The Strangers (2008)
03-17-08, 04:33 PM
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well it's a trailer, whole movies that suck are designed around good looking trailers...
but that is pretty damn effective...
i kinda want to see it...
but i hate nothing more than a cool idea in a trailer made into rubbish by a film...
but that is pretty damn effective...
i kinda want to see it...
but i hate nothing more than a cool idea in a trailer made into rubbish by a film...
03-17-08, 07:16 PM
#27
Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse
well it's a trailer, whole movies that suck are designed around good looking trailers...
but that is pretty damn effective...
i kinda want to see it...
but i hate nothing more than a cool idea in a trailer made into rubbish by a film...
but that is pretty damn effective...
i kinda want to see it...
but i hate nothing more than a cool idea in a trailer made into rubbish by a film...
03-17-08, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Brack
Yeah, I remember the great trailer for that one movie, I think it was called No City For Old People, something like that. but the movie sucked.
03-17-08, 07:22 PM
#29
I give points for good trailers. There's too many that are exactly the same. sure, this movie's trailer does some of the same things as other thriller trailers do, with a bunch of quick cuts at the end of the trailer, which seems like the standard. why not the reverse, with a bunch of quick cuts, then a scene or something. I don't know, mix it up Hollywood, your trailers bore me. maybe I'm just jaded, I dunno.
03-22-08, 09:29 PM
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I decided to seek out Ils (Them) after reading some good comments on it.
I have to say, I was fairly disappointed in it and hope The Strangers has more to offer and doesn't go a similar route (Ils got boring once they left the house).
I have to say, I was fairly disappointed in it and hope The Strangers has more to offer and doesn't go a similar route (Ils got boring once they left the house).
04-14-08, 09:42 PM
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The Strangers -----> May 30th
Official Site
First Trailer
Second Trailer
Synopsis:
Spoiler:
Not sure whether or not this will be any good. Considering the bad string of "horror" movies that seem to be popping up lately this could just be following suite. But on the other hand it is rated R, and looks somewhat decent. I'll probably wait and see what some reviews say about it before I decide to check it out in theaters or not.
04-14-08, 09:45 PM
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04-15-08, 12:05 AM
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Search isn't so bad, you just have to do title only search and keep it to single words.
04-16-08, 09:19 AM
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From the trailers and stills that I've seen, this looks very, very similar to Ils. Not only in the "couple alone being terrorized by a concealed group of killers" theme, but down to the trailers, both of which have basically the same hook. Ils says something along the lines of "we hear things in the night and assume it's our imagination...this time it's not," while The Strangers has text that says something like "we always tell ourselves there's nothing to fear...sometimes we're wrong."
05-24-08, 11:34 PM
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That Ils trailer (the US trailer) was fashioned after the trailer for The Strangers.
Reviews have started rolling in:
As with last year's lean, mean B movie Vacancy, Bryan Bertino's The Strangers is a white-knuckle thriller in which a couple going through relationship difficulties is terrorized by psychos. -Slant Magazine (3 out of 4)
Hands down the scariest movie I have ever seen. I was a mess after it was over. - Chuck The Movieguy (YouTube Interview/Review with him, Liv Tyler, and Scott Speedman) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udytv14dE-s
So terrifying I watched the whole movie through a slit between two fingers. - Victoria Alexander filmsinreview.com
Reviews have started rolling in:
As with last year's lean, mean B movie Vacancy, Bryan Bertino's The Strangers is a white-knuckle thriller in which a couple going through relationship difficulties is terrorized by psychos. -Slant Magazine (3 out of 4)
Hands down the scariest movie I have ever seen. I was a mess after it was over. - Chuck The Movieguy (YouTube Interview/Review with him, Liv Tyler, and Scott Speedman) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udytv14dE-s
So terrifying I watched the whole movie through a slit between two fingers. - Victoria Alexander filmsinreview.com
05-24-08, 11:40 PM
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I wasn't so hot to see this movie, which is strange because it seems right down my alley, I've just been burned too many times before.
Now, I hate to say it but some excitement is building.
Now, I hate to say it but some excitement is building.
05-24-08, 11:44 PM
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Really look forward to this one although I hope they don't over-do "the scary person standing in the distance with a white mask on who.......just stares back at you" thing.
I've heard good things about Ils but still have not seen it - did not know this was somewhat of a remake either - I will wait for the strangers first though.
I've heard good things about Ils but still have not seen it - did not know this was somewhat of a remake either - I will wait for the strangers first though.
05-24-08, 11:47 PM
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Ils and The Strangers are unrelated, they just have some similarities.
And FWIW, I didn't like Ils.
And FWIW, I didn't like Ils.
05-25-08, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RichC2
Ils and The Strangers are unrelated, they just have some similarities.
And FWIW, I didn't like Ils.
And FWIW, I didn't like Ils.
05-25-08, 01:33 AM
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I'm excited about this film.
Going to try and catch it maybe this coming Saturday.
Going to try and catch it maybe this coming Saturday.
05-25-08, 09:36 AM
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It filmed in October 2006, presumably with a Halloween 2007 date in mind but got pushed to Summer '08.
05-25-08, 09:59 AM
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According to Wikipedia , the "based on real events" comes from the Keddie Cabin Murders, which is a crime I hadn't heard about. Doesn't seem all that similar but I do want to see the flick, though I will probably wait for video.
It does look damn creepy though.
It does look damn creepy though.
05-25-08, 12:34 PM
#48
I hope it's better than the comparison made to Vacancy, which I thought was a piece of shit. The previews are very impressive. I doubt audiences are going to flock to see a R-rated horror movie during Summer, but at least it should arrive near Halloween on BD.
05-27-08, 11:09 PM
#49
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I had heard this was sitting on the shelf for two years. Can anyone confirm/disprove that?
The budget is only $10 million. I think it's safe to say this will be a money maker. The trailer has been playing alot lately.
I said previously that I didn't think people were hungry for a horror movie in the Summer. But the genre could use another spooky film again. Let's move away from all the shitty torture films.
The runtime is 107 minutes.
Last edited by Mr. Cinema; 05-27-08 at 11:11 PM.
05-28-08, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by darkessenz
I am excited for this movie.
[X] No torture porn
[X] Emphasis on the unseen/mood over cheap camera tricks and jump scenes
[X] Weird people reminiscent of David Lynch's bunnies (from Inland Empire)
[X] No torture porn
[X] Emphasis on the unseen/mood over cheap camera tricks and jump scenes
[X] Weird people reminiscent of David Lynch's bunnies (from Inland Empire)