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Science Fiction = Bruce Willis Has Hair Again (Sometimes)!! The SURROGATES Trailer Is Here...

First again by Droogie Alex	May 21st, 2009 10:06:08 PM

Second by arthurrex007	May 21st, 2009 10:07:36 PM
Yeah BW
cool. thanks for showing me the whole goddamn movie by BMacSmith	May 21st, 2009 10:11:18 PM
fucking asshole trailer makers
I knew the day would come by Phil Connors	May 21st, 2009 10:14:03 PM
when a movie promo will sponsor a movie trailer.
Won't happen like this... by benito	May 21st, 2009 10:14:26 PM
...not with large scale robots ...but it'll happen. When you look at some of the programmable matter and nanotech research that's going on... this kind of scenario ain't far off. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =XJEMfAg5l2w
by benito	May 21st, 2009 10:16:19 PM
Oh, wait till the end. The best shit is at 2.40.
The comicbook by palpatinefuckedmydog	May 21st, 2009 10:16:55 PM
kicked ass..hope the movie does as well.
yeah, trailer makers, thanks for showing me by I87D	May 21st, 2009 10:17:19 PM
parts of scenes from the movie! now I actually want to see it! (seriously, bmac, other than the "twist" of him having to go out in public as the only real human, what's ruined for you? that's actually what makes me WANT to see it...)
welcome back McCane by redrain	May 21st, 2009 10:17:24 PM
as everyone it seems today is somewhere else, this look's like it could have some interesting thing's to say! (i hope)
Nice Tony Nowak jacket on Bruce by Alfred_Packer	May 21st, 2009 10:17:40 PM
The man is craftsman. Oh and where the fuck was I when they were filming that scene of everyone falling down in Liberty Square (the circle with the statue)? I walk by that every day!
Woweee! by lonestaricon	May 21st, 2009 10:19:12 PM
Science Fiction inspires Science Fact. That trailer looks amazing. I gotta read the book. Bruce with hair cracks me up.
I87D thats because you are retarded by BMacSmith	May 21st, 2009 10:22:19 PM
back in the day trailers could make you want to see a movie without showing every single plot point or major scene. I went from excited to see it, to being somewhat indifferent, considering i just saw the cliffsnotes version of the entire movie. But i'm sure your fine just shutting your brain off and watching the shiny lights.
Merrick, where it says "Here"... by PennsyDeux	May 21st, 2009 10:30:16 PM
you left off the h, as in http:
"I see fake people" by The Dum Guy	May 21st, 2009 10:37:52 PM

My friends are in this movie by kafka07	May 21st, 2009 10:40:01 PM
they're just extras, of course.
From the director of T3 by Mutilator	May 21st, 2009 10:41:18 PM
Oh boy, can't wait!
WHAT! Not a Reboot Prequel or Sequel by Trannyformers_Apologist	May 21st, 2009 10:48:48 PM
Oh come on!! This will flop big time how dare Hollywood try to start a new franchise.. Everybody loves reboots, remakes, prequels, and sequels. Speaking of remakes wheres the new A-Team News? Nash OUT!
From the director of Breakdown by Blckaddr	May 21st, 2009 10:50:23 PM
I liked that movie.
Looks promising by sokitome	May 21st, 2009 10:52:08 PM
I like the concept even though it won't be with robots, it will be submerging yourself in cyberspace like the matrix.
T3 was great by Nasty In The Pasty	May 21st, 2009 10:58:56 PM
And if you don't agree..."Tawk doo dah hahnd".
Saw the trailer! Saw the movie! by Big Dumb Ape	May 21st, 2009 10:59:21 PM
Thanks, Hollywood, for once again cutting a ridiculously shitty trailer that showcases and hits EVERY story beat! Well, that's 10 bucks I just saved...
What? Matrix? by Dr_PepperSpray	May 21st, 2009 11:00:49 PM
Wait a minute, haven't I already seen most of this?
Cautionary sci-fi by superunknown85	May 21st, 2009 11:05:56 PM
Looks good to me. There's way too much technology worship these days.
Best Part of T3 by Mutilator	May 21st, 2009 11:11:35 PM
Throwing it in the garbage.
I get an "I, Robot" vibe from this... by ShabbyBlue	May 21st, 2009 11:18:17 PM
It looks and feels like Wil Smith's shitty robot movie with some Matrix concepts thrown in. Bruce Willis is the only thing that sells this to me so far.
This is a stylisttic RIPOFF OF TOO MANY THINGS by Proman1984	May 21st, 2009 11:24:34 PM

superior scenes of A.I., Minority Report and I, Robot are all by Proman1984	May 21st, 2009 11:25:31 PM
RIPPED OFF here.
