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Richard Kelly's adaptation of Richard Matheson's THE BOX trailer is online!!!

first? by Herewereyouwish	Jun 24th, 2009 10:13:29 PM
yay!
this sucks. movie has been pirated on-line already by california_mtz	Jun 24th, 2009 10:15:14 PM
http://tinyurl.com/lm9bpe
The Twilight Zone Episode. by Redfive!	Jun 24th, 2009 10:19:33 PM
Was pretty good.Pretty creepy and brought up some good questions.I hope this doesnt stray too far from the original intent.
Wait for DVD. by OutlawsDelejos	Jun 24th, 2009 10:23:34 PM
Just don't trust this project yet, a few good reviews might sway me, probably not though.
Seems interesting that by PresidentBauer	Jun 24th, 2009 10:24:07 PM
The film has themes similar to the SAW films (in a very vague sense) and the trailer uses music from SAW. Looks good.
New District 9 video by Trannyformers_Apologist	Jun 24th, 2009 10:26:42 PM
Non humans escape from District 9 http://tinyurl.com/lgg3dy
california_mtz by OutlawsDelejos	Jun 24th, 2009 10:28:36 PM
What's that link supposed to be for?
this can't come soon enough by RaveX	Jun 24th, 2009 10:33:10 PM
looks great. + he got holmes osborne back for this.
this movie by kgerm	Jun 24th, 2009 10:34:13 PM
is way cooler than the music in this trailer makes it out to be, if it's anything like the draft i read. it's one film that's truly like a twilight zone episode.
I don't remember Santa Claus and Cyclops... by The Dum Guy	Jun 24th, 2009 10:37:19 PM
Being in the original episode. I wonder if it still ends the same as the episode?
TRANSFORMERS SUCKED! by BillyMayesHere	Jun 24th, 2009 10:38:03 PM
... Oh wait, wrong forum.
Southland Tales was an atmospheric movie by Furan	Jun 24th, 2009 10:40:29 PM
to the greatest level. and i hope the box will proof richard kelly as an director with a unique vison. a vision that maybe ever will ever expand around one theme. but one theme that makes him one day a masterpiece. like donnie darko was the first stone you put in your pocket because you think it was so beautiful. and you couldn't imagine it would be any better but when the whole beach is in front of you ...
You know what this reminds me of? by Traumnovelle	Jun 24th, 2009 10:40:43 PM
The Village. A cool premise that would be great if kept at 30 minutes. And yes, I know this has already been a Twilight Zone episode. And technically, so was The Village. But trying to flesh out these simple ideas to feature length? Well....we all saw The Village.
FURAN! SOUTHLAND TALES? ATMOSPHERIC??? by Traumnovelle	Jun 24th, 2009 10:42:09 PM
Get the fuck outta here. That is UNWATCHABLE. That barely even resembles a movie.
richard matheson - poor man's Philip K Dick OR by T2000	Jun 24th, 2009 10:42:39 PM
rich man's Stephen King? You decide.........
AND who the fuck is Richard Kelly???? by T2000	Jun 24th, 2009 10:43:17 PM

Southland could have been like Strange Days by AlwaysThere	Jun 24th, 2009 10:44:33 PM
But Kelly got confused as to what he was doing.
Southland was a certified piece o' shit by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jun 24th, 2009 10:51:15 PM
against all impulses, i continued to watch it, believing (nay, hoping) that the convoluted mess would work itself out into a flash of brilliance in the end. i'm not sure it's possible for someone to have been more wrong.
Looks interesting... by vettebro	Jun 24th, 2009 10:55:10 PM
I'm in.
Southland Tales... by Harold-Sherbort	Jun 24th, 2009 10:55:36 PM
...really doesn't deserve all the hate. It's not a perfect movie by any means, but it was ambitious. And if you're going to disagree with me, please don't quote any Radiohead lyrics. It's a little messy, surem but it's an entertaining mess.
a movie can have all the ambition in the world by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jun 24th, 2009 10:59:47 PM
but at the end of the day, shit is shit. and ambitious shit still stinks.
