Southland Tales

[ord0g]

Trailer looks a bit weird. Been keeping an eye open for this considering I love Donnie Darko.

[Brick]

This has got Philip K. Dick written all over it

Loved the Pixies song at the start

[Hunter Rider]

Theatrical Trailer

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809233751/video/4164037/20070920/150/4164037-1000-flash-s.44247659-,4164037-1000-wmv-s.44247604-,4164037-300-wmv-s.44247594-,4164037-300-flash-s.44247613-,4164037-700-flash-s.44247646-,4164037-100-flash-s.44247608-,4164037-700-wmv-s.44247599-,4164037-100-wmv-s.44247575-,4164036-10300-qtv-s.44247706-,4164036-6800-qtv-s.44247686-,4164036-2700-qtv-s.44247679-

Completely incoherent but visually interesting, It'll go down faster than a $10 hooker at the box office though.

[Sava]

looks good...Geller looks hawt

[Super_Ludacris]

Completely incoherent but visually interesting, It'll go down faster than a $10 hooker at the box office though.

Yeah, and critics will tear it to shreds. I wonder how many speacial edition director's cut versions on DVD will be released?

[L0ngsh0t]

Completely incoherent but visually interesting, It'll go down faster than a $10 hooker at the box office though.

Have you seen it HR?

[hammerhedd11]

Wow...This look's amazing. When I read about it it sounded kinda weird but...wow. This look's awesome. I can't wait.

BTW, I hate all the people bi***ing about the trailer not really giving away the plotline. This is a great trailer, it doesn't really show you the whole story but it does enough to make you interested.

[ToddIsDead]

It's visually interesting. I'll give it that. Can't really tell much else about it. The Rock and Sean William Scott had good on screen chemistry in The Rundown, so I'm sure that'll translate to this. Hopefully the movie has been improved since it was trashed at Cannes.

[Karea07]

I can't ****ing stand Sean William Scott... Sarah Michelle Geller is ok... I like The Rock and Mandy Moore though :up:

[xwolverine2]

this movie looks very insane/wierd/crazy......

i love it... cant wait.

alot of great comedians in there too

[Dr. Manhatten]

I think it's good that it doesn't reveal a lot about the plot. How many trailers have we seen give away the whole story? Italian Job, I'm looking at you.

And I loved the trailer. It reminded me a lot of Across the Universe but without the annoying british actors. The last 45 seconds were great IMO

[green]

Heh, Im digging it.:woot:

[Vapor]

Loved donnie darko and this looked wierd but interesting so I'll deffo check it out. Good to see the Rock been credited as just Dwayne Johnson too.

[Dr. Manhatten]

Btw, what's the name of the song from the last 45 seconds? I know Waves of Mutilation by The Pixies played before it but wanna know what the last song is

[Bat Brain]

Btw, what's the name of the song from the last 45 seconds? I know Waves of Mutilation by The Pixies played before it but wanna know what the last song is

It's called "Forget Myself" by Elbow. Great band.

[Mr. Socko]

Looked pretty good, wish the trailer was in better quality though.

[ToddIsDead]

It's in HD on yahoo. :confused:

[MaximusCannabis]

Is this a musical or what? IMDB is listing is as one.

[Mr. Socko]

It's in HD on yahoo. :confused:


Maybe it was just my computer messing up but the video on yahoo was lagging and looked bad. I'll try it again.

[Master Chief]

Is this a musical or what? IMDB is listing is as one.

Richard Kelly said he's probably the only person who'd see it as a musical. So. I dunno.

[echostation]

Harry Has Posted His First Review Of This Film. It Is There To See At Aintitcoolnews.com Please Check It Out Now.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34146

He Does Not Know How To Feel About The Film. He Never Definitively Says If He Likes It Or Not. Processing Over.

[Cinemaman]

My only question is how did Kelly made movie with such awesome visual effects (though some shots could look way better) with $17m budget? :eek:

[Majik1387]

This movie looks friggin awesome.

[L0ngsh0t]

the Harry review got me really excited

This just sounds to bizarre to pass up

[The Chairman]

It looks surreal and entertaining. I'm there. Moore looks HAWT. :heart:

[SapphirePrima]

It looks surreal and entertaining. I'm there. Moore looks HAWT. :heart:
She can stay away from my man though :mad:

I can't wait to see this. Wasn't this due out last year anyway?:confused:

[Primal Slayer]

Ya but the high execs thought it was way to long (it is originally over 3 hours I believe) and werent that happy with the movie overall so they had whats his name go back and recut the entire movie.

All I know is when the dvd comes out, I am totally waiting for the Directors Cut since it should be worth the wait due to the film being cut down and edited so much.

[Space Moose]

Richard Kelly said the new cut is better and makes more sense. But I would be curious to see some of the cut footage.

[Mr. Socko]

Isn't Kevin Smith in here as well? Didn't see him in the trailer.

[L0ngsh0t]

Richard Kelly said the new cut is better and makes more sense. But I would be curious to see some of the cut footage.

I've herd the cut is just simpler focusing mainly on the Rock and Sarah Michelle Geller

[Cinemaman]

"What's disappointing, frustrating is that now I don't know that Southland Tales will be seen in the United States. Maybe it will, but potentially it could be shown with almost an hour of it missing. I don't quite know what that film is" - Richard Kelly.

It doesn't sound so good :(

[Dark Donnie]

"What's disappointing, frustrating is that now I don't know that Southland Tales will be seen in the United States. Maybe it will, but potentially it could be shown with almost an hour of it missing. I don't quite know what that film is" - Richard Kelly.

