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THE WOLFMAN trailer debuts!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Yahoo has the trailer for THE WOLF MAN remake starring Dr. Gonzo, Hannibal Lecter, Agent Smith and... Emily Blunt. Give it a view!
Not bad, right? I gotta give Joe Johnston credit for the look of the film. Very sharp, very detailed. I'm not crazy about the CGI transformation scenes, especially knowing that Rick Baker designed a practical transformation that was scrapped, but the overall look and tone of the trailer is pretty sweet.
What do you folks think?
-Quint
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TREE OF LIFE- FUCKING YOUR BUTTHOLE IN 2009
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Will it succeed/fail on doing something new with Wolfman, or not living up enough to the old Universal monster movie standards?
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vampires have been, are, and always will be, much more interesting than werewolves.
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Why does everyone in movie have a british accent except Del Toro?
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Blows Avatar right out of the water...what's sad is that the majority of the audience jizzes in their pants at every excessive CGI overload, while more subtle, largely practical effects films such as this get regulated to the dead days of Winter...
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I'm feeling good about this one, it's got a real American Werewolf in Paris vibe.
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this was a funny way to talk about twilight new moon by callin it "wolfman" glad i took a look anyway, looks bitchin.
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Every fucking action/genre trailer goes with that moronic chorus. Stop it! FUCK! Try something inventive, that will get more people's attention.
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in ANYTHING. :)
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The 'practical' transformation should have been kept. From the rest of the trailer, it 'fits' in better with the way the period looks, etc, than throwing in some unnecessary (from my point of view anyway) CGI.Still, I really like the trailer.
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All my posts are accompanied by the Chorus of Apocalypse. I'll contact my people to change that.
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That's the real question here
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I was really looking forward to this, then the sucker got pushed from christmas to the February grave yard a la Ghost Rider, Daredevil, etc. Anyone know the skinny?
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....although I'm kinda CGI'd out with the slightest glimpse of ANY non-'practical' effects in this after today's AVATAR shennanigans.... Great cast in this thing too.
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...double canine reference there...how about it?
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And it miss a lot of cgi alien-blue-giant-weazels for it to be a masterpiece.
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looks good. It certainly doesn't look as much CGIesque as those dragon creatures in AVATAR.
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the CGI transformations don't look too shabby here, especially the choices they made in how to go about it (the fingers going in odd directions, for instance, really creepy!). I was afraid the CGI would be more VAN HELSING level than say a DISTRICT 9. They still have practical effects with the final werewolf look, so what the hey? Benicio del Toro's going to own this film, but I think Hugo Weaving's character will be great, too.
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To answer the question. Give 'em a swift kick. Works better than any silver bullet.
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You funny fucker. How have you been? Are your eyeballs still virginal? Where's the fucking INCEPTION trailer? Answer me all of these questions.
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or it will be fairly lame. I'm liking the cast though. Del Toro AND Hopkins? Great.
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Sometimes the old ways are better...
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what defuck were they thinking?
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Is it just me, or does Del Toro look a lot like Lon Chaney Jr?
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I've been looking forward to this one for awhile. There are some absolutely amazing pics out there of the full makeup and I'm a little surprised it isn't shown off in the trailer but I guess the tradition is to tease it for awhile before the marketing does the full "money shot". Benicio is PERFECT for the role. Hopkins has played this same role numerous times, particularly in Zorro. I guess that's ok.
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OK, I get casting pistol bullets in silver, but somehow they change to shotgun shells in the next scene? Who wants continuity in a movie of this calibre? ( when I say calibre I mean the quality of the film as well as the size of the bullets )
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1) I'm doing okay.2) yes, quite virginal...and still *wanting* it.3)No idea, though I'm dying to see an Inception trailer.
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...CGI transformation scene I remember seeing...that bit in heavy shadow at the end with Malkovich.
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But I did watch it right after I watched the Avatar trailer for the 400th time. But honestly, I am trying to have an open mind with this but it doesn't even look... bad. Just... boring.
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Straight to dvd.
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Oh that's right, Tim Burton didn't direct it. ZING!
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And considering I hate with a passion everything Joe Johnston has ever done (except for THE ROCKETEER, which was awesome), I was really, really impressed.
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Aug 20, 2009 2:10:08 PM CDT
...just so long as Anthony Hopkins doesn't teach him to....
by flickapoo
...fence in a cave by candlelight.
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Looks more like Scorcese' Dracula than Sommer's Van Helsing.
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Original Zorro, Original Wolf-Man... anything else he's done like this?
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and seriously? Did somebody insult American Werewolf in London? But to be honest I'm just amped up about Avatar that seeing this trailer right after makes me snore. Still Benicio and Hopkins are great.
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that is all...
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Not sure why, but I was under the impression it was originally slated to open last Spring or this Summer. Maybe it was the trailer being shown at ComicCon (2008) that made me think we'd be seeing it within the following 12 months. Silly me.Practical effects being scrapped for CGI? Is this the reason for the delay? Could it be the movie was all but done when some studio exec said "you know what this movie needs - CG werewolves, like that new Twilight movie. The kids'll love it!"?
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This looks pretty fookin good, actually.
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whats th efucking hold up Uni why did you change the release date.. Damnit! You jerk off mummy flicks that are shit compared to the source and now well you really have a good film here. Man, wtf is wrong with Uni????
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Not only that, but then made a positive comparison to American Werewolf in Paris, as if that were something to aspire to.(I think he was being sarcastic)
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is fast becoming the next Vincent Price. He's in everything horror these days. I was really looking forward to this, but it just doesn't feel like the original wolfman, especially with the CGI. Frankly, it looks boring.