I must be a moron by D.Vader	Jun 24th, 2009 11:00:25 PM
Because aside from the moral implications, I can't think of one bad thing that could happen to you as a result of one person you don't know dying. And I'm assuming they mean people you don't know personally. Presidents don't count.
hmm, trailer is brought down by the cheesy saw music by TheDark0Knight	Jun 24th, 2009 11:04:53 PM
but it looks awesome & really eerie + Darko is in my top 5 favourite films ever.
Matheson was twice the writer P.K. Dick was by criticalbliss	Jun 24th, 2009 11:05:45 PM
So, you (T2000), sir--are an idiot.
You Opened the Box!!.. by aphextwin	Jun 24th, 2009 11:06:40 PM
..We Caaame! 'perhaps she's teasing us...are you teasing us??
Not impressed by the trailer by m_reporter	Jun 24th, 2009 11:10:09 PM
But I'm not a guy who judges a film by the trailer, so I'll wait for some reviews before I decide to go or not. And ye, is the "Saw music" the new "Requiem for a Dream music" in trailers?
I ran into Richard Kelly once by D.Vader	Jun 24th, 2009 11:11:38 PM
And all he did was ask me which way to the bathroom.
In a whiny Brad Pitt voice: by m_reporter	Jun 24th, 2009 11:12:06 PM
Whats in the booox?!?! Oh, a button, lol nvm, almost thought you had the head of my woman in there. lol almost got me...
I WOULDNT PUSH THE BUTTON. by uberman	Jun 24th, 2009 11:14:12 PM
Even if I was living in squalor and had a wife dying of cancer due to lack of treatment, I would not push that button. It'd be hard if it was my child and the money would save his/her life, but I still could'nt do it. Word.
Good thing they didn't make this in present time... by The Dum Guy	Jun 24th, 2009 11:16:06 PM
With a population of more than 6 billion, if Richard Nixon asked me to push the button within 24 hours I'd wipe out half of Asia.
ha! i'd push the fuck out of that button. if he said 10 by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jun 24th, 2009 11:25:29 PM
people i didn't know would die, my only concern would be "how soon would the loot arrive?" what? i'm not a complete monster. i'd... start a charity in their unknown names... or something. eh, i'd light a candle in their memory annually... ahem or every other year... i'd forget all about the poor bastards halfway to Ibiza :(
The dude said a million (per push?)... by The Dum Guy	Jun 24th, 2009 11:30:05 PM
"Good God, man! I said a million for A PUSH, that was supposed to be it, you just bankrupted us in five minutes."
I'm actually surprised. by UndeadRabbitZombieJim	Jun 24th, 2009 11:30:59 PM
This looks decent.
I don't believe in karma or anything, but... by The Dum Guy	Jun 24th, 2009 11:34:23 PM
After I just posted my last post, I almost got bit by some big ass fire ant (its like an inch long) that came out of nowhere... maybe, there is a reason I got bit by a bee last time I was at a church. Oh well, fuck it.
Redfive by ChildOfMen	Jun 24th, 2009 11:36:48 PM
To be fair, the Twilight Zone episode didn't really fit the "original intent" of Matheson's short story either, at least in terms of the ending (to the point that Matheson used a pseudonym for the Twilight Zone episode and expressed his displeasure).
the only thing that would suck about it all is if Nixon by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jun 24th, 2009 11:39:12 PM
gave more than one person a box. then, you'd probably be screwed.
I love southland tales...fantastic movie by slappy jones	Jun 24th, 2009 11:42:11 PM
I didn't understand a bit of it but it is a great film to watch.
The Box---with Saw music by theheavy	Jun 24th, 2009 11:47:56 PM
wasnt that the SAW music there at the end...look good otherwise
This movie IS good by jrlamps	Jun 24th, 2009 11:52:32 PM
I actually got to see this LAST june on the warner lot, and it was done except for the arcade fire music (which im sure will rule) and a few FX. The movie was EXCELLENT, and this trailer is a great representation of it. PS: Cameron isnt great and her accent is annoying for a while, but by the end shes actually quite good. The focus group after the movie agreed totally about this.
I didn't like that reorchestrated version of the SAW theme by D.Vader	Jun 24th, 2009 11:58:53 PM
Good god that was horrid. The original theme, played at the climax of the first film, is the best. Should have used that. Unless this is a case of them changing the bare minimum of notes to avoid having to pay the composer for the rights to the song.