It doesn't sound so good :(

I've read many articles...this being one about people who loved it....also talks about how Donnie Darko was a completely different film at Sundance...look how that turned out
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34146

Harry has seen how the world ends according to Richard Kelly's finished version of SOUTHLAND TALES at Fantastic Fest


I’ve been wanting to see the second film by Richard Kelly for far too long now. And tonight at Fantastic Fest – with the first of the AICN SECRET SCREENINGS we had the World Premiere of Richard’s sophomore film in its final form.

Richard has a habit of transforming premieres. DONNIE DARKO debuted to oddly lackluster reviews at Sundance – only for a different finished film to be welcomed with open arms worldwide as a cult hit.

With SOUTHLAND TALES, the unfinished film played at Cannes to disastrous reviews and now… a year and a half later – the finished version of SOUTHLAND TALES played to a beyond capacity, added folding seats screening at FANTASTIC FEST.

The film is a Science Fiction Religious Film Noir Satire of a post-9/11 future that we pray never comes to be. It is an imaginable alternate future where the energy crisis is solved by a gigantic odd Octopussy-esque looking machine that transmits energy directly to the objects needing it. However, this strange device has also created a strange rift in the space-time continuum. Which also is possibly responsible for the birthing the second coming of Christ signaling the end of days for mankind. Basically.

The film is a lot to consume on an initial viewing, but imagine it like this. Richard Kelly has set out to create a film of the same ilk as CANDY or SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 or the original CASINO ROYALE. These have always been controversial films for a very niche crowd. Films so packed with detail and nuance that to the average viewer it becomes simply a mess, but upon further inspection, you can find a method to the madness.

The first question that I had for Richard Kelly after the screening involved the insane casting of this film which was some of the most daunting against type-casting that I’ve ever seen in a film.

You start with Duane Johnson channeling Ralph Meeker re-envisioned as a lantern jawed tattooed Hollywood Superstar come political tool for the right, that through amnesia ends up as a pawn of the liberal Marxist movement of Venice Beach through whom they hope to embarrass the Republican Presidential Candidate, whose daughter he is married to, by his affair with a porn star Oprah and his ties to a racist cop double homicide. Duane is perfection in this role. His panic mode is hysterical – but he seems to be operating on about half cylinders – which is explained later in the film.

Next you have Seann William Scott aka Stifler – who is playing twins, one of which is a cop – the other is the twin that is in cahoots with the Marxist movement to mess with the Republican election. His characters are again – slightly off. At no point in the film does he do that goofy stupid grin that he’s famous four. However, Kelly does use the actor’s natural confusion to enhance his doubt about what he’s doing. He has a dark history, having injured his best friend in Iraq…

Who, btw is played by Justine Timberlake, who had his film career ruined by a terrible mis-thrown grenade by his best friend. He’s our narrator for the film, as well as being placed on a high powered gun tower mounted atop a restaurant along Venice Beach.

Now the Porn Star, Krista Now is played by Sarah Michelle Gellar – who has all the best lines in the movie. You see, Krista Now is a prophetic porn blonde Barbie version of Oprah. She and Duane Johnson’s character have written a script titled THE POWER – which is about how the world ends… and as the film plays out – what they’ve written is coming to pass.

That’s the main characters – but throughout you have others like Bai Ling, Nora Dunn, John Larroquette, the amazing Wallace Shawn and his mother played by Beth Grant (SparkleMotion’s Coach). Then there’s Jon Lovitz as a racist homicidal cop, Kevin Smith buried in make-up, the brilliant Miranda Richardson, Donnie Darko’s dad as the would-be President (Holmes Osborne) – and there’s Mandy Moore and Cheri Oteri and even Eli Roth taking a ****.

And absolutely no way could I not mention the brilliantly creepy Zelda Rubinstein – in full on creepy scary mode.

The film’s design and conception is so tightly packed with a billion details that there are moments and sequences where you’re left wondering – “WHAT THE **** DOES THIS MEAN?” – but then the film is about the world coming to pieces – and when the world ends, does anyone really know that that is what is happening. The ending is particularly cryptic and bizarre – but left me not so much scratching my head in confusion – as much as thinking… damn, I’m going to have to watch this a few more times.

If you want a simple tale, look elsewhere. This is the type of end of the world conspiracy that you’d expect to come out of Terry Southern or Hunter S Thompson or Kurt Vonnegut. It concerns alternate realities, subversive sub-cultures, neo-politic-paranoia and religious doomsday soothsaying.

You may not get what it all means, but it is about asking what it means and laughing at the absurdist fever dream that you just watched. It’s a Basquiat at 24 frames a second – if that makes any sense to you – then perhaps this film is for you.

[scifiwolf]

I never did see Donnie Darko - I've just never been in th mood to watch it, but I may sometime in the next six weeks. Southland Tales is looking good. It's kind of strange to see so many SNL cast members, and all the none cast members hosted the better episodes in recent memory. Very strange.

[BloodyWolverine]

This looks like a film based on a trail to maybe could challenge the Rock as an actor a little bit. The other casting is meh but his part looks interesting at least. It looked like The Rock and Mandy Moore had more chemistry though based on what i saw form the trailer.

Who wants to see Stone Cold and The Rock do a movie together next. A buddy Cop movie would so work there.

[AhabTheArab]

looks like a film ala Brazil that people will say 'no way we will become like that' and then 10 years will pass....

[bullets]

This looks like a film based on a trail to maybe could challenge the Rock as an actor a little bit. The other casting is meh but his part looks interesting at least. It looked like The Rock and Mandy Moore had more chemistry though based on what i saw form the trailer.

Who wants to see Stone Cold and The Rock do a movie together next. A buddy Cop movie would so work there.


i would like to see stone cold in more films

[L0ngsh0t]

looks like a film ala Brazil that people will say 'no way we will become like that' and then 10 years will pass....