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Because it doesn't seem like the studio gives half a shit about it.
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Gothic horror all the way... This looks pretty damn good.
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I still need to see it, but it's a bad sign.
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Just noticed that Hugo Weaving's police inspector character is called Aberline which is the same as the police inspector in "From Hell". Since Aberline isn't that common a name am I correct in assuming this is a deliberate connection between the two films?
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I hate to say I like this trailer better than the Avatar one. Better cast. Hell, it HAS a cast.
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Are you pointing out a continuity error in a trailer?! You realize trailers just show random scenes from the movie right? They aren't in order, that's what the actual movie is for...
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shots side by side to let the masses compare. Lets see what works better. There's knowing and then there is seeing. God knows I love Baker, but be honest here. The cgi was subtle and tastfully done. You had massively pulsing veins, the skin color changed and deformations of bone muscle and flesh took place while hair grew out of the skin even the eyes changed. You can't do that practical with out it looking like a rubber effect. You would rather the pulsing bladders, pumped fluids through silicone veins, with hair being pulled in and then having it played in reverse with stop motion frame by frame paint effect changes to do the pigment changes vs everything a computer can do to make those morph effects work. CGI= the hair really growing out, the muscles bone and skin really changing shape- vs some fiberglass bone amature that pulls, and pushes a latex or silicone skin into shape= something being stretched to fit over a shape vs something becoming a shape. You really want that more than what the cgi managed to do. Hell the cgi did the eyes. If it was just practical rick stuff it would be a contact lens change. I'm sure rick could get close to the cgi transform stuff, closer than any practical man on earth, but honestly. I think the cgi guys did a great job. they didn't go overboard and cartoony with what we see in the trailer. I guess we will all have to wait for the film before the real judgment can be made, but whats in the trailer is nothing to get upset about. And if Uni has nards. If this practical stuff was filmed- put it in the DVD as a bonus feature and let the work speak for itself. Quint you got clout keep this question in mind if you ever speak to anyone involved. Find out if it was filmed and if it was. Dare them to put it in as a bonus feature on the DVD. and if they skirt around it call them pussies.
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Can't wait for this bad boy!!
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Aug 20, 2009 2:46:20 PM CDT
Greatest Werewolf transformation is still Werewolf in London
by continentalop
Not American Werewolf in London, but the 1935 movie. Him walking behind the pillars changing is still the most effective transformation scene in movies history IMO.
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Possible best remake since The Fly? Time will tell...
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Why?
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Looks like shit.
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I actually suspect the CG will look horrible. And why do I think it will look horrible? Because some producer in a suit will demand they show more of the transformation, have more on screen, thinking because it is CG that it should look realistic and that you can do anything.
CG suffers the same problem that practical does, people expect miracles. The human eye and brain been evolving for hundreds of thousands of years to be able to tell what is real from what is fake. It is going to take Hollywood and cinema more than a century to figure out ways to fool it without hiding a lot of the trickery in shadow and fog. -
Avatar looks like Shrek 4. At least Wolfman looks decent!
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I've read that he does a lot of CGI makeup now and has a lot of tutorials on some website... lost the URL, but I wasn't a member so I couldn't view the vids or purchase them. But from what I understand, Baker has taken his knowledge of practical makeup and applied it for use by CGI artists.
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in the beginning talking about the wolf. Couldn't put my finger on it. Then I realized he looked like Johnathan Hillstrand from Deadliest Catch. So I couldn't be farther off, unless he moonlights as a character actor.
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The Deadliest Catch guy is in a wolfman movie?
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I know the Avatar trailer is getting some flak for looking like a fucking cartoon, but I thought it was pretty cool looking and none of us, AND I MEAN NONE OF US, have ANY reason to doubt James Fucking Cameron. That being said...the Wolf Man trailer blows the Avatar trailer right out of the fucking water. I know there are some problems that could mean baqd things for this movie like the delays and such. However, with the cast being who they are, the only thing I feared about this movie was a CGI transformation and beast. The beast looks pretty damn good, and the transformation (from what we've seen), looks pretty convincing as well. I love American Werewolf In London as much as anybody but those who will not admit how awfully dated it is and how bad the transformation has aged are just hung on nostalgia. The werewolf needs a good modern retelling, Dog Soldiers failed IMO, but it failed better than any other wereolf movie I can think of that attempted recently. An upper post says that werewolves will always be inferior to vampires and just aren't as interesting. I disagree vehemently; vampires bore the absolute living fuck out of me and the romance connected to their story is gone and was gone a long, long time ago. Werewolves have never....ever....EVER been done right on the silver screen and I fear they never will be. Vampires have reached their full potential on screen and probably will never top what has already been done. werewolves are ferocious, evil, beasts capable of incredible carnage. That in and of itself makes their upside onscreen infinite. I sure hope this movie gets it right or at least strikes out swinging for the fences or we may have to wait another ten years for a another big-budget major attempt. Looks incredible, hope it lives up to the trailer.
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I can't wait for this! I don't know what's better... the trailer itself or the fact that an ad for Crest white Strips comes up after an ad for a wolfman film.
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Besides, it's nice to see Gabrielle Anwar get film work again.
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Avatar trailer. Fuck avatar, what bullshit.
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say what you want about Avatar, but the music and editing of the trailer blows this one out of the water. This one barely kept my interest. Also Chadley Bebay, what an epic fail troll post. Just sounds like irrational hate, like one of those Navi killed your dog or something.
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You read it here first, dorks.
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Not great...but not bad. We'll see if subsequent trailers make this more appealing. Looks better than Avatar at least. Bonus there.