Hellicocpters = Flying machines in Minority Report by Proman1984	May 21st, 2009 11:26:13 PM
Ehh.
Do yourself a favor and read Robert Sheckley's "The Robot Who Lo by Proman1984	May 21st, 2009 11:27:41 PM
Great writer/great story.
THE ROBOT WHO LOOKED LIKE ME by Robert Sheckley by Proman1984	May 21st, 2009 11:28:39 PM
Sorry for screwing up the title.
MySpace: Fucking up aspect ratios since 2002... by BadMrWonka	May 21st, 2009 11:30:25 PM
jesus christ, it's 2009. there are youtube videos from 11 year olds that can get this right...
What's the name of this movie again? by Autodidact	May 21st, 2009 11:35:08 PM
Because I don't think you mentioned the word "Surrogate" enough times in the trailer.
Well... by Aquatarkusman	May 21st, 2009 11:35:35 PM
Has anyone read the graphic novel?
Looks Cool by antonphd	May 21st, 2009 11:37:48 PM
Bruce Willis gets more interesting as an action hero the older he gets, imo.
PennsyDeux by Merrick	May 21st, 2009 11:51:57 PM
Thank you.
Oh! The Humanity! by RichardAlpert_TimePimp	May 21st, 2009 11:55:10 PM
A trailer promo before a trailer that is a promo. That honestly feels a little bit like the end of the world.
Read the GN a while back by Antz	May 21st, 2009 11:59:44 PM
And it definitely is not a rip off of other robot stories or matrix etc. It's a pretty good story and has the potential to be a solid movie. I don't remember any mass killings of real people though.
Interesting. Too bad it looks generic as hell... by StarWarsRedux	May 22nd, 2009 12:00:50 AM
Alex Proyas could've sold the concept better, looks like. But instead, he goes with a Nick Cage "follow the signs" movie. Lovely.
That is some fucking awful hair! by OGoncho	May 22nd, 2009 12:01:21 AM
But the film actually looks like a kickass Bruce Willis vehicle.
pretty much any robot movies is a ripoff of something by BMacSmith	May 22nd, 2009 12:03:56 AM
get over it. its a positively ancient idea, and its still cool as fuck.
LONG LIVE by Cujo_Fugate	May 22nd, 2009 12:05:22 AM
BRUCE!
Yeah, that looks... by ErnestBorgNine	May 22nd, 2009 12:22:47 AM
pretty good. Even bad sci-fi is still pretty good.
they took the lines off Bruce's face - by BillyMayesHere	May 22nd, 2009 12:28:28 AM
he's 20 years younger when he's BLONDE - A hair piece never looks good on him for some reason
"based on the graphic novel" by MaxCalifornia.	May 22nd, 2009 12:37:39 AM
I enjoyed how it randomly said "Based on the graphic novel", without anything else to say about it. Not the graphic novel by anyone, or the "acclaimed" graphic novel etc. I dunno, are there people out there who weren't going to see this, but suddenly got excited when they see that its based on a graphic novel?
It's a spin on WESTWORLD by palimpsest	May 22nd, 2009 12:39:46 AM
looks like dumb fun, and it's got Walter B in it - count me in.
Count me in! Looks good. by DrPain	May 22nd, 2009 12:40:03 AM
Looks a little I,Robot'y but still, I'm interested.
Groovy. by Wrecks	May 22nd, 2009 12:42:30 AM
Nice to see Bruce in something cool again.
Nice from reading the TB first I will not watch the trailer by spectrebeeyatch	May 22nd, 2009 12:51:16 AM
Since I guess it gives away aloy
The word "surrogate is" used once every 3 minutes in this film. by NoPIX	May 22nd, 2009 01:11:10 AM
"I just want to know how an operator can be killed by signals from a surrogate." - From the new film, SURROGATE
Did this comic rip off David Brin's "Kiln People" or...? by Frisco	May 22nd, 2009 01:17:36 AM
Kiln People is a really fun book, and it would make a great movie. Similar premise, though it looks like a different plot. I strongly recommend it, though if Brin's stuff turns you off then of course you won't like it. This movie looks like it'll be pretty fun, especially if they are willing to really explore the world that would result from such technology.
Considering the trailer tells everything by estacado1	May 22nd, 2009 01:17:53 AM
I vow to know nothing of Avatar so that I can get my eyeballs fuct out.
