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Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman trapped in a house by masked killers! See the trailer for THE STRANGERS here!!!

Published at:  Aug 21, 2007 7:13:29 AM CDT

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I saw this trailer at Comic-Con and chatted a bit on this very site about the panel discussion afterwards... This one kinda came out of the blue and I gotta say... I like what I saw. The trailer's good, too. But it should be noted that the editing style of the trailer was not evident in any of the footage they showed, thank God. I can't tell you how sick I am of that SAW type editing shit.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TRAILER AT SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.COM!!!




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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:16:38 AM CDT

    first?

    by the real mirajeff

  • Aug 21, 2007 7:16:45 AM CDT

    liv

    by harold_maude

    where has she been?

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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:26:38 AM CDT

    I wonder how much...

    by lordporkington

    ...harold_maude hates MiraJeff right now for stealing his first? I predict a riot.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:28:34 AM CDT

    Descent Directors Next Movie

    by palewook

    http://www.doomsdayiscoming.com/

    Neil Marhsall’s next movie

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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:30:01 AM CDT

    for the ppl that cant handle the space

    by palewook

    http://tinyurl.com/2ep8v6

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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:40:57 AM CDT

    Spoiler?? Doesnt hearing the Kid's voice at the door...

    by strokerx

    Completely ruin the whole..."it's only kids!" twist at the end?

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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:44:01 AM CDT

    no, really...

    by the real mirajeff

    ...that looked awesome. I've been interested in this one since it as first announced, around the same time as Haneke's Funny Games remake and Mori's statements about writing a home invasion thriller of his own with Obi Swan. There's something about that genre that really creeps me out. Like, anybody could just be waiting outside your house right now, watching you from the shadows. I really like the cast they put together here. Liv Tyler's not why anyone went to see Lord of the Rings but I think she's a good actress who has yet to do something great. Besides The Trilogy and her Aerosmith videos, including that insanely hot one with Alicia Silverstone, she's been good in light commercial fare like That Thing You Do and Empire Records, she's got indie cred thanks to Heavy and Lonesome Jim (both underrated), she was one of the few bright spots in Jersey Girl and she did that movie Stealing Beauty where she got naked. Armageddon aside, that's a pretty good resume folks. So you've gotta be excited for her to do her first horror film. And Speedman's okay in my book because I was never stupid enough to see either of the Underworld movies or the XXX sequel. As far as I'm concerned, the guy will always be Ben from Felicity, where he probably peaked career-wise unless J.J throws him a Star Trek or Lost bone. But besides that, all I've got to go on are his performances in Dark Blue, during which he managed to hold his own while Kurt Russell chewed up scenery like he was auditioning for an inspirational hockey movie, and a little AIDS movie called the 24th Day in which he has a one-night stand with Cyclops. Oh, and he's got a cool looking indie coming out called Weirdsville. Call me crazy but I like Speedman's look. He's got this a typical leading man look going on but he doesn't have the look-at-me presence. I think he'll complement Liv nicely. Either way, this trailer definitely validated my excitement. What's with that release date though? Early 2008? Why not go all-in and come out between Halloween and Saw? This could become a modest word-of-mouth hit like Vacancy, which "strangely" enough, starred another Underworld veteran. Ok, that's enough sleeptime devoted to thinking about lame movies. I'm going to bed. Yay for Rogue! Keep your eyes out for my review of Cronenberg's latest, coming soon to a website near you... like very near... probably inches in front of your face. Don't miss it.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:51:03 AM CDT

    meh

    by magic rat

    if you've seen one home invasion flick, you've seen them all.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 7:54:08 AM CDT

    pointless Funny Games Remake?

    by lost prophet

    Christ what's next? a Chris Columbus remake of Cul-de-sac featuring Ryan Reynolds as George?

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:02:28 AM CDT

    yeah

    by jimjom

    liv tyler is fucking hot!!!!!!!!!

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:11:05 AM CDT

    French thriller Them (Ils)

    by filmcoyote

    Beat for beat and line for line this trailer and log line appear to be identical to recent French thriller They (Ils). I know one home invasion thing is much like another but the similarities here seem uncanny. Is this per-chance a They remake for US audience?

