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Yeah, I'll see it by Clio	Jul 12th, 2008 02:29:34 AM
Does not look terrible---not great---but worth a ticket.
Twat,second! by haushinkabb	Jul 12th, 2008 02:30:16 AM

Master Chief by Chanoc	Jul 12th, 2008 02:36:40 AM
There goes Jim Caveziel´s chance to play Master Chief in Halo: The Movie... ah well, with this cast this must be pretty cool.
boner time, by long live the new chris	Jul 12th, 2008 02:38:49 AM
excellent.
enemy mine by monster man	Jul 12th, 2008 02:47:06 AM
reminds me a bit of enemy mine , alien and human crash on planet , only difference is they ended up loving each other in that film , what a classic though i love it
That looked pretty cool... by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 12th, 2008 02:51:46 AM
for a plot that's the basis of a Sci-Fi channel original.
just saw mutant chronicles tonight by logicalnoise01	Jul 12th, 2008 02:58:24 AM
pretty cool movie. effects are a bit rough here and there but overall a very good scifi flick. With that said this movie looks balls out awesome.
Looks good, like Predator, but old news... by pipcatdan	Jul 12th, 2008 03:05:15 AM
Saw it on www.liveforfilms.com a while back. Think this film will be old school Predator
Yes, I'm sure we can expect attention to detail by vertigo93	Jul 12th, 2008 03:12:27 AM
... from a trailer that mentions the producer of 'Lord Of The Ring'... sheesh, does no-one copy check any more?
Bizarre indeed! by Aeghast	Jul 12th, 2008 03:17:52 AM
Count me in!
Interesting by bod33	Jul 12th, 2008 03:49:13 AM
This has just tweak my interest.Could be good, but could be utter shit.
This like awesome by Series7	Jul 12th, 2008 04:37:09 AM
Hopefully it doesn't suck. What happen to JC? You think he would've been huge after that torture porn movie he made.
whoa by geraldbeans	Jul 12th, 2008 04:41:22 AM
so you have ancient times, spaceships, and dragons? This trailer is actually pretty cool but this could be either great or really really terrible. Since I've never heard of it before, I'm assuming the script sucks. But I pray for a pleasant surprise.
Wow by kungfuhustler84	Jul 12th, 2008 04:48:18 AM
that may just be the most bat shit adolescent, sounds like it was written by a bored seven year old, plot I have ever heard. Still, I'll go see it. Why the hell not? Great cast, and a bat shit plot to laugh at.
by porkpiesamurai	Jul 12th, 2008 04:50:41 AM
'geraldbeans: so you have ancient times, spaceships, and dragons?' just to clarify its not your average dragon. from what i can gather from the site its an alien beast that escaped from the crashed space craft.
YEAAAAAAAAH MOTHERRR FUCKER!!!!!!! by Conans Sword	Jul 12th, 2008 05:01:31 AM
come on that shit looked fuckin deadly! fuck plot, vikings fighting an alien....legend!
CGI on 'dragon' looks terrible... by loafroaster	Jul 12th, 2008 05:12:49 AM
...but the rest of it looks pretty cool.
Pathfinder meets Predator by kafka07	Jul 12th, 2008 05:34:15 AM
Yeah and you know what that means, lots of suckiness.
interesting cast by palewook	Jul 12th, 2008 06:04:14 AM
could be worth a ticket
I wasn't expecting that. by proper	Jul 12th, 2008 06:15:09 AM
looks alright.....
OUTLANDER!!! by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 12th, 2008 06:22:37 AM
We have your woman, outlander!
I am not connected to this movie in any way. by The Outlander	Jul 12th, 2008 06:36:45 AM
Like most of these alien on Earth or people from the future movies I know I’m going to be more interested in what happened before the movie started than what happens during the movie. But it could still be worth seeing, even if it is for the spaceships at the start of the movie.
More shit like this should be made! by Fisher209	Jul 12th, 2008 06:44:07 AM
Even if its a big steaming pile of turd my eyes will water with joy! I mean, come on, VIKINGS Vs ALIENS!! Whats not to like! (somebody pull the finger out with the adaptation of Cowboys Vs Aliens)
Caveziel has an odd body... by j_ky2002	Jul 12th, 2008 06:52:12 AM
His shoulders seem to be just as wide as his hips, long arms. Anyway, looks like a good enough movie.
