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HILLS HAVE EYES 2 teaser drags... literally...

Ummm....yeeeeah by Thunderpants	Jan 6th, 2007 05:13:31 PM
This has been out for at least a week. Nice timing.
Second! by MissionMan8	Jan 6th, 2007 05:13:55 PM
:)
666th by ObiWanCon	Jan 6th, 2007 05:15:09 PM
666th 666th 666th 666th 666th 666th 666th 666th 666th 666th
LITERAL nightmare stories? by Jack D. Ripper	Jan 6th, 2007 05:18:11 PM
As in the people on the production told you about bad dreams they had during the shoot?
Saw this Christmas day in front of BLACK CHRISTMAS by Ernie Souchak	Jan 6th, 2007 05:24:08 PM
And it got applause from the audience at 11 AM in Times Square... on Christmas day! F-ing awesome. LOL!
THE HILLS HAVE EYES!!!! by Johnno	Jan 6th, 2007 05:30:48 PM
EYES I TELL YOU!!!!
8th!!! the same number of seconds... by Darth_Baltar	Jan 6th, 2007 05:34:37 PM
...this film will be interesting
Interesting Song Choice. by Wasserman	Jan 6th, 2007 05:39:39 PM
WOW, inspired use of a Devendra Banhart Song. Movie will probably be horrible though.
No Berryman, no bucks from me. by Uncapie	Jan 6th, 2007 05:53:34 PM
I know, lets make up a character to look like Michael Berryman instead of hiring Michael Berryman. Wow, what geniuses!
This was on bloodydisgusting by Ridge	Jan 6th, 2007 06:05:59 PM
Around two weeks or more ago, whats with the delay here?
Zombiesolutions by supermarch	Jan 6th, 2007 06:08:36 PM
Maybe you can tell me why everyone thinks Children of Men is so good? I was bored the whole way through and there was zero resolution in the surface text. I'm not bein a dick I just honestly thought it sucked.
Sequels!!! Oh Boy!!! by kurdt420	Jan 6th, 2007 06:25:37 PM
yea I can't wait to be annoyed by this one
The Hills Have Eyes 2: by Dr Gregory House	Jan 6th, 2007 06:29:21 PM
Nuclear Boogaloo
RADIOACTIVE MUTANT INBRED CANNIBALS GOTTA EAT? by DynamixRo	Jan 6th, 2007 06:29:48 PM
Didn't really care for the remake so I'm definitely not excited about a rushed sequel with a bunch of no-name actors in it. There's no shame in admiting that the teaser is pretty cool, but that doesn't mean the movie will be any good.
Will This Have a Dog Flashback Like the Original HHE2? by tonagan	Jan 6th, 2007 06:30:03 PM
That alone justified the original sequel's existence.
Hate the Synopsis by Elkatak	Jan 6th, 2007 06:44:03 PM
IMDB: "A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert" This sounds like total dumbshit, unoriginal, boring, directtovideo Dreck
WELL by THE KNIGHT	Jan 6th, 2007 07:04:54 PM
I haven't even seen the trailer but can I assume that it looks and smells like shite?
Zombie... by TELF	Jan 6th, 2007 07:13:01 PM
Children of Men is really special, isn't it? Loved it so much. Did you read the great interview with Cuaron on Dark Horizons?
supermarch... by TELF	Jan 6th, 2007 07:24:14 PM
Sorry to go off topic folks. supermarch: Put down McKee. Story resolution, as it turns out, is NOT the be all and end all of good film-making. But even if it were, the "surface text"of C of M still holds up. Owen plays a man who has lost hope. He personifies a world which has lost hope. It has lost hope on account of it's inability to recreate itself, both in terms of the very act of baby-making but also in the broader, allegorical sense that oh bollocks - why should anyone have to explain it to you? Why, if you don't understand something, must it be some flaw in the thing you don't understand? Children Of Men is profound. It is also gripping and technically astonishing. Numerous intelligent critiques are available on the internet (try Rotten Tomatoes), maybe one of them will help you to understand why we are so impressed.
this is a month+ old by troutpencil	Jan 6th, 2007 07:36:38 PM
fucking assholes
wasnt this already linked by the_shogun_gunslinger	Jan 6th, 2007 08:16:48 PM
on this site like, months ago? slow news day i guess
dogape by troutpencil	Jan 6th, 2007 08:26:38 PM
That sounds like the same thing that inspired the Jack Ketchum book Girl Next Door which has been adapted into a movie i believe.
ZombieSolutions (and everyone else) by John-Locke	Jan 6th, 2007 08:29:19 PM
You want to see a film that will blow you away more than Children of Men? Hunt down a copy of the 1985 Russian film "Come and See" better than anything I saw released in 2006. I know you will completely dig this film if you haven't already seen it, classic and masterpiece are words bandied around far too often but in this case it wouldn't do it justice, possibly the greatest War film ever made, definitely one of the most harrowing and devastating.
TELF by supermarch	Jan 6th, 2007 08:32:06 PM
So it's just one drawn out exposition on "hope"? I got that. But that's pretty boring. And I said I wasn't being a dick so why are you being such a prick? Grow up. It's far from profound. I would liken it to Emo. A bunch of overly indulged assholes going "what if there was no hope and like... for no ever explainable reason women stopped being able to have kids?". It's all way too forced. It starts with all these ideas and then instead of doing anything with them the whole picture just dwells on it and substitutes story with this neo-Vietnam gurilla fighting. Without the whole baby crap Children of Men is just Cyborg without the kicks.
come and see is a classic by troutpencil	Jan 6th, 2007 08:40:45 PM
It is disorienting to see it mentioned here though because I was just thinking about buying it the other day, and it's not a real well known movie. Everywhere it is discussed it is just a debate between Russians and Germans about what did and did not happen but it is so skillfully made and vivid I've always wondered why it isn't more well known.
This teaser was on prints of TURISTAS! by the_patriot	Jan 6th, 2007 09:24:59 PM
Uh yeah, a while ago. Seriously guys, stick to doing stuff like the Stallone questions reviews. Because with how late this site has been posting things like this just makes y'all look like you're playing second fiddle to sites like Dark Horizons.