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then they will remake all the other Universal monster movies. Then it will finally fizzle out at the end, when they do Creature From the Black Lagoon starring Ben Affleck.
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Avatar's trailer was better
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The Avatar trailer barley had any music, you idiot.
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Both are tragic characters.
Who is tired of 3 vampire movies a year?
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Those were my favorite parts of the original movie.
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Was the werewolf instead.
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...how dare they jack Rick Baker like that! Yeah, yet another crappy CGI hairless wolfman... oh boy!. Looks like a cross between LXG and that silly movie that had Jack Nicholson hopping around on a wire harness with fur glued to his face.
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They decided to make it run and attack in a more feral way, supposedly on all fours. So they had to redo a lot of the effects sequences which is why it was delayed.
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strange mix of accents
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Save avatar for the avatar section. wolfman looks kickass. if d.vader is right and baker is overseeing the cg then there is no way this wont lay your eyeballs down by the fire. it "looks boring"? well they cant show limbs being ripped off in the trailer. NO WAY this sucks.
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Running on walls and ceilings.
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Aug 20, 2009 3:39:04 PM CDT
Ha, I love how this gets a free pass because it's obvious
by lockesbrokenleg
the budget for this is is like 10 bucks.
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I'm encouraged. It looks moody and atmospheric, like a classic Wolfman movie should be.
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He is a fucking liar, always has and always will be.
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...and have even written one that I've been trying to market, but the problem I have with them is that most of the good ones always have scenes of the cursed one lamenting his situation and whining on and on about it. Usually they bitch and moan but chicken out about doing anything about it. Then they go killing again. That's what I liked about The Howling(silver bullets my ass), those fuckers were evil and delighted in it. Lokking forward to The Wolfman, even though it seems to be another, "oh, God, what I have done" movie. But it's gotta beat the shit out of another bloodless(so to speak) romantic tweeny vampire movie.
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Does your werewolf movie have running on walls and ceilings? If not, thats probably why you can't get a deal.
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I liked this trailer more than Avatar.
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They released the trailer at the same time as Avatar. Avatar makes Wolfman look like it was made by a bunch of nervous students. There is nothing new with Wolfman. No eye candy. Avatar looks like gold.
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An American Werewolf in London handled the curse thing pretty good. I mean, what is the appeal being a classic werewolf? You transform into a bestial monster that uncontrollably kills people. I can understand why some people would find that kind of shitty.
But I agree with you, it is nice to see something different. THE HOWLING was cool because these were people who basked in their animalistic nature. And a movie that had an interesting premise was SILVER BULLET were the priest knows he is killing people and committing evil acts, but can't bring himself to commit suicide because of his faith and tries to rationalize his actions as being God's work. To bad the movie sucked. -
refers to something being sweet and delicious but offering no substance. Yeah, Avatar looks like eye candy. Something children eat up.
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Just the trailer.
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Really enjoyed the trailer. Glad they used the time period shown.
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jOE, YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE FILM'S LOOK-that to me is 100% what I envisioned!And the C.G.I.? I think it';s the BEST LOOKING wolfman transfoprmation to date.I'm sure Rick handled all the wold look when benicio was in full WOLFMAN MOTIF-but the transformation, you have to do that in c.g.Practical MAY work, but would look too stiff and phony-and today's viwers are a bit saavy!
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Aug 20, 2009 4:05:05 PM CDT
werewolfs scare me...but this doesnt look scary
by millajovovichsarmpitsmell
when i was a kid, you couldn't convince werewolfs weren't real. i had trouble sleeping at night, knowing they were prowling some streets. i believed in all sorts of monsters, but those scared me the worst. and this trailer started kind of scary, but then became like, a drama. lame. and that music is almost a joke now.
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you guys are nuts...the CGI transformation looks amazing...much better then any 'practical transformation'...Rick Baker is a genius but the CGI is way better in this case
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Maybe it's the inclusion of Hopkins, but the gneral post-VIctiorian style and the cinematography all remind me of the '91 Dracula film. Am I alone.
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What movie are we talking about? He's definitely wolfen too in this though. Too f'ing obvious.
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Is the best Werewolf movie.
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Seriously, guys. If Che was alive, he would burn Hollywood for its capitalistic ways. Benicio Del Toro is a good actor, but has to take political responsabilities for last year's role.
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And who exactly is the target audience for Wolfman? The ceiling stops at Teens. Anyone interested in seeing wolfman is because they remember seeing a werewolf movie as a kid. There's nothing new there. No substance. No eye candy.
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Can't wait for this one. Should be a fun ride and perhaps a bit of a throwback to Waggner's version of the film.
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I am so glad universal is bringing back the monster line of films. Creature from the black lagoon should clearly be next. I'd put this head to head with AVATAR just to see Jim Cameron shit a brick.
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At the Wolfman trailer!
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I'm in, if I don't wimp out!
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Give me this movie over The Avatar.At least wolfman has good actors in it.And lord forbid if it actually
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...dammit! Didn't thnk to include the wall and ceiling scenes. Got them doing about everything else though. And yes, I said them. I have a sort of werewolf epic going on. Someting I've been working on for years but probably wasn't feasible until lately. And continentalop, I love american werewolf in london. I do understand the whole curse thing. I just meant that the whole crying about the curse without doing something about it gets kinda old. In American Werewolf, David is going to get some help but when he finds out what he's done, he freaks out and runs away. Don't get me wrong, I love the whole porn scene, with talking to jack and his victims. I've just seen too many werewolf movies where the guy whines about his dilemma, but doesn't do anything about it. At least if they would go chain themselves up only to escape after the transformation(kinda like Curse of the Werewolf) I could sympathize a little bit. This new film does seem to touch on that a little bit(the whole chained to a chair thing). I guess I just got kinda burned out a couple of years ago when I re-watched the Chaney films one weekend. Movie after movie of his moaning and groaning but while he would talk about wantiong to die, he never actually tried to kill himself. And then he'd change and go kill some more people. Ah, well, I can complain, but I still love those fuckin movies.