I think this could very well be that

[BloodyWolverine]

i would like to see stone cold in more films
Yeah he would make a good recuring villain. But i'd like to see maybe Rock Stone Cold and HHH do a movie together. With Vince McMahon getting his nose in it.

Was Condemned any good i never seen it yet.

On Southland Tales what do you guys think of the Casting. Does it seem like actors wanna do projects with The Rock or is it just me.

[Super_Ludacris]

This movie looks and probably has the plot coherence of a Myspace RPG....

[Hunter Rider]

http://uk.media.movies.ign.com/media/040/040851/imgs_1.html

New stills.

[AhabTheArab]

this movie looks incredible, but i might wait for a directors cut.

[Hunter Rider]

UK One sheet.

http://i22.tinypic.com/2m4c5xz.jpg

[Cinemaman]

They only thing, which I liked is tagline. Overall, it looks like another action blockbuster poster, though it's not that one.

[black_dust]

Is that a dog with a gun on the right? Im not sure i like the poster

[AhabTheArab]

Is that a dog with a gun on the right? Im not sure i like the poster

yes that certainly is.

and i love the poster. gives you everything.

[Vapor]

Poster is neat. Love the tagline. Just watched the trailer for the 2nd time and I'm quite looking forward to this now.. I hope this makes the rock and good to see him going by his real name.

[OperationStupid]

This movie looks good. But I'm a little worried it won't make sense. I'm pretty good at understanding layed movies if done right. There has been a bunch that I don't like 'cause I don't get them 'cause they were made to confuse you for some artistic reason. I hope this is like STAY with Ryan Gosling. That was the first movie where I had absolutely no idea what it was about when the credits roled, but absolutely loved it.

[echostation]

so has anyone ****ing seen this yet??? did it even open in the top ten?

[Majik1387]

Is it even out yet?

[Brick]

UK One sheet.

http://i22.tinypic.com/2m4c5xz.jpg
Kevin Smith is on the right above the lamborghini

[KenK]

The movie only opened in 63 theaters across the country. There wasn't a lick of promotion for it. They even ****canned the rest of of the prequel comics that were supposed to lead up to the release of the film.

[Majik1387]

It's not playing anywhere in Orlando Florida.:csad:

[Dodger]

Wow did this movie bomb! Only 63 theaters and about 150 grand for a weekend total!? No bueno :(

[Majik1387]

That's what they get for limited release with no advertisement.

[The Apatow Crew]

This movie came out already?


Whens the dvd coming out? lol,.

[enterthemadness]

That's what they get for limited release with no advertisement.

Studio=suckage.

[Chaos Bringer]

Was Condemned any good i never seen it yet.


no.

[hammerhedd11]

Soooooo...is it good?

[Cinemaman]

^^^

Even though I haven't seen it yet, I am sure it will suck. We were waiting for The Fountain to finally come out and we got disappointment. The same is happening with Southland Tales and every another movie being in pre-production or production for more than two years.

[Warhammer]

This opened up in 4 theaters around my area, but the HORRIBLE reviews the competition kept me from buying the ticket. I'll rent it when it comes out in 3 months.

[Dark Donnie]

^^^

Even though I haven't seen it yet, I am sure it will suck. We were waiting for The Fountain to finally come out and we got disappointment. The same is happening with Southland Tales and every another movie being in pre-production or production for more than two years.

I loved The Fountain personally but to each there own.

[Cinemaman]

^^^

It's the matter of opinion, but neither critics' reviews nor box office numbers are positive aspects of this movie's success.

[Warhammer]

I never did see The Fountain, though I always wanted to.

[hammerhedd11]

^^^

Even though I haven't seen it yet, I am sure it will suck. We were waiting for The Fountain to finally come out and we got disappointment. The same is happening with Southland Tales and every another movie being in pre-production or production for more than two years.

Well I loved the Fountain so maybe I'll like Southland Tales. :cwink:

[hammerhedd11]

I never did see The Fountain, though I always wanted to.

You definitely should. If you love movies that make you think, this is a great choice. It takes a couple of views to get the whole story.

[Dark Donnie]

You definitely should. If you love movies that make you think, this is a great choice. It takes a couple of views to get the whole story.

The visuals are tremendous as well

[Warhammer]

I'll rent it one day, or hope that it comes on HBO in the next few months (though I am 90% sure it'll go to Starz/Encore).

[AhabTheArab]

yea the fountains visuals will never go outta style either, there is 0 cgi and special effects. aronofsky wanted it to stand the test of time.

but back to southland, ive heard its a total cluster **** of a movie and does not deserve to be released wide. sad to say but i can see these being pretty accurate if what ive read is correct, a lip sync scene with timberlake singing a killers song? maybe it will make sense....

[hammerhedd11]

The visuals are tremendous as well

Yeah, they are amazing for a pretty low budget.

[Rez]

Seriously, how can someone not like The Fountain? It's one of the only movies I've ever seen that actually made me cry.


*looks around*

Uh, I mean, Men. Don't. Cry.

Ever.


But yeah, my idiot mother hated the film- and even made special note of how "terrible" the musical score was. If I was holding on to any respect for her, it's certainly gone now.

[Rac]

I loved The Fountain personally but to each there own.
Me too. One of the best movies of 2006.

[hammerhedd11]

Seriously, how can someone not like The Fountain? It's one of the only movies I've ever seen that actually made me cry.


*looks around*

Uh, I mean, Men. Don't. Cry.

Ever.


But yeah, my idiot mother hated the film- and even made special note of how "terrible" the musical score was. If I was holding on to any respect for her, it's certainly gone now.

:wow:












Sever all ties.
NOW.