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:13:21 AM CDT

    Funny Games remake

    by filmcoyote

    Prophet, on the plus side on Funny Games it is Haneke remaking his own film for an English audience so it would be more akin to Chris Columbus remaking Home Alone in French

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:27:43 AM CDT

    This has more in common with ILS

    by mr. brownstone

    than funny games. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:32:09 AM CDT

    Didn't like it the first time when it was called...

    by nucking futs

    PANIC ROOM

    or

    VACANCY

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:37:01 AM CDT

    oh, didn't know that

    by lost prophet

    not sure if it is better or worse.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:38:54 AM CDT

    as far as remakes being pointless

    by mr. brownstone

    I'd say 99% of the population of earth haven't seen Funny Games... so...

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:54:36 AM CDT

    I would hit Liv Tyler....

    by redfist

    But I would want her to do the "GEGEGEGEGEGEGEGEGEEEEE" like Steven when she popped. So, I have never had that fantasy ever again.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 9:44:21 AM CDT

    their love is real

    by reynard muldrake

    because they said so...right before the crazies came in. boogie boogie boogie!

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  • Aug 21, 2007 9:48:57 AM CDT

    what makes you think they will watch the remake?

    by lost prophet

    If they were interested then they would probably have seen the original. It's not like it is new. hence, pointless.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 10:24:19 AM CDT

    Let's hope it's better than...

    by vamp-aicnchat

    ...that shit VACANCY.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 10:59:19 AM CDT

    Transformers 2

    by yodalovesyou

    I don't know why AICN hasn't printed this news. This should be cause for celebration... MICHAEL BAY HAS SAID 'No' TO TRANSFORMERS 2! yes! Now hire someone who won't overdo the shakey-cam crap so that we'll actually be able to see ILM's beautiful creations in action, properly.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 11:05:36 AM CDT

    puppet home invasion

    by mc-909

    watch this and tell me you can still take that trailer seriously...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwYFPNUjhF8

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  • Aug 21, 2007 11:47:13 AM CDT

    Looks like baked shit...

    by odm

    Trust MiraJeff to champion this. Sigh...

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  • Aug 21, 2007 11:48:12 AM CDT

    'yellow band' trailer

    by mr. brownstone

    is that some new mpaa thing for the internets? never seen it before.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 12:16:27 PM CDT

    Loved Vacancy

    by alwaysthere

    I'll check out Strangers and see what it does differently.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 12:28:22 PM CDT

    Regarding Funny Games...

    by judge dredds dirty undies

    Remember George Sluizers american Vanishing? No that Funny Games is a patch on the original vanishing anyway

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  • Aug 21, 2007 12:39:46 PM CDT

    Looks kind of like "Open Water"

    by smerdyakov

    with criminals instead of sharks! Sorry, I can't watch a slasher film unless a naked, big breasted woman is upstairs having sex with her boyfriend.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 12:54:58 PM CDT

    Scott Speedman as Kirk

    by liljuniorbrown

    I would buy that. I'm guessing we will see him as Captain America or some other comic hero soon. he's got the look and the abilities,he just needs that one break out role. Kind of like Bourne for Damon

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  • Aug 21, 2007 1:14:27 PM CDT

    Scott Speedman...

    by nucking futs

    has the charisma and acting ability of a dead tree. Although, the dead tree may be more believable. How did that guy get to do a movie with Kate "Hottest Woman Alive" Beckinsale?

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  • Aug 21, 2007 1:26:20 PM CDT

    Fie on Straw Dogs.

    by smerdyakov

    Hoffman only won because the townies were shit-faced.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 1:41:46 PM CDT

    Creepy Editting

    by fromin

    Nice job by the trailer editors. Definetly freaked me out a little bit. And it looks gory, which is a big positive.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 1:52:23 PM CDT

    Looks Good To Me

    by anabanana

    Wow, that trailer is amazing. I definitely would like to check this one out. I am especially looking forward to seeing Liv Tyler in this one!

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  • Aug 21, 2007 2:29:16 PM CDT

    Cool trailer

    by tattooedbillionaire

    I'd like to see this one.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 2:32:20 PM CDT

    Lost Prophet

    by mr. brownstone

    True... I agree it is pointless... but the remake has Warners behind it and the original was a low budget indie... so it is almost guaranteed that exponentially more people will see it... on the upside maybe it will make more people see the original.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 3:09:09 PM CDT

    creepy beginning

    by nyhillbilly

    amazing beginning. i love the perfect little houses and the music. great trailer- hope this film comes out soon!