Mutant Hillbilly Set Us Up The Bomb! by DOGSOUP	Jan 6th, 2007 10:28:02 PM
How are you gentlemen !! All your hills are belong to us.
GAY by Turd Furgeson	Jan 6th, 2007 10:35:42 PM
That looks GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful? Beautiful is my balls resting on Amy Smarts' chin... This is not beautiful. It's gay.
Children, children... by Big Bad Clone	Jan 6th, 2007 10:41:00 PM
I honnestlt give a lot of people so some slack in not liking every film I like. I realize many people would rather see stupid shit like Bad Boys III (with Carlos Mencia as Pablo!) than something that requires some thought but if you don't like Children of Men, then fuck you. Seriously, fuck you. You must be like the assholes sitting behind me at Casino Royale who couldn't follow the Texas Hold 'Em action even though it has an exposition color man.
CHILDREN OF MEN = AMERICAN CYBORG by Mace Tofu	Jan 6th, 2007 10:48:53 PM
Didn't I pay to see this one before? Plot for "AC" from IMDB "After the nuclear war people are sterile. The only woman who was able to give life to a child has to take the child through the dangerous city to the ship to save it. " So " CHILDREN OF MEN" is really a loose remake of 1993's AMERICAN CYBORG. This new HHE2 trailer was cool in HD.
Everyone loved Children of Men by DOGSOUP	Jan 6th, 2007 10:50:02 PM
Those who claim otherwise are fronting to seem like cool iconoclasts. Like those goth kids. Hating Children of Men when you know you love it is so Goth.
Seriously Harry by Turd Furgeson	Jan 6th, 2007 10:53:39 PM
I tried watching it agin.... What the fuck is so beautiful about it? You're letting the euphoria of your personal life cloud your objective judgement about items in cinema now.... I don't trust you anymore... This trailer is not beautiful. It doesn't even convey a decent message about the film. All it does is show you things that decent film makers wouldn't show.... which is the dragging of the bodies to stage them for the climactic 3rd act chase sceen so the damsel in distress can scream when they come falling out of a closet at her... I'm dissapointed...
Looks alright, two weeks ago when I saw it. by nomihs	Jan 6th, 2007 11:05:03 PM
Now it still looks...alright, I guess. Why is it that this site is on the last line of cool shit on some stuff, but on others AICN kills when it comes to firsties? I know AICN GOTTA EAT when it comes to some stuff, but lets move on this horror shite. I know that's what a majority of these people wanna see. So lets just forget AiCN dropped the ball on this, and many others, and move on.
"nightmare stories" by welbrick	Jan 6th, 2007 11:20:30 PM
that sounds interesting. i want to know what went down w/ a bunch of no name actors wearing national guard uniforms in 100+ degree weather. did they turn into mutants? is the actual production of this movie potential prequel material for the franchise?
CHILDREN OF MEN was amazing by Professor Falcon	Jan 6th, 2007 11:22:25 PM
I saw it this afternoon. Can't stop thinking about it.
Turd, you don't get it by Vern	Jan 6th, 2007 11:25:13 PM
This is a great teaser, Turd. Maybe not so much when you download it online after being told that it is great. But when you see it unexpectedly before TURISTAS weeks ago like I did and wrote about on here, it is an A+ as far as teasers. I mean come on dude. You see a big weird dude dragging a body through the desert. Then another big dude dragging a body through the desert. Then "The Hills Have Eyes 2." That's fucking perfect! What more needs to be said? You want some of those hearbeats and electric buzzes and negative flashes and shit, go find a Michael Bay remake. This is for grownups. If you can't admire the simplicity and dark humor of this thing, you must be one of those guys who goes on the internet, names himself after some sort of bodily waste and posts disgusting misogynistic sex fantasies about unobtainable teen stars from tv. I am not one of those type of individuals so I really liked this teaser. I was writing off this sequel because I don't know who the director is, but that teaser turned me around to naive optimism, which is the job of a teaser for a sequel to a remake. Apparently it is more of an action movie this time around, and takes place mostly inside those mines. Could be good, we shall see. By the way Turd, as long as I've got you here, I wanted to remind you that it is now the year 2007, you are way fucking behind in figuring out that "gay" is not a good insult, but "you went on the internet and wrote about sticking your balls on the girl from felicity" is. anyway thanks Turd
re: CHILDREN OF MEN = AMERICAN CYBORG by Professor Falcon	Jan 6th, 2007 11:25:48 PM
Children of Men = American Cyborg the way Honeymoon in Vegas = Indecent Proposal
Children of Men is overrated! by kurdt420	Jan 6th, 2007 11:27:17 PM
sure it looks good but man the story is pointless. women cant have children in the future and there is no explanation for it. Then all of a sudden a woman is having a baby and there is no explanation. then they run around alot. pretty lame
Turd got pwned like a n00b by DOGSOUP	Jan 6th, 2007 11:31:25 PM
All your base are belong to Vern
"no explanation" by Vern	Jan 6th, 2007 11:39:45 PM
I liked the remake of The Hills Have Eyes, but one thing I didn't like is that embarrassing scene where the character "Big Brain" (the weirdo in the wheelchair) makes a big speech explaining everything to people who need to have things explained to them. I liked it much better in the original when you saw the family drive by a sign that said it was a military bomb testing range, and everybody was able to connect the dots between that and these mutants and was able to use imagination, the human brain, etc. It seems like everybody who didn't like Children of Men is asking for them to explain everything. Why should they explain everything? Why does it matter? I don't see how explaining the origins of the virus or the baby would improve the story, but I can see how likely it would be to make the whole thing seem corny and unbelievable and the type of dumb Hollywood movie that it clearly is not. It seems to me alot of movies that I watch over and over again over the years purposely leave things unexplained. In THE THING we know there was the team before Kurt Russel's that dealt with the thing before, but we don't know where it came from or what exactly happened to those guys, and at the end we don't know whether Kurt or Keith is the thing. And there are stupid people, and I have met some of thse people, who think that it sucks that those things are explained. It seems to me like that's kind of what you're asking of CHILDREN OF MEN. In HILLS HAVE EYES or TEXAS CHAIN SAW most of what we know about the families is not directly explained in the movie, you have to kind of think about it and piece it together and study it, and that's part of what's great about it. This is even better in a movie that's trying to be thoughtful about the world like CHILDREN OF MEN. You guys can have your scientists making speeches in front of screens explaining everything, but I prefer Cuaron's approach. Also, Cuaron secretly intended CHILDREN OF MEN as a sequel to HILLS HAVE EYES REMAKE in my opinion. That is why we are discussing this here. thanks guys.