[fu manchu]

This opened up in 4 theaters around my area, but the HORRIBLE reviews the competition kept me from buying the ticket. I'll rent it when it comes out in 3 months.

:csad:......i may as well do that as well.

[Master Chief]

You guys are crazy if you're letting reviews shoo you away, especially if you liked Donnie Darko.

[Majik1387]

Is it coming out at all to regular theaters?

[bullets]

i hope so because i was looking forward to see this and its not in my area.

[bullets]

UK One sheet.

http://i22.tinypic.com/2m4c5xz.jpg



this movie cant be bad .. look at the poster

[Master Chief]

Is it coming out at all to regular theaters?

Richard Kelly is getting f**ked over again with a limited release or something, lol. Retarded movie studio people.

[The Apatow Crew]

What studio was releasing this anyway? Universal?

[enterthemadness]

What studio was releasing this anyway? Universal?


Samuel Goldwyn. They are pretty small. Think they are under Sony/MGM.

[hammerhedd11]

You guys are crazy if you're letting reviews shoo you away, especially if you liked Donnie Darko.

I would if I could. :csad:

[Cito]

What happened to this movie? I can't find it anywhere and barely anyone has reviews for it. It's a shame because this movie looked very 'entertaining' to say the least.

[bullets]

i guess ill have to wait for dvd . which is a shame.

[Rocker22]

Well the DVD is coming out in March.

I scored my T-shirt and the poster by Richard Kelly today in the mail.

[spideyboy_1111]

is the movie any good? the trailer looked horrible

[Space Moose]

is the movie any good? the trailer looked horrible
I thought it was better than Darko. Had a bit more depth to it.

[spideyboy_1111]

to me it just kinda seems like it was centered around the actors this time.. who simply just wanted to do it cuz of the darko fame... i hope its good though

[PWN3R]

I still have yet to see this, but I just discovered this video and omgogmogmgogmgogmg.

Omg.:heart:

OMqlaezGJP0

[deathshead2]

Whats the name of that song?

[Rocker22]

It's by the Killers, drawing a blank though on the name, can't wait for the DVD.

[PWN3R]

Whats the name of that song?

It's by the Killers, drawing a blank though on the name, can't wait for the DVD.

All These Things That I've Done.

[Rocker22]

There we go thanks.

I have finally got the signed poster on my wall.

[Master Chief]

This movie was f**king trippy.
:up:
Those of you who missed out on the theatrical run on purpose are idiots.
:)

I was following it up until the last 40 minutes or so, and then it exploded with awesome.
+ The Mega Zeppelin intro tracking shot was incRedIble.

[Hunter Rider]

This movie was f**king trippy.
:up:
Those of you who missed out on the theatrical run on purpose are idiots.
:)

I was following it up until the last 40 minutes or so, and then it exploded with awesome.
+ The Mega Zeppelin intro tracking shot was incRedIble.

I don't think it ever was on my cinema but the DVD is out at the end of the month so i am gonna pick it up, is it much of an action movie MC ?

What happened in the last 40 minutes to up the ante ? :woot:

[Rocker22]

I got my copy of the DVD in the mail yesterday. Can't watch until the weekend though.

[boydston_14]

I thought it doesn't come out until the 18th though?

[cerealkiller182]

The movie was ok. It was definitely trying to hard to live up to Donnie Darko.

[Rocker22]

I thought it doesn't come out until the 18th though?

It is true. But me and Kelly have met each other a couple of times, not to mention we both had the same high school social studies teacher. And that is how I got my signed poster and shirt.

[boydston_14]

It is true. But me and Kelly have met each other a couple of times, not to mention we both had the same high school social studies teacher. And that is how I got my signed poster and shirt.

That's awesome. :word:

[Rocker22]

That's awesome. :word:

Yeah he is a cool guy.

[Master Chief]

I don't think it ever was on my cinema but the DVD is out at the end of the month so i am gonna pick it up, is it much of an action movie MC ?

What happened in the last 40 minutes to up the ante ? :woot:

I wouldn't really call it an action movie, but it has its moments. :heart:

I was laughing all the way through, and there's this one 40 secondish take where I was like, "If this scene ends how I think it's going to end, this is the best movie ever." And sure enough... it did. :shock

As for the last 40 minutes, ooOOOomph, I don't wanna rob you of the fresh experience but I'll just say s**t hits the fan as stuff is revealed when they board the Mega Zeppelin.

Sarah Michelle Gellar is hot btw. :heart:

"You know what? I like to get f**ked. I like to get f**ked hard. But hey, you have to draw the line somewhere. I mean, violence is a big problem in our society today and I will not support it. That is the primary reason why I won't do anal."

:applaud

And the ending was one of the coolest I've seen.

[Hunter Rider]

I wouldn't really call it an action movie, but it has its moments. :heart:

I was laughing all the way through, and there's this one 40 secondish take where I was like, "If this scene ends how I think it's going to end, this is the best movie ever." And sure enough... it did. :shock

As for the last 40 minutes, ooOOOomph, I don't wanna rob you of the fresh experience but I'll just say s**t hits the fan as stuff is revealed when they board the Mega Zeppelin.

Sarah Michelle Gellar is hot btw. :heart:

"You know what? I like to get f**ked. I like to get f**ked hard. But hey, you have to draw the line somewhere. I mean, violence is a big problem in our society today and I will not support it. That is the primary reason why I won't do anal."

:applaud

And the ending was one of the coolest I've seen.

:lmao: That is worth the price alone.

I'm sold MC, especially since quite a few other movies you like i also like, sounds like a weird but fun ride of a flick.

[Rocker22]

Just finished watching it. Loved it alot, some crazy ideas in there, alot like Donnie Darko, and that is probably why I like it so much.

