I just saw the preview for the new Wes Craven flick Red Eye with Rachel McAdams. The trailer is perfect, not giving away hardly anything about the plot, and it had me hooked and wanting more.
I think the film looks good. In this day and age of trailers that give away way too much (like Craven's last film, Cursed), this trailer gave away just enough. I want to see it.
filmerp
03-19-05, 03:24 PM
I just completed a short film last week about a grim reaper who develops a relationship with a woman whom he is going to kill. When the Red Eye trailer started before Ring Two last night, I was struck by how much the male actor resembles the guy I used as my reaper character.
Just when my friend next to me also noted the actors' similarities, the Red Eye trailer took its evil turn, making the guy's eye go red, etc. The title card "one of its passengers may not arrive alive" convinced me that this, too, was a grim reaper film that beat me to the punch.
When I got home and looked it up on imdb, I found that there's no supernatural elements in Red Eye- it's about a mobster/terrorist or something. I breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Cillian Murphy's filmography and found that he was in a 1999 short film called "At Death's Door." I watched it on Ifilm and find that in it he plays... a grim reaper! Doh!
Patman
03-19-05, 08:49 PM
Rachel McAdams looked like Kate Beckinsale in the trailer, but hotter!!!
harosa
03-20-05, 09:52 AM
Murphy's US accent is dead on.
Matthew Chmiel
03-20-05, 11:33 PM
Murphy's US accent is dead on.
:thumbsup:
You're goddamn right it is. Just proves to show that Cillian Murphy is one of the best up and coming actors currently working in the business.
Hopefully DreamWorks will give Craven a lot more freedom than Dimension did with Cursed. I'm expecting a gritty R rated thriller from Craven this time around, not a watered down PG-13 piece of shit (like, uh, Cursed).
Craven needs a hit badly. After Scream 3, Music of My Heart, and Cursed; it seems to me that the guy just doesn't have the magic anymore. Let's hope that this flick recaptures his original magic.
thegame370
03-21-05, 01:11 AM
Just saw the trailer and was instantly pulled in, cant wait for it!
mdc3000
08-10-05, 10:43 PM
I just saw the flick tonight at a screening and autograph session with Wes Craven. The movie was great. Rachel McAdams gives a great performance and Cillian Murphy is extremely great as the bad guy. Craven did a great job creating tension within the confines of the airplane and the two leads make the material compelling. It was a great rollercoaster ride and definitely worth seeing.
MATT
scott shelton
08-10-05, 10:49 PM
I just saw the flick tonight at a screening and autograph session with Wes Craven. The movie was great. Rachel McAdams gives a great performance and Cillian Murphy is extremely great as the bad guy. Craven did a great job creating tension within the confines of the airplane and the two leads make the material compelling. It was a great rollercoaster ride and definitely worth seeing.
MATT
Would you describe the overall experience as... great?
Grimfarrow
08-10-05, 11:07 PM
Worst trailer ever. I was rolling my eyes when it "switched" to a horror film - give me a break.
Groucho
08-10-05, 11:22 PM
Heh. I just came here to post about what a great trailer it was. Very well done.
I have no idea how the movie will be, but I adore the trailer.
Maxflier
08-10-05, 11:32 PM
Great trailer,must see this movie!
Rachel McAdams looked like Kate Beckinsale in the trailer, but hotter!!!
Blasphemy!:D
Joe Molotov
08-10-05, 11:40 PM
Yeah, I loved the trailer too. They should have made the whole thing like the first half though, and then pulled a bait and switch. Not because I think it would do better, but just because I want to see someone ballsy enough to actually try it. :lol:
whynotsmile
08-11-05, 04:16 AM
trailer sucks. why give away the fact they both make it off the plane alive? Totally loses all dramatic tension for the plane scenes
Fincher Fan
08-11-05, 05:54 AM
I breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Cillian Murphy's filmography and found that he was in a 1999 short film called "At Death's Door." I watched it on Ifilm and find that in it he plays... a grim reaper! Doh!
Two short films that have the Grim Reaper in it? What are the odds!?!
Dr. DVD
08-11-05, 09:18 AM
I first thought this was another Wes Craven horror movie, but when I saw clips of the action and people using rocket launchers, I knew it couldn't be. Don't know if Craven has action thriller in him, but we'll see.
Murphy seems to be sort of reprising his Scarecrow from Batman Begins.
Groucho
08-11-05, 09:29 AM
trailer sucks. why give away the fact they both make it off the plane alive? Totally loses all dramatic tension for the plane scenesThe theatrical trailer absolutely does not give this information.
But thanks for posting it in this thread untagged!
Geofferson
08-11-05, 09:34 AM
Heh. I just came here to post about what a great trailer it was. Very well done.
I have no idea how the movie will be, but I adore the trailer.
Same here. I was very impressed with the theatrical trailer when I saw it and am eager to see the movie.
mdc3000
08-11-05, 09:41 AM
The theatrical trailer absolutely does not give this information.
But thanks for posting it in this thread untagged!
The first trailer didn't give that info, but the second one did...I was disappointed that they gave away so much in the full trailer as well.