It's a "LATE HATE FEST" on AICN... by BillyMayesHere	May 22nd, 2009 01:26:35 AM
Again.
bmac by I87D	May 22nd, 2009 01:54:51 AM
a simple "it was too much for me, I don't feel the need to see the movie" would've sufficed... dick.
But will it be "so much better than the original Die Hard"? by JackPumpkinhead	May 22nd, 2009 02:03:31 AM
Will it? Again?
Beep by deanbarry	May 22nd, 2009 02:18:09 AM
Offically on my radar. That shit looks cool.
Oooooooooooooooooo by fuck.wit	May 22nd, 2009 02:29:08 AM
Shiny shiny!
It could be worse... by SunTzu77	May 22nd, 2009 02:52:25 AM
from the director of T4!
that hair really bugs me by TheMcflyFarm	May 22nd, 2009 02:52:35 AM
I get that these surrogates are supposed to look all flashy or stupid or whatever, but it still is the worst fake Bruce Willis hair I've seen. At least he doesn't have it the whole movie.
by DC Films	May 22nd, 2009 02:53:17 AM

Hmmm... by DC Films	May 22nd, 2009 02:56:03 AM
Looks like Mostow's made a decent movie - maybe! There's a lot of JG Ballard (living vicariously) which is always a good influence. Some BSG - 'what's human' stuff going one - good. A little dollhouse - hmmm...
Frsico: Kiln People by Chariowalda_Barbarossa	May 22nd, 2009 03:11:08 AM
Kiln People, that's one movie I'd like to see. Unlikely though, audiences are to stupid to follow the plotlines involving multiply split personalities. Thinking of it, it would have merchandise potential though, Play-Doh could make millions. Thinking of it even further... our colorfull Kiln People, what if photorealistically inserted large scale -=CLAYMATION!=- golems into live action footage with hardly any other cgi... all in 3D... all those things you could do with and to the golems... you could probably fuck AVATAR's eyeballs out of their sockets and let Harryhausen triumph over the likes of Lucas.
T3 by BrainFart	May 22nd, 2009 04:00:41 AM
funny thing is i dont know anyone who liked that movie yet just check out its score on rottentomatoes.
A cross between Strange Days and Avatar by kwisatzhaderach	May 22nd, 2009 04:12:15 AM
without the talent of Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron. Breakdown was a cool flick though. Gotta watch that again sometime.
Hadn't heard of this by caruso_stalker217	May 22nd, 2009 04:25:23 AM
Now I'm looking forward to it. Looks like one of those smart science fiction movies that turns into a blow 'em up motorcycle chase super-jumping kind of thing. But still looks interesting. The Bruce robot is fucking creepy though.
this looked pretty damn good! by grklevendis	May 22nd, 2009 04:40:11 AM
but unfortunately the whole movie has been ruined.. im happy they chose to give away the whole plot instead of letting us go see it first! who cut this trailer?!? why would you give away the entire movie?
it actually was a hugely engaging trailer... by cifra	May 22nd, 2009 05:08:11 AM
... and certainly Bruce Willis is aging in a great way...
smells like... by rogerdodger21	May 22nd, 2009 05:17:03 AM
virtuosity, in that it's an example of potentially interesting sci-fi that doesn't know that you can't light sci-fi movies like an 80's car commercial. it becomes a cartoon by the time you get to the bruce toupee. if i had no hair and a surrogate, it's hair would look real, and that surrogate would be better looking than me. that's sci-fi.
Did they really give away the whole story? by Chariowalda_Barbarossa	May 22nd, 2009 05:19:49 AM
No, actually I dont want to know if they did, so if you know the graphic novel please dont tell. If you're complaining because you know they spoiled everything you allready know the whole story. So what are you complaining about? Anyway, this movie slipped completely under my radar til now, but I have to say the premise looks promising. If this were an adaption of a well written science fiction novel I wouldn't be surprised if they still had some radical plot twists up their sleeves that are not even hinted at in this trailer. Though with Hollywood being what it is that's kind of unlikely. Still some hope here, if reading Watchmen, which for the first time I did only weeks before the movie, has tought me anything than it is not to completely dismiss graphic novels.
Looks like I, Lawnmower Man. by TylerDurden3395	May 22nd, 2009 05:34:30 AM
Which means I'll probably see it.
Did not know this was coming out by DellsDontBounce	May 22nd, 2009 06:11:00 AM
Bruce Willis in a sci-fi action flick? And robots? and more stuff blowing up? I'm there.