EXACTLY kurdt420 by supermarch	Jan 6th, 2007 11:44:06 PM
...and then everyone creams over it because they think they're supposed to. A preachy and really only subtly hinted subtext that itself is never fully realized does not a great movie make. The Last King of Scotland is the best movie of 2006. Per this teaser: I liked it. I liked the remake too. As a premise it (this sequel) could work. I'll watch the movie and decide then on how good it is but the teaser does it's job and baits the viewer pretty well. btw: That 'goth' line = weak. If anything it'll be more goth when you assbags go around telling people about this movie you've seen that they haven't and enlightening the masses like the pseudo elitists you embarrass yourselves as on a daily basis.
People who have to be Spoonfed are Infantile by DOGSOUP	Jan 6th, 2007 11:45:27 PM
Word Vern, I know whatchamean. People hated the end of Tom Tykwer's Heaven for the same reason....
Yay supermarch is Humorless! by DOGSOUP	Jan 6th, 2007 11:47:16 PM
Vern explained you better than I could.
Vern by supermarch	Jan 6th, 2007 11:47:52 PM
When you base your entire movie around a scientific premise and dwell on it throughout then not explaining it is not only frustrating it's aggravating since it leads the viewer to believe there will be closure. If they never tell the viewers of Lost how the people got there or why or anything really then I'm sure you'll be pretty pissed off right? That's my feeling about this movie (Children of Men). It didn't end, it just stopped. And it's not like people who didn't like it brought it up. Someone else did so here we are.
The Thing? by kurdt420	Jan 6th, 2007 11:58:39 PM
You compare it to The Thing? I have to laugh. Did you even watch The Thing. In the first 20 seconds we see The spaceship crash into earth. Mystery solved. The Thing is an alien. As for the other team. We see what happened to them. They found the alien in the ice, dug it up and thawed it out. they then tried to stop the alien and failed. The last surviving member of the "other" team is shot while trying to shoot the dog. So all they had to say was women in the future cant have babies because thawed out aliens wont allow it. and the the aliens felt bad so they allowed one woman to get pregnant. I know its a shitty explanation....but at least its fuckin something!!
Why can't people make babies in COM? by Big Bad Clone	Jan 7th, 2007 12:24:45 AM
dunno but they sure do make a lot of hints. Like the toxic waste going in to the sewers from those plants they go by. Or the horrible pandemic flu mentioned. Even the religious groups could have been on to something. Or it could be some new age wish-washy "humanity became so crule it could not bear to bring another child into the world type" shit. Hell, it could be Dr. Mann's dad for all I care. What I loved is that nothing was fucking explained. No dialogue was wasted reashing what just happened. Unlike so many movies in which characters repeat people's names and constantly say shit that an audeince member with an IQ over 2 could fucking figure out.
Vern, You Don't Get It.. SHUT UP AND TYPE by tailhook	Jan 7th, 2007 12:34:55 AM
But as long as I've got you here, I wanted to remind you that its now 2007 and you write for a fanbase of which Turd is a representative of. You are way behind in figuring out trading insults with talkbackers is pointless and are way, WAY behind in finding another movie to simply rip through with colorful insults.. as which seems to be your forte on this site. Please get back to that and less arm-chair banter thanks!
to Kurdt and Tailhook by Vern	Jan 7th, 2007 12:43:33 AM
Okay here's a better one then: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. The scientists speculate why the dead are walking the earth but they don't seem to be right. By the time of DAWN OF THE DEAD they're on to the "no more room in hell" explanation. And nobody knows what to do and at the end of each movie, they have not solved the problem, the status quo is not restored. To me, CHILDREN OF MEN is the same type of story. I'm not saying you're wrong, obviously the movie didn't work for you. But personally I don't see why you would want that, to me it would ruin the movie. Tailhook: thanks for belittling me and my years of hard work, but you're only kicking a hornet's nest by claiming I'm here to just make jokes about bad movies. You know the true power of my work and it scares you. Some day you gotta learn you can get nowhere underestimating the heart of a true champion.
Dawn of the Children of Men by kurdt420	Jan 7th, 2007 12:59:52 AM
Zombies are the holy grail of movie characters. I dont need an explanation for zombies. All you gotta do is show me a living rotting corpse chewing on a boring characters skull and you got two thumbs up from me. If children of Men had zombies instead of all the pointless dialog, then it woulda got 5 stars from me. Night of the living dead had zombies chewing on human intestines, Children of Men had a 200 year old Micheal Cane doing a bad Tommy Chong impression. I'll take the unexplained zombies any day
My was AMERICAN CYBORG post was more to point out how by Mace Tofu	Jan 7th, 2007 01:04:39 AM
"Bad" a version of the CHILDREN OF MEN type of idea could be. Both are sci-fi stories about a bleak future and how one man will join up with a woman who can save the childless world maybe. One version suxs and the other is a work of art. Now fight over which is which ...
WTF? by Mace Tofu	Jan 7th, 2007 01:08:15 AM
That is what I get for posting and editing a video at the same time. was not 2 was that is the typo
Way to go Vern! by Gilkuliehe	Jan 7th, 2007 01:08:33 AM
A true champion indeed my good sir.
Vern buckled by kurdt420	Jan 7th, 2007 01:12:13 AM
like a belt!
Looks... like a trailer? Come and See is brilliant by Gwai Lo	Jan 7th, 2007 01:33:19 AM
That trailer leaves me strangely nonplussed. I can't tell if I liked it or didn't like it, I'm just indifferent. Come and See is truly a masterpiece and one of my favorite movies. I guess it's closest relative would be The Thin Red Line but it is a lot more intense and surreal and has less poetic voiceover.
