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Our first real look at sci-fi war flick THE MUTANT CHRONICLES!

Looks kind of dark... by beelkay	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:47:05 AM
but possibly fun, and definitely steam-punkish.
perlman is cooooooooool by Conans Sword	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:48:09 AM
ill probably get more excited when its closer to release
That Looks Horrible???!!! by Media Messiah	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:49:02 AM
What a mess!!!
well this looks interesting by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:49:18 AM
hope its less Chronicles of Riddick and more bad company. thomas jane seems like a genuinely nice bloke. hope this movie does well
Looks like a cheap ass peice of shit by ingloriousjedi	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:56:49 AM
I hate the video look. Terrible CGI. Seems like a shit story also. My prediction is this will be end up in a video store with a shit DVD cover with no good quotes on the front, and a rating of 5.2 on imdb.
They cant even make the trailer look good by ingloriousjedi	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:57:43 AM
That says alot.
Help!!!!, whats the music on the trailer? by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:04:23 AM
after the guy near the beginning says " begin the evacuation"
Very brown by FILMFUNK	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:04:51 AM
And where were the Mutants. As a trailer it didn't do much but reming me of Name of the Rose mixed with Sky Captain but I trust not the trailers as they can make good stuff look poo and Poo stuff look amazing Plus I trust in the Jane and the Perlman and with added Malkovich I'm there!
up until perlman says " evacuation?" by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:05:20 AM

Hey... by auraboy	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:05:21 AM
That's a lot of panning shots of a dude sat in a chair with some Chronicles of Riddlewick thrown in. Did the editor only have one panning shot of the guys sat in chairs? It's really cheap to keep doing that...not to mention it makes your head hurt.
This looks like it'll make an appearance on Sci-FI by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:05:50 AM
"The most dangerous night on television." haha. He was really stuck between a rock and a hard place with this an Punisher 2, huh?
testricals damm you! by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:08:52 AM
no seriously, one of you geeks must know that orchestra piece
Gah, I hate the 300-look of the pictures! by DerLanghaarige	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:10:31 AM
But it could be cool. Or not. Who is Simon Hunter, by the way?
sounds like a tune from the Crow by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:19:58 AM
come on one of you must know!
Total Crap by teddy_duchamp	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:26:58 AM
that's got to be one of the weakest looking trailers I've ever seen. A total mess. and those effects looked Sci Fi channel cheap
the crow soundtrack - rain forever by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:33:29 AM
you lot are fucking useless!
music by Caerdwyn	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:36:08 AM
After the guy says "begin the evacuation," I can't identify that piece. The next piece, something of a 'march,' is definitely Zimmerish. It may be from The Rock, or Con Air or Armageddon (which I know aren't Zimmer, it's Rabin, but it's damn close). The last piece (with choir) is Gothic Power, generic trailer music #12 ;)
That looks pretty good by photoboy	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:38:06 AM
I like the mish-mash of WWI style soldiers with the futuristic setting. I suppose it's my Firefly leanings seeping through... I'll definitely give this one a look when it comes out.
Mr X by Ladonite	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:38:25 AM
Wow, you waited half an hour? Yes, it's from the Crow soundtrack, and I can probably tell you exactly where in the movie that cue turns up, because I've seen it so many times. But that's beside the point. This movie looks dodgy. Shot on dv? John Malkovitch in another phoned-in low budget performance? Shot on freakin dv?!?
crap edited trailer, looks more like a TV show than a film... by Dr_Zoidberg	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:50:35 AM
but I'll assume this isn't a trailer to be shown in theatres, just a first edit trailer. Expect better soon or this will disappear.
Damn you fanboy types! by spud mcspud	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:51:24 AM
SKY CAPTAIN, whilst occasionally lacking in the script stakes, was a fantastic piece of work to look at - beautifully shot and with seamless CGI. 300, meanwhile, is the most garish gay war cartoon ever made. Which is not to say it ain't fun to watch, but come on - this trailer alone contains more plot than all of 300! And yet you guys call it down already?!? Fuck... At least WATCH IT before ripping it to shreds. The WW1 imagery mixed with the monastic stuff and a future mutant war setting sounds awesome - and yes, it looks a bit SKY CAPTAIN cinematographically. So? That fucking rocks if you're a steampunk/sci-fi fan! So if you don't like a bit of moody lighting and cinematography, and you DON'T want to see a mish-mash genre hybrid that does look at least original, fuck off back to your flawless-CGI-photo-real explosive can't-see-what-the-fuck-is-goi ng-on blurry fistfights between two giant 1980s toy robots in BAYFORMERS. THAT is what an addiction to perfect FX and modern movie sensibilities gets you. The only worthy thing in that fucking movie is Megan Fox. Those of us who like a little originality and thought with our movies may give this one the benefit of the fucking doubt. Jesus...
