The Bus

HD Trailer | IMDB | 24 July 09

The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther. Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there’s something wrong with Esther-this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be. Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther’s sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late…for everyone.

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As adoption-horror movies go, this one seems to be pretty good.

RoyalTea

looks like a rip-off of Problem Child

RichC2

Well that was a fast remake of The Good Son.

JumpCutz

This looks like a mounted turd. That trailer was positively horrid and laughable at the same time.

RichC2

It kind of reminded me of that Simpsons episode with The Re-Deadening.

LickTheABCs

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Didn't I just see this?

Oh, yeah. That was Joshua.

mdc3000

^Yeah, which sucked balls too. Vera Farmiga needs a new agent ASAP.

Zen Peckinpah

Or Clifford, for that matter.

Saw the trailer for this before Drag Me to Hell and The Hangover, and yes, it looks awful. Peter Sarsgaard goes from Garden State, Jarhead and Kinsey to this? Ugh. And I thought Vera Farmiga would start getting higher-profile roles after The Departed, apparently not. It also doesn't help that the girl looks like the girl from the Pepsi commercials from the late 90's and early on this decade.

Rainet

That's a pretty creepy poster though. I'll give it a shot and keep my expectations in check.

Supermallet

The trailer looks completely awful.

Ash Ketchum

Interesting that the parents are named John and Kate.

Speaking of which, I'd love to see a horror film based on that reality show. Or can anyone who's actually seen it tell me whether it already is a horror show?

RichC2

If a woman being a total bitch to her whipped husband is horror, sure why not. It's like Ed Helms and Rachel Harris in The Hangover.

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Trelach24

So I have seen the trailer for this both times I've seen The Hangover. I'll never see it but the trailer says so now I want to know. Someone just post it so I can move on.

DonnachaOne

Here you go. I have the screenplay.

♫ That's the story of, that's the glory of love... ♫

So now you know.

And knowing is half the battle.

LiquidSky

Shilex

Seriously? That's goofy as hell. Who writes this crap?

Giles

^ apparently no one who has an ounce of originality.

mdc3000

That synopsis is hilarious - how the fuck did this movie get made?

DonnachaOne

Oh come now, it's certainly original! What else did you see THAT in?
Note, original does not necessarily mean good...

Zen Peckinpah

x 52,478

Trelach24

LMAO. So worth it. Thanks.

cungar

Apparently early ads had adoption groups up in arms. They had a slogan like "You can never love an adopted child as much as your own" They pulled the ads after the complaints.

Supermallet

They should have replaced it with "You'll never hate a movie as much as this one."

Bluelitespecial

I was able to see a free screening last night, it didn't seem like typical summer fare. It was much better than I thought it would be, pretty freaky flick with a lot of WTF moments, but I don't want to give anything away about it. Anyone else planning to see it this weekend. Its been causing quite a bit of controversy giving a negative image of the adoption community.

http://www.parentdish.com/2009/07/21...ive-parents%2F

TheDuke

I really want to see this, but I was thinking it would be bad. Good to know you thought it was good, I will definitely have to check it out!