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One of the Highlights of BNAT 9 Has Its Trailer Unleashed: MONGOL!!!

where'd the Ratner Wolfman thread go? by supermarch	Jan 31st, 2008 07:18:45 PM
?
Hmm looked like 300 by skywalkerfamily	Jan 31st, 2008 07:23:05 PM
Armies fighting each other.
supermarch by Scrolly	Jan 31st, 2008 07:24:57 PM
They moved it. It's in the main white block.
supermarch by HEADGEEK	Jan 31st, 2008 07:26:57 PM
it's right there on the front page - I moved it from the top story spot - because - frankly - the chance that Ratner is going to get the job is basically done. Now there's far better directors in the mix - and chasing the project enthusiastically. The threat of Ratner was incredibly real - and was very close to being irreversible. That time has passed. Can't reveal the details quite yet. But there's no need for the story to be a "top" story.
The action looked cool, though by skywalkerfamily	Jan 31st, 2008 07:27:14 PM
I liked the part where the kid or girl whatever fell through the ice.
hmmm...that trailer was pretty lame by Datascream	Jan 31st, 2008 07:29:51 PM
I'm sorry but it sounded like a Discovery Channel special. and the it didn't really show much to get me excited. It doesn't really matter though, since I'm sure it'll be DTV since most indie films get that shoddy treatment. So I guess I'll be seeing it on DVD. I may give it a chance then.
Ratner by Funketeer	Jan 31st, 2008 07:32:29 PM
Someone you don't like directing a movie is not a threat.
KHANNNNNN!!!! by skywalkerfamily	Jan 31st, 2008 07:33:32 PM
I had to do it.
Funketeer by HEADGEEK	Jan 31st, 2008 07:35:28 PM
if you loved the source material, the script and the direction the movie was headed in... and a terrible director is considered... that director is a threat to what could be a wonderful film. It matters - who shoots these films. It isn't about just throwing anyone into that seat. This is a really great project and Benicio and Anthony and Rick Baker deserve a better creative partner than a hack.
HEADGEEK by Scrolly	Jan 31st, 2008 07:42:35 PM
Are any of the directors in the running good enough to bring us a "chocolate covered pussy juice" quality film?
Saw it at BNAT9 by KnightShift	Jan 31st, 2008 07:48:03 PM
Mongol is the one new film that I keep thinking about almost two months since then. Very beautiful and powerful movie.
Scrolly by HEADGEEK	Jan 31st, 2008 07:52:44 PM
yes
Pony show by Scrolly	Jan 31st, 2008 07:53:02 PM
Note to self: Must visit pony show next opportunity I get.
HEADGEEK by Scrolly	Jan 31st, 2008 07:55:37 PM
Sweeeet. Am salivating in anticipation. :-)
Khan Vs. Ratner.... by kafka07	Jan 31st, 2008 08:00:42 PM
...in the Thunderdome. Two men enter. One man leaves.
KIller Khan by classyfredblassy	Jan 31st, 2008 08:17:17 PM
The Mad Mongol. I used to manage him in the early 80s. Had a great chest slap and killer leg drop. He was a little slow in the ring though. Dumb as bunch of rocks, and smelled like a wet goat.
So Harry fathergeek will be grandfather geek soon? by ludmir88	Jan 31st, 2008 08:20:10 PM
just kidding.
Trailer Guy by coop2046	Jan 31st, 2008 08:21:33 PM
Is anyone else tired of these foreign films having U.S. trailers with nothing but the trailer voice guy talking, as if they want to hide the fact that it's in subtitles. It's fucking annoying that so many people won't see a brilliant subtitled film just cause they dont wanna read. Still, I cant wait to see this movie
Headgeek by Kloipy	Jan 31st, 2008 08:22:52 PM
when can we expect the apology from Mirajeff?
Thanks! by supermarch	Jan 31st, 2008 08:31:18 PM