[Master Chief]

WOrD. :stark

:lmao: That is worth the price alone.

I'm sold MC, especially since quite a few other movies you like i also like, sounds like a weird but fun ride of a flick.

Yea, it's awesome. :up:

I'm gonna read the Graphic Novels to grasp everything fully, but the way the movie looks and how the music is used and everything felt so right. :up:

lol, I didn't even know the running time was like, 2hrs20mins. Probably because it's so absurd and it flows so smoothly. An awesome film all around. :up:

[Rocker22]

Yeah it didn't feel like it was that long. I always love how Kelly uses music, not to mention Moby did it.

[Master Chief]

Yeah, I really loved the scene with the original score towards the end. When Krysta Now is dancing and stuff. :up:
The other music was kickass too, like Wave of Mutilation playing after the double homicide and Timberlake lip syncing to The Killers on his high.

+ The commercials were awesome too, lol!

[xisaacx]

I hate when movies like this are poorly handled. It should have never been turned into a movie the graphic novels were better. And despite that the promotion for it was absolutely terrible. I loved the movie but it shoulda been handled better

[Rocker22]

Yeah, I really loved the scene with the original score towards the end. When Krysta Now is dancing and stuff. :up:
The other music was kickass too, like Wave of Mutilation playing after the double homicide and Timberlake lip syncing to The Killers on his high.

+ The commercials were awesome too, lol!

Yeah that song was perfect after that scene, then the next chapter was called it.

I liked Kevin Smith in the movie.

[PWN3R]

All I've seen from this was the Timberlake/Killer bit, and that was pure sex.

I need to hunt this down, looks like a blast.

[tyler-durden]

It was pretty good, lots of twists and turns, I gave it a 7.5/10, I wish it had a better ending.

[cerealkiller182]

It was pretty good, lots of twists and turns, I gave it a 7.5/10, I wish it had a better ending.

I think it tried to hard to one up to Darko. it even dealt with the same issues

[tyler-durden]

yeah I noticed that.

[cerealkiller182]

-Seann's character was way underdeveloped considering the importance he had with the plot

[Rocker22]

Yeah Kelly really loves the idea of time travel. I'm looking forward to The Box from him. It seems like it will be a little more main frame. He is really excited about it.

[tyler-durden]

-Seann's character was way underdeveloped considering the importance he had with the plot

Yeah the movie seemed to focus more on Boxer Santaros, I guess that was supposed to throw you off when you find out that Roland and Ronald were so important.

[cerealkiller182]

Yeah the movie seemed to focus more on Boxer Santaros, I guess that was supposed to throw you off when you find out that Roland and Ronald were so important.

Throwing us off is ok. But in the end I felt like they were like, "oops 2 hr mark, better tie up loose ends"

Overall if you liked Darko you you'll prolly want to check this out

[tyler-durden]

Doesn't the dvd come out next week, walmart will probably have a two pack with this and Donnie darko if they're smart

[boydston_14]

So this is out tomorrow. I really hope my local Wal-Mart has this or else I'm going to be pisse

[tyler-durden]

they are bound to have it, I hope I can get it.

[spideyboy_1111]

i'm mixed... im definatley buying enchanted 2morrow... but this has some bad reviews... so im a lil torn if i should spend the money.. or wait till it ends up in the $10 or $5 racks at target/bestbuy/walmart

[tyler-durden]

Did you like Donnie Darko, if you didn't don't pick this up, I would say rent both movies first before thinking about buying them, it truly is a matter of opinion. Think about it.

[spideyboy_1111]

Did you like Donnie Darko, if you didn't don't pick this up, I would say rent both movies first before thinking about buying them, it truly is a matter of opinion. Think about it.

i think ill just wait till it goes on sale, i liked donnie darko, but this just seems to have the cast and vibe that it wanted to try to do better and failed miserably. I'd like to own it, i tend to be somewhat of a movie collector but i know target or some place will eventually have it on sale

[tyler-durden]

Whatever, you can do what you what to do, it's your prerogative.

[bullets]

I'm going to walmart . I want to see revolver and southland tales . I'd rent it but it might be a month before i actually get around to watching it so ..

[Gotham]

I can't wait to rent the film today. I've been waiting for a long time.

[boydston_14]

I got it! Now to watch it. If this is half as good as Donnie Darko then I'm in for a treat.

[spideyboy_1111]

SLT wasn't even on sale at target :-P

[tyler-durden]

I've got my people going to wal-mart to pick my copy up.

[The Apatow Crew]

I watched it. I really didn't know what to make of it. lol.

[Rocker22]

It does that to people.

[chaseter]

This movie was absolute garbage, trash, crap, feces, etc...rolled up into one flashy package. Where to begin? The story/plot was absolutely the most stupid plot I have ever read and watched. A madman discovered the 4th dimension and when people go through it they split into two distinct persons with an identical souls. Joining those two on Earth will bring about the Apocalypse. How stupid right? The corniest moment was when the two Sean William Scott's joined heavenly hands and made the ice cream truck float while Kip Dynamite was on top with a rocket launcher. The Rock over acted once again. The only characters that I cared for were Sean William Scott, Sarah Michelle, and Deepthroat 2. I loved the minor cast like Cheri Oteri, John Lovitz, Amy Poehler, etc... This movie had twists but instead of making them coherent, they were just pulled out of someone's @ss. This reminds me of the episode of South Park where the manatees get ideas for Family Guy jokes by picking out idea balls and cramming them together. There was absolutely no action, the jokes were over the top, and the CGI of the Zeppelin blowing up was film student attrocious. Justin Timberlake was alright but of course his character did absolutely nothing and had about 2 lines of background.