Music video directors... by DonRivella	Jan 7th, 2007 01:33:22 AM
...should be banned from making horror movies. I mean, the last couple turned out to be not so good. What about directors who actually care to tell a story? But there are exceptions to every rule and I have to say that this teaser looks quite promising. Vern has a point: when was the last time a teaser was so calm and confident? I would really like to contribute to the off-topicness of this talkback, but unfortunately I have not seen 'Children of Men'. I have seen 'Come and See', however, and it is very impressive.
twill see it by chimcham3000	Jan 7th, 2007 01:51:05 AM
i dug the remake. what can ya say? i live in nuevo mexico so i like to support the films that are made here. plus any trailer with devendra banhart is good by me. using the tired old slam of "music video directors" doesnt quite work for me. gondry's films are more interesting than most and its where the man started.
well by lakersfan2death	Jan 7th, 2007 02:03:39 AM
man vern likes eatin people alive for no reason over a movie cant believe that its not like he made it from scratch himself and also he should remember its just a movie
I liked it by graycove	Jan 7th, 2007 03:16:31 AM
But the song choice is trying too hard.
Zombie by John-Locke	Jan 7th, 2007 03:58:32 AM
Yeah it does have the same kind of documentary feel as CoM which is why I mentioned it, Thin Red Line is another film I'd compare it to in look. Be warned though, it's not an easy film to watch.
Children of Men is the new Fight Club by spectrebeeyatch	Jan 7th, 2007 04:00:24 AM
I remember when that movie came out I remember hearing the same thing from people: "It's amazing man truely what life is really about", "Fuck you seriously fuck you, if you don't like this movie you don't understand it". No actually you can understand movies and not like them. Children of Men is good, not amazing it's actually stuff I've seen before in many other movies. Also the action is filmed amazingly this is true, but if that makes it great then John Woo's Hard Boiled belongs in the same category. The only thing I really liked about this movie was how both political sides were full of shit. The government were killing people and acting like assholes, the "rebels" who claimed they weren't terrorists, were terrorists after all. That was cool but the rest "meh" I've seen it the themes before. Anyway about this trailer I saw it before children of men and the audience booed and hissed, did the same thing for The Hitcher remake and one guy actually yelled out "Stop remaking movies!!!" and the audience cheered. It was actually up lifting for me. I don't know why so many people on this site support remake garbage like this, but i hate it. I didn't see the first Hills Have Eyes simply because I saw the originally so I didn't find it necessary to watch the new version, same goes the hither.
the hills should not have eyes. by dr.bulber	Jan 7th, 2007 04:25:47 AM
they totally screwed that up.
Song choice by blackwood	Jan 7th, 2007 04:37:30 AM
makes me think more of Devil's Rejects than The Hills Have Eyes.
Bottom line here folks. by JERRY HORROR	Jan 7th, 2007 05:10:26 AM
I dug the remake. I think it's because KNB and Alex Aja were involved. Statistically speaking, the original Hills have Eyes was so bad. The dog had flashbacks. I have flashbacks. Wes Craven needed the money then and it looks like he still does.
I prefere remakes and then sequels to them to .... by forgo10en	Jan 7th, 2007 05:17:16 AM
... shitty new horror ideas like HOSTEL and SAW that suppoused to be so cool and inventive and just sucks ... like Pirates of the Carribean 2 does!
FUCK`S THIS? CATCHPHRASE-MANIA??? by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 7th, 2007 05:21:15 AM
Is the new official AICN catchphrase! When the waitress pours my coffee this morning, I'm sayin,' "FUCK`S THIS? CATCHPHRASE-MANIA???"
P.S. The Silver Surfer Has Eyes by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 7th, 2007 05:23:01 AM
I haven't seen anyone mention the new FF2 teaser up on apple.com, but honestly, it doesn't suck. Too hard.
to VERN about "explanation" thing by forgo10en	Jan 7th, 2007 05:27:15 AM
"They" want to have everything exlpained like they did in MINORITY REPORT when at the end of the movie Tom Cruise exlpains. I felt that Spielberg treated his audience like a bunch of morons with that ... so I guess if there were Tom Cruise at the end of the Children of Men, let's say he could be a captain of the "Tomorrow" ship (that was it's name I think) the movie would be great to "them" ... he could wear a captain's hat, beard and smoke a pipe. And could only have one leg .. a real Tom Cruise "I will explain why" captain.
re: "no-name actors" by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 7th, 2007 05:27:57 AM
DynamixRo, if you read the text that accompanies the teaser, you'll find that the preferred term is "up-and coming actors." 'Cause sequels to horror remakes are a surefire springboard to superstardom. Even moreso than a Playboy spread.
Children of the Corn VIII: The Potatoes Have Eyes by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 7th, 2007 05:35:11 AM
Could be creepy with the right cinematographer.
haha, great teaser by Evil Hobbit	Jan 7th, 2007 05:47:14 AM
Realy cool, some creative stuff you don't expect in a holly remake. Here's hoping for a good flick.
Music video directors by ELGordo	Jan 7th, 2007 05:56:18 AM
I always think it's funny when fanboys cry over music video directors and how they shouldn't be allowed to make movies. Well thell that to Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David Fincher, Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry to name a few.
