Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros

Draven · 10-20-11, 01:53 PM

I know many are tired of this gimmick but I think this trailer is really well-done. I like how it takes a serious turn, the setup is interesting and the final few shots are pretty cool.

d2cheer · 10-20-11, 02:00 PM

I'd watch it. Looks pretty cool...strangely I do like the "found footage" movies but hated the Blair Witch movie and Paranormal Activity. I like the genre though.

Solid Snake PAC · 10-20-11, 02:16 PM

interesting.

RocShemp · 10-20-11, 02:33 PM

It looks amusing. But I can see it getting boring real fast.

Jeffy Pop · 10-20-11, 07:43 PM

The screenplay was written by John Landis' son, Max Landis.

Charlie Goose · 10-21-11, 12:17 AM

I am indeed tiring of the found-footage gimmick, but this does look interesting.

Crocker Jarmen · 10-21-11, 09:14 AM

That looks really cool.

sharkstank · 10-21-11, 05:56 PM

There are good found footage movies and reallly bad ones, this trailer looked interesting though. I'm just not sure if I'll want to see this premise feature length. Kind of cool how they show what would really happen if teens had these powers (being dicks to everyone) until one becomes all mopey and evil I guess.

Kal-El · 10-21-11, 06:22 PM

I'm there.

starman9000 · 10-21-11, 06:29 PM

Has potential, though the CGI where he is crushing that car just looks horrible. It's like the car is made out of construction paper.

Dragon Tattoo · 10-21-11, 07:33 PM

Hey, isn't that the kid from Friday Night Lights?

Groucho · 10-21-11, 07:54 PM

Two overdone genres mixed together! Maybe they can find a way to cram vampires in there too.

JumpCutz · 10-21-11, 08:03 PM

Looks pretty awful. Plus there are teenagers. Pass.

KillerCannibal · 10-21-11, 08:08 PM

I keep thinking this is about sandwiches without the "e" in the thread title.

whoopdido · 10-25-11, 09:04 PM

Would be better as a short film. The trailer was good enough for me. Kids find a UFO, get powers, abuse powers, bad things happen. No reason to watch another 2 hours.

Rypro 525 · 10-25-11, 09:16 PM

Saw this trailer during Paranormal3. The trailer actually got a full applause afterwords

Solid Snake PAC · 10-25-11, 10:52 PM

...That's weird to applause for a film that has no property following.

Rypro 525 · 10-25-11, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC

...That's weird to applause for a film that has no property following.

well it was a midnight showing, and it was 2nd to the last trailer

Gunde · 10-26-11, 02:16 AM

That looks awesome!
It looks like only parts of it is found footage. Who's filming when all 3 dudes are in the shot?

devilshalo · 10-26-11, 12:47 PM

I was hoping they didn't come across something that gave them their abilities, but that it would make a nice companion piece to Unbreakable. Like one of the kids is David's son or something.

Draven · 10-26-11, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerCannibal

I keep thinking this is about sandwiches without the "e" in the thread title.

God, I know. The typo bugs me too.

Unclejosh · 10-26-11, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by whoopdido

Would be better as a short film. The trailer was good enough for me. Kids find a UFO, get powers, abuse powers, bad things happen. No reason to watch another 2 hours.

King stammers, friend helps, swearing things happen, King makes speech. No reason to watch. ;-)

whoopdido · 10-26-11, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Unclejosh

King stammers, friend helps, swearing things happen, King makes speech. No reason to watch. ;-)

I see the point you're making. I mean yeah...I could describe pretty much every movie in one sentence, but I guess my point was that the trailer was kind of cool in how it was arranged and then with the flashback to give just a glimpse of how they got their powers, it was kind of left open. We saw everything there is to see and just taking a guess...the last part of the movie will just be a bunch of explosions.

It's kind of like that Voltron thing that's floating around. It was a pretty cool 2 minute film, but I really don't know if I would want to watch 2 hours of it. The whole left up to the imagination thing works sometimes.

Sonic · 10-26-11, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunde

Who's filming when all 3 dudes are in the shot?

The cameraman?

Dr. DVD · 10-26-11, 03:43 PM

While it does look interesting, I am getting tired of the whole "found footage" gimmick.