God this movie was one of the worst things I have ever seen. It makes me wonder why all these stars would submit to this trash. Bai Ling, Mandy Moore, and other washed up actors also made apperances and of course over acted...even the lady from Poltergeist made an appearance!

3/10

[Gotham]

Interesting. Rich, try and make The Box scary.

[black_dust]

Just watched it, im all for giving movies a chance but

WHAT A LOAD OF ****!!!!!!

Didnt even make sense! he was trying to get the point of "same matter cant occupy same space?" well Time cop did that **** in a much easier way!

It was random as hell

[chaseter]

I cannot believe this p.o.s. got a 34% on RT. I know that they were lampooning politics but ****, can it not be cohesive, coherent, and concise? An absolute waste of 2 and 1/2 hours of my time.

[Superhobo]

Speaking of Kelly, has anyone read his draft for "Holes?" It's amazing. Really divergent from the book, sure. But, wow.




Can't say I dug Southland Tales too much, though.

[nocomics]

I'm not sure what to make of this movie as well? I know its got twists and some weirdness coming from the director/writer of Donnie Darko,but /shrug.
It was okay,but not something I would wanna watch over and over at all. I did for some reason enjoyed Justins character and the little lip-sync scene towards end..

[chaseter]

I'm not sure what to make of this movie as well? I know its got twists and some weirdness coming from the director/writer of Donnie Darko,but /shrug.
It was okay,but not something I would wanna watch over and over at all. I did for some reason enjoyed Justins character and the little lip-sync scene towards end..
I was going WTF!? towards the middle when it started to go off on some weird tangeant but once the Sean twin's joined hands making the truck fly and Kipp Dynamite was just sitting on top flinging his legs with a rocket launcher...my hope for the film redeeming itself went out the window. Donnie Darko is no where near this trash.

[Master Chief]

An alternate time line was made when they went through the 4th dimension, and for the normal world to be safe, Taverner had to end the alternate world. :o

[bullets]

I thought the movie was alot of fun . It felt like I was watching a long trailer though .

[Gotham]

An alternate time line was made when they went through the 4th dimension, and for the normal world to be safe, Taverner had to end the alternate world. :o

See, I would never got that from this film.

[Primal Slayer]

I watched it, didnt like it or dislike it. Didnt understand it. But I plan on going back and rewatching it.

[Nightmare]

sounds like crap, pass.

[cerealkiller182]

like i said earlier it tried too hard to do what donnie darko did but better. The movie is certainly intriguing and stylish and i havnt quite lost respect for Kelly just yet. But he should try some content that is less mind boggling or else he'll look like a Gilliam rip-off

[chaseter]

like i said earlier it tried too hard to do what donnie darko did but better. The movie is certainly intriguing and stylish and i havnt quite lost respect for Kelly just yet. But he should try some content that is less mind boggling or else he'll look like a Gilliam rip-off
And less corny:o Donnie Darko was dark...it was too hard not to take any of this thing seriously. If they had a message in it...it was lost through all the over acting and stupid plot twists.

The trailer btw is extremely misleading.

[DocHoliday]

I'll see it, as I enjoyed Donnie Darko. But I must say the negative comments have me a bit worried.

[cerealkiller182]

And less corny:o Donnie Darko was dark...it was too hard not to take any of this thing seriously. If they had a message in it...it was lost through all the over acting and stupid plot twists.

The trailer btw is extremely misleading.

Well, theres no real focus point thus theres no solid meaning

The poke fun at "big brother" and government stuff but it seems just for fun.

They make some intriguing conclusions about space and time, but they were poorly explained and it seemed like Kelly got ahead of himself and started tieing up loose ends too quickly.

The JT-SWS the friendly fire nonsenseconnection was really interesting and they decided just to mention it rather than focus on that which i think they should have.

The large cast was a problem especially since the psychology of the characters was very important but couldnt get focused on since their was so many people.

I hate this movie because of what it could have been.

[amazingfantasy15]

Watched the movie over the weekend and had a lot of trouble finishing it, I basically forced myself to not turn it off. Wish I had though, it just didn't make sense, it felt like the writer/director had a bunch of great ideas for a bunch of movies, then said, let's put 'em all together and as a result you get this mess of a movie that doesn't make sense.

[PWN3R]

"This is the way the world ends. Not with a whimper...but with a bang."

I wanted so badly to like this film. I went into it with an open mind, and came out terribly disappointed. It's a shame too, because there are some really original ideas hidden in this train wreck of a film.

For one thing, I did get a kick out of the Rock in this. I wish he'd pick more roles of this nature instead of The Gameplan's and whatnot of his career. Kevin Smith's small role was a treat as well.

All logic says you can't fault a movie that involves both The Pixies and Will Sasso, but unfortunately, this film defies all logic. Dear god does it elude logic.

I think the best bit was the Timberlake lip-sync part, and that had nothing to do with the film. :huh:

Still, even after this, I'm anxious to see Kelly's next film, The Box. Richard Matheson + Richard Kelly has to equal genius right? RIGHT?:csad:

[chaseter]

"This is the way the world ends. Not with a whimper...but with a bang."

I wanted so badly to like this film. I went into it with an open mind, and came out terribly disappointed. It's a shame too, because there are some really original ideas hidden in this train wreck of a film.

For one thing, I did get a kick out of the Rock in this. I wish he'd pick more roles of this nature instead of The Gameplan's and whatnot of his career. Kevin Smith's small role was a treat as well.

All logic says you can't fault a movie that involves both The Pixies and Will Sasso, but unfortunately, this film defies all logic. Dear god does it elude logic.

I think the best bit was the Timberlake lip-sync part, and that had nothing to do with the film. :huh:

Still, even after this, I'm anxious to see Kelly's next film, The Box. Richard Matheson + Richard Kelly has to equal genius right? RIGHT?:csad:
I warned you. And as a man...you should not have pictures of Atonement in your avatar.