Been excited about this one ever since I read the premise by O_Goncho	Jul 12th, 2008 07:07:34 AM
Although I was more excited about it when Karl Urban was to star... sad as that sounds. Still, it looks like might just to live up to the awesome premise.
From 'Lord of the Ring' producer, Barry Osbourne by O_Goncho	Jul 12th, 2008 07:09:02 AM
Nice job there, Barry. Now you look like some nobody who made a sweded version of Lord of the Rings.
Ain't It Critics by Caerdwyn	Jul 12th, 2008 07:50:34 AM
I love seeing all these pricks that turn their nose up at Outlander's premise, but go balls-out crazy in love with a story where a wealthy businessman dresses up in a latex bat costume to fight a serial-killer clown and an insane burn-victim ex-DA. It's all fantasy, folks... enjoy it for what it is and leave the nitpicking to the real prudes.
This will probably be a train wreck, but... by rbatty024	Jul 12th, 2008 07:52:57 AM
chances are I'll see it anyway. At least on DVD.
Caerdwyn by optimus122	Jul 12th, 2008 07:53:32 AM
Everyone knows the talkbackers are assholes , even us..
I kinda like it. Classic 80's. by jermcdee	Jul 12th, 2008 07:56:30 AM
That's what it seems like, an 80's sci-fi action flick. Looks fun.
I'd love for this to be craptastic.... by FlickaPoo	Jul 12th, 2008 08:10:40 AM
...my complaint about most B movies these days is that they don't seem to know that they're B movies...so they play it safe and end up looking like low rent summer blockbusters. B movies should love themselves just the way they are and then show us some truly and deeply crazy shit that a major studio wouldn't touch with a ten inch pole...
Sci-Fi Viking Epic by Jotham	Jul 12th, 2008 08:17:06 AM
That fucking hilarious. I'll see it just by the description.
Of course you want the Outlander to speak gibberish, by ComputerGuy68	Jul 12th, 2008 08:51:29 AM
or have a subtitled film. No pleasing some assholes here.
Actually, it's more like ...... by Damage_Inc	Jul 12th, 2008 09:00:05 AM
Pathfinder meets Predator meets Reign of Fire. Now that's a scary thought. When is the release date for this and is it direct to DVD?
Oh My God by Damage_Inc	Jul 12th, 2008 09:06:05 AM
IMDB says there is a female character with red hair named Sonja. Is that a joke or something? http://tinyurl.com/6ouzt7
Smells like cheese. by Damage_Inc	Jul 12th, 2008 09:10:00 AM
BTW, I have never seen a tiny URL do that before but it does work.
Quint by Damage_Inc	Jul 12th, 2008 09:15:45 AM
Any info on the release date of this?
This doesn't look..... by Damage_Inc	Jul 12th, 2008 09:19:52 AM
any different than Reign of Fire to me. Why is it that no one can ever make a good dragon flick?
Looks decent by rogueleader66	Jul 12th, 2008 09:41:53 AM
Bu then again, trailers can make anything look good. I will probably see it though, looks kinda interesting.
whould be cool if... by notgeorgekaplan	Jul 12th, 2008 09:42:36 AM
the dragon in the film whould actually be a big space-robot-thingy that shoots laserbeams and is just interpreted as a dragon by the vikings (cause they just don't know what else to make of it). i'm going to watch this...at least on dvd
i still think Caviezel should play Superman by DarthBakpao	Jul 12th, 2008 09:44:55 AM

New York Comic Con 2008 footage by Damage_Inc	Jul 12th, 2008 09:52:15 AM
Cute fangirls, a gay Wolverine dude, and assorted freaks. http://tinyurl.com/5vdfxz
Does Sean Connery do the dragon's voice? by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Gooder	Jul 12th, 2008 09:55:52 AM
"Outland"? "Dragonheart"? Get it? I don't know why I bother....