10-20-11, 01:53 PM	#1
Draven DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 15,185	Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros I know many are tired of this gimmick but I think this trailer is really well-done. I like how it takes a serious turn, the setup is interesting and the final few shots are pretty cool. __________________ XBL GamerTag: Draven Sinclair PSN: DravenSinclair Game Center: Draven-X

10-20-11, 02:00 PM	#2
d2cheer DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 5,518	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros I'd watch it. Looks pretty cool...strangely I do like the "found footage" movies but hated the Blair Witch movie and Paranormal Activity. I like the genre though.

10-20-11, 02:16 PM	#3
Solid Snake PAC DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Tx Posts: 22,121	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros interesting.

10-20-11, 02:33 PM	#4
RocShemp DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 23,862	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros It looks amusing. But I can see it getting boring real fast. __________________ So there's simultaneously a super secret team of giant robots and a super secret team of technologically enhanced super soldiers, and neither team knows about the other? The governments in these movies must be far more effective than our actual government. Well, damn it, I want some realism and mature adult themes in my giant robot and super soldier movies! - Suprmallet

10-20-11, 07:43 PM	#5
Jeffy Pop DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Denver Posts: 1,518	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros The screenplay was written by John Landis' son, Max Landis. __________________ "Oh, I'm serious, baby. I am Yahoo Serious. I'm Serious FM. Welcome to the World Serious of Seriousness, sponsored by Honey Nut Seerioes."

10-21-11, 12:17 AM	#6
Charlie Goose DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Sesame Street (the apt. next to Bob's) Posts: 19,348	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros I am indeed tiring of the found-footage gimmick, but this does look interesting. __________________ Ohwa Tagu Siam

10-21-11, 09:14 AM	#7
Crocker Jarmen DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,146	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros That looks really cool. __________________ www.redcoatblackcoat.blogspot.com

10-21-11, 05:56 PM	#8
sharkstank Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 302	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros There are good found footage movies and reallly bad ones, this trailer looked interesting though. I'm just not sure if I'll want to see this premise feature length. Kind of cool how they show what would really happen if teens had these powers (being dicks to everyone) until one becomes all mopey and evil I guess.

10-21-11, 06:22 PM	#9
Kal-El DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Fortress of Solitude Posts: 6,642	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros I'm there. __________________ Vader was framed.

10-21-11, 06:29 PM	#10
starman9000 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MN Posts: 22,726	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros Has potential, though the CGI where he is crushing that car just looks horrible. It's like the car is made out of construction paper.

10-21-11, 07:33 PM	#11
Dragon Tattoo DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,885	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros Hey, isn't that the kid from Friday Night Lights?

10-21-11, 07:54 PM	#12
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10-21-11, 08:03 PM	#13
JumpCutz DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: south of heaven Posts: 11,061	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros Looks pretty awful. Plus there are teenagers. Pass.

10-21-11, 08:08 PM	#14
KillerCannibal DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind the Orange Curtain Posts: 17,041	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros I keep thinking this is about sandwiches without the "e" in the thread title. __________________ DVDAf Horror Movie Challenges: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

10-25-11, 09:04 PM	#15
whoopdido DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6,306	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros Would be better as a short film. The trailer was good enough for me. Kids find a UFO, get powers, abuse powers, bad things happen. No reason to watch another 2 hours.

10-25-11, 09:16 PM	#16
Rypro 525 DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: a frikin hellhole Posts: 26,311	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros Saw this trailer during Paranormal3. The trailer actually got a full applause afterwords __________________ Follow me: http://twitter.com/TheChewDefense

10-25-11, 10:52 PM	#17
Solid Snake PAC DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Tx Posts: 22,121	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros ...That's weird to applause for a film that has no property following.

10-26-11, 02:16 AM	#19
Gunde DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Very far away.. Posts: 3,715	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros That looks awesome! It looks like only parts of it is found footage. Who's filming when all 3 dudes are in the shot? __________________ Spoiler: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120187/

10-26-11, 12:47 PM	#20
devilshalo DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Somewhere between Heaven and Hell Posts: 24,142	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros I was hoping they didn't come across something that gave them their abilities, but that it would make a nice companion piece to Unbreakable. Like one of the kids is David's son or something. __________________ Just once, I would like to be a puppetmaster and have nothing go wrong. Is that too much to ask? - Dwight Schrute

10-26-11, 03:43 PM	#25
Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 18,478	Re: Chronicle (2012) - Found-footage superheros While it does look interesting, I am getting tired of the whole "found footage" gimmick. __________________ "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." -Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects