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Title: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 02:10:25 PM

was drunk on saturday night and saw a 2 minute long trailer on tv that looked more interesting than the short trailers I'd seen.

Writer and director Bryan Bertino doesn't appear to have anything else on his track record (according to IMDB).

Sooo, anyone heard anything positive or negative?

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Eric P on May 21, 2008, 02:15:46 PM

remake of french film "ils"

supposed to be ok, if nonsensical

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 02:16:16 PM

was "ils" any good?  or were you referring to ils being ok and nonsensical?

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 21, 2008, 02:18:04 PM

children with bags over their heads :bow
the orphanage :bow :bow :bow

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 02:18:55 PM

:bow the orphanage :bow2

The Orphanage has some of the creepiest imagery I've seen in a movie.  Rocked total fucking ass man.

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Eric P on May 21, 2008, 02:24:33 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 02:16:16 PM

was "ils" any good?  or were you referring to ils being ok and nonsensical?

was referring to ils

i really, really, really like the trailer for this, but i've been hurt so many times before.

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 02:40:53 PM

same here.  It looked pretty generic when I saw the short trailer, but then I saw like the 2 minute trailer and it looked way more thought out than I had assumed.  And it looked like they added in some nice pacing elements and they weren't going to blow their load in A Clockwork Orange style house invasion (not a dog on the ACO, but that's the vibe I got from the short trailer and I immediately thought 'wow that will not translate well to a full movie').

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 02:48:37 PM

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=ils

Which version of Ils should I get?  Why were two made within two years?

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 03:01:54 PM

Bought the one marked 2008, I guess it's just different dvd releases but maybe it has a better transfer/more features or something.

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Eric P on May 21, 2008, 03:09:17 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 03:01:54 PM

Bought the one marked 2008, I guess it's just different dvd releases but maybe it has a better transfer/more features or something.

the 2006 may be canadian or something

but i think the 2008 is probably the one to get.

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Eric P on May 21, 2008, 03:10:52 PM

bloody disgusting gave it a positive review.

but then horror sites can be a bit...um, myopic in their views of what's good vs what's not.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/review/1413

slight spoilers

Title: Re: what's the word on the strangers?
Post by: Mupepe on May 21, 2008, 03:14:01 PM

well sxsw gave it a good review and so did filmcritic.com