That shot of the guy at the window by D.Vader	Jun 25th, 2009 12:00:31 AM
Was that not really comical to anyone else? This is entirely disappointing bc I'm a big fan of Darko.
by Redmond	Jun 25th, 2009 12:03:12 AM

seems like a lot of recent stephen king adaptations by Redmond	Jun 25th, 2009 12:04:17 AM
Like Secret Window or that John Cusack hotel ghost movie: Better as a rental.
by The Dum Guy	Jun 25th, 2009 12:04:56 AM
I decided to let the ant live (he'll fucking sting me to death in my sleep).
No offense... by otm shank	Jun 25th, 2009 12:08:46 AM
but I'd hit that button more often then a lab rat hooked on nicotine.
The Saw music...AGAIN??? by sonnyfern	Jun 25th, 2009 12:25:33 AM
This looks better than I thought...but what's up with the damn SAW music being in every trailer?
not a great trailer by spiritualgorila	Jun 25th, 2009 12:29:15 AM
and they managed to use sound effects from lost and the Saw music.
Richard Matheson and Philip K Dick by Cruzboy	Jun 25th, 2009 12:31:15 AM
Poor man's Phillip K Dick? Not likely. I Am Legend is one of the greatest science fiction books ever written in my opinion. Dick churned out a lot of crap to pay the bills. Started reading Dr. Bloodmoney the other day, put that down after hundred pages - terribly written and terribly boring.
When else has the SAW theme been used in a trailer? by D.Vader	Jun 25th, 2009 12:32:56 AM
Someone please enlighten me. I can't think of another time it was used. Except one. Only I can't remember the title.
D.Vader by Hellbastardo	Jun 25th, 2009 12:43:40 AM
Valkyrie I think
Thaaaaaat's it, Hellbastardo by D.Vader	Jun 25th, 2009 12:49:38 AM
Thanks. I'm pretty sure you're right. I remember discussing the "SAW themed trailer" within the past year with a friend.
I now recant by The Dum Guy	Jun 25th, 2009 01:15:20 AM
I (honestly) just had my the toe-nail of left foot get ripped off. fuck
It's good to see... by SunTzu77	Jun 25th, 2009 01:24:48 AM
that The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs (premise) keeps getting reused. The Twilight Zone version of Matheson's story strays quite a bit from the source... it's probably why he asked for his name to be removed off of it. This is a rental at best for me.
I just hope the damn thing makes sense... by sonnyfern	Jun 25th, 2009 01:34:50 AM
or at least HALFWAY makes sense.
The Saw music in trailers.... by ribbitking	Jun 25th, 2009 01:40:55 AM
I specifically remember someone here mentioning that the 'saw' music was the new version of Clint Mansell's stuff being overused in trailers. I wanna say it was one of the later Valkyrie trailers.
doh didn't see dvader said that... by ribbitking	Jun 25th, 2009 01:42:09 AM
soo must be Valkyrie...i'm thinking the last trailer
I would just Gorilla Glue that shit down. by Wrecks	Jun 25th, 2009 01:52:10 AM
fuck it.
So noone is reminded of Ren and Stimpy? by ribbitking	Jun 25th, 2009 01:55:00 AM
'The Reeeedddd button,..... the big red shinnny button.' Of course i'm paraphrasing.
Needs a better title. by OutlawsDelejos	Jun 25th, 2009 01:55:45 AM
Beside the sexual innuendo that goes with it, it's far from inspired.
The script for this... by The_Coyote	Jun 25th, 2009 01:56:45 AM
is fantastic. If this has been executed as well as it's been written, it's going to be really great. The script develops quote nicely and explores some pretty big, sci-fi ideas. Plus, Arcade Fire is doing the score!
Secret Window is great by AlwaysThere	Jun 25th, 2009 01:58:22 AM
It's no rental.
Looks infinitely better than Southland Tales by Zeegloo	Jun 25th, 2009 01:59:43 AM
God that movie was a piece of shit
Duh by SavageJuicebox	Jun 25th, 2009 02:01:35 AM
After you push the button they give the box to someone else and then you die if they push it. So yeah, enjoy your money for the few days.