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I'm not knocking the trailer. I'm sure they're saving the good parts for later.
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WOW! fully impressed, I actually thought the CGI looked pretty great. I didn't know Joe Johnston had it in him to be so tonally striking, I can't wait.
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Aug 20, 2009 4:29:16 PM CDT
I was impressed by a trailer for a film I wasn't intrested in
by smackfu
and was disappointed by a trailer for a film I was interested in. At least I broke even.
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You can hide under the beard, Hugo, but we know its you!
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Why did I think that when I saw this trailer?
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This SHOULD be right up my alley but the trailer leaves me dry. Also...when are the trailer houses going to give up the post-credit-block "gotcha" moment on their trailers? It was okay the first time a horror movie did it to wring one little jump-scare out of the audience, but what the fuck...now EVERY trailer has it, whether they need it or not, whether it works or not. Just STOP.
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Aug 20, 2009 4:42:34 PM CDT
Anthony Hopkins reprising his Bram Stoker's Dracula role?
by orionsangels
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Dracula flick? I guess you mean Coppola. And even though I am tired of all the Twilight shit, I would love to see a theatrical remake of the old tvm The Night Stalker. I still love that flick, but would love to see a big screen take. That was back when vampires were, um, monsters. But the vampire in that threw cops around like rag dolls and was genuinely scary(hey, I was a kid when I first saw it) I know they tried to update the Kolchak character for a series a while back, but it didn't turn out too well. I've heard rumors of a Night Stalker remake for awhile. Hopefully all the vampire mania will get that greenlit.
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Aug 20, 2009 4:45:48 PM CDT
Every talkback is the same. We focus too much on the CG.
by orionsangels
While movie makers want to impress us with CG, or do they? They just need special effects and that's the cheapest way to do it these days. So I ask you, Do CG effects have to get better or do we just have to accept them as the norm?
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was originally considered for the lead. He didn't get the part as he was deemed too hairy to be a believable woofman.
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Verily I say unto thee...after the Avatar teaser I endured this morning (I was promised a hot fuck but instead experienced visual rape), this is like a breath of fresh air. I'll definitely be going to see it.
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I have it on good authority he canoodles with known terrorists.
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That's what the man says over on www.genesimmons.com. Intriguing trailer, and the film'll be out juuuust in time for my birthday, unlike this year when Watchmen missed it by a week.
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My dad's old roommate is in that movie. Its a great werewolf flick.
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I know it goes without saying, but you are a complete idiot. Pissing about people giving The Wolf Man a "free pass"? Need I remind you, you liked Transformers 2? I suppose you'd be more satisfied if the Wolfman spewed some ebonics and humped a few legs. And fuck off with your $10 budget crack, as though budget (or box office) were any measure of quality.
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Whoopsey-doodle.
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where the large bowl of cocktail shrimp is located. This corner of AICN seems a lot less crowded and less intense. Greetings, ladies and gents... anybody make a Robin Williams back-hair joke yet?
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Larry Talbot was raise in the USA, yes? Has no one here seen the original?
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Was the policeman in charge of the real Ripper investigation - the link isn't to FROM HELL necessarily but to a) the time period and b) the Ripper murders. Tower Bridge (shown in the trailer) opened in 1894, a few years after the 1888 canonical Ripper crimes, though that's not to say the film won't make links. The film's got its history wrong, as Abberline retired from police service in 1892 (before Tower Bridge construction was complete).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEPod-hxD7g
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Aug 20, 2009 5:14:43 PM CDT
Trailers should tease not giveaway every f'ing plot point
by aversiontherapy2
Still, looks good.
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He's done the Rocketeer, Jumanji(I think), Jurassic Park III, etc. His stuff is good, fun, loud, Stephen Sommers w/ a functioning Brainstem and an edit button if you like. I think this should be good.
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They also got the history wrong when they showed a woofman. Those didn't exist in England until the early 20th century.
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If this makes money maybe universal will restart all of their horror movies. It seemed like thats what they should have done after the sucess of the mummy and mummy returns, but van helsing took a big crap on those planslets hope wolfman is huge and he can finally see that creature from the black lagoon remake from john carpenter as well as dracula frankenstein and even the mummy series continue
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Wolfmen, however...
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You are just confirming my theory that people here love love low budget shit, but pass judgment on big blockbusters.
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Now.. when is Marvel gonna get on the stick and tap their badass bronze age monster library? Werewolf by Night, Tomb of Dracula, Tales of the Zombie, Living Mummy, Monster of Frankenstein, a GOOD Man-Thing, Son of Satan, Brother Voodoo, Michael Morbius etc. all need to be made... and made right! Sometime before I die would be awesome.
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Werewolf by Night rocked, too.
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Marvel has actually mentioned that. It sounds like they intend (some time after Avengers) to move into the Spring, around the area where Warner typically puts their "Vertigo" titles, and start releasing movies that involve the supernatural side of the Marvel universe. Their plan may be to start with Dr. Strange and then introduce other characters through him: Werewolf by Night, possibly a new Blade, etc.
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jesus christ...if I wanted to watch this on my iPod, I would. I paid good money for the widescreen macbook pro!
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but why does the embed code shrink it? sigh, never mind...