This movie... by spud mcspud	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:54:21 AM
looks to be the opposite of every identikit remake/reimagining/re-dropping -a-huge-shit currently stinking up the joint in Hollywood. Originality is EXACTLY what movies (particularly sci-fi movies) need right now. So don't pull this shit down - celebrate it! So it doesn't have a gazillion dollars in its budget - it's fucking DIFFERENT. That's still good, isn't it?
Wow, Trailer construction by Smerdyakov	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:00:29 AM
has become as predicable and formalized as neo-classical French Drama.
That Looks Amazing! by The Outlander	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:03:42 AM
and quite visionary.
Repo the movie trailer by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:05:24 AM
I guess we're not covering that.
After this and The Mist . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:08:03 AM
. . . I promise you all that Thomas Jane will finally be in a movie w/ proper CGI.
Looks... amateur-made. by DanteS2005	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:08:23 AM
All those static shots mean... very poor cinematography.
This looks stupid... by MangoPositive	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:11:09 AM
... the talkback comments, that is. The movie looks great. Serious sci-fi... let's complain about it!!! So you are all brilliant computer animators next in line for that sweet job at Pixar and could do much better, but we have to take this film on its merits, of which there are plenty.
Who said that by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:17:35 AM
Ron Perlman could leave the make-up room not covered in prostectics? Is this the movie that AICN threw up a poster of a while back, and it looked like a poster for Lost? Either way this movie looks tighter then shit, and at the same time looks like that Nazi's from Mars trailer Twich had a while back. Though I still feel like Thomas Jane will never top Deep Blue Sea, its obvious Renny Harlin won't.
cool, sci-fi by palewook	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:18:41 AM
willing to give this a chance.
Ugh by mascan42	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:21:48 AM
Just on a visual level, this looks fucking awful. The entire film looks like it's been soaked in mud. Why is everything brown and underlit to the point that you can't tell what the fuck you're looking at?
So where's Wolverine? by Smerdyakov	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:23:57 AM
or at least the sewer mutants from Futurama.
Where are the mutants? by fiester	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:25:01 AM
Did I blink and miss 'em?
You do know... by DocPazuzu	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:34:07 AM
...that these guys are the same people who have the rights to Conan and all the other Howard stuff, right?
A Sci-Fi Original by sevadro	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:34:33 AM
I'll give it the benefit of the doubt for now, but you have to admit - the thing looks cheap as hell. For a second, I thought they were going for a sci-fi Sin City. Can't be sure.
Wow, an original idea. by rbatty024	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:34:46 AM
Granted, the preview looks a little iffy, but at least it's not a remake or based on earlier material. The look appears to be very green screen. Let's hope it's more like Sin City and less like 300.
Looks like Warhammer 40K to me. by M Bison	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:39:49 AM
Looks like they ripped off Warhammer 40K to me and the soldiers are Imperial Guard and Ron Pearlman is a Commissar. Not that that is a bad thing... We shall see.
Hmmm by kafka07	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:47:33 AM
Looks like it could be ok, but it does look like it would be a good made-for-Sci-Fi-Channel movie, and not so much a theatrical release.
Uh... by Kid Z	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:47:58 AM
...What is this thing about, by the way? Geez Quint, I think it's great that you and Harry, et al, get to hang around film sets and hobnob with directors, but sheesh... a little more info for your poor slob readers who aren't so lucky would be appreciated! Next question: Is Marvel going to try to sue the producers for using the word "mutant" in the title?
Needs more Mutant.. by Ironmuskrat	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:54:27 AM
Unless this is one of those movies where the Vampires/Werwolfs/Mutants run around using guns all the time, even though they all have mutant or supernatural powers.
i like the cut of its jib by zom-bot.com	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:57:09 AM
but where are these mutants you speak of?
Since we're talking about long delays... by superman5150	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:04:02 AM
Whatever happened to that Jim Caviezel sci-fi flick OUTLANDER? That was written about and supposedly finished years ago. Basically an alien crashes on earth about 1300 years ago and accidentally unleashed a different alien monster on a bunch of vikings. There's lots of swordplay and carnage that ensue. (Stars Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, and Ron Perlman)
Looks too cheap. by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:05:44 AM
I always hoped that they had a budget of $150 million or something like that....
last time Tom Jane does anything for AICN. by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:06:58 AM
thanks, you whiny negative bitches.
Why don't they make it DARKER??????????????????? by crackerfarmboy	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:23:00 AM
I mean, I was still able to make out a vague human shape every now and again.
This Can Go 1 of 2 Ways.... by www.valiens.com	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:25:23 AM
A shockingly great movie or a shockingly good awful movie that we'll watch on USA Network for the next hundred years. I don't see much in between and I'm all-in either way.