SavageJuicebox... by ribbitking	Jun 25th, 2009 02:05:13 AM
So knowing Norman Bates is a killer ruins watching Psycho?
PresidentBauer by Voyageur	Jun 25th, 2009 02:05:19 AM
If you'd read Matheson's original short story, you'd know that it (Button, Button) was around long before Saw. So, although the Box may share some themes (vaguely) with Saw, Matheson, the genius that he is, already mined those depths expertly with Button, Button.
Redfive! by Voyageur	Jun 25th, 2009 02:07:19 AM
Matheson wrote the short story before it became a Twilight Zone episode (in the 80s). I think it's perfectly within reason to stray from the episode... Why? The short story only hints at the various possibilities and consequences of such a device and people in such a situation--not to mention the character who delivers the box to the couple. I'm willing to follow Kelly wherever he goes on this one...
Only Saw connection was music... as far as i know by ribbitking	Jun 25th, 2009 02:07:57 AM
nt ... People need to realize that the Marketing department is a place very far away from the creative team that made the movie.
Ribbit by SavageJuicebox	Jun 25th, 2009 02:08:31 AM
I'm speaking to all these people in the talkback saying they'd push the button. Don't jump to conclusions.
doesn't do it for me by Ogmios_the_Eloquent	Jun 25th, 2009 02:20:23 AM
might be good but trailer screams 'meh'
Matheson puts PKD to shame by Voyageur	Jun 25th, 2009 02:20:55 AM
The difference between Matheson and Dick is that... hmmm... Matheson could actually write. Dick is an idea man. Conceptual. Which is great. But, let's face it, the guy was an average writer of prose at best. Matheson, on the other hand, is understated. Simple. Elegant. He's a great writer, and very few people seem to be aware of this fact. He's ridiculously good.
ribbitking... by Voyageur	Jun 25th, 2009 02:22:39 AM
I realize that, but PresidentBauer was saying how there were vague thematic connections between the two films.
James Marsden by Kobaal	Jun 25th, 2009 02:28:21 AM
Deserves a break. He was poorly treated in X-Men and did well in the Notebook. Sure he's been in other things but I can't remember. Kind of reminds me of an American Jamie Bamber.
The Dum Guy by smackfu	Jun 25th, 2009 02:43:24 AM
actually this time next year the population will have hit the 7 billion mark. We should be up to about 10 billion when the Apophis asteroid comes calling for us in 2035. If it strikes a continent, it should bring us back down to a more reasonable number.
looks pretty good by chipps	Jun 25th, 2009 02:43:29 AM
that theme song is getting a bit overworked
Richard Kelly must pay for Southland Tales by reflecto	Jun 25th, 2009 02:55:15 AM
I couldn't possibly go near his next film without a Hazmat suit and a utility belt full of Cipro.
Wrong choice of fonts and graphics. Movie looks good. by Se7en	Jun 25th, 2009 03:29:36 AM
Methinks.
You have 24 hours by There_will_be_Dickblood	Jun 25th, 2009 03:52:26 AM
Pam: For What? Michael: Always offer them an ultimatum
OK, I'm interested. by BenBraddock	Jun 25th, 2009 03:52:36 AM
Cool premise... I wonder how much they messed with the original story for the movie? And is it just me or is Cameron looking rough these days?
by The InSneider	Jun 25th, 2009 03:58:22 AM
fuck
Needs more GIANT PIG by GIANT_PIG	Jun 25th, 2009 04:12:04 AM
GIANT PIG!!!
oh dear just ruined it with the saw music. by kingoflight	Jun 25th, 2009 04:15:07 AM
Seams like a fucking stupid idea but most of the ideas in lost are stupid but they manage to make em work.
NEEDS MORE BIG TESTICLES! by EDGARWRIGHTS_TESTICLESOBSESSION	Jun 25th, 2009 04:38:12 AM
Here's hoping that all of the male actors are naked from the waist down in numerous scenes. I love the smell and taste of other men's testicles.
Answer easy: push the button. Problem solved. by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 25th, 2009 04:40:03 AM
Now, move along ppl.
people who don't give spoiler warnings by chipps	Jun 25th, 2009 05:16:09 AM
are fucking idiots. probably even like the fact that they are gutless idiots. probably proud.