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He counts as a Spider-Man character, apparently.
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I wasn't all that interested in this project until now. How long has it been since we've seen a design that's equal parts man and wolf?
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Aug 20, 2009 5:47:27 PM CDT
Anyone know the title of an old werewolf flick . . .
by adiehardfanwithalethalweapon
that was sort of a little red riding hood thing. The box art had a man with a wolf coming out of his mouth. Anyone know the title?
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Is the Red Riding Hood movie
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"In The Company of Wolves".. or something like that.
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Neil Jordan.
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Aug 20, 2009 5:51:53 PM CDT
notice that he jumps on a carriage? = teen wolf van riding!
by ironic_name
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than a UNi film. I hope its ok, but im not expecting much.
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THE COMPANY OF WOLVES is the film you are looking for.
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Aug 20, 2009 5:58:39 PM CDT
I think it'd be cool if they did a fight with frankenstein
by ironic_name
frankenstein, being the son of the dr, takes his name. frankenstein is frankenstein.
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A trip to IMDB confirmed that he's directing this flick, for what it's worth. Again, I haven't been following the development on this one, yet this also comes as a welcome surprise! The man has a solid understanding of atmosphere. I can't wait to see what he does with Cap!
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it'd be good to see franky again.
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It is as predictable as any movie with Anthony Hopkins in a seemingly innocuous role. And the final film seems to follow it very closely.
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that was what I was saying.
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That looks frickkin great!
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will this be more Sleepy Hollow or Van Helsing?
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And I won't be surprised if Hopkins goes through a few changes himself.
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finally!!!!!!!
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...even though hearing this movie was bumped to the cinematic dumping ground early next year, I must say this trailer looks very, very promising. As a die-hard fan of the old Universal movies, I am hoping against hope this movie has some real juice and isn't an overproduced, non-scary mess. The cinematography looks positively gorgeous. Nice cast. Geraldine Chaplin as Maleva? I'm in.
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Simply awesome! Now this is how a werewolf movie should look and feel. But I agree with Quint as well, the ‘practical' transformation should have been kept. But for some one to insult the FX on AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON is ridiculous, especially since it was Rick Baker that did those FX. AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON is one of the best werewolf movies of all time! I would have love to see a ‘practical’ transformation, CGI transformation just doesn’t feel right especially with a werewolf. But overall, this movie is giving me hope that the horror movies will still be as scary as they once were.
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The budget for The Wolf Man is an estimated $85,000,000. That's 85 MILLION, just in case you're as bad with numbers as you are with logic. Try again, champ.
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More impressive visually than Avatar (which I'll still see of course. Cameron rocks. Hopefully they'll improve it before December.)
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might want to mention that, AICN.
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glad to see all the werewolf love, Vampires need to take a backseat for awhile
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Del Toro does look like Moe
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Fuck vampires. The fur balls can take them down any time they want, they're just toying with the blood suckers.As for the trailer, I thought it looked great and far exceeded my expectations. It's looks fantastic and looks to be alot of fun. I really like Joe Johnston as a director and given his background, I expected him to bring his "A" game to this one.I just hope this kicks ass at the box office because we need more movies like this and less weepy, whiny, garbage teen lover vampire angst like TWILIGHT. That shit is so fucking bad and groan inducing it makes me want to hurl!
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Good to see the classics being remade in the era's that they were meant to be set.
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Aug 20, 2009 7:48:01 PM CDT
Did F'n Joe Johnston just steal James Cameron's thunder?
by juggygales1000
Yesterday I had little interest in The Wolfman and was exited for Avatar. After seeing this trailer I have to say fuck Avatar. I can't wait to see this.
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... who can only be returned to human form by a gypsy playing "Pop Goes the Weasel" on a violin...who then proceeds to go apeshit as a human because he heard "Pop Goes the Weasel" being played by a gypsy on a violin.
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I can see no point in this.
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I'm down for some cool werewolf horror. I'm wasn't confident in its potential since it's being released in February, as most know that it's considered the shit movie dumping ground for studios.
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Aug 20, 2009 8:44:49 PM CDT
I'LL TAKE AN R-RATED HORROR FILM OVER PG-13 THUNDERSMURFS ANY DA
by carlthormark1978
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Aug 20, 2009 8:52:14 PM CDT
Anthony Hopkins plays the same fucking character in every movie
by ironhelix
...just like Adam Sandler. I thought he was supposed to be a good actor?
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Not sure about those fingers though. Yick.
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THIS SHIT LOOKS GREAT!!! no matter what. At 1:42 Hopkins looks bad ass. Sorry but everything shines right now.
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i would be quite surprised..
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One thing I liked about the original was how upbeat and sunny the beginning seemed. Was Claude Raines grieving the loss of a dead son in that one? I don't remember, it sure didn't seem like THIS for fuck's sake. This looks like Legends of the Fucking Fall frankly, not what I expected in the slightest. Much more modern-cliche ridden junk than I was hoping for. The original...well, you can't recreate that today I guess, it's a cheap looking soundstage-bound world that gets away with it for being old and black and white. I guess there's just a charm there that I don't get in this trailer. This feels more Hammer/Burton's Sleepy Hollow, which is NOT the right vibe. That's like making a movie based on Ben-Hur and getting a Gladiator vibe...predictable and just plain wrong, using a current popular trope to revisit a classic. I like the director and I always want to like Hopkins even when he plays a evil bastard, but I can see this is going to be a hard remake to accept.
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The movie is given away in the trailer. Short list of stars + Zorro plot = Anthony Hopkins as the werewolf that bites Del Toro.
