x5.
Why is no one talking about Pacific Rim? I can’t remember a time when I was so eager to see a film.
Going to be awesome!