Oh and... by ELGordo	Jan 7th, 2007 06:03:07 AM
Put Lasse Hallstrom on that list of no talented music video directors who should stay away from movies.
sigh by Venkie007	Jan 7th, 2007 07:22:58 AM
All you folks bitching about how bad this looks wouldnt even give the talkback a second glance because you "shouldnt" be bothered with the film (and anything to do with it, like this talkback, f'rinstance), but there you all are whining, pissing and moaning....Christ. Grow up.My GOD, it's just a movie. The release of this flick will NOT play any role in your immediate future, nor will its performance. If its bad, you wont know, because you wont have seen it, right? Wrong. You WILL see it, regardless of the fact that you spent eight minutes here bitching that it will suck, and probably deep down, you might like it, but still come here (or eleswhere) and re-affirm your original bland, bitchy opinion. It's a friggin' horror flick....it's not supposed to be some Oscar worthy film, just brainless fun. You guys suck ALL the fun out of it, the Goddammed film isnt even OUT yet, and you're all bent out of shape. sigh
Nice, simple, effective. by DirkD13"	Jan 7th, 2007 07:33:08 AM
But so was the teaser for Resident Evil: Apocalypse. This was on TheMovieBox.net ages and ages ago. And you can add Mark Romanek to the list of music video directors that can actually make movies.
why has children of men... by lionbiu	Jan 7th, 2007 08:41:09 AM
...been brought up?!!? Children of Men is a great movie, IMHO, and I think it majorly works due to not explaining what caused the inabilty to procreate (although there are several hints) I think some people are just being rather picky and audiences now have to have everything explained for them rahter than use their own mind. Back to topic, I think this teaser is a little impressive. I admit being a bit suprised when the camera suddenly moved. But all the torture-porn movies do nothing for me so I doubt I will check it out.
whats with... by Buzzsawlenny	Jan 7th, 2007 09:17:07 AM
everybody being so pissed about this trailer for a frakking B-movie is a week or 3 late...do u truly care...sheesh
misc. by Vern	Jan 7th, 2007 09:21:45 AM
Kurdt - when did I "buckle," bud? I must not have been there when that happened. I don't know man, I can't convince you to like that movie, but let's put it this way. If you like Dawn of the Dead and yet all you get out of it is "zombies munching on a boring character's skull" then I'm not surprised we don't see eye to eye on other movies. We clearly aren't looking for the same thing, probaly aren't even watching the same movies. By the way, what did you think of Hills Have Eyes (remake or original)? Spectre - I think we've seen this coming for a long time, but now that you've figured out a way to use "meh" in a sentence about HARD BOILED the word is officially dead forever. Good riddance, too. I spit on your grave, meh.
Chris Cunningham by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 7th, 2007 09:29:51 AM
...the music video director who should make a movie. And Zack Snyder has certainly got my attention too.
ELGordo by DonRivella	Jan 7th, 2007 10:22:42 AM
Wake me up when Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David Fincher, Spike Jonze or Michel Gondry make a horror movie. I know reading comprehension is a dying skill, but still. And no, Seven and Hannibal are not horror movies, and only one of those was good. Lasse Hallström (note the spelling) is probably the weakest music video director of this list and ended up being the best story teller. Coincidence? I think yes.
Torture Porn DESU! by godoffireinhell	Jan 7th, 2007 10:23:48 AM
DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! DESU! Also, this is fucking ancient news. You oughta be ashamed of yourself, Harold.
Why the hell isn't this called "The Hills Have 2 Eyes"? by Tom Whitaker	Jan 7th, 2007 10:24:06 AM
Makes you pine for the geniuses behind 2 Fast 2 Furious. Yo!
Explanations....and Vern by Red Ned Lynch	Jan 7th, 2007 10:36:23 AM
Not just NOTLD but say The Birds, the original (good) Black Christmas, movies as bad (good) as Frogs and good (good) as Halloween. When I was a kid I would often hear older folks speak derisively about something having a "Hitchcock" ending, you know something that was open ended or inconclusive. I spent time back then trying to explain why it was often the right thing to do. Never worked out. This is the same kind of thing. And Vern? Thanks for hanging out in the talkbacks and thanks for being fond of some underbelly pictures. We don't all love the same crappy low budget sleaze, but we all love some of it, and it's fun to roll around in the mud arguing over it.
Children of men explaination: by PoweredUpPacman	Jan 7th, 2007 10:59:30 AM
Every spermcell on the planet dropped dead on the spot and every male reproductive organ was summarily sterilized when the new Paris Hilton music video came out. The Human Project was first called the Humane Project, sent out to euthanize said Hilton. Hope the flick works better for ya now....
And the Hills Hace Eyes 2 teaser was great btw.. by PoweredUpPacman	Jan 7th, 2007 11:02:10 AM
...and anyone who didn't like it can 'meh' the fuck outta here.
Children of Men spoiler alert: by PoweredUpPacman	Jan 7th, 2007 11:03:53 AM
How can you spoil a movie that doesn't explain anything itself in the first place?
Yo Vern by kurdt420	Jan 7th, 2007 11:20:42 AM
Sorry bout the buckling thing. I was watching clerks last night and had nothin better to say at that moment. As for Hills Have Eyes. I don't hate remakes as much as some do. I like the original when I was a kid. It wasnt brilliant by any means but had some good shocking and disturbing moments. I don't mind remaking a film as long as you bring some new ideas to the table. That's why I belive the chainsaw massacre remakes work for me. They took the classic story and added some new twists too it. such as the sherriff character and Leatherface making a fresh mask outa that bignosed guys face. These are scenes I remeber and enjoyed. I tried to thing of something new they brought to the table for the Hills Have Eyes remake and I come up with nothing. Im afraid it falls under my dissapointing section along with other wasted remakes such as Psycho, The Omen, and the sacraligious Manchurian Candidate.
COM=What's the problem? by Dr Gregory House	Jan 7th, 2007 11:50:52 AM
Women can't make babies?!?! GREAT!!! No more birth control, no more withdraw method, no more spoogin' on titties....sounds like Eutopia.
You have to forgive them for posting old links... by Eyegore	Jan 7th, 2007 12:01:04 PM
The people who work this site are very busy watching movies from the future all the time. Just look at Harry's best of 2006 list...most of those movies haven't even come out yet in 2007. So with them far far in the future it's gotta be confusing to know what's old and what isn't.
greatest teaser since Last Action Hero´s by CuervoJones	Jan 7th, 2007 12:36:57 PM
estupendo
Thoughts.... by Crimson King	Jan 7th, 2007 01:09:30 PM
Ok, regarding the teaser...I think it's ok. An interesting idea that certainly does its job, but nothing great and spooge-worthy. As for Children of Men, well, $20 says that if they had given an explanation as to why women can no longer have children there would be people arguing about how stupid that reason is, and how full of holes it is, and yada-yada-yada. And who knows? Maybe they would've given a shitty ass reason, and that would've single-handedly ruined the movie. Instead, people have to understand that not all your questions will be answered. As a matter of fact, the movie doesn't even try to do it. It's not necessarily about that. It shows us a specific world and then proceeds to tell us a story within that world. The story they chose to tell is not the one that explains the current state of the world. Also, something no one has mentioned...how faithful is this movie to the source? Perhaps PD James doesn't provide her readers with an explanation. I haven't read the book, so I don't know. But there's a chance that the lack of explanation for infertility is not actually Cuaron's decision...