Hey ... by GiveMeAnFinBreak	Jul 12th, 2008 10:12:49 AM
it can't be worse than D-War, can it? Besides, it's MOTHER-FUCKIN' VIKINGS FIGHTING MOTHER-FUCKIN' ALIENS! That's about a billion times more interesting than a bunch of mother-fuckin' snakes on a mother-fuckin' plane.
If it doesn't suck.. by Harold-Sherbort	Jul 12th, 2008 10:14:12 AM
then it will be good...yeah.
"A Takashi Miike Film" by godoffireinhell	Jul 12th, 2008 10:21:48 AM
This is the craziest trailer I've seen out of Hollywood in years. What's great news is that it looks like a very well made squirrelshitnuts crazy film and that's my favorite kind.
Didn't Sean Connery already do this? by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 12th, 2008 10:25:01 AM
Oh wait.. Vikins vs. aliens plus Perlman equals ....sold!
Way to credit Twitch for that scoop Quint by ELGordo	Jul 12th, 2008 11:02:22 AM
Good job.
Looks like a good popcorn flick. by ganymede3010	Jul 12th, 2008 11:03:16 AM
I'll check it out if the reviews are good.
What the fuck was that? by ebolamonkey	Jul 12th, 2008 11:14:05 AM
As fucking wacked out insane as that seemed, I couldn't help feeling I've seen it before. It's like a bunch of D&D geeks took a break one night, got stoned, spent the night flipping back and forth between Reign of Fire and The Thirteenth Warrior, and woke up the next morning with a brilliant idea.
wow something original by T 1000 xp professional	Jul 12th, 2008 11:16:32 AM
not a remake and it has Vikings Aliens and Jesus. What more can you guys want?
Why are they talking in English accents? by ThrowMeTheIdol	Jul 12th, 2008 11:21:44 AM
Other than that oddity, I'm intrigued.
There is some old Norwegian spoken in the film by ELGordo	Jul 12th, 2008 11:42:21 AM
but I guess they stuck to english to make it easier for everybody. I don't mind, better than a silly sounding Norwegian accent. It's really hard to sound tough in Norway.
It's better than a Brooklyn accent by ThrowMeTheIdol	Jul 12th, 2008 11:50:39 AM
Or a Texas accent. But it just always amuses me how we easily accept that people from long ago talk like Brits no matter where they are from. Anyway - looks like good popcorn fun.
Crazy website... by TELF	Jul 12th, 2008 12:35:56 PM
Hosting the trailer. Why hasn't anyone mentioned that? We are simply awed by the beautiful trailer for this movie. It looks fantastic. The effects look fantastic. The Movie looks fantastic. Basically, we're nearly rendered speechless. We're also quite astounded by how beautiful the cinematography looks and how closely the shots match the concept art. I think We'll let the film do the talking. We are proud to bring you the International theatrical trailer for Outlander, Staring James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, and Jack Huston and featuring Ron Perlman and John Hurt! Also, they explain how to buy your tickets for showings... in Latvia! Fantastic.
Yeah, wow, speechless by krushjudgement	Jul 12th, 2008 01:05:12 PM
In a good way. It's about time a Sci-fi movie excited me.
Why is everyone creaming over this? by Bricktops hammer	Jul 12th, 2008 01:26:05 PM
It might be good but I feel like I've seen this trailer a hundred times, nothing special
THOR! by Berserkr	Jul 12th, 2008 01:49:16 PM
Ok i have not seen this movie, looks alright though and the cast is good, another note on the cast, there is a guy in the movie, not sure if he can act, but he looks perfect for the role of Thor, his name is James Preston Rogers, there is a patition online to sign if people think he is worthy of Thor, i think everyone should check it out and make up there own opinion on it, i dont want some guy who cant act to play Thor, But man does he look the part, but who knows, maybe he can act:P
Alien 3 + The Thirteenth Warrior = ? by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 12th, 2008 01:55:43 PM
This sounds like it came from a manipulative spec script and we'll never hear from the writer again. What's up with all the Versus movies lately? The effects of Alien Versus Predator and the Underworld Movies? Vampire Versus Zombie, Cowboys And Aliens et cetera, et cetera. Anyway...
