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:lol:

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Why do the Weinstein's even bother - they railroad movies for no good reason... I had very low expectations but I thought this movie kicked ass. Yeah, the CG sucks and a few of the actions scenes lean too heavily on quick, can't tell what the hell is happening editing - but once this one gets going it never stops. I had a blast with it - just a FUN
B movie. I think if they had given this a proper release with marketing it may have done some decent business with word of mouth... it's basically 13th Warrior/Pathfinder meets Pitch Black/The Descent... if you can look past the low budget FX, you'll have a great time.

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I want to see this but it is nowhere around NYC. Also I read some where that this was going to be a big budget pic but the funding fell through. Too bad, the scenario sounds like a pretty good monster movie.

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You can tell they just gave up on the CGI. Looks all last-minute.

I don't think that could even save it, though. I'm all for fun B movies but this was garbage.

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I just caught this last night. It wasn't bad, not great, not bad. Good popcorn sc ifi/action flick.

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It was Eaters of the Dead, and I remember a teaser trailer (possibly a poster, also)

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You aren't actually going to be posting in red all the time are you?

Surely no one would do that.

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The movie wasn't completely worthless.

It was kind of fun to watch.

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Just watched and color me impressed! It was a very generic movie, but a well done generic movie.

The first half IMO was more entertaining than the second half (but maybe that had to do with the predictability of the story).

I was surprised about the production value. While the CG wasn't the greatest, the rest of the world was fully fleshed out. It felt real. Most of the actors did very well. The only time I had difficulty believing in the actor was (sadly) Ron Perlman and the child. Ron's accent drifted in and out in the limited screen time he had, and the kid spoke with an American accent while everyone else had some sort of European one.

Other than these quips, I would definitely recommend this film - especially if you liked The Thirteenth Warrior and Viking movies. I wish there had been more of the Sci-fi aspect to it, but I'll take an entertaining Viking movie in some shape way or form anyday.

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Honestly, I sat through the whole movie thinking "how did they do that?" I'd read they'd put some old Kate Beckinsale footage in, but it just went on and on. Turned out they were different people.

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Despite the movie not being shown in my town since release, it popped up in our only $1 theater. Caught it and loved the movie! The acting was fun and it felt like 13th Warrior meets Pitch Black. Go see it!

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Finally saw this and liked it quite a bit, just a fun popcorn flick. The acting was even OK, except for maybe the bald drunk guy.

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I just watched this and kinda loved it also. Great, fun, inventive, impressive, epic, consistently entertaining action movie. My 2nd favorite release of 2009 (even though IMDB lists a 2008 release year). Much better than the summer films I have seen (Wolverine, T4, Angels and Demons and I even liked it more than Star Trek).

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I thought is was pretty good.

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I just finished watching Outlander. What a great sci-fi adventure movie! Pretty gruesome, but a terrific mix of Vikings, alien dragons, and pre-medieval violence!

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I want this movie but whats up with no bluray? Pretty shitty

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^ There's a Canadian BD available, but seeing as how they cropped the film to 1.78:1 I'd say it's advisable to pass on it. I agree, major bummer there's no US BD release as I def would have blind bought it.

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Damn, even the blu release is crappy in CAN. I doubt theyll ever do a blu release here :mad:

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There's a rumour that Alliance will reissue the BD in the correct aspect ratio but nothing has come of it as of yet. And since the Weinsteins hold the US rights... :(

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I just rented the recently-release US Blu-ray after becoming interested in the film due to this "Commentary Tracks of the Damned" article over at AV Club:

http://www.avclub.com/articles/outlander,39401/


I really enjoyed the film for what it is, a rollicking fun monster movie. I thought the CGI of the creature was effective and pretty good for what was a limited-budget film.

Then I listened to the commentary, and had a new-found appreciation for the film. The commentary is lively and very detailed, going into a lot of the difficulties they encountered due to budget and time, and the tricks they employed to get around them. For example, the budget was so limited that the director ended up spending his per diem on a specific prop he wanted for the film.

Overall, it was a good experience, and I'm glad there's a decent Blu-ray of it out in the US now.

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I always have a great time when I watch this movie. It's so much fun and I wish it had performed better. Not sure how, though, since it didn't get much of a theatrical release.