LEAVE VERN ALONE! by Frank The Rabbit	Jan 7th, 2007 01:11:55 PM
Vern kicks ass! He is one of the greatest reviewers around! Oh, and this trailer really does kick many asses!
The Hills Saw what you did last summer vs Ash by RKDN Del Sol	Jan 7th, 2007 01:16:28 PM
brought to you by the intel core 2 duo processor, the sexiest tomboy beanpole ever crammed into your laptop
PHILLLLL?!?!?!?! by RKDN Del Sol	Jan 7th, 2007 01:21:11 PM
Watch out for that atmoic crater. its a doooo-OOOOO-ooosie!!
2 Hills 2 Furious Eyes by Johnno	Jan 7th, 2007 01:46:39 PM
Tagline: They're looking at you! Lenticular Poster that follows you.
CHILDREN OF MEN was unbelievable. by brokentusk	Jan 7th, 2007 01:56:21 PM
Simply one of the best films of the year. I really don't understand some people, they come across as really intelligent when they write, they have a great filmic knowledge, yet they completely fail to grasp what certain films are actually about. CHILDREN OF MEN may be a Science Fiction film, it may deal with the end of the world and a futuristic society, but the genius of the film lies in the fact that all of that is merely a BACKRDROP to the story of Theo Faron, who manages to find hope – both for himself and for the human race. That's the story. It didn't NEED to explain why women cannot give birth - leaving it ambiguous makes the film more intelligent and also creates room for YOUR OWN IDEAS. I really can't believe people are criticizing the film for not explaining enough - they obviously missed the point entirely.
Amercan Cyborg ripped ofF Children of Men... by Cameron1	Jan 7th, 2007 02:15:12 PM
not the other way round, sorry people. As for the lack of explanation, in the book it's hinted at as being God's wrath for secularism, which is nice. The novel and the film are VERY different. The novel had a little more background depth to exactly whats been happening but it's very slow. I much prefer the film as it's dynamic and funny and wise. True, it's not an intellectual movie, it's very much one for the heart not the head and approaching it like so works beautifully for me. As for this trailer...ya gotta love Devendra Banhart's "freak" amaericana folk music being used. It's darkly, humourously appropriate not to mention a great song in it's own right. Still think the film will probably suck though.
The Beverly Hills Cops Have Eyes (On You!) by JackPumpkinhead	Jan 7th, 2007 02:17:31 PM
A new vehicle for the corpse of Eddie Murphy!
why are people by DarthCorns	Jan 7th, 2007 02:39:14 PM
going to see this movie thinking its going to be Clive Owen "blowing shit up"? is this the reason you guys really dont like it?
don't tell me I didn't get "it" by supermarch	Jan 7th, 2007 02:40:28 PM
if you can't tell me what I was supposed to get. Which was what I initially asked. Instead of answers people are just rolling their eyes and stroking their beards and talking about what's to be done with supermarch. Basing a movie around a question and then not answering it is stupid. Children of Men sucks. You idiots only think it's brilliant because you were told to. /Children of Men discussion.
PS Clive Owen is fucking amazing and I usually hate him by Cameron1	Jan 7th, 2007 02:40:52 PM
thanks for reminding DarthCorns. He's shabby and hopeless and scared all the way through but he does what he has to inspite of everything. That's a real hero.
What Devendra Banhart song is that? by Led Gopher	Jan 7th, 2007 02:42:44 PM
Wasserman mentioned the song in the teaser is by Devendra Banhart, but he didn't say what song it was. Any chance someone knows the name of the track? It kind of makes me think of how the 1st TCM remake teaser/trailer used a song by either Cocteau Twins or This Mortal Coil, I forget which group for certain. In any case, I liked the choice of song for both films' trailers.
Well, supermarch... by Cameron1	Jan 7th, 2007 02:45:08 PM
the film isn't based around the question "why can't women have babies" and it's the damn trailers fault for making it seem so. Also saying "you only like it because you were told too" is on a par with saying "you don't like it because you don't get it" i.e childish and desperately dishonest.
well Cameron1 by supermarch	Jan 7th, 2007 02:50:07 PM
you have again not answered the question. So what I said wasn't childish and it was very honest. And you just proved it.
And what was with that lame Return of the King ending? by kurdt420	Jan 7th, 2007 02:52:43 PM
The magic ship comes to take her and Gandolf away. Like I said before its a lame story that was shot really well.
Supermarch.... by Crimson King	Jan 7th, 2007 02:56:36 PM
Listen, when you make your own movie, you can make it however you want. You can use exposition galore and spoon-feed your audience every single little answer they might want (and every answer they might not want, for that matter). You can wrap it up in a beautiful little package for them and top it off with a lovely little bow. Maybe the trailer does make it seem like there will be some sort of solution to the problem...however, that's not the movie we're given. Instead, this is a movie about a dystopian future, where people have lost all hope and feel there is nothing, really, left to live for. We're given one guy who embodies this and then follow him on his quest to save this girl. Along the way he rediscovers what it is to have purpose and hope. The film also tackles certain political issues and the whole immigration thing. Now, if you didn't find any of that compelling, so be it. But don't be a jerk and go calling people idiots because they enjoyed something you didn't.
Supermarch, by Cameron1	Jan 7th, 2007 02:57:24 PM
Other than "why can't women have babies?" to which the reply is "i don't know for certain because the film or book don't say why". I'm sure PD James has an idea but seeing as she never answers it either it's safe to assume it's rather irrelevant. Just like it is in the movie. When you are being chased and shot at asking "but why are you pregnant" is not all that important. Answering the question wasn't what Children Of Men was about. What other questions have you asked? Why do people like it? Well that's been answered by different people all throught the talkback. What you said was as childish as all the people who told you you didn't like it because you didn't "get" it.
you fucking DOUCHE by therightclique	Jan 7th, 2007 03:01:18 PM
when are we going to get a society that knows what "literally" means? with as many comedians that talk about it, you'd think everybody would be up to speed by now. if you say "literally" it means it ACTUALLY happened. the teaser didn't ACTUALLY drag anything.
children of men is LITERALLY a piece of shit by kurdt420	Jan 7th, 2007 03:06:00 PM
Literally!