The wiki write up... by SunTzu77	Jun 25th, 2009 05:50:51 AM
"Button, Button" was first published in Playboy, June 1970, a short story written by Richard Matheson. The story was republished as part of a collection of Matheson's short stories. In the original short story, the plot is resolved differently. Norma presses the button, and receives the money - after her husband dies in a train incident where Arthur is pushed onto the tracks (the money was the no-fault insurance settlement, which is $50,000 instead of the $200,000 in the Twilight Zone episode). A despondent Norma asks the stranger why her husband was the one who was killed. The stranger replies that Norma never really knew her husband. Richard Matheson strongly disapproved of the Twilight Zone version, especially the new ending, and used his pseudonym Logan Swanson for the teleplay." http://postcardsfromthezone.bl ogspot.com/2006/02/150-button- button.html
i really love the twilight Zone episode by palewook	Jun 25th, 2009 06:38:47 AM
and the short story. just not sure whatelse the movie version can bring to this
ThePilgrim by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead	Jun 25th, 2009 06:40:04 AM
You only got three chances in the Monkey's Paw, remember? One wish was for the money, one to bring their son back, and one to send him back to wherever he came from. Anyway, someone up there is giving mad love to Dick at the expense of Matheson and King. To that, I cry bullshit!. Dick was a terrible writer, terrible! He had one of the greatest Sci-fi minds ever but a very dry, droll, predictable, and boring, yes, BORING writer. I am well read but I'm not going to give you my resume to prove it, let's just say I've read enough to know that Dick isn't the genius that sci-fi fans, and only sci-fi fans make him out to be. Dick's ideas were fucking impossibly cool but he lacked the control to write them in a more palatable and enjoyable way. Matheson didn't have half the imagination of Dick, yet, his books and stories are so much better because Matheson was a great writer. Now to bring Stephen King into this argument is to just open up a huge can of worms. The reason? Something everyone knows, even literary critics, but not a lot of people will admit. Stephen King was blessed at birth to be a writer in the realm of Hemingway, Dostoevsky, Melville, he's got those kinds of chops. Stephen king, however, went a different route with his gift. He chose to scare us, entertain us, and make a shitload of money off of us. No one can begrudge him that decision, but no one can take away the talent that lies beneath the lifelong pile of cheap fiction he has created. Matheson and Dick don't compare. Just the sheer volume of top quality over a period of thirty years is enough to take your breath away; what an imaginarion. Of course, he has tapered off and hasn't written any "A material" in a long time,it seems his hearts just not in it anymore. He is one the best writers of his era and he managed to turn that into a fortune too.
I'd push that button 6.7 billion times. by I Hope You Die	Jun 25th, 2009 07:20:15 AM
The problem with this movie is predictable: Cameron Diaz. She's probably the least talented actress working today. Most of her work is unwatchable.
Southland Tales by The Alienist	Jun 25th, 2009 07:35:01 AM
was HIGH-larious. And eventually very moving. To those of you who didn't get it, I'm really really sorry.
I also love the TZ episode... by Cap'n Jack	Jun 25th, 2009 07:50:19 AM
...I don't even recognize the piece of crap in this trailer.
Face by Mr_Plainview	Jun 25th, 2009 07:56:03 AM
I wonder what's up with Langella's face? It seems like part of it is missing completely.
Press the button, random office supplies begin arriving.... by GrandMuffTarkin	Jun 25th, 2009 08:02:51 AM
That Was Easy.
How do you NOT see the twist coming? by V'Shael	Jun 25th, 2009 08:25:53 AM
This is the most fucking obvious story of all time. I mean, I understand Harry can be a bit fucking clueless at times, but god damn... Harry old boy, you press the button, you get your million dollars. Then the box goes to SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW, and they get the same offer. And this time, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DIES. And so on. Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb .....
V'Shael by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead	Jun 25th, 2009 08:38:33 AM
That's not the original twist
Matheson is a living god! by Sithdan	Jun 25th, 2009 08:42:25 AM
Nuff said.
I hate Richard Kelly more than MIchael Bay by Crow3711	Jun 25th, 2009 08:42:26 AM
No joke. Donnie Darko fucking sucked. What a hack.