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Totally stole that line from Lucian in Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans...
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How many people before me have mentioned Hopkins is the original Wolfman? Dozens? Hunnerds?
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that's been totally off my radar until now. damn that looks sweet.
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While I enjoyed the pretty, PS3/Xbox360 level of CGI on display in the Avatar trailer, Wolfman's trailer gets me more excited for its film. Really, I was sold as soon as Elrond showed up.
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And this is the better one. I'm looking forward to February more than December.
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What a great day for WOLFMAN. It hits on every cylinder, uses the special effects to tell the story rather than the other way around and focuses on character instead of simply teasing an eye-candy snack. And it LOOKS better-shot, better-filmed, better-put-together, better-costumed and just all around better than NA'VI IN THE WATER. I promise we ALL start calling AVATAR by the name NA'VI IN THE WATER.
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This isn't HuffPo. Lay off the weed.
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count me in for a ticket. Although, I'm interested in seeing the practical transformation test just for grins and giggles.
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... it looks like a Hammer Film like that's a bad thing. Hammer > Universal.
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Christ, who stars in it? Angelina Jolie?
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who has been wrongfully accused, and Hopkins is the true misanthrope lycanthrope? I thought he was also Van Helsing? ;-)Weird that they always set these in Britain, as most of the werewolf legends originate in France.
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Which doesn't bode well for TFA: Captain America.
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The trailer doesn't look bad either.
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The Incredible Shrinking Man
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Anyone who's seen Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban knows werewolves have been around since the time of Ancient Greece. They're all over certain Grecian Urns.
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If Captain America reminds me of "Stagey" films from the 40s and 50s, I'd be happy. Personally, I think this film has a very beautiful look to it.
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Aug 21, 2009 12:17:18 AM CDT
"Avatar" trailer was far more original, unconventional, and stun
by evangelion217
But "The Wolf Man" still looks cool. I think Benicio is a fantastic actor, but this might be his first average performance in YEARS! His accent isn't there, and he seems to be going on autopilot or something. And Anthony Hopkins is giving another phoned in performance.
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Fucking our eyes and but holes in 2009. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS! :)
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Did Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Johnny Depp star in this?? :(
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Aug 21, 2009 12:37:57 AM CDT
Happy to See Benicio Reprise his Role from Pee Wee's Big Top Adv
by trojan5472
Benicio, Going back to his roots as the "Dog Faced Man"
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that trailer is ass. I'm sold on it from the rest of the stuff I've heard, but that makes it look like some shitty action piece instead of a fucking horror film. Also, I agree---not a fan of the CGI transformations. They should have trusted Baker to accomplish what they obviously could not.
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...I think you got mixed up, sir. Paris was the one with the abysmal effects. London was the one that had the still amazing looking transformation sequence.
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who asked you, dummy. fucking morons can't just enjoy ANYTHING.
if your opinion mattered about what special effects they should use they would have asked you.
i hope your family gets AIDS from eating Jim Norton's tainted cum.
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who asked you, dummy. fucking morons can't just enjoy ANYTHING.
if your opinion mattered about what special effects they should use they would have asked you.
i hope your family gets AIDS from eating Jim Norton's tainted cum.
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Man this would look BRILLIANT! Sucks that they're not going with badass practical stuff...
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who mistakenly believes that the Hellenes were around before the La Tène culture. And you are an asshole for making it personal (while embarrassing yourself with your lack of knowledge of folklore and history).
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Sometimes I think Benicio Del Toro looks scarier WITHOUT the werewolf makeup! Ha ha ha, I'm kidding of course. In all seriousness, this looks pretty darn creepy. I'll make sure to watch this one at a morning screening.
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LOL, Dingbatty, you are a pretentious doucehbag, aren't you?
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Talk about a fucking curse that won't go away. I though with him over at AIBN you guys would have all disappeared by now. Or are you now hoping to fill in his shoes.
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I'll go and see it.
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Looks pretty much like I hoped it would. Very lush, very gothic. Joe Johnston has some very good movies under his belt... isn't he signed to do Captain America?
This and Avatar were both good trailers, in very different ways. -
By proving he couldn't match you in proving who is the bigger no-life geek who just reads pointless mythology, fantasy and comic books.
BTW werewolf is an old English term for "man-wolf", so no matter were they were most popular it is appropriate that werewolves would be set in Britain where old English originated. If it was set in France they should call them loup-garou or at least lycanthropes (the classic Greek term), but they call them werewolves so England it is (thus embarrassing yourself for your lack of knowledge regarding the English language and etymology). -
but this is the worst cut trailer i have seen in a long time. they really do everything they can to make it look as generic as possible.
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I have high hopes for this. After hearing that it keeps being pushed back, I feared that it sucked!
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I'll be there faster than a 'mexican wolfboy' can eat chops!!
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Look very nice. I instantly like horror better, when they make it as a perioid film, as it's a pretty much guarantee there's no silly decadent teens screaming their heads off in it.
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Hope Johnston is on Captain America. I love the look of this movie already. And Emily Blunt... The things I would do... Also two great trailers in one day. Avatar and this. Maybe the sting of this horrible summer will be washed away very soon. D9 and Basterds is already helping with that actually.
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Some dodgy CG, but great atmosphere and Hugo Weaving's Mutton Chops are things of beauty. Anyone else get the shampoo ad after the trailer ran?
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and the CGI looked pretty fuckin authentic...eat it blind fanboys..
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Was he kicked off early on, or am I totally thinking of something else?
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The CGI looks fantastic apart from the shot of Tower Bridge in London and the general London cityscape stuff.