And By The Way by DellsDontBounce	May 22nd, 2009 06:12:18 AM
Bruce Willis should have been John Conner, not Christian Bale.
willis + wig = next bond villian by palewook	May 22nd, 2009 06:12:35 AM
something just looks creepy about that rug
Is he in The Expendables or what? by OgreYouAsshole	May 22nd, 2009 06:39:05 AM
If not, maybe Frank Stallone as Church?
That Looks Frakkin Awesome by Lane_myers111	May 22nd, 2009 06:48:38 AM
Had never heard of this film coming out and totally loved that trailer..dont think they gave loads away really.
Looks ok but by MorganLeafy	May 22nd, 2009 07:02:27 AM
Rosamunda Pike as the wife! Now that will require suspension of disbelief. BTW, really enjoyed Breakdown. Terminator 3 wasn’t bad, certainly better than…..
Is that a SEX surrogate? by ricarleite2	May 22nd, 2009 07:02:56 AM
If not, count me out
"I see fake people." - LMAO!!!! by Mike_D	May 22nd, 2009 07:05:43 AM
That needs to be the tagline
CAN YOU FUCK IT? by dr sauch	May 22nd, 2009 07:12:44 AM
I'd like a robot of that blond chick from Doom, please. She's really hot, because she has no features.
Hadn't even heard about this. Looks promising though by PaulSC	May 22nd, 2009 07:25:32 AM
I still believe Breakdown showed potential which Mostow has yet to fulfil.
Damn weird. I like it! by adiehardfanwithalethalweapon	May 22nd, 2009 07:57:27 AM

WHERE'S THE FUCKING 'BAZOOKA JOE' TALKBACK?? by PennsyDeux	May 22nd, 2009 08:06:30 AM
Coming soon.net: "The Hollywood Reporter says that Michael Eisner and his Tornante Co. have hired newcomer Mark Hammer to write a feature adaptation of "Bazooka Joe," the comic strip that comes with Bazooka bubble gum. "Bazooka Joe" has been a comic strip used as an advertising device for the gum since the 1950s. Joe, who wears an eye patch for reasons never explained, has child-friendly misadventures, sometime joined by a host of friends with the names Pesty, Mort (always with a turtleneck sweater pulled up over his mouth), Toughie, Hungry Herman, love interest Jane and a dog named Walkie Talkie "Bazooka, the gum and the comic, are part of trading card company Topps' stable. Eisner purchased the company in 2007 for $380 million with a mandate to rejuvenate the brand."
Despite... by I AM ROCKO	May 22nd, 2009 08:08:06 AM
...sometimes the look and effects of the film reminding of I, Robot (shudder-what an awful movie) this looks good. I love Bruce, and forgive him for Die Hard 4.0, so hopefully he is back to full speed. Also, I always thought Minority Report would have been a better film if Bruce was the lead rather than Tom Cruise...
That looks interesting. I'm interested. by JDanielP	May 22nd, 2009 08:13:35 AM
I'll be watching for reviews on this one. Hope the trailer didn't show too much.
Yippie Ki Yay Mother-Faker! by Dhaemon	May 22nd, 2009 08:21:59 AM

They gave everything away by twogunjames	May 22nd, 2009 08:42:10 AM
Big fat FUCK YOU to whoever cut that trailer, and a big fat EAT SHIT to whoever approved it for release. I friggin hate it when they give away major plot points in the fucking trailers!!!!!
wow by idrinkyourmilkshake	May 22nd, 2009 08:49:38 AM
THAT LOOKS PRETTY DARN COOL.I will be seeing that! it's nothing like what i expected when i first ehard of the film.Willis looks pretty young-botox?
How many times do they say the word "surrogate" in this? by SkinJob69	May 22nd, 2009 08:55:51 AM
I'm thinking around 37 times. The more sci-fi the better, I say.
Man v. Machine? OMFG! by YackBacker	May 22nd, 2009 09:02:57 AM
They finally wrote something fresh and original in Hollywood...
CHILDREN OF FUCKING MEN!!! by HoboCode	May 22nd, 2009 09:10:08 AM
Pull my finger.
Looks terrible by VictorVentura	May 22nd, 2009 09:13:51 AM
Bad. Really bad.
The only thing fatal about Surrogates... by GodMars	May 22nd, 2009 09:19:32 AM
Is that hair piece. Yeoch!
Westworld meets Matrix meets the internet by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 22nd, 2009 09:24:50 AM
Not a bad idea. It looks pretty cool. I mean let's be real. I'm having a conversation with you guys by my surrogte laptop.
I love when flicks like this pop up. by Jawa 007	May 22nd, 2009 09:25:50 AM
I can't get enough of 'em and I'll be seeing this. The promising premise trumps the bad hair.