Matheson is a living god! by Sithdan	Jun 25th, 2009 08:42:28 AM
Nuff said.
press the button, get $100000, but someone you dont know dies. by FleshMachine	Jun 25th, 2009 08:48:01 AM

after much debate they press it, and get the money, by FleshMachine	Jun 25th, 2009 08:48:32 AM

mystery man come back for the box: "now i'll give it to someone by FleshMachine	Jun 25th, 2009 08:49:26 AM
BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA! this movie takes 3 lines to tell.
YOU DONT KNOW!!!!" by FleshMachine	Jun 25th, 2009 08:50:00 AM

The Vagina by Jeffwode	Jun 25th, 2009 08:52:15 AM
Is 'box' a euphenism for minge in the US? Cos it is in the UK. AND this one has a big red button. It's a freudian dream come true.
I would smash the box.. by gotilk	Jun 25th, 2009 08:58:25 AM
and brutally murder the old man, then hide the body. If there was a heaven, they'd have a furnished condo waiting for me when I arrived. Of course in a universe with boxes that hand out millions to people in exchange for random lives, heaven does exist.
Story already won an Academy Award by willip	Jun 25th, 2009 08:58:30 AM
When I went to film school in CT in the late 80s, a recent grad had just won the Academy Award for Best Student Film for his version of this story... The film was 10 minutes long, and even that was padded....
If "the box" IS a metaphor by gotilk	Jun 25th, 2009 09:00:00 AM
I think I pressed the button and the life I lost was mine. For a few years anyway. And I never got the millions.
*Spoiler* SunTzu77, never having read the short story by Big Jim	Jun 25th, 2009 09:08:08 AM
I find, after reading your summary, I much prefer the ending The Twilight Zone used. The short story ending sounds a bit like a cop-out; kind of splitting hairs. The Twilight Zone ending works better, at least for me. The one thing that gave them comfort, that made it possibly ok to live with themselves, takes on an ominous and very disconcerting meaning when the perspective changes. In order to stretch this story out I suspect the third act of this movie will be the couple trying to get the box back.
Now that I've watched the trailer, it seems they go into by Big Jim	Jun 25th, 2009 09:14:41 AM
who the man is or what he is.
The end is really fucking stupid NO SPOILERS by dr sauch	Jun 25th, 2009 09:26:37 AM
Trust me, its retarded. I mean, maybe Kelly is going to make it a little better, but the short story was stupid.
This afternoon.. by The Dark Shite	Jun 25th, 2009 09:37:42 AM
I was riding my bike, at a pretty fast speed. Suddenly, I saw the mosy beautiful, purple & blue butterfly, inches in front of my front wheel. I slammed my breaks on, went flying forward, almost landed on the butterfly, but managed to land safely & away from it. The butterfly flew away & I'd done my good deed for the day. Then I saw this trailer. Humans? I'd push that button faster than a pikey starting up a fairground ride. Why? Because I just know some there's some fucker out there who'd do the same to me.
Press button, out pops a dick. by GrandMuffTarkin	Jun 25th, 2009 09:38:09 AM
I bet somewhere out in a slush pile, there is a "Dick in the Box: The Movie" script waiting to be unleashed.
Nice - theme from SAW - and opening during Saw's usual weekend by aceattorney	Jun 25th, 2009 09:58:33 AM
Good stuff.
I know what you mean, Dark Shite by D.Vader	Jun 25th, 2009 10:18:12 AM
I saved a shark when I was at thebeach last week.
I saved a squirrel from the jaws of a Gnu. by The Dark Shite	Jun 25th, 2009 10:34:48 AM
I also helped John Wayne Gacey evade capture for several weeks. Actually, the Butterfly story is true. The type of story that sounds like a cheesy metaphor but isn't:-). I had to mention it however, as I was already thinking about Karma etc before I watched this. Like "given the fact that good people don't always get what they deserve & bad people don't always get punished. Does saving the life of a butterfly actually mean anything? Or should I just be a prick, take what I want, when I want it, be rich, happy & successful & squash the shit out of butterflies for being dumb enough to get in my way?". In that context, it's kinda weird that I came home & saw this.