I was polite initially. Very polite by supermarch	Jan 7th, 2007 03:13:08 PM
And after all that, Cameron you still haven't answered the question. What's so great and glamorous about it? Aside from the question it's a slow paced action movie without much action. So what is the appeal for you? Baaaaaa Crimson King made some good points and I see why he liked it (thanks!). It's about one guy representing a world that has lost hope. He finds it in the question. Personally I think that could have been done a lot better. The political issues and immigration stuff was way too preachy for me. How hard is it to show disheveled people being rounded up onto trains and buses and get sympathy from your viewers who are well conditioned to make the appropriate comparison? Not very. I still feel the movie lacked the necessary resolution and appropriate ending. Michael Caine rocking out made me laugh and cringe at the same time. Points for that. That's all though.
example by supermarch	Jan 7th, 2007 03:15:31 PM
http://www.number23movie.com/ If they don't explain what the number 23 is my head will literally explode.
You missed a post of mine Supermarch. by Cameron1	Jan 7th, 2007 03:18:40 PM
Because I've already said why I like it. So either you are being wilfully obtuse or you need to read back a little way.
The Silent Hills have Eyes! by Johnno	Jan 7th, 2007 03:30:26 PM
And those belong to Neil Gaiman who is interested in co-writing that script as soon as he's asked to do it... Someone make that happen!
of Laura Mars! by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 7th, 2007 03:34:00 PM
Getting there.
How did Skynet achieve sentience? by Big Bad Clone	Jan 7th, 2007 03:44:16 PM
Who knows? It just fucking did and now a bunch of fucking robots are coming to hunt you down. I was watching some vampire movie that explained scientifically how vampires reacted to the sun with burning and needed blood and all that shit. Too bad they couldn't concentrate on making a compelling story instead as the movie blew like a whore when rent's due. Same goes for zombies. Even Max Brooks hilarious Zombie Survival Guide feels bogged down when he explains how the virus works. Just tell me if I need to grab a baseball bat or shovel, buddy.
Down and Out in Beverly Hills Have Eyes Wide Shut by kurdt420	Jan 7th, 2007 03:45:01 PM
Directed by Mel "give em hell" Gibson
The Heart of a True Champion(tm) by tailhook	Jan 7th, 2007 03:47:06 PM
Wow.. the ol gag reflex had a hard time with that one! Frankly Vern.. I love you man! You've got all of the self-delusional egotistical pomposity that the writers of this site thrive upon. Reality Check! You sir are the type of guy who thinks he looks good beating up on retards. It isn't enough that you take low-blow potshots at movies most of the people didn't even know were released due to the fact they didn't get a theatrical run.. but then you come swinging in talkbacks like a true pro(all sarcasm intended). If you truly had the Heart of a True Champion(tm) you'd actually review movies someone gave a damn about and be critical with them without resorting to that big barrel of mud you got sitting beside the keyboard. But since the bargain bin is what you seem to thrive in and beating up retards is your forte.. perhaps you could provide a list of DTV gems you expect to tras(i mean review) next!
sweet zombie jesus, folks... by stickmangrit	Jan 7th, 2007 04:06:58 PM
what the fuck is all this? only in the talkbacks can a mediocre trailer to a re-make's sequel bring forth this level of heated back and forth. and yes, the trailer is fucking mediocre at best. it's a moving version of the goddamned poster for corn's sake, how fucking un-original can we get? oh wait, this is another remake derivative, so obviously that question's already been answered. as for children of men, haven't seen it, but it better be a-fucking-stounding to outdo United 93 for Best of Year.
The sad thing is by QuinnTheEskimo	Jan 7th, 2007 06:04:43 PM
The two best films in a long time, Children of Men and The Fountain, won't get a single damn Oscar. May not even get nominations. If Alfonso Cuaron doesn't deserve a best director Oscar for those amazing sequences, I don't know who does.
RE: Children of Men by thebearovingian	Jan 7th, 2007 06:04:47 PM
No no no. You have all missed the big point. And it is this: Where is the guy that got her pregnant? Hmm? I guess it implies a futuristic society of absentee fathers. Another generation of men who have "come and gone." Thank you, Clive Owen!
Children of Men...Great movie, even better soundtrack by future help	Jan 7th, 2007 06:56:52 PM
loved both.
Let's hear it for Fridge... by kurdt420	Jan 7th, 2007 08:02:48 PM
That's already been said about a dozen times now....read before posting
my colon sucks referenced Bauhaus. That's so Goth. by DOGSOUP	Jan 7th, 2007 09:38:27 PM
THERE SUPERMARCH FUCKING HAPPY? A GOTH JOKE USED CORRECTLY! HAPPY NOW?! Fuck no you're not you're still thinking of ways to fuck the open wound you slice into Alfonso Curon's throat because you hate the man and want him to die horribly. Nah I'm just joshin ya. You just hated CoM and want us all to explain why it was so good. We liked it. You didn't. "/"debate.
DonRivella, jonze IS making a horror flick. by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jan 7th, 2007 09:55:48 PM
and Kaufman is writing it I believe.
and ALIEN3 is at least a creature feature by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jan 7th, 2007 09:57:06 PM
which is a subgenre of horror. Come to think of it, Alien is a horror film too!
