The Ruins - April 4, 2008
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The Ruins - April 4, 2008
I've discussed the upcoming movie in the book thread, but feel it needs a thread in Movie Talk since it's coming out soon now. I loved the gruesome novel but I'm not sure I have the stomach to watch the film in a theater.
Here's the website
And here's the red band trailer
Clearly Scott Smith, who wrote both the book and movie screenplay has changed things up a bit, especially with
character. He made several key changes in A Simple Plan to make the story less difficult for the audience to endure. Here he might be going the opposite direction.
In any case, there's no way on earth my wife will go with me to a gory horror flick, so I'll have to check here for fan's impressions...
Here's the website
And here's the red band trailer
Clearly Scott Smith, who wrote both the book and movie screenplay has changed things up a bit, especially with
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In any case, there's no way on earth my wife will go with me to a gory horror flick, so I'll have to check here for fan's impressions...
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Originally Posted by starseed1981
The way its being marketed it looks like your standard teenage horror thingie.
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Originally Posted by Decker
I hope this means at least that
remains intact, but looking at that trailer, I doubt it.
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Bump for release date this Friday. I'm going to try and make it even if the Mrs won't go with me. I just loved that book.
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I really liked the book, so I'm definitely there on Friday. I think they are marketing it as sort of 'Turistas' type thing... especially because from the trailers I wouldn't guess that it was
I think it looks like Smith has changed a LOT from the book (condensing characters, changing what happens to who etc.) but I'm hoping that it works... the few clips I've seen have been pretty gory/intense looking - and I hear it does have it's fair share of nudity, like the book did. I really hope this one delivers.
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I had high expectations for the book (and it delivered). My expectations for the movie are a bit lower though. Either way, I plan on checking it out this weekend.
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Originally Posted by LiquidSky
The only name in the cast I recognize is Jena Malone and she usually delivers strong performances.
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My wife's reading the book right now and loves it. I'd definitely like to see this now.
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Originally Posted by Decker
Shawn Ashmore, who plays Eric was Bobby/Iceman in the X-Men trilogy.
and Jonathan Tucker is in The Ruins - woohoo! (although I gather from the trailer he bites the dust early on - or... I could be wrong).
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Originally Posted by chris_sc77
I guess it's only 97 minutes long so i will definitely wait for video now.
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Originally Posted by RichC2
Considering the subject matter, sounds like an appropriate run time. With more and more movies outstaying their welcome, I'm usually pretty relieved when a movie is 105 minutes or shorter. (Of course, matinées are still less than $6 here, and night shows are still nowhere near the $12 some people pay).
Sorry, thats what happens when they keep making these shorter films. I just wont support them in theaters 9 out of 10 times.
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If true that kinda takes away the "ick!" factor for me because I think
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I would much rather see a tight, tense 97 minute movie, than an overly long drawn out 120 minute one... a lot of the book was internal character stuff, so it doesn't surprise me at all that they could get the 350 pages down to 90 minutes... skipping a movie that appeals to you just because of the running time is one of the weirdest things I've ever heard of...but to each their own. (Just last week I saw '21', it was 122 minutes and I wish it was 97min - would have been a lot better.)
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It's not being screened for critics in time to make the Friday papers (the advanced showing around here is 10pm tonight)... So we won't see much action at RT for at least a few days.
AICN has a review up though, which sounds promising http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36253
AICN has a review up though, which sounds promising http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36253