That said, if the trailer has you interested at all, I'd say you should check it out. Wes really made a strong thriller here. It's a crowd pleaser through and through, probably his best film since Scream. And yes Scott...it was late, used GREAT a few dozen times...i'll try to be more eloquent in the future. :)
Me & WES
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/663/mattwessmall4ld.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
MATT
buckee1
08-11-05, 03:35 PM
The trailer looked so-so. It looks mildly interesting but not enough to get me in the theater for it. Netflix.
Seantn
08-11-05, 10:35 PM
Worst trailer ever. I was rolling my eyes when it "switched" to a horror film - give me a break.
That's dumb. How is it a horror film? Oh right, Wes Craven directed it....So that actually makes it a horror film?
It's a suspense/thriller. Big difference from a horror film. You might as well say Phonebooth is a horror film.
As for the trailer, I loved it.
Li
08-11-05, 11:27 PM
I was a showing of this tonight a and liked it quite a bit. Got a little silly at the end but otherwise pretty good.
Rypro 525
08-12-05, 12:09 AM
That's dumb. How is it a horror film? Oh right, Wes Craven directed it....So that actually makes it a horror film?
It's a suspense/thriller. Big difference from a horror film. You might as well say Phonebooth is a horror film.
As for the trailer, I loved it.
and so could music in the heart (craven directed that piece of crap as well)
scott shelton
08-15-05, 10:38 PM
I hate Craven,
I loved RED EYE.
It's a pop thriller - so logic and reality nazis need not apply.
This is simply a clean, well-done, tension-packed thriller that knows to keep itself to the point (80 minutes), and casts two actors who have great things ahead of them.
If you can give youself over to the whoppers contained in the script, you'll love it.
PopcornTreeCt
08-15-05, 11:22 PM
More Rachel McAdams is always a good thing but I may pass on this.
paradicelost
08-16-05, 08:56 AM
I really want to like this, even if it isn't "horror", though i disagree with the statement that there is a big difference between suspense/thriller and horror. I don't have too high of hopes since Craven hasn't had a good movie since Serpent and the Rainbow. I stil really want to see it though.
naitram
08-16-05, 02:01 PM
trailer sucks. why give away the fact they both make it off the plane alive? Totally loses all dramatic tension for the plane scenes
Thanks, dick. -ohbfrank-
movieking
08-19-05, 07:49 AM
I haven't seen it but I will. From what I've heard, if you are going into this thinking it is a horror film, you will be disappointed. It is more of a suspense thriller type movie.
It's got an excellent rating over at rottentomatoes so far though - 82% fresh!
Doughboy
08-19-05, 08:36 AM
trailer sucks. why give away the fact they both make it off the plane alive? Totally loses all dramatic tension for the plane scenes
Might as well wait for cable now. Thanks.
Mr. Cinema
08-19-05, 08:49 AM
trailer sucks. why give away the fact they both make it off the plane alive? Totally loses all dramatic tension for the plane scenes
:mad2:
Geofferson
08-19-05, 09:21 AM
Some blurbs from MetaCritic (http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/redeye):
Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
Will keep you awake, jittery and perched on the edge of your seat for pretty much the entire flight.
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
A good measure of the movie's white-knuckle fun comes from Craven's old-hand familiarity with the way thrillers tick.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
The plot is not absolutely airtight, but Craven's filmmaking is too fast-moving and too involving for this to matter. As a movie, Red-Eye is in every way as well crafted and sharply designed as the Boeing 767 Lisa fatefully boards.
Premiere Sara Brady
Red Eye packs only about 15 minutes of solid scary, but really, that’s about all the time a human heart can spend lodged in one’s throat.
The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
Red Eye has a devilish charm. It pulls just about every nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat trick imaginable, yet gets away with it through what is, admittedly, a clever and original gimmick.
Bobbin
08-19-05, 02:58 PM
Saw it on Tuesday. Has tons of flaws and plot-holes, but still manages to be very suspenseful and fun.
7/10
whynotsmile
08-20-05, 02:38 AM
horrible
really really bad. I can't believe all the good write ups its getting. 24 on an off night is more thrilling than this. McAdams and Murphy were the only thing redeming about it. and the fact that it was barely feature length. Everything aside from what was going on in the plane in that exact moment was ridiculous and never explained. I started laughing at a few places. Really lame shit. Unless your under 12 i guess.
CKMorpheus
08-20-05, 02:49 AM
Totally disagree. Sure there were a few plotholes, but Craven managed to keep the suspense going throughout the entire barely 90-minute running time.
solipsta
08-20-05, 02:55 AM
I thought it was quite good. Quite suspenseful and there was a lot of little things that I liked. Of course, :thumbsup: for McAdams all the way...
scott shelton
08-20-05, 11:48 AM
Totally disagree. Sure there were a few plotholes, but Craven managed to keep the suspense going throughout the entire barely 90-minute running time.
Actually, there are a ton of plotholes, but I found that to be part of the charm.
Like I said before, those who demand logic and reality shouldn't even bother with this film.
matome
08-20-05, 04:57 PM
I enjoyed it. The final act disintegrates into standard run-from-the-killer fare, but the ride up to it is well worth the trip.