Anyone seen the Bruce Campbell Old Spice commercial? by Professor Falcon	Jan 7th, 2007 10:08:07 PM
Brilliant
Tailhook by Vern	Jan 8th, 2007 12:22:42 AM
Buddy, I don't know who you think I am but you must have me confused with some other dude. I have never to my knowledge beat up on a retard, and I'm trying not to use that word anymore on account of I like retards. I do review DTV movies here and that's because I like them. In fact I started to like the Steven Seagal DTV movies so much that I've spent years writing a book about them. I also review all kinds of other movies, just type "vern" into google and go to my websight if you want to see hundreds of the damn things. If anything, I'm the guy who stands up for movies that everybody else is trashing. For examples see my review of Silent Hill, X-Men 3, hell, the Hills Have Eyes remake. Usually people make fun of me for liking DTV movies too much, now you're saying I'm too hard on them? I don't know who you are either but I'm not gonna start makin shit up. Do some basic research buddy. Or find the guy you are actually talking about and direct your hatred at him. otherwise I agree with you on everything, thanks Tailhook.
p.s. by Vern	Jan 8th, 2007 12:23:53 AM
I stand by what I said about the heart of a true champion
oh, by the way, by DarthCorns	Jan 8th, 2007 12:49:28 AM
this teaser does look cool, sound cool, and just about everything else is cool about it. and children of men is stil awesome. i remember seeing it, and some dude said, "i want my money back" like, what the fuck? oh, as i was watching this, i couldnt help but think that if daniel craig hadnt done bond, he could have nailed this role.
DonRivella...wake up. by ELGordo	Jan 8th, 2007 04:13:35 AM
Alien, Ridley Scott. So you are saying that music video directors are better suited to make dramas or suspence thriller than straight horror films? Weak ass reasoning dude. Grasping for straws on this one.
I mean c'mon guys... by JERRY HORROR	Jan 8th, 2007 04:18:08 AM
Ine the end, aren't cheesy little sequels just grand. They warm the heart. Especially KickBoxer 2: The road back. I love that film. It's sweet.
Crimson King / Children of Men Novel... by kingrobot	Jan 8th, 2007 05:23:17 AM
I've just started reading the novel. There is no explanation for the fertility problem... they don't even specify that it is a virus. Children just stop being born. It could be a virus, it could be linked to pollution or it could just be mother nature saying "Time's up...make way for the next species". I think this is all covered in about 3 pages of the novel. The story isn't about a virus. It's about hope in a hopeless world. It's also a great film but perhaps not for those who need every single thing explained to them. If you are one of those folks then you'll hate the ambiguous ending even more...
Hey Vern, there's nothing wrong with using "gay" as a by Walterego	Jan 8th, 2007 06:46:54 AM
pejorative term. Loosen up. It has two separate meanings: one) homosexual and two) lame. That's the word's definition for the past 30 years at least, and will continue to be so in 2007. It is just like referring to a strange feeling as a "queer sensation", or something which appears odd as "queer looking". Nothing to do with sexual orientation.
lmao... I think that's "yeas and nays" by white owl	Jan 8th, 2007 08:23:08 AM
not "ayes and nayes". And yes the soundtrack for CoM rocked hard.. especially the bit with Jasper's Zen music!
DonRivella...wake up 2. by ELGordo	Jan 8th, 2007 09:37:25 AM
And of course Tony Scott did The Hunger and as s0nicdeathmonkey pointed out Fincher did Alien 3 which is horror as well. And of course Jean-Pierre Jeunet should be on that list and he did Alien Resurection. So are you awake yet?
Wait.... by Thorstrongstone	Jan 8th, 2007 11:13:59 AM
Is this a sequel to the remake or a remake of the sequel? I think I may go and remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Next Generation.
I'd hate to be that guy but by Novaman5000	Jan 8th, 2007 11:56:24 AM
This teaser has been out for weeks. Seriously dropping the ball here.
We don't know why women are sterile by Novaman5000	Jan 8th, 2007 12:15:46 PM
Because the CHARACTERS don't know. And ultimately, it doesn't matter why. It really doesn't. Does knowing why bad things happen make living afterwards any better or easier? Not really. The question isn't "why did this happen?" It's: "What do we do now?"
Walterego by Vern	Jan 8th, 2007 12:25:42 PM
Just because assholes used to say it in the '80s and now their kids started saying it again doesn't mean it's not a stupid and bigoted thing to say. We might as well bring back "eenie meeney miney moe, catch a nigger by the toe" if that's your attitude. It doesn't mean to catch a black man anymore, now it's just a saying, it's harmless fun. Hooray! You can use any words you want but if you say something stupid and bigoted then you will look like a backwards stupid bigot and I don't got a problem pointing fingers and laughing at you. I'm guilty myself, I've tried to stop calling people fruity or saying a movie is retarded after some people complained and I realized they had a point. And I cringe whenever I hear some stupid kid saying things like, "my cellphone is so ghetto, it doesn't even have video." Yes they're just words but I'm a writer man, I respect the words. You should pick the right words if you want respect. I don't know man, that explanation sounds pretty white to me. p.s. The Hills Have Eyes 2
This may suck so hard... by Doctor_Sin	Jan 8th, 2007 05:10:43 PM
It'll give Ling Ling a run for her money.
..And by "Ling Ling", I mean.... by Doctor_Sin	Jan 8th, 2007 05:15:54 PM
The one downtown at the massage parlor. Or "Modeling Studio" if you prefer. What the hell? Back up - nacho time!
I'm bringing gay back. by Walterego	Jan 8th, 2007 09:22:48 PM
Vern, I remember hearing it back in the late 70s and it wasn't being used by homophobic assholes, it was used by regular people (who were kids but those were all I mainly knew so I can't say whether adults said it) and it didn't refer to something being homosexual. Do you see the slippery PC slope you're on, apparently considering all kinds of harmless terms (like "ghetto", "fruity", "retarded", etc) to be bigoted and off limits. The harm of the words is dependent on the intent and context of the words, which is why even the N-word will eventually be meaningless (despite Kramer's efforts). I agree that language is important but it is also fluid. So many words that were shocking once aren't anymore. I saw Shaun of the Dead in Oakland and when Nick Frost said "what's up niggas" it got a big laugh from the mainly black audience. The Hills Have Eyes remake should have made even more use of Beast than the original. Made Beast like a super-dog that saves everyone, kills the mutants one by one, and comes trotting back to the RV carrying the baby.
Meh is gay, and gay is meh by Vern	Jan 9th, 2007 01:04:10 AM
the end.

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