ummmmm by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jun 25th, 2009 10:50:22 AM

listen,if you think by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jun 25th, 2009 10:52:25 AM
this film won't be very good(rich, your batting average...it's bout as good as uew boll right now)...then jsut grab round 2-3 pieces of toast, lather on a HELATHY DOSE of RICHARD KELLY'S TASTY JELLY(tm)-and watch life just get better.And oh yeah, make thjis film watchable
ummmmmm? by The Dark Shite	Jun 25th, 2009 10:53:38 AM
Care to elaborate? I should probably mention that also where I am, there was an earthquake. It was level 4, which apparently isn't so bad, but I wasn't keen on it. So, butterfly > Earthquake > trailer > = me feeling weird.
and oh yeah by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jun 25th, 2009 10:55:49 AM
can someone send me a link to the trailer-? I dont have the "tech" to see this trailer!
idrinkyourmilkshake by The Dark Shite	Jun 25th, 2009 10:59:20 AM
It's up on the totalfilm site, but I think that's a youtube embed, so presumably you can find it there too.
I saved a shark by D.Vader	Jun 25th, 2009 11:00:33 AM
I was at the beach, went for a run during a storm, sought shelter under a pier. Saw that a fisherman from the pier had caught a 3 foot shark a few feet away from me. His kid came down and tried to pull it up but snapped the line. I asked the guy what he wanted to do and he just waved it off. So I thought for a moment, looking at the shark. Then I decided to save it and started dragging it back into the surf. But the waves kept knocking it over and flipping it instead of taking it out to sea. It was dying and was dead tired and wasn't getting any oxygen. So I tried pushing it through the water to force its gills to work. It kept getting flipped. Kid kept telling me it was dead, but he'd thrash his tail every once in awhile. So I kept trying and eventually, a good wave caught him and took him out. I saw him getting flipped around again on the next wave, but as it took him back out again, I saw his dorsal and tail fin right it self correctly. On the next wave, he was gone completely. I felt good.
good heads up by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jun 25th, 2009 11:06:24 AM
dark shite, im a bit of a lazy cunt
I saved & killed a bird at the same time. by The Dark Shite	Jun 25th, 2009 11:18:29 AM
When I was maybe 10, I found a smashed egg on the ground under a tree, with a half-born chick, twitching. Maybe the Mother had decided it wasn't good enough-or a bit simple or something ;-)-& thrown it out. I tried to save it & a kind old lady noticed & gave me an egg carton & some cotton wool. I spent the hour-long journey home breathing on it to incubate it & hatch it. When it hatched, I gave it to my brother, who's friend had a bird house. They put the chick into another bird's nest & we sat in his kitchen to witness the end of the miracle we'd taken part in. The bird came back & murdered it up. Murdered the fuck out of it, bigstyle. The moral of the story? Don't fuck with nature.
Mr_Plainview; about langella's face by RaveX	Jun 25th, 2009 11:35:30 AM
this year they raped him so hard at the oscars, half of his face fell off.
Oh good... by Phimseto	Jun 25th, 2009 11:42:31 AM
...a trailer that ruins all the movie beats for you. Not quote "The Negotiator" bad but not great, either.
Ah Dark Shite by D.Vader	Jun 25th, 2009 11:49:06 AM
Now that's a sad, sad story.
Southland Tales by Magnum Opus	Jun 25th, 2009 11:53:29 AM
was a beautiful mess. Bewildering casting aside it was actually an amazing film, but I can see why average movie fans couldn't see that. Hard to penetrate.
Hey, that looked pretty damn goooood. by Mr Nicholas	Jun 25th, 2009 12:02:04 PM

I'd rent this one. by TooWhippy	Jun 25th, 2009 12:17:13 PM
Not going to see it in a theater.
Cameron Diaz's Box!!! by Sequitur	Jun 25th, 2009 01:30:31 PM
I'd open that box and push that button...and by box I mean vagina!!
D.Vader's shark story... by SK229	Jun 25th, 2009 01:46:36 PM
That'd make a good short film right there. Any film students here should take note if you're looking for material. Of course, you'd have to come close to killing a shark to film it... or get some really good-looking fake.