Outlander is already out in Europe by random dude	Jul 12th, 2008 02:00:10 PM
At least, in Latvia.
Disappointing... by Lord John Whorfin	Jul 12th, 2008 02:02:38 PM
So, Caviezel plays an alien, right? Well why the fuck can't he look like an alien? That's boring. And I'll bet he's not an alien, he's from the future. Still, looks okay.
Looks Oldskool! by FILMFUNK	Jul 12th, 2008 02:09:32 PM
Like Krull or Beastmaster or Conan but with CG. Might just be pretty damned cool!
James Preston Rogers NOT Thor No No No by pipergates	Jul 12th, 2008 02:27:35 PM
Thor is already a pretty cheesy concept in the comics, as opposed to the no holds barred ancient mythological tales of adventure bout the real Thor and Odin. They be full of battle, blood, strategy and wonder, and they sure dont wear no gay Marvel supersuits. Preston Rogers looks like he would make a totally cheesy Thor, worse than FF cheesy. Thor needs to be somebody like a young Dolph Lundgren, somebody who looks scandinavian, and hard in a real way, not just puffed up in the gym and with burgers. Viggo Mortensen if he'd been younger and a bit heftier. Mads Mikkelsen would be a charismatic choice.
looks good. As some have already said definetly by SID 8.0	Jul 12th, 2008 02:38:02 PM
Alien/13th Warrior fell to it. Might be the surprise of the summer like Equillibrium.
Outlander looks a lot better than empty Pathfinder by pipergates	Jul 12th, 2008 02:42:28 PM
I hate how a cool concept like Pathfinder is made into something so bad it almost kills a whole genre. The norwegian movie it was loosely based on had so much more heart and thought behind it. That doesnt mean the idea sucks though, this Outlander looks pretty decent. There's some good actors in this one. Dragon's a bit cheap mayhaps, but the vikings and the ambience looks great.
Couldn't make out shit. by I Dunno	Jul 12th, 2008 03:41:09 PM
Darkness, shadows, an explosion here and there...yeah, looks great.
Clear up a couple of things... by Echorock	Jul 12th, 2008 03:51:48 PM
Looking through the comments, saw one or two things that should be straightened out. ONE - Ron Perlman NOT hard to work with. A pro and a gentleman. No ass was seen by anyone. TWO - Caviezel, the alien has to LEARN to speak the local tongue, doesn't just know it. THREE - there are NO dragons in the movie. Just a word Kainan's character uses to try to explain the big nasty he inadvertently brought to Earth. FOUR - the Moorwen looks cool. CGI good. (altho that's subjective) FIVE - unofficial trailer, which explains the stupid, stupid typo. SIX - the script was fucking awesome. I know. I wrote it. (I shit you not)
Rebeck2 by Rebeck2	Jul 12th, 2008 04:32:48 PM
Don't be so modest, Dirk. ;)
EchoRock by Rebeck2	Jul 12th, 2008 04:33:47 PM
I used my own name, haha. That's how modest I am.
Honestly... by Rebeck2	Jul 12th, 2008 04:58:42 PM
This is an exciting, imaginative, very cool film that is better than 90% of the stuff out there, and should be seen on the BIG SCREEN to be fully appreciated! From what I hear though, they are still searching for proper distribution and its theatrical fate lies in the balance. If you want to see it, you should let it be known.
are you serious? by chipps	Jul 12th, 2008 05:14:35 PM
that looks sweet.
Hey Echorock...you wrote OUTLANDER?.... by FlickaPoo	Jul 12th, 2008 05:26:23 PM
...seriously?...will you sign my boobs with a Sharpie?
EchoRock by TheAD	Jul 12th, 2008 06:06:10 PM
Mr. Blackman co-wrote the screenplay with the director. I know I've been pushing for this film for for Nearly a year and half. It looks cool and even if it is "formulaic" the story is pretty out there and looks plain awesome. So, I take it the Weinsteins are playing chicken with this one? It doesn't make sense to me but it might be a good thing if Outlander can get shifted (very soon I hope) to a different studio with the balls to put it in theaters and actually promote it. For everyone's info, the weinsteins bought the distribution rights on spec back in 2005 (or was it 2004?) before the film was ever shot. Since then their distribution heads have changed and I don't think they liked what happened with Grindhouse much even if it was their own lack of promotion that probably killed it. AND outlander isn't just a sci-fi viking epic, it's a gory R-rated sci-fi viking epic.