Revenge of the SIM's by Dhaemon	May 22nd, 2009 09:31:34 AM
Mark my words, if the SIM's ever devolope a way out of the computer we are all doomed...DOOOMED I SAY! Imagine how freaked will be when we see them walking around with big giant rotating jewels rotating above their head. Well that an not being able to understand what they are saying. God help us all!
how the fuck have they given everything away? by lex romero	May 22nd, 2009 09:33:25 AM
humans live there lives through surrogate robots, someone starts killing them which kills the operators and bruce willis is forced to head out without a robot body to investigate. That's the basic plot description ffs. When someone asks you what the film is about that's what you reply with. It's all the trailer gave us and it's just the basic plot elements. It's what it says on the back of the comic to describe it. It's not given away some secret or revealed who the killer is or whatever crap you lot seem to think.
Lex romero I agree with you by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 22nd, 2009 09:42:24 AM
This is like saying there's a murder movie, and a cop has to find the serial killer/killers/deadly virus, etc. Okay, we get that Bruce comes out of his surrogate. You might as well say the burnt out cop crawls out of the bottle. Nothing was given away.
lex romero by benito	May 22nd, 2009 09:45:49 AM
You aren't paying attention Lex. There's a massive plot point given away at the end of the trailer. Or so it would seem.
no its like saying by BMacSmith	May 22nd, 2009 09:48:35 AM
its a murder movie and here is about 90% of the plot (minus the very end i bet), up to and including all surrogates getting shut down, death of at least one major character, several action scenes, etc. they just showed Cliffnotes version of most of the movie. If im wrong, i'll come back when its released and admit it. They showed a lot more than you just said, Grammaton.
Harry...... by theycallmemrtibbs	May 22nd, 2009 09:49:15 AM
I have been coming to this site for QUITE a few years now and I'll tell you what, that King Kong animation is the creepiest shit yet. It made my eyes bleed.
IT AINT COOL by theycallmemrtibbs	May 22nd, 2009 09:50:33 AM

This is a RIP-OFF of Ray Bradbury...! by GoodTimeBobby	May 22nd, 2009 09:58:40 AM
I believe the story was called "Puppets Inc." or something like that? It's a story in the Illustrated Man where a guy uses a robot duplicate of himself that ends up killing him and taking his place. I hope Ray is somewhere cashing a check right now from the producers of this film!
That hair was in The Jackal by Codename V	May 22nd, 2009 10:06:40 AM
And it was godawful then...
I bet the Wig is evil by Dhaemon	May 22nd, 2009 10:17:17 AM
Pure unadulterated evil...
why no Gamer trailers? by BMacSmith	May 22nd, 2009 10:21:27 AM
reminds me of this movie. or did i just miss it?
I vote, "maybe". But the "real" Bruce Willis should . . . by Royston Lodge	May 22nd, 2009 10:31:12 AM
. . . be a massive tub of couch-potato lard. If he spends his entire day in a La-Z-Boy recliner (La-Z-Boy now being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yoyodyne Industries), why isn't he a massive fatty?
BMacSmith, perhaps by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 22nd, 2009 10:36:38 AM
I was sort of watching the trailer, and doing some other stuff. I'll re-watch it later. Regardless, I still want to see it. This kind of sci-fi stuff is what I find interesting.
What keeps people from using other people's identity? by Royston Lodge	May 22nd, 2009 10:37:15 AM
I mean, talk about the potential for identity theft!
BMacSmith by Big_Daddy_Nero	May 22nd, 2009 10:37:53 AM
Just saw the Gamer preview. Did not even know existed until today. And, umm, didn't we just see this a few months ago starring Statham? I mean, come on, how many 'death row inmates being used for our life-and-death entertainment' movies can we actually WATCH before could just write them ourselves? Seriously, this thing looks from the previews to be using the same script, but with randomly substituted bits. Butler is cool and all, so ti may end up being watchable, but still, sheesh. At least Surrogates looks like it may be a bit more interesting. 12 Robot Monkeys maybe? ;)
Bruce Willis is now officially grizzled. by AzulTool	May 22nd, 2009 10:42:59 AM
Time to start taking some of those lucrative grandfather roles.
GoodTimeBobby by DennisMM	May 22nd, 2009 10:49:43 AM
"Marionettes, Inc."
based on the graphic novel that was based on... by v3d	May 22nd, 2009 10:58:31 AM
Second Life, Facebook, Strange Days, Star Trek, Twilight Zone and Outer Limits episodes, etc, etc....... The other problem with this is the simple economics. How fucking expensive would it be to have realistic androids and the technology to link you to them. Wasn't the AIBO dog a couple of grand?
based on the graphic novel that was based on... by v3d	May 22nd, 2009 10:58:31 AM
Second Life, Facebook, Strange Days, Star Trek, Twilight Zone and Outer Limits episodes, etc, etc....... The other problem with this is the simple economics. How fucking expensive would it be to have realistic androids and the technology to link you to them. Wasn't the AIBO dog a couple of grand?