Also, there's a short film on Youtube by SK229	Jun 25th, 2009 01:52:04 PM
http://tinyurl.com/3cl2lf Of course, in the side bar description they talk about all the comparisons, etc., different versions of the same story. The music and tone of the short reminded me of a movie like Scanners for some reason.
dancetothebeatofthelivingdead by Gwai Lo	Jun 25th, 2009 02:23:50 PM
I like your take on King. That man can spin like a spider, but somehow ended up being the Danielle Steel of horror. His influence is massive and undeniable, but when he really had his chops his heart was in fun pulp. He only started trying to write prestige books after he ran out of steam. Hard to not give the man his due though, when you look at his impact on film alone the guy is basically the bedrock of modern horror. By the way I think you're a bit unfair to Dick who is not a terrible writer at all. A bit bland and utilitarian sometimes, but can you honestly say something like The Man in the High Castle is terribly written?
okay guys by Onix_Verumi	Jun 25th, 2009 02:37:03 PM
everyone who's saying that the story won't work as a full length film is completely off base. The script widely expands on a number of subjects to keep the viewer intrigued/entertained, and is imho a fine sci-fi story. Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying you have to like it or else your stupid or sumthin like that, but I'm just letting you know there is much more to the story than the original short.
Where can I find the script? by Gwai Lo	Jun 25th, 2009 02:40:41 PM
Or any pre-release, unreleased, shelved and/or defunct script for that matter? I'm a screenwriter. These things interest me. Oh and if anyone has that Cat's Cradle script that Richard Kelly apparently wrote in a week I would KILL to read that as Cat's Cradle is the #1 book I would like to adapt if given the chance. The Sirens of Titan is #2 of course.
I use the button for playing first person shooters by Flip63Hole	Jun 25th, 2009 03:04:32 PM
as the fire button. I'd pwn and be rich.
jackknifed_juggernaut by AsimovLives	Jun 25th, 2009 03:10:01 PM
I'd take an ambitious failed movie anyday of the week over a sucessful piece of shit like Transformers.
So where do I get this box? by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 25th, 2009 03:14:47 PM

Sk229 by D.Vader	Jun 25th, 2009 03:17:11 PM
I'm a filmmaker myself. I call dibs on the rights =)!
Are you all plants? by Chesterfield Slacks	Jun 25th, 2009 03:26:05 PM
How does anyone think this movie has merit? Yet another one of those non-risk Hollywood "non-scripts", as in "let's take any short story that was previously successful and pad it the fuck out into 2-hour-plus, FX-laden, backstory-ridden, slick-summer package". As long as audiences support this rotten, cowardly trend, Hollywood will keep on mining "that which has worked before". Hollywood has lost its balls and its brains. Matheson told great short stories. Emphasis on short. Enough of Hollywood raping good, simple material and dressing it up like a Vegas-whore brochure!
the twilight zone episode is the best version by SylarTheCylon	Jun 25th, 2009 04:04:03 PM
in my humble opinion, due to the simple, yet very effective ending. The idea of having aliens in the mix (i assume the lady with the black eyes and weird brow is an alien, what else would she be? A demon?) seems too dark city to me. I hope it's not another alien/satanic experiment.
the box by jake_gittis	Jun 25th, 2009 04:06:20 PM
R U kidding me? Ok, so Kelly watched every single Kubrick film and said, to himself, oh i got an idea. The TZ episode was great and there was a great deal at stake. I have had the displeasure of meeting Kelley at Sundance at few years back- ass clown. His friend were great but Kelly, not so much.
Remake "the Shrinking Man" with Jack Black. by cookylamoo	Jun 25th, 2009 04:20:38 PM
And this time, let the cat eat him.
Ohhhh, I thought this had something to do with Sarah Palin. by Uncle Stan	Jun 25th, 2009 09:14:10 PM

James Marsden by sonnyfern	Jun 26th, 2009 01:25:21 AM
Is an underrated actor!
Seems like a cool film by coldbrynx	Jun 26th, 2009 11:56:18 PM
I'm sold, this is definately on my watch list.
Richard Matheson by squarebird	Jun 29th, 2009 10:28:48 AM
I consider him perhaps the best science fiction writer of all time. His name is not familiar because he wrote mostly for the small screen. I was not aware of him until the day I finally figured out that ALL of my favorite episodes from various tv shows were written by the same author .. from the Twilight Zone to The Trilogy of Terror to Night Stalker to Duel..

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