Hmm...Sophia Myles by Raymar	Jul 12th, 2008 06:11:36 PM
I'm in!
Hey Echorock...you wrote OUTLANDER?.... by Echorock	Jul 12th, 2008 07:37:14 PM
Seriously, yes. And I would be more than honored to sign your boobs. I hope you don't mind, but I usually sign boobs with my fine point sharpie rather than the ultra-fine, which has been known to cause some discomfort. Perhaps I press down to hard. Or perhaps it's because I always hold my sharpie between my teeth when I sign boobs.
the dragon looks like a giant lion! by Echorock	Jul 12th, 2008 07:38:50 PM
Well, we weren't aiming for sea lion. We were trying to design something that when the adventure was all over, the vikings might use as a design on their ships that would eventually become a dragon motif.
Holy Crap. by samsquanch	Jul 12th, 2008 07:46:24 PM
That looks awesome, actually. Everyone's always complaining about the dearth of original stories coming out of Hollywood, that everything's a remake now. Well...?
if it is set in the early 700s by chipps	Jul 12th, 2008 08:24:08 PM
then that is after the time when beowulf is set.
Now THIS looks fun by StrokerX	Jul 12th, 2008 09:57:56 PM
and echorock if you did write this...good for you...anything new and fresh is welcome to me. I'm all about it. www.bathrobekimono.com
"starring JESUS" by Sir Loin	Jul 12th, 2008 10:42:36 PM
Come on, you weenies. If we were talking about Mohammed you'd say something like, "starring THE GUY WHO PLAYED THE ISLAMIC PROPHET BUT WE CAN'T SAY HIS REAL NAME BECAUSE WE DON'T OFFEND ANYONE EXCEPT JESUS FREAKS."
Looks cool, but I could see it being utter by Nabster	Jul 13th, 2008 05:15:51 AM
crap very easily.
Looks like a good B-Movie by Gozu	Jul 13th, 2008 07:50:01 AM
It doesn't always work, but the plot is loopy enough and the visuals are neat. I assume they'll explain why everyone's speaking English in a way other than than "THIS IS AMERICA, DAMMIT!"
superman by ironic_name	Jul 13th, 2008 08:11:06 AM
from space badass name starting in K
I'm happy to see Caviezel back at work again by DarthBakpao	Jul 13th, 2008 09:57:31 AM
I thought this guy had been 'exiled' from Hollywood by some Jews conspiracy
Echorock, if u are actually the writer of this flick by Echorock	Jul 13th, 2008 12:42:41 PM
Well... at the risk of offending a not insignificant portion of the population, I always thought pretending you were someone else and claiming credit online was pretty loser. I've got way too big an ego for that. As for release dates, politics dictate I say virtually nothing. Let's just say you've drawn your own conclusions...
FREAKING AWESOME TRAILER!! by DrPain	Jul 13th, 2008 02:43:06 PM
Damn! This trailer rocked! I can’t wait to see this movie now, at first, watching it, I thought it was just another lame movie with sword battles, then a freaking spaceship crashes!?! then Cavizel comes out of this cool ass spacesuit, then to top it off, he’s there to kill a dragon! I was put off by this movies title, but after watching the trailer, my mind has been changed. Bring it on!!
pipergates by Berserkr	Jul 13th, 2008 05:03:38 PM
Hey i admit i dont know much about James preston rogers, but what sold me on his look for Thor was the pic of him in Outlander, he has a big beard with braids and such in it, not cheesy looking at all, but again i have no idea if he can act, i am a huge fan of the Thor comics but also in norse mythos, its actually more than mythos to me as i am starting to research and firmly believe in Asatru, from what Harry says of the script and if you have read the comics latley, especially the moni series Ages of Thunder, Thor has come along way from his cheesy roots, oh and i also Hated both Fantastic four movies, except of course Doug Jones as Silver Surfer:P
What Beowulf should have been, perhaps by AntoniusBloc	Jul 13th, 2008 09:57:37 PM
Looks good, and the fact that Barry Osborne produced it, not a bad idea emphasizing that connection with LOTR. If i remember correctly, Osborne directed a few scenes in LOTR. Not sure who this director is though, but I think he was a POW in Vietnam.