Practical and CGI done with care is the way to do it; the transformation scene looks really good, better than American Werewolf in London, and by god it ought to be as that film is coming up for 30 years old... -
Every trailer has this now.
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This actually got me excited for a fucking Wolfman movie. I don't believe it!
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The only reason you're all hating on Avatar so much is because of the hype. If this Wolfman film had anywhere near as much hype as Avatar you would all be shitting on this trailer too. And how any of you can say this is gonna be better than Avatar when you have only seen just over 1 minute worth of footage from a TEASER - I repeat - TEASER trailer, is completely beyond me.
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Yes, that is true. The amount of hype certainly plays into one's reaction to the Avatar trailer. However, for some people, the Wolfman trailer was more impressive. For one thing, he clearly has the better actors in it, which is always a pretty good starting point. And with Avatar, which is totally about the CGI...it wasn't as *great* as a lot of us hoped/expected. Now, why does it make you mad that others haven't expressed the same feeling that you for the Avatar trailer?
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Whoa that looked really good, a well made trailer, and Emily Blunt is smokin'.
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This needs to be released in October! February? Is Universal trying to kill its own film??
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There's a party going on next door at the 'Dances With Thundersmurfs' TB!
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Because I assumed you would have seen I was clearly joking with my "werewolves on Grecian urns" bit.
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...good idea in principle but can't be done. They'd fuck it up. They already did once. Anyone remember the episode in the series when Kolchak was on a cruise ship with a werewolf and the ship was trying to sail ahead of the rising full moon? Bloody tops!
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Avatar looks like a new Pixar movie compared to this.
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Aug 21, 2009 9:18:37 AM CDT
Why is this not being released over the Halloween weekend?
by i am rocko
Seems pretty obvious to me, would add at least $10-$20 million on the opening weekend...weird
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1. More room in Feb than in November and December to make a splash at the box office .
2. No competting with New Moon
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Looking forward to seeing this.
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given the Old World 19th century gothic Balkans setting, I can't help but keep making Young Frankenstein jokes to some extent, but really it just keeps reminding me of the "Were-car" episode of Futurama where Bender goes to a stereotypical Transylvania planet (populated by old world style robots) and they keep chanting "eevill...eevvviiiilll"
Plus Hugo Weaving in stereotypical 19th century mustache "hunting THE MONSTER!" -
That makes perfect sense now, I did not know that this other Twilight film was coming out so soon- my gawd...
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Aug 21, 2009 9:35:51 AM CDT
Whats with the dissing of American Werewolf in London???
by theboyfromulster
Man, the transformation sequence in that film still holds up! In fact I have only been able to watch that film since I've grown up, when I was a kid I was petrified of it. Now I love it. Still, Werewolves are still my number one fear1
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Only difference is Wolfmans Got Nards!!!!... yea yea yea I know, its alread been said but fuck it!
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What a shame.
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just how anything Rick Baker does gets scraped. Not saying their reasoning isn't sound, but really can't see how Mr Bakers contributions could be deemed 100% useless.
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BD was brilliant casting for the role. He resemblance to LCJ is striking. Great atmosphere and mood. We need a good, old- fashioned 'monster movie' done right, and it looks like this might be it! Agreed, they should have gone with Baker's transformation sequence rather than CGI but, here's hoping....
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on BluRay? Thats the question I want to know. Jennifer Connelly's cleave in HD?? C'mon Disney fess up!!
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The one in AWIL was awesome but the ones in The Howling were really the shizzle! Still creep me out. REALLY wish they hadn't CG'd the effect in this one. A damned shame.
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It's still one of my all-time favourite movies (it`s one of the few films that is simply perfect in every way) and the main reason I wish Joe Johnston was handed the directing duties for the redo of Flash Gordon due in a couple of years - if he avoided CGI like the plague and went back to physically making a film with old school vfx, how great would that be? Pretty fucking great, that's how great. And yeah, pre-anorexia Jennifer Connolly - unbeatable. Well, very beatable actually and that`s what led to my unfortunate accident which means that now when I piss it goes 90 degrees to the right so I have to stand side on to the toilet, but that`s my problem and I`m dealing with it day by day. I`ll thank you not to pry.
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It's a tool just like every special effect before it and unlike many it doesn't have the "prop" look about it even when its done bad. For those wanting old style effects, keep living in the last century, the rest of the world has moved on. This looks like a fantastic remake of the Lon Chaney classic. Can't wait to see it in its full glory. Furthermore, THE ROCKETEER deserves Blu Ray and a damn follow up movie series!
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Emily Blunt. Marry me.Nothing else in that trailer matters.
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Pretty good trailer until the CGI.
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Aug 21, 2009 11:29:17 AM CDT
In A Time Where It's Vampires, Vampires, Vampires...
by frakthetoasters
It's good to see a movie about Werewolves. Not teen werewolves played by an actor who has yet to shave. Real grisly, primal werewolf...
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An American Werewolf in Paris. I started somewhere in the middle. I was really confused why there was so much talking and I kept waiting for Julie Delpy to turn into a werewolf. Then the credits rolled.
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...there is no such thing as a BRITISH accent!!! Jesus Christ, I know Yanks have a hard time with geography outside of the US, but how hard is it to realise that Great Britain is the name of a COLLECTION of countries?!? And this from an Irish man...
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What would be the purpose (other than for a director to play with CGI) for 2 of Del Toros fingers to break downward? They are in normal position when the transformation is done? Not only that but there is a prior scene in the hallway, where the hand transformation is completely different. So much for consistency. I know I’m being knit-picky, but jeeze doesn’t anyone check to make sure there isn’t a beer can in the scene by mistake anymore?.
