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At Last, Some Solid Information On STRAYS!! It Might Kick Ass!?
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Merrick here...
Throughout the week we've been trying to figure out what the hell STRAYS was about; all that's seemed certain is that it's being written and produced by Louis Leterrier (the first two TRANSPORTER films, THE INCREDIBLE HULK).
Instead of me attempting to re-explain the long, twisted stream of conjecture and misleading teases we've been sifting through in regrads to this project, it's easier for you to simply click HERE...then HERE...to refresh your memory.
Throughout all of this, certain pieces of the puzzle didn't fall into place - story elements weren't connecting or making sense. Frustrating.
But, Mr. Northeast recently sent me a message that put STRAYS' storyline into much sharper context. AND, the project sounds far more bad ass than either the initial Hollywood Reporter piece, or our subsequent follow-up, indicated.
Here's what Mr. Northeast had to say about STRAYS:
There is a group of young "consultants", but these "consultants" are brilliant HUMANS and have been trained to investigate "unusual" findings for the military (which one I won't say yet). They are "trackers", the "dogs" for the military's special interests unit.
The plot revolves around this group of young men and women investigating a radioactive anomaly in Russia, and they disappear. They disappear for years, then begin resurfacing in areas around the world with information both powerful and deadly.
The operation becomes to locate all of the military's "strays" (hence the title), to unravel the mystery of their disappearances. But when they begin dying of an unusual malady, the mystery truly begins to unfold.
THAT sounds about right...and sounds much more like Leterrier.
There seems to be a great deal of misconception swirling around this film (even in the trades), so hopefully this will help sort out some bad intel. With any luck, we'll have more details for you soon.
The plot revolves around this group of young men and women investigating a radioactive anomaly in Russia, and they disappear. They disappear for years, then begin resurfacing in areas around the world with information both powerful and deadly.
The operation becomes to locate all of the military's "strays" (hence the title), to unravel the mystery of their disappearances. But when they begin dying of an unusual malady, the mystery truly begins to unfold.
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hulk was pretty good...
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Consider me stoked for this!
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the one about super intelligent radioactive dogs. this still sounds good though.
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Every film is about the man chasing our hero/s.
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could be good.
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sure smells like it.
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re-read it. all the dog talk confused me.
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kinda like that show the 4400...
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say that ain't so! betrayal? secrets? twists? action? chases?
subterfuge?
i'm trying not to be negative but i just smell been there done that. this post was necessary to correct the speculation from the last two confusing ones, but now it's just going to cause more speculation. can somebody just give us a full synopsis, or just don't bother until the time that previews and press come out? -
Radioactive dogs was crazier, but also sounded like fun...to an extent. But what do I know. I liked Prophecy with the Meatloaf Bear.
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This could be really cool. Hopwever, I can also see this premise as great TV series.
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However, it does sound like it should really be a serialized TV show like Lost of the X-Files. The story seems like it could go really deep if they wanted. I hope it all works out well in a 2 hourish movie. Either way, I'm glad theres something new and interesting in the pipes.
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And I believe we should all offer him our support. Who else are we going to root for? Michael Bay? I say fuck that.Fuck that.This is a guy who can do an enjoyably daffy action film without insulting the audience and I applaud him for it. More films from him will be a good thing, I reckon. Good on you, Louis Leterrier - in your honour, I choose to pronounce your name as Frenchly as is humanly possible.
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Beats the hell out of actual dogs.
I was worried we were maybe staring down the barrel of a Watchers reboot.
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Is going to be the next giant Action movie maker.... right? No... ok. This movie kind of sounds like 4400, anyone else? I haven't seen much of the show past the first season, but it seems to have similar ideas.
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... these super-smart people go to investigate a radioactive ghost town in Russia and disappear. There are radioactive stray dogs. The people re-appear all over the place and warn the populace and then all of them die. From radioactive stray dogs. And oh shits!
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http://tinyurl.com/5vlmfe
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After reading that wanted review. I am putting my money on Bekmambetov to be the next best action director. Man I hope that review is sounnd. Thanks Dirk.
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Dean Koontz.
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Sounds interesting....especially if the 'strays' glow in the dark.
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Now I'll just have to write it. Too bad the title is taken. Oh well.
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Cannot WAIT FOR THIS!! we got an exclusive joker vid over @ entertainment weakey dot blogspot dot com
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fucking cool
neato premise
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in atomic fridges?
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This a remake of the killer cat made for tv movie staring Timothy (red hair step child) Busfield that came out in 1991. IT was written by Shaun Cassidy of the Partridge Family. I kid you not. Fuck off now: http://www.imdb.com/t itle/tt0102994/
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"Packs of wild stray dogs that control most of the major U.S. cities..."
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awwwww
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It's not dogs' fucking mission to protect people. They're simply pack animals. And humans don't need dogs now, but I don't see any widespread dog suicides. And since when have dogs needed a purpose? My dog is quite happy to sit around on its ass all day licking its balls.
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Sounds like corn flakes with diet pepsi.
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Hulk was cool but I can't believe for a moment that the man behind The Fucking Transporter and The Pointless Transporter 2 had anything to do with that. Getting one golden goose in your pocket shouldn't make up for all your lame ducks filling your pants. Or something. Not very interested in this yet.
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I "realised" I needed more "punctuation."
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... if anyone cares... but I wanted to vent and missed the window from last week I was a bit disappointed with the overall movie, but not because it was worse than I expected going in, but because it felt like a weaker movie than it actually was, or should have been. All the hubbub about the final cut and the fact that 70 minutes of material was exorcised either by Leterrier or the studio appears to be well warranted since all the dramatic scenes and overall pacing seemed unusually abbreviated. Instead of a well rounded dramatic story I felt like I was getting bits and pieces of an even greater story arc; Particularly Blonsky's background and motivations to mutate himself as a byproduct of him being a war machine at the twilight of his career, General Ross's military motives, and the reconciliation between Bruce and Betty. All of these aspects to the story were briefly touched upon in some genuinely scenes and moments, such as the rainstorm scene with the Hulk, Norton's speech about how dangerous the Hulk is as a force to be wielded by any man, and Blonsky's admiration and jealously towards the Hulk's raw power. As soon, as I was getting into it however or begun to think "This is getting pretty interesting" we get rushed to the next exposition scene or action sequence. Thankfully, Lettierrer showed that his time working with shirtless Jason Stathem and feral Jet-Li was well spent since the action scenes were absolutely top-notch, particularly the final showdown which worked as a perfect climax to the film and action set piece. It was a deft blend of live action and cgi, and the choreography was a perfect blend of savagery and grace. And when I finally heard "Hulk Smash" before he delivered his finishing move, I actually wanted to chestbump a fatkid. Overall it was a solid action movie, interjected with crumbs from an even better drama. I definitely can't wait to see the Director's cut on this thing though.
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The movie was pretty solid, although I couldn't help but think the whole time that Danny should have really been played by someone younger than Jet Li, which I know would have destroyed most of the appeal of the film, so alternatively they really should have made the supporting actors/ roles significantly older. Either way, I like the film, but couldn't help but think that there was a pretty huge age discrepancy between Jet Li's age and Danny's intended age for the events in the movie to take place, particularly him being adopted by Morgan Freeman and being macked on by his high school aged daughter.
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That is exactly what I thought of when I read the plot synopsis.
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using public transportation, pretending to be "good dogs" and murdering people. I would camp out for that movie.
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...that this isn't an un-used x-files plot.
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Jun 20, 2008 7:30:54 AM CDT
...and the line between "Bad-ass" and "Ass-bad" blurs a bit more
by cletus van damme
Sounds like a USA Network or SciFi "original."
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