This just looks confusing. by Diagnostic	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:27:00 AM
So they have rocket ships in WW1? It looks really fantastic, but confusing.
Steampunk by Andyb77	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:32:54 AM
That term is one of the gayest they could of come up with.
What The Fuck by MightyOs	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:33:40 AM
Does that have to do with Mutants?????
Holy shit...looks awesome! by dr sauch	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:38:59 AM
I did not expect that. Can't wait!
if have no idea if that looks good or not by Magic Rat	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:41:32 AM
judging that movie by the trailer is like looking at a girl's elbow and deciding if she's hot or not.
Also, AICN should close the TB's by dr sauch	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:41:56 AM
Because its really no better than 4chan, at this point. It's not people who are about movies, its socially inept shut-ins. What a shame.
So, where were the mutants? by godoffireinhell	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:53:10 AM
If something is called MUTANT CHRONICLES I think I have the right to expect hideously deformed motherfuckers front and center, preferably raping and murdering stuff.
Been wondering when this would appear, very Sky Captain by Stormwatcher	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:56:34 AM
In its effects. I though Perlman would be in makeup again. Like the look, hope it is good, the fact that its been sitting on the shelf is never good. Oh well. Will wait and see.
Looks like a temp promo preview - not a trailer by the_rising	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:57:08 AM
That is not an actual trailer. No way. The editing was way wrong and the sound unfinished. It's probably just a Cannes preview or some such nonsense.
The Chronicles of Mutant Riddick? by Purgatori	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:06:43 AM
I mean jeesh, all this needs is Vin Diesel. That and the fact they've added lots of digital blood. Good point godo, where are the mutants?
so, Ron - tell me... by Holgi65	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:09:38 AM
how did you rate that Pro-Life thing with John Carpenter?!
Why so bitter? by Jawa 007	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:10:06 AM
Man, these talkbackers are a snarky, wicked lot.
fucking hell by spidercoz	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:18:06 AM
is everybody on here a cock today? did I miss a memo? "Wednesday, be a PRICK!"
Sky Captian and the World of Riddick by g-ride9000	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:25:06 AM
Derivative, Yes. Cool looking, yes.
That looks cheap as fuck by Laserhead	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:25:50 AM
...and I like Tom Jane. "I just want to get my kids back!"
I agree,I love Tom Jane... by Redfive!	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:28:37 AM
But this looks like a cheap sci-fi channel movie
Perlman is a DICK by redfist	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:45:16 AM
I once worked with him on a midget bowling porno and he made fun of all the midgets and their mongoloid grins.
Looks Like a FANFILM of sorts by Darth_Kaos	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:47:02 AM
But I like the mix of the old and the new in regards to costumes and art direction. Reminds me a bit of Dark City. It's going straight to DVD, and if so, I'll check it out.
Mixed feelings by Gozu	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:48:06 AM
I like what they're trying to do, although the effects are a little amatuerish (unfinished?). They peaked my interest enough though. I'll see it.
A film by Simon Hunter???? by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:49:15 AM
Who gives a fuck who that is? I've seen this a lot in movies now a days, like the Cloverfield guy that wasn't JJ and whos name was all over the trailers. I don't understand the reasoning behind this. I am pretty sure John Malcovic/Pearlmen and even Jane are kind of known to Average Joe public. The only director people know are Speilburg and Lucas, and M. Knight but only for the twist shit. I mean is it part of the directors deal to get his name thrown in the trailer like it means something? Or does it mean that a studio really likes something and maybe sees something in this guy and want to make him a brand name. Any ideas?
Also Jane is married to by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:49:55 AM
Patricia Arquette, does he really want Nic Cages career that bad?
Curious by cloud_86	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:52:54 AM
how did they get John Malkovich to sign on for this? Thats him in beginning ordering the evac right?
Speaking of Renny Harlin by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:06:07 AM
His next movie is a WWE movie. Now I liked the Condemed, and WWE me be a decent starting point for an up and coming director. But man Renny must've spent all of his Die Hard 2 money, probably paying off his Cutthroat Island debts.
I like Tom Jane, too. by DocPazuzu	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:06:50 AM
Loved The Mist and Stander even more. This, however, doesn't look very good. It looks cheap and hokey. I got more sense of "Epic" in that trailer for the Dutch Nazi zombie movie -- and that film hasn't even been made yet.
In fact... by DocPazuzu	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:08:13 AM
...if it had said "Un Film De Uwe Boll" I wouldn't have known the difference.
Tom Jane know s how to get druuuuunk.... by Bones	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:14:09 AM
I remember seeing him with Tim Bradstreet at the Bar at the Horton Plaza hotel either last year or the year before, and the man was so hammered could barely move...well, he was twitching... This is not to say he is a bad guy or that we all haven't been totally destroyed once in a while...but it is kind of shocking to see The Guy From Boogie Nights and Deeep Blue Sea (and yes, The Punisher) all wobbly and smelling like a brewery. I couldn't decide if he was an idiot or had the right idea.