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  • Aug 21, 2007 3:26:06 PM CDT

    oh liv...

    by smithie

    i have missed you so. So psyched to see her in a horror flick. AT the end of the trailer where she is crawling around is amazing

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  • Aug 21, 2007 3:27:44 PM CDT

    Would "In Deep Shit" make a good movie title?

    by smerdyakov

    How about "Boned"?

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  • Aug 21, 2007 5:09:45 PM CDT

    I will say one thing

    by bagheera

    If there's anything a good horror film can do perfectly right, it's the creation of a downright freaky looking mask. those things are everywhere.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 5:36:38 PM CDT

    Scott Speedman

    by gavinvandraven

    in Underworld he looked alot like Scott Stapp. you know, the guy who sang for Creed and shared hookers with Kid Rock? just an observation.

    In Deep Shit sounds like a movie i would go see.

    isnt Funny Games getting re-made with the same title already???

    Liv Tyler... i would bone her if she wore elf ears.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 5:40:48 PM CDT

    That trailer smashed my nuts off.

    by jonny_dr_thunder

    HOLY buckets of monkey fuck... I had a fear of this kinda thing since I was a kid... it all started with that Australian "FORTRESS" movie, where the maniacs wore these terrifying animal masks and attacked a school. Excuse me while I go empty the shit out of my pants.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 8:46:59 PM CDT

    Gee, could it be a remake of ILS?

    by reflecto

  • Aug 21, 2007 8:50:18 PM CDT

    In fact, the setting, timeframe is all ILS...

    by reflecto

    Bullshit, man.

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  • Aug 21, 2007 10:19:56 PM CDT

    You know things have got really bad

    by allfather starr

    when you have an AICN blackboxer doing "FIRST" posts. That's just shit. Shit, Mirajeff. Shit

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  • Aug 21, 2007 10:47:03 PM CDT

    i just watched Them (Ils) on saturday night

    by slappy jones

    and if this isn't an official remake and the film is what the trailer suggests then expect lawsuits as that looks FUCKING IDENTICAL to them/ils. Seriously - it looks exactly the same just flashier. Ils is great by the way....

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  • Aug 21, 2007 11:10:56 PM CDT

    Seriously, it could be lawsuit worthy

    by reflecto

    If the killers really are kids. It even says "Inspired by true events" like Ils!

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  • Aug 21, 2007 11:59:21 PM CDT

    Stop! Stop, Stop, Stop Stop

    by sudynim

    with the photo/slide-ish transition and sounds for trailers! Really, I mean it was cool the very first time we saw it used in TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE but after that, HILLS HAVE EYES, and just about every single FRACKIN' trailer for every single horror/torture movie since. Really, it's so lame. Think of something new, peoples.

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  • Aug 22, 2007 1:03:07 AM CDT

    soylentmean I ordered the region 2 dvd

    by slappy jones

    couldn't wait for silly limited release plans....its really good. I liked it a lot. I can see why people are torn about it due to the ending which I won't spoil but I can understand it. For me the ending is what made it for me. It is just a really good low budget thriller. It doesn't fuck arouns and does its job. I know the idea of a home invasion is rather generic but this trailer here looks EXACTLY like it Them. not just that it looks like a similar idea...it looks fucking identical.

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  • Aug 22, 2007 1:05:15 AM CDT

    SPOILER WARNING FOR REFLECTOS POST ABOVE

    by slappy jones

    reflecto..I totally agree with you in terms of a lawsuit but jesus don't ruin it for everyone else!!

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  • Aug 22, 2007 1:06:39 AM CDT

    oh yeah Smerdyakov - yes it would and please make it

    by slappy jones

    that is the best title I have heard in a long time.

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  • Aug 22, 2007 3:19:44 AM CDT

    My bad

    by reflecto

    I thought someone already had.

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  • Aug 22, 2007 6:23:01 AM CDT

    YAWN

    by lost prophet

    I don't care if it is kids, adults or the fucking tooth fairy. It's still hackneyed crap

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  • Aug 22, 2007 9:20:19 PM CDT

    Scott Speedman = Lion-O

    by darthbakpao

    come on, he would be perfect

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  • Aug 23, 2007 11:06:05 AM CDT

    Gay

    by yo mom's goat

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