Law & Order: Surrogate Unit by Hugh G Rekshun	May 22nd, 2009 11:13:08 AM
"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: The surrogates, who investigate crime, and the controllers of the surrogates, who sit on their asses at home. These are their stories." Bruce Willis as a robot detective. I'm in dammit!
Oooh, now THAT'S an original and creative scifi idea by D.Vader	May 22nd, 2009 11:16:11 AM
Maybe its been done before, but the whole thing feels pretty new to me. I like it.
First homocide in 15 years? by Boneyard	May 22nd, 2009 11:21:56 AM
What a ridiculous statement. Are you kidding? If everyone were living through surrogate selves with no consequences (except maybe having to buy a new robot) people would be getting killed left and right for the slightest offenses. It's kind of like how everyone turns into an asshole on talkback because they have no accountability, can hide behind screen names and aren't talking to a person face-to-face. It'd be the wild west out there. Oh, and this movie looks dumb.
BTW: This looks nothing like Westworld by SkinJob69	May 22nd, 2009 11:22:28 AM
They both have androids, but the similarity ends there.
Myspace by seniormoogle	May 22nd, 2009 11:32:21 AM
The irony of this trailer being on a social networking site, where you pretty much have an online surrogate.
looks pretty derivative... by sambafreak13	May 22nd, 2009 11:54:52 AM
..but I love me some sci-fi so I hope it's good..
Why does Bazooka Joe wear an eye patch? by D.Vader	May 22nd, 2009 12:00:31 PM
Because he's FUCKING HARDCORE, THAT's WHY, GODSDAMNIT!
Grammaton Cleric yeah looks cool by BMacSmith	May 22nd, 2009 12:25:32 PM
its a cool idea.
Homicide Rate by DennisMM	May 22nd, 2009 12:25:58 PM
Some SF story I read years ago posited that people would not kill avatars/surrogates if the cost of the unit was charged to the criminal. In that story, the surrogate-style units recorded everything about their personal space and so would record the identity of any violent offender. Wish I could remember that story.
Big_Daddy_Nero - Gamer by BMacSmith	May 22nd, 2009 12:29:32 PM
yeah i dont know if that looks good, but who knows. it is a bit different since the people are under mind control. but movies about video games are usually pretty lame.
What's wrong with this tagline? by DennisMM	May 22nd, 2009 12:31:01 PM
"How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you" Step right up, folks, and be smarter than a million-dollar trailer.
Thanks Dennis, Knew It was something .like that. by GoodTimeBobby	May 22nd, 2009 12:41:14 PM

Nice! by Charlie_Allnut	May 22nd, 2009 12:51:08 PM
This actually looks really good...I've been waiting for Bruce to make another sci fi movie since Fifth Element - he was born for sci fi! Hell I've been waiting for a really good Bruce Willis movie for years now! What's the deal Bruce? Get back to work - and pick better projects!
MorganLeafy by Mostholy	May 22nd, 2009 12:56:32 PM
Agreed. I find Rosamund Pike being Bruce Willis's wife (she's 24 years younger IRL) even more distracting and implausible than that godawful hairpiece. Only in Hollywood.
Why stops murderers from . . . by Royston Lodge	May 22nd, 2009 01:52:06 PM
. . . breaking in to people's homes and killing them while they're vegging out in their CyberDyne/La-Z-Boy recliner?
Mostholy: I will never complain about . . . by Royston Lodge	May 22nd, 2009 01:53:00 PM
. . . an opportunity to stare at Rosamund Pike.
Yeah but by There_will_be_Dickblood	May 22nd, 2009 02:11:17 PM
how will this effect the timeline?