One of the reasons Dl Toro was cast because he does look like Lon Chaney, but I have to say, I wasnt impressed with the acting or feel in trailer. All those self conscious “staged” looks and stiff dialog.
I swear, with all the people and millions involved in making films it perplexed the mind no one catches these things. But thats for another thread.
I got 10 bucks this doesn’t crack 78% on Rotten Tomatoes. Damn. I was looking forward to this. Especially becuase buy the time Avatar is released the only thing left to see with be the closing credits at the Cameron is dripping it out. -
Then reset during the transformation. Looks like a lynch-ish court case going on. Maybe somebody took out a little punishment for a chomped on loved one beforehand.
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The featured one in The Howling. Very expressionistic and scary. Sure it's dated now, but it was much more impactful to my mind than American Werewolf's
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this trailor to avatar? are you people retarded?
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ha ha. you rip on people for being "no life losers who read mythology and comics" and then go on to spout your own vast knowledge of comics and mythology. hypocrite
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I was obviously being sarcastic. It was intentionally hypocritical. Fuck, I imitated his post and aped some of his lines for fuck's sake.
If Dingbatty thinks I was being sincere I apologize. But he did set himself up for that with his attack on D. Vader and not seeing that Vader was joking. -
Aug 21, 2009 2:06:02 PM CDT
the cgi on that transformation does look van helsingy
by mr_beaks_is_a_faggot
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thats cool. sarcasm can be hard to pick up on in text
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Watch it... you won't be disappointed! Crazy gore in that... one involving a normal dog pulling at and some poor bastards intestines like a game of tug-of-war. Insanity.
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I should have been more over-the-top and hyperbolic. It would have been easier to recognize then.
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Dog Soldiers is solid.
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As mentioned above, Weaving plays Detective Aberline (IMDB spelling of the name). From Hell featured the real life character of Inspector Frank Abberline, the Metropolitan Police inspector who investigated the Whitechapel killings.
The spelling is missing a 'B' but I have to imagine that the character in the Wolf Man is a nod to the original Abberline. He is also a Metropolitan Policeman (AKA Scotland Yard.)
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Should read Frederick Abberline, not Frank.
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That Jackie N movie. The office they work in with the crazy elevators. They use that same building in (500) days of Summer. Is that some famous building or something? I'm just marking my territory.
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That is the Bradbury Building, famous from its appearances in Blade Runner, DOA and an episode of The Outer Limits. Located in beautiful downtown LA (not far from Angel Flight, which hasn't appeared in as many famous movies for some reason).
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and very funny, thought the sequel was being made tho???and ill give wolfman a chance, was kinda disapointed that baker's physical transformation was taken out tho for cgi.
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Just ignorant. I've only seen Blade Runner like twice. And the outer limits I saw were the reboot ones from the 90's. And DOA? Are you talking about that shitty film based on the fighting game?
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In a lot more things. Just like half of Wolf takes place in there.
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Best part of the trailer.
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a great universal monster film that, (at least from the trailer) seems to be holding true to its roots. Love the classics!!!
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What trash!!!
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almost as good as Harry hating it...cast iron guarantee it will be kick ass..Media Messiah is a fucktard with zero taste.
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a remake we can give a shit about. And hey, it actually looks fuckin' good!
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flip you for real.
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I can't help it - that was my first thought when this trailer began: "He's got a taste for human meat - only way to catch him is to use a child's toe." The rest of the trailer looks good (except for Benecio's jarring American accent amidst all the clipped British ones), but I swear to God - the beginning was something out of the Mighty Boosh.
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The one who bites Del Torro (and killed his brother)? "The best will have it's day"... Was he tryin to convert the family and fucked up the first time? Trailers show too much...it's like Shitter Island and how you can kinda tell that the "67th patient" is gonna end up being Leo...
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Aug 22, 2009 3:34:55 AM CDT
Quantize: Speaking Of Ringing...You're A Ringing Plant!!!
by media messiah
That looks terrible...story, and execution wise. The special effects look okay, but the look, and feel, of the actual drama, and the casting of Benicio Del Toro in the lead role, is completely off. Proof again, that you just can't cast just any actor, no matter how good, in just any role. This is just stunt casting, and badly done, as stunt casting always is!!!
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I'm guessing this will get an R rating? Looks better than that Van Helsing crap and more along the lines of Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. More mature looking, well acted... something the kiddies wouldn't enjoy but old school fans would. The CGI doesn't look to be the greatest but it's not Stephen Sommers awful CGI.
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Obviously from the trailer I bet Anthony Hopkins will turn out to be the werewolf who's done "terrible things". Mark my words.
Trailers have become so obvious in revealing plot.
The howl sounds a lot more like the T-Rex from 'Jurassic Park' than a wolf. Rather watch 'An American Werewolf in London' for a true shocker.
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Just watched THE WOLFMAN trailer and was surprised at how good it looks. Not a huge fan of CGI werewolves; the crap that was american werewolf in paris and Cursed, but hopefully they'll work here with the help of practical effects as well. It's about time we had a great werewolf film and from the looks of this we could well have one. Only problem is that if it's a hit then it won't be long before we get remakes of both AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and THE HOWLING.
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Atleast there's no Keanu in it though.
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I'll definitely be seeing this opening night. The Dark tone of the film is both captivating and adds another layer of immersion to experience. I'm very pleased that they opted to hire Rick Baker and not rely solely on CGI.
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had the best werewolf transformation.
That is all. -
is quality also.
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This prequel to Teen Wolf will be one to reckon with....
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... Benicio Del Toro actually is a werewolf.
Little known fact...
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