[spideyboy_1111]

I warned you. And as a man...you should not have pictures of Atonement in your avatar.

:o men like you make the world a more shovanistic place :down

[Master Chief]

I can't believe all of you people are whining about this movie, it was f**king awesome. :o

SMG saying she likes to get f**ked hard.
Midget tactical cops. :up:
Guy getting hit by a car for no reason, and then backed over, LOL!
An ATM they had no reason to take hitting the truck they're looking for, Oh SNAP!!
F**kIn' wicked final 40 minutes.
Awesome commercials of the future.


HelLLL YEAH! :word: You guyses are all crazy. :o

[chaseter]

:o men like you make the world a more shovanistic place :down
What is shovanism?
:pal:
I know PWN3R so back the f-k off. Yes, it is "shovanistic" to make fun of a straight guy for having Atonement as an avatar:whatever:. Let me further surpress females by pwning on PWN3R:huh: Because you know what women want and need:wow:

[spideyboy_1111]

What is shovanism?
:pal:
I know PWN3R so back the f-k off. Yes, it is "shovanistic" to make fun of a straight guy for having Atonement as an avatar:whatever:. Let me further surpress females by pwning on PWN3R:huh: Because you know what women want and need:wow:

let people like what they want... :o

[Darkfly]

I love the movie yet don't completely understand it making it all the more intriguing, if anybody completely understands the movie & can explain everything then it would be much appreciated.

And does anybody know if the DVD contains the original uncut version of the movie.

[PWN3R]

I can't believe all of you people are whining about this movie, it was f**king awesome. :o

SMG saying she likes to get f**ked hard.
Midget tactical cops. :up:
Guy getting hit by a car for no reason, and then backed over, LOL!
An ATM they had no reason to take hitting the truck they're looking for, Oh SNAP!!
F**kIn' wicked final 40 minutes.
Awesome commercials of the future.


HelLLL YEAH! :word: You guyses are all crazy. :o

I did love the ATM hitting the ice-cream truck, that was a rather genius moment.

I warned you. And as a man...you should not have pictures of Atonement in your avatar.

Have you seen it? Don't knock it. Extremely well made film with crazy good acting/direction. Joe Wright > you. One of my favorite films.

:cmad::cmad:

I love the movie yet don't completely understand it making it all the more intriguing, if anybody completely understands the movie & can explain everything then it would be much appreciated.

And does anybody know if the DVD contains the original uncut version of the movie.

I wish it did. I'd actually like to see the original super long cut.

It's funny watching the special features, half the actors don't even know what the **** this movie is.

[PWN3R]

Oh wait, I almost forgot about that car commercial. That almost redeemed the entire film.
Almost.

[Darkfly]

That car commercial was Hi-Larious, out of the most WTF things that was probably the most WTF thing in the film.

[tyler-durden]

Yeah, that s**t was weird man.

[BeserkerHilf]

rented it last week, got it on ebay last week for under half of what it goes for in stores.



should be great on blu-ray

[Master Chief]

I love the movie yet don't completely understand it making it all the more intriguing, if anybody completely understands the movie & can explain everything then it would be much appreciated.

And does anybody know if the DVD contains the original uncut version of the movie.

What I took from it was when they went through the 4th dimension, an alternate dimension was created. So for the actual world to be safe the alternate world had to end, thus, Taverner ending it. :up:

Biggest reason for thinking this is Pilot narrating that this is Boxer Santero's story down the path not taken when we see him wake up.
HaWT.

I did love the ATM hitting the ice-cream truck, that was a rather genius moment.

Have you seen it? Don't knock it. Extremely well made film with crazy good acting/direction. Joe Wright > you. One of my favorite films.

WeRd, Atonement rules, it made me cry. :o And friKin yes, all you betches are giving this a bad reputation and leaving out all of the good little bits. GAWdD. :brucebat:

Oh wait, I almost forgot about that car commercial. That almost redeemed the entire film.
Almost.

:word:

[chaseter]

let people like what they want... :o
Don't be a 'shovanist' and tell me what to do:o OH SNAPZ:word:

It's chauvinist btw.

[chaseter]

That car commercial was Hi-Larious, out of the most WTF things that was probably the most WTF thing in the film.
The car commercial was hilarious:oldrazz:

I wasn't loving the film but I also wasn't hating it. But, when the two Scott's held hands and the ice cream truck started to float and Kipp Dynamite's twin brother sat on the top with the rocket launcher and then blew up the Zeppelin in an attrocious burst of bad CGI flames...I was done:o

[chaseter]

Have you seen it? Don't knock it. Extremely well made film with crazy good acting/direction. Joe Wright > you. One of my favorite films.

:cmad::cmad:

Yea I rented it and it was a good drama and certainly Oscar worthy but those just bore me to hell:o I hate sappy love stories. After seeing NCFOM, nothing can live up to that from last year:o McCavoy and Keira aren't as powerhouse to me as D.D. Lewis or engaging as Bardem or Brolin.

[Master Chief]

The car commercial was hilarious:oldrazz:

I wasn't loving the film but I also wasn't hating it. But, when the two Scott's held hands and the ice cream truck started to float and Kipp Dynamite's twin brother sat on the top with the rocket launcher and then blew up the Zeppelin in an attrocious burst of bad CGI flames...I was done:o

Dude, it fit with the look of the film.

Gawsh. Srsly, you people have sticks up your asses or something. :o

[cerealkiller182]

Dude, it fit with the look of the film.

Gawsh. Srsly, you people have sticks up your asses or something. :o

I have a stick up my ass because I want coherency. Besides being the exact same concept as Donnie Darko (alternate universe tearing apart the original). Sorry I like a little substance with my style.