Obey The D
08-20-05, 05:56 PM
horrible
really really bad. I can't believe all the good write ups its getting. 24 on an off night is more thrilling than this. McAdams and Murphy were the only thing redeming about it. and the fact that it was barely feature length. Everything aside from what was going on in the plane in that exact moment was ridiculous and never explained. I started laughing at a few places. Really lame shit. Unless your under 12 i guess.
So you thought the trailer sucked, yet you still went to see it anyway?
whynotsmile
08-20-05, 06:10 PM
So you thought the trailer sucked, yet you still went to see it anyway?
the first trailer was pretty cool. plus with the good reviews i thought i might as well see it. I work at the movies so i get in free anyway.
RocShemp
08-20-05, 06:31 PM
Neither trailer impressed me (and boy did the second one suck!) but my current bias against Craven doesn't even make me want to brave it on the off chance that it might be good. The comments here (even the positive ones) actually scare me away more. :(
rkndkn
08-20-05, 09:25 PM
The trailer was quite good, but the film was quite disappointing. Everything felt very predictable and boilerplate to me.
Patman
08-20-05, 10:35 PM
While having a short running time, most of it was tension-filled, and the plot wasn't overly complicated, which kept the film moving at a nice pace. Good performances by Racehl McAdams (hope she's around for a long while, she's easy on the eyes), and Cillian Murphy as the charming baddie. I was grateful that the characters don't act idiotic in a genre thriller film, and director Wes Craven gives the viewers a few "Boo!" moments just for show, but they aren't the focus of the story.
I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.
KillerQ
08-21-05, 12:24 PM
Hey all,
I saw this yesterday. It felt like a traditional, predictable ABC sunday night movie feel. It felt more like a TV special than a move. I was suprised at how generic and run-of-the-mill this was. I have NEVER felt this way about a movie i have seen in the theater before... I am not saying it was a bad film, just not my cup of tea... By the way, that actor guy looked too much like Billy Corgan for me...haha
Thanks,
Matt
caiman
08-21-05, 05:01 PM
The only thing I really liked about this movie was Cillian Murphey. He was born to play a role like this. Oh, and I also loved the throat stabbing scene. It was adequately shocking, realistic, and disturbing. Everything else about the movie was just sort of "eh, been there, done that." I didn't find it very intense or creative. I was glad it was only 80 minutes.
Inverse
08-21-05, 06:34 PM
It's an entertaining way to pass 80 minutes. What you see is what you get, though. Those looking for mind-boggling twists and turns will want to look elsewhere.
Silt
08-21-05, 09:19 PM
McAdams was the only thing that made this movie watchable....
Just find it hard to believe that the entire flight he is talking about how they are gonna kill her dad, blah blah blah..and no one over heard any of this? Wasn't like they were whispering. Was also hoping that Colby (of Survivor fame who played the head Security guy for the family) was going to bite it when the missle got launched
Seantn
08-22-05, 09:31 AM
I loved the movie, thought it was great. Actually got my adrenaline going in some parts. Very exciting. The audience really loved it also.
Dan1boy
08-22-05, 01:18 PM
Yeah...predictable, pretentious and formulaic...
but boy, was it one of the better popcorn flicks of the summer....7/10
onebyone
08-22-05, 05:27 PM
I saw this yesterday. It felt like a traditional, predictable ABC sunday night movie feel. It felt more like a TV special than a move. I was suprised at how generic and run-of-the-mill this was.
I agree. It seemed like a movie that would be on ABC or even Lifetime and not at a theater. It moved quickly and the actors were just fine, but I was about as involved with it as I am watching a made for tv movie in front of the boob tube, aka not too terribly much. Also, the last 20 minutes or so are really quite a comical mess imho.
I do think this movie was released at the absolute right time for it to do its best, so it has that in its favor. Timing can make or break a movie, and with so many getting it wrong this summer, I am glad to see one get it right.
Geofferson
08-23-05, 07:44 PM
I saw a matinee of this today and enjoyed it. It was a great popcorn and a great way to kill 80 minutes. It was short, but there was never really a dull moment.
popest
08-24-05, 05:47 PM
Was Ok.....love Rachel anyway, so I'd watch her watching paint dry!!......passable movie....killed a worthwile 80 minutes anyhow!
maingon
08-24-05, 08:50 PM
Checked out tonight. I thought it was pretty good, I agree its a great way to kill 80 minutes. I am starting to Love Rachel McAdams. She is so beautiful...Those eyes :). Shes really good in this movie as she has been in all her movies lately. Cillian Murphy was great too. The Movie was predictable, but who cares when you got Rachel McAdams on a 30 foot screen. Plus the movie was fun. I'd give it a B.
Mr. Cinema
08-25-05, 08:19 AM
This was a nice little thriller. I thought Craven did a great job regarding the setup. Cillian Murphy was terrific. And McAdams was believeable as well. I thought the last 15 minutes kinda fell apart, but in all I enjoyed it. Kinda reminded me of Phone Booth with regards to the pacing and the very short running time.
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