This is the ultimate movie. Nothing will ever beat this. by trekkerstud	Jul 13th, 2008 10:12:32 PM
I used to think "D.E.B.S." was the best movie ever made because of its lesbian schoolgirl secret agents fighting lesbian schoolgirl jewel thieves plot, but vikings vs. alien dragons beats it. This is the best movie of all time. Hands down.
Let me get this straight... by Wolfman Nards	Jul 13th, 2008 11:01:18 PM
Some guy from the distant future goes back in time to the time of the vikings to slay a dragon? How did studio execs not fall out of their chairs laughing at this absurdity?
Let me get this straight... by Echorock	Jul 13th, 2008 11:15:09 PM
Oh, what the hell. A little more debunking before dinner. Actually, Jim's character is not from the future. He is from an alien race who seeded our world millennia ago, hence the physical resemblance. He crash-lands on earth in the viking era, accidentally releasing an alien creature. (no dragons. promise) Mayhem ensues. The legend of Beowulf is born from sci-fi roots. The names have been changed to protect the innocent executives who weren't down with "Wigclif" or "Hrothgar"
Why is this plot a stretch? by AntoniusBloc	Jul 13th, 2008 11:28:20 PM
At least I hope those critical are not the same comic book fanboys who inexplicably loved Hellboy...and what's the premise of that film? The son of the Devil is a secret agent and uses really big guns...and oh ya, he looks literally how any fundamentalist would describe, literally red, and with horns. The point is, if Outlander had originally been a comic book or graphic novel, the premise would not be questioned. Since when is aliens showing up in the past a stretch? I love also among the complaints that somehow a dragon from our world is more believable than an alien dragon. I would like the movie less if JC was from the future, since that type of time travel is even beyond science fiction with recent discoveries of the shape of our universe.
Setting things straight... by TheAD	Jul 14th, 2008 12:25:00 AM
I love how you think Dir.. er, Echorock. I really do hope you guys sort out the distribution issues quickly. I would worry that the longer it's out in europe the more likely it will devalue in the eyes of the suits at wherever you finally make a deal. I'm rooting for you. Hopefully the showings at Fantasy Filmfest in Germany next month will get even more buzz going. I can't count how many times I've heard the time travel stuff and have tried to set the record straight...
Hrothgar is a cool name by AntoniusBloc	Jul 14th, 2008 01:02:25 AM
Just scrolled up didn't realize the guy who wrote the screenplay is posting. Cool, I'm glad JC is an alien, and I kind of figured he was just using the term 'dragon' so the vikings would understand. I'm also glad your alien creature isn't a CGI'd Angelina Jolie
vfx look awesome by jofex	Jul 14th, 2008 01:50:03 AM
and I do this for a living. I mean the cuts are like 10 frames long so who knows, but looks like an amazing consistent vision of fantastical beauty. How did they do it and why havn't we heard anything about this before now?!
Is it just me.... by The_Hanged_Man	Jul 14th, 2008 10:45:22 AM
or did that CGI LOOK LIKE ASS. The 'dragon' looks like something shit out of that late 90s godzilla remake. The concept is 'neat' but the look was pretty much crap to me.
is it just me by jofex	Jul 14th, 2008 02:11:22 PM
90's godzilla remake= probably since the creature designer for both is patrick tatoupolis
Yawn. by Curious Jorge	Jul 14th, 2008 02:20:23 PM
If the guy has spaceship technology, what's the point of fighting this thing with swords?
Yawn. by Echorock	Jul 14th, 2008 02:31:15 PM
spaceship crashed. weapons lost. has to figure out how to kill it.
NEW TRAILER! by TheAD	Jul 15th, 2008 07:15:30 PM

New Trailer... by TheAD	Jul 15th, 2008 07:16:31 PM
Gah... Anyway there's a new trailer on the net! Looks good. http://outlander.solsector.net /

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