The movie crammed a bunch of concepts and very poorly explained them. It would have been much better with a focal point. But i already said my peace a page back or so.

[Master Chief]

lol, I loved the movie because it felt like a dream. You all obviously were looking for something else. I'm hoping the graphic novels will clear some s**t up and I can sympathize with most of the complaints, but Chaseter is tearing the thing to shreds. Who the f**k cares though, it's the internet, whatever. :o

[Rocker22]

The graphic novels will probably help you some.

[cerealkiller182]

Although I have read up on what this movie is supposed to be (thank you IMDB FAQ) I can appreciate this movie a little more but the melodramatic acting and poor editing(considering you only get half a movie and have to read further to figure out what the **** is going on) still make this movie lacking in serious quality.

[spideyboy_1111]

The graphic novels will probably help you some.

ya but dude.. u shouldn't have to do anything but watch a movie to understand it...

[Rocker22]

But not all movies can be dumbed down for the general audience. And that is why it did not get a wide release.

[spideyboy_1111]

But not all movies can be dumbed down for the general audience. And that is why it did not get a wide release.

well from the looks of it.. even people who normally comprehend out there movies.. arnt getting it...

[Rocker22]

That doesn't mean they should get this. "Out there" movies are usually each different in their own way, and the movie can react with people different ways.

[cerealkiller182]

Kelly knows exactly what it is. Its meant to be something specific, a modern interpretation of the Book of Revelations. Its not "out there" or open ended its just absurd

[chaseter]

ya but dude.. u shouldn't have to do anything but watch a movie to understand it...
I feel the same way:o Totally agree

[Omega Wizard]

It's better when you watch it high

[Master Chief]

F**k yes! At least I'm not the only one who gets the idea. :o

[Manic]

Okay, so I just saw the movie for the first time. Here are my thoughts...


W
T
F
was that crap?

Oh, don't get me wrong. I "got" the story, more or less. And really, it's a decent sci-fi movie concept. I just didn't like how it all played out. There was a point where the movie pointlessly turned into a music video, and destroyed the movie's already pathetic excuse for a pace. The glut of comedic actors (Jon Lovitz was taking things too far) and hilarious scenes (yes, I laughed at the cars having sex too) clouded an overall serious plot. Much of the acting was over the top (that little old lady from The Poltergeist needs to turn it down for once), and Dwayne Johnson's acting was inconsistent throughout the entire movie. It was a movie with a lot of information to cram in, and the director couldn't find a consistent way to tell it all. It was all over the place.

I will compliment the writer/director for crafting one hell of a conspiracy. Practically everyone was in on it, or a part of it even if they didn't know it. And they weren't a bunch of left-field reveals. Each "who's really in on Baron's plan" reveal was hinted at during an earlier point in the movie.

For a majority of the film, it was neither here nor there. The negative points weren't completely ruining the movie. That is, until the final few minutes. I was expecting something crazy to happen when the two officers touched hands, but I sure as hell wasn't expecting the ice cream truck they were in to float in the air, and abruptly stop in front of the megazeppelin. The resulting explosion from the missile hitting the blimp was just... cartoony.

[K.B.]

Finally got around to seeing it and I f****ing LOVE it!!!!

Kelly can do no wrong.

[boydston_14]

I watched this again yesterday.... still LOVE this movie.

[marukisu]

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[marukisu]

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[cerealkiller182]

its actually an interpretation of the Book of Revelations from the Bible for those wondering whats going on. On the Southland Tale IMDb page under FAQ explains a lot of it. Going back and watching it with that information makes it more enjoyable for me, kinda like when I read the pages of that Time travel book from Donnie Darko and then watching it again.

[VOGLER]

I couldn't get into this film either. The story was all over the place.

[PLAS]

so we rented it last saturday, because my wife's sister was coming over and she's a Donnie Darko fan like both of us

so we popped in and watched it

our overall reaction was "what the hell are we watching?" followed by "did that just happen?" (I can't remember another movie with more WTF moments), ending with "I dunno what I just watched, but I love it"

so we watched it again on sunday

and believe me, this thing unravels the second time you watch it

last monday, I was home alone for a couple of hours and watched the first part, and again, with every time you see it, you start noticing a lot of things that are there, making the whole movie even better

and nope, I didn't like the ending, it's frustrating, but then again, it's a movie about the end of the world, and I suppose that living through that should also be frustrating, kinda like dying in your bedroom after you've saved the world, in order to save the world

so yes, it is a frustratingly hard to swallow movie, but the payoff is great

and the message it has, absolutely beautiful

[Master Chief]

Did you blaze before watching any of the times? Man, takes it to a whole other level. :heart:

[Eklypze]

Dude I watched the first half of this a few months ago tripping on some AWESOME Misfit skull print blotter and WOW. The delayed reflection in the mirror scene flipped my boy who was on more hits than me out. It was great he was like "Dude wtf is wrong with that dude!!" Awesome movie though its so unfairly misunderstood and its very obvious it just goes right over peoples heads alot like Donnie Darko did. I understood Donnie Darko like the 2nd time through but it took me like 3 times with this. I didnt hafta read the little time travel book either. (I just looked it up on wikipedia and it explains it all" Richard Kelly is definately a beautiful film maker. His films just have this over mystique and enigmatic quality to me almost just because of how "out there" the concepts are but they always are beautiful. And remember Pimps do not commit suicide

[PyroProductions]

This is possibly my new favorite movie...of all time. I love it.

One thing:
Why didn't Roland Taverners past/future (whichever it was) self get killed and Boxer Santeros' did? They never explain that! Or maybe I missed it?