I liked T3 by smackfu	May 22nd, 2009 03:00:13 PM
There, I said it. Not right away however, but after multiple viewings, once I was able to detach from my prior expectations of the film. Specifically what I like about T3 is of course it's ballsy ending, but I also like the overall atmosphere of an afternoon road trip when you know the world ends at 6pm. I also liked the fact that this T-800 kind of came off like he resents the fact that he can't kill Connor due to the reprogramming. The T2 800 was his buddy, but this guy makes it clear, he's not his buddy, he's just doing what he's been forced to do. Also loved the concept that the Terminatrix was just a random terminator essentially running errands in the past that accidentally caught Connor's trail and went immediately apeshit to get him. Get rid of the gay bar scene, and the Terminators that looked like they were made by Apple and I overall enjoyed it.
westorld remake by TheExterminator	May 22nd, 2009 03:05:38 PM
they'd probably fuck it up but id like to see that. i love that film...futureworld...not so much
Dunno why people hate on T3 by Jawa 007	May 22nd, 2009 03:21:17 PM
It's got its moments. What's good is good and what's not, isn't THAT bad.
The Trailer doesn't give that much away by Antz	May 22nd, 2009 03:30:57 PM
There is a whole lot more to the story. They have held a lot back. There are some interesting concepts introduced in the book, imagine getting it on with a really hot woman you meet in a bar, not really knowing it is actually a guy who looks like Harry at home who is the consciousness behind it. Eeeew!
I thought of KILN PEOPLE as well... by I am not a number	May 22nd, 2009 03:34:39 PM
..when I watched this, though I also get an I ROBOT vibe. Blah.
Masamune Shirow anyone? by kirttrik	May 22nd, 2009 03:56:35 PM
I'm I the only one that recognizes that these concepts are nearly 100% taken from Ghost in the Shell.
Why see the film now by Teddy Artery	May 22nd, 2009 04:48:54 PM
What an incompetently cut trailer (as also noted by several people before me)!
Love how the robots have facial expressions by SylarTheCylon	May 22nd, 2009 05:59:56 PM
without facial muscles. Just goes to show how nanotechnology is such an amazing thing. hollywood really thinks things through in this regard. They always have the most scientifically accurate depiction of technology. I bet the robots in this movie are made of metal, because it's such a lightweight material, just perfect for sex robots. Hopefully the eyes on the robots will shine too, because it's very practical for a robot to have shining eyes, specially for the stealth models. Yay hollywood!
Looking good, Walter! by the_silver_shade	May 22nd, 2009 06:23:22 PM
Bruce. Great SF concept. Sound visuals. Intriguing stories. He can still pick 'em! Loving your work, Walter!
And better still... by Mazzer	May 22nd, 2009 06:32:58 PM
...Keanu Reeves isn't the lead.
The title sucks! by Batutta	May 22nd, 2009 07:04:54 PM
I thought it was some Matthew McConaughey rom-com about surrogate mothers. Looks like Mostow got the jump on Cameron and made a sequel to Avatar BEFORE it came this time.
this movie looks by maitlanr	May 22nd, 2009 07:07:49 PM
fucking retarded.
its not ripping off anything! GET OVER YOURSELVES by BMacSmith	May 22nd, 2009 07:22:42 PM
I'VE NOW READ EXAMPLES OF IT RIPPING OFF ABOUT 10000 OTHER STORIES. if thats true, then its probably the greatest movie of all time. seriously, how many ways can you show futuristic life with robots? they all borrow from each other, its a limited area. Its not ripping off shit. Jesus, get over yourselves. and the first one of you who responds with some bullshit about "how about coming up with a new idea?" can eat my ass. Dystopian futures with robots is a fucking awesome setting, and you cant do one without having similarities with another. I dont hear whining every time there is a new zombie or vampire or space or whatever. Its ok kids.
one_guy_from_andromeda by SylarTheCylon	May 22nd, 2009 07:41:08 PM
swooosh! thats the sound of my post going way over your head
It's "Geek Chic" to hate T3 by topaz4206	May 22nd, 2009 08:22:06 PM
But I just watched it again last night and it's really fun. Of course it doesn't have the emotion of T2, but it has that incredible action sequence with the crane, the graphic murder of minors, punching through a FUCKING CHEST and driving the car through it, humor ("Put down the weapon...and...the coffin!") and the best Terminator-on-Terminator battle sequence. Plus, it actually feels like part of the trilogy, not a different fucking universe like McGinty's latest (which is okay for what it wants to be -- that is, "Saving Private Ryan: 2018" as directed by Michael Bay). EOL
bruce's robot should look like ashton. by alice 13	May 22nd, 2009 08:26:04 PM
nice futuristic cars from 2007.
topaz4206 i agree except for the last part by BMacSmith	May 22nd, 2009 08:34:59 PM
its practically a carbon copy of 2, just replace mom with the girlfriend. Didnt think it was part of a trilogy at all. it was just kinda useless. i liked it though. it was entertaining enough, and the ending was cool. It just didnt add anything to me.
Eagle Eye 2, The Surrogate by ganymede3010	May 22nd, 2009 08:36:49 PM
Coming to a Theater near you.