One of my favorites at BNAT 9 by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Jan 31st, 2008 08:39:35 PM
I loved this film!! Thanks so much for putting it in the BNAT lineup, Harry. I've been talking up this film to lots of friends for the past 7 weeks!!
That trailer... by VegasRon	Jan 31st, 2008 09:17:38 PM
...is terrible.
Original Russian (?) Trailer was more interesting... by ephor	Jan 31st, 2008 09:20:59 PM
... even though I couldn't understand a word of it. It showed a lot more and had some semblance of narrative. This international trailer is pretty ridiculous. the first 5 shots are of the 2 armies marching, back and forth between them, even though they're clearly not even fighting each other - they seem to be in different climates. I don't mind some english narration but if they just added a few lines of subtitled dialogue, for instance maybe scenes from his childhood, it would have been infinitely better. The bit where they randomly pronounce "Genghis Khan" is hilarious... yay 5 non-descript guys on horseback. And the literal visualisation of the narrative "to some he was a leader " -insert shot of sword held in air. "to some a god" - insert shot of people bowing. BAH! boring and lazy work. If I hadn't heard all thsi hype I wouldn't have even bothered with this film.
and how is it that films like... by ephor	Jan 31st, 2008 09:23:18 PM
...Hero, Night Watch and now Mongol get Oscar noms up to 2 years before they even get a proper theatrical release in the US. their qualification rules are ridiculous.
The Anti-Borat by theBigE	Jan 31st, 2008 09:26:20 PM
Isn't this the film that Kazhkastan made to dispel all the crazy stories that Borat told about the country? To show that they had more than one working camera in their country?
THAT'S THE FUCKING WORST TRAILER I'VE EVER SEEN by MelvintheMopBoy	Jan 31st, 2008 09:28:57 PM
About on par with the trailer for the direct-to-video THE DUKES OF HAZARD: THE BEGINNING or whatever the fuck it was called.
Is there wire flying shit in this movie? by skywalkerfamily	Jan 31st, 2008 10:12:11 PM
Crouching Tiger Hidden Mongol?
Harry, you should be commended for ... by wilsonfisk89	Jan 31st, 2008 10:56:21 PM
...the whole Ratner thing. The Lon Chaney film was one of my first favorites as a young kid, and Ratner's film would have been an abortion. Fuck the backlash-backlash, you did an awesome fucking thing by having the balls to stand up for film fans/geeks rights in this case, straight up.
liked it by vaibhav	Jan 31st, 2008 11:17:23 PM
looks quite "epic", "grand" and all that
This was the movie that convinced me... by chaplinatemyshoe	Jan 31st, 2008 11:43:45 PM
...there's a director out there who could actually get The Iliad right. Can't wait for the second one...
But did it bother anyone else who saw it... by chaplinatemyshoe	Jan 31st, 2008 11:45:56 PM
that they sort of skipped over Temujin's murder of his half brother to consolidate his familial power?
Sweet that's the guy from ICHI THE KILLER by Supercoolmanchu	Feb 1st, 2008 12:08:44 AM
I'm so there on opening day.
Saw this at TIFF by Jarek	Feb 1st, 2008 12:46:56 AM
It bored me to tears.
Looks like another film with bullshit history by GodMars	Feb 1st, 2008 01:00:00 AM
Oh, I'm sure its a wonderful movie, but I'm also pretty sure its 99% total fiction (The 1% being that Genghis Khan actually existed). This is not to single out this film, most "historic" films are mostly BS. Besides film, my other passion is history, and the factual mess they make out of most of these films really ruins alot of them for me.
neo-peplum needs more colour by CuervoJones	Feb 1st, 2008 01:16:07 AM

Holy Shizer... couldn't care less by Heckles	Feb 1st, 2008 01:35:26 AM
Is BNAT really the top story these days? So many other sites beat you to 'breaking stories.' It's like you're re-posting Variety articles. Wow. Ain't It Cool. No, it's not.
Hmmm by DonnieDorko	Feb 1st, 2008 02:35:58 AM
Looks great. Except the title which makes me think about the special olympics and kinda ruins the mood.
So should we thank Borat for this one? by Knugen	Feb 1st, 2008 02:56:23 AM
Does Genghis have vagine like sleeve of wizard?
Too soon!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 1st, 2008 03:27:15 AM
You've read it here first!
Wow...looks stunning! Gotta see that by KillaKane	Feb 1st, 2008 07:31:42 AM
Fascinated by the Khan dynasty, the Mongol Empire was truly one of the most expansive and inpite of common misconception quite civilised. Looking forward to seeing this, looks like an intelligent and classy looking production
Looks smashing, but... by Cat_Corporation	Feb 1st, 2008 09:32:23 AM
The 'trailer guy' voiceover thing really jars. I can't listen to those voiceovers in quite the same way since the Comedian trailer!
Know whats more vicious than Harry's hate for Ratner? by chutneylix	Feb 1st, 2008 09:55:40 AM
Ratner's hate for Harry. Probably. Maybe. If allegations are true and if Harry (and AICN) outrage over the news put other directors in the running....Brett baby just lost out on a job. Thats a lot of negative energy coming back at ya Harry. Careful. And whats this about Yoko being with child?? Is this true???
Looks alright... by EvilGeek1	Feb 1st, 2008 10:00:54 AM
But that fetish Hollywood had with period movies a few years back really killed my taste for the genre. It got to the stage where only every forth or fifth one was half-decent and I just got sick of them altogether. However, I would love to see a version of Vlad The Impaler. His story is basically where Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula. Some of the shit he did was fucking cool. Eg. He slaughtered half of his own men to intimidate the enemy. I'd like to see that on a big screen.
Khan was cool by DannyOcean01	Feb 1st, 2008 10:03:08 AM
Because of his sytem of meritocracy. The pillaging...uhhh not so good. But still, meritocracy, yay.
WHOA by mukhtabi	Feb 1st, 2008 10:45:20 AM
That trailer was friggin awesome, especially the whole sand falling off the sword effect. Period pieces are wonderful things when done right, like any other genre.
Horrible trailer by SkiBum	Feb 1st, 2008 11:46:05 AM
Cheesy american voice-over makes it look like this movie belongs on the history channel. Why are studios so afraid to show the characters speaking a foreign language in the trailer? From what everyone who saw this at BNAT said I was kind of excited for this, but that trailer did absolutley nothing for me.
Awful trailer by Oski	Feb 1st, 2008 12:45:11 PM
I don't know if it's a good movie, but that trailer really did suck. Besides the terrible voice over, I think the worst part is when they show the guy standing on the ice and it breaks and he falls in. I mean, what was the point of putting that in the trailer. If it was part of a montage of other stuff it would have been fine.
why'dyou hate him again Harry? by FILMFUNK	Feb 1st, 2008 02:37:36 PM
RRatner i mean, I remember something going astray with you guys but still sooo much venom!
EvilGeek look no further than VLAD by 300 monkeys	Feb 1st, 2008 05:08:16 PM
but it's a bad movie ... don't say I didn't warn you ... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt03 37744/
Genghis Khan breaks out into song in MONGOL!!! The Musical! by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 3rd, 2008 11:17:02 AM
"KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL FOR LOOOOOOVE!!!"
New Mongol Trailer by jslabaug	Apr 3rd, 2008 06:17:49 PM
Hey all, You may want to check out the new trailer for Mongol. We gave a little different look to the film with this one.

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