Here are some posters for it by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:14:28 AM
http://tinyurl.com/5ctbre and http://tinyurl.com/57bwrg I guess they are going with the whole Daywatch thing? Though the second one looks a lot like the poster for the movie Undead.
...ComicCon is stressful... by Bones	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:16:10 AM
...is my point...
DocPazuzu by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:17:35 AM
Yeah man that dutch Nazi movie, good, someone else remembers it. That movie looked awesome.
You had me at model work.... by Jobacca	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:38:06 AM
Throw in some matte paintings,and I'll shower this film with my fanboy love. I thought the trailer looked pretty good-what are you retards bitching about? Ya pissed cause it didnt have any CGI Gungans in it? Jesus people...
Malkovich suffers without his stones by Purgatori	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:45:00 AM
That guy lost all of his cred when he uttered the first fucking line of that piece of shit Eragon movie. Half the theater laughed outloud.
Love the look and mood of the trailer... by allykatD	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:02:27 AM
I like the sepia tones and the feel it conveys. So, I'm happy to wait and keep an eye on it. Unlike some people here, it's better to make an informed opinion then just spew out bullshit. It's interesting that AICN attracts so many complainers and whiners. Maybe it's just the internet, because they can whine, complain and remain anonymous. Eragon was a piece of doo-doo, but my young kids liked it so that made it worth the price of admission. Plus, having worked in the industry I realize that the suits are usually the ones who fuck things up with the premise of making them 'better'. Knowing this, I always cut the director and writer some slack unless (informed opinion here again) I've heard different.
It reminds me... by Terry the geek	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:15:09 AM
of Sky Captain hich I actually dig.
The music was from the Crow by fanboy71	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:15:44 AM
It's by Graeme Revel (sp?). It was not on the soundtrack, but was on the score album. Not sure which track because it's at home, and I'm at work. This film looks cheap... but interesting.
Its an Indie film guys, relax by Derek Wildstarr	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:17:15 AM
This isnt a big budget picture, I've been following this for awhile. It may look amateur to you, and it very well may be, but this is made by a small crew and a lot of greenscreen. you gotta cut them some slack.
stupid name by baba-lou2	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:20:21 AM
you are going to have to convince folks it's not an X-Men movie
the last time i saw a trailer this bad by ArcadianDS	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:45:12 AM
it had cinderblocks where the wheels should have been.
Are the mutants behind the camera? by fiester	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:46:37 AM
Maybe the producer or his girlfriend? Are they the mutants?
Looks good to me by rogueleader66	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:51:06 AM
Looks to have a hint of not the same old bullshit we have seen before. Even if it does have elements of other films, it still looks different enough to be worth a look. Haters be damned, some people are never pleased. It says the film is not even finished, and the trailer doesn't look THAT bad, lighten up people, not everyone can spend $100 million on a trailer.
i'm looking forward to this more than anything by BMacSmith	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:02:34 PM
steampunkish postapocalyptic scifi is the best thing ever invented.
Visual style kinda reminds me of VIDOCQ by Prague23	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:14:43 PM
Which is kind of like 'cheap CGI' and shot using digital video. Which I'm not complaining about. Just an observation.
What a shame. by TELF	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:23:54 PM
An actor respects you guys enough to release a temp promo (which this clearly is) to you exclusively - and you shit all over it. What a bunch of wankers. Sorry that you didn't realise that low-budget films (particularly incomplete ones like this) some times look... low-budget. But, luckily for you guys, 10000 BC just came out on DVD - That was expensive as fuck so I'm sure you'll love it.
10,000 BC sucked ass... by Kid Z	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:39:20 PM
...but it looked good. All of Emmerich's movies are like that... shitty, preposterous, badly acted Z-List flicks that look great. Here's how you watch an Emmerich flick: Ignore the thing until the tidal wave washes over NYC, then say "Cooo-oool!", then turn it off before the main character have to outrace coldness on foot. Same with 10,000 BC... ignore all the boring caveman bollocks, enjoy the mammoth hunt, ignore the mystical old cavecrone and her mumblings, enjoy yhe cool sabertooth and the killer emus, turn the thing off before it gets to the pyramid-building Atlantean who talks in Jaye Davidsons "Ra-voice" from Stargate. Oh... and only watch Emmerich movies on rented Blu-Ray discs you got from NetFlix... never blow $10 on seeing it in a theatre.
Poop by jambone	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:50:52 PM
Looks like Sky Captain on the cheap.
WOW by skiprat1	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:54:08 PM
This Talkback is really gonna show the studio suits that we're all for originality. Not. I mean ok, the effects don't look great, but the idea sounds kick-ass and it does have 3 really great actors in it