Bruce's hairpiece looks hilarious........ by archer1949	May 22nd, 2009 09:10:56 PM
Might see it just for that.
Looks like one of those silly Michael Crichton flicks! by Bob Cryptonight	May 22nd, 2009 11:04:54 PM
Silly but entertaining.
bruce willis is old. by vaudeville villain	May 22nd, 2009 11:24:53 PM
as fuck.
The Surrogates comic by Baryonyx	May 23rd, 2009 03:05:59 AM
The Top Shelf comic, by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele, was okay. There was too much talking heads stuff to make it a great comic, but maybe it'll make a good movie (and the central idea is fine.)
with bruce willis as stewart smalley. by S_Rorschach	May 23rd, 2009 04:00:13 AM
im a robot, but thats ok.
Looks really, really good. by HarryBlackPotter	May 23rd, 2009 05:50:23 AM
Nice idea, good fx, looks promising if a little I-Robot (which I liked).
THAT'S A BEAT FOR BEAT MATRIX CLONE IF I EVER SAW ONE by BringingSexyBack	May 23rd, 2009 07:35:13 AM
Looks entertaining though. It's got Bruce, after all.
WALTER B! by BringingSexyBack	May 23rd, 2009 07:36:08 AM
The B is for Bot!
As usual... by L.H.Puttgrass	May 23rd, 2009 08:38:37 AM
the trailer doesn't answer the most important question. Is this movie any good? A trailer can only change your level of interest in the flick. Do you want to go? Yes, no, maybe, don't care? Me? I like what I saw. Looks like a possible good one. On another note, anybody like me? I haven't seen any summer tent-pole flicks yet. Last thing I went see was Watchmen. Nothing for the summer except Star Trek has got my interest up. And I still haven't pulled the trigger on that one. I don't know why.
L.H. by Jawa 007	May 23rd, 2009 10:09:16 AM
You should see Trek. It won't disappoint. T4 on the other hand... I wanted to like it, and it has its moments. But ultimately it loses its footing and feels kinda empty.
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What is the surrogate? by Reelheed	May 23rd, 2009 10:55:51 AM
Noone can be told what the surrogate is you have to see it for yourself! Nah. Not really. I think this looks fun. Also I don't feel like it has a matrix vibe as the idea here is that everyone is knowingly using the robots. I really hope this is good as it seems to tick a lot of my scifi boxes.
L.H.Puttgrass by Reelheed	May 23rd, 2009 10:58:35 AM
I also enjoyed Star Trek but nothing else much this year. Actually I enjoyed Slumdog as well so thats 2.
A ripoff of David Brin's Kiln People by zinc_chameleon	May 23rd, 2009 11:05:46 AM
Which used much smarter technology than the usual silicon and chrome. People created surrogates out of hybridized clay, that had a 24-hour lifespan. You download and edited their experiences at the end of their cycle. Very clever stuff.
I hope this is old school Bruce Willis. by I Hope You Die	May 23rd, 2009 12:57:54 PM
And not contemplative boring Bruce Willis. It's difficult to tell from the trailer.
surrogates by werewolfbynight	May 23rd, 2009 02:00:37 PM
wow. what a concept. the matrix. blade runner, total recall, westworld and equalibrium all thrown into the mix. this film will make a grip. hooray for hollywood.
Bruce Willis in Second Life: The Movie by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer	May 23rd, 2009 03:10:59 PM

I was just wondering... by General_Soreness	May 23rd, 2009 06:27:15 PM
are you, by chance...a pleasure model?
My surrogate... by Embeedeuce	May 23rd, 2009 07:28:59 PM
...is not going to see this movie.
so is this like in arrested development? by JAMF	May 24th, 2009 03:16:29 AM
i cant see the trailer, my bandwidths capped today (dont ask) but i assume this is a hi-tech version of the 'marty funkhauser' surrogate in arrested development? so the robots are like AVATARS right? for people on vr machines? hmm... sounds okay. i'll probably end up reading the comic now. and t3 was kinda lame but i got a fanedit and i could actually sit through it and like it.
ummm what about childhood? by wyvern	May 24th, 2009 03:16:32 AM
No mother has had complications when giving birth?No child has had sids or any other number of possible problems?
Well this looks like unadulterated horseshit! by medster101	May 24th, 2009 03:38:03 AM

You know what i Think ? by jokur	Nov 6th, 2009 04:01:34 PM
I Like his Hair on Surrogates ! Whats Wrong With his Hair ? but i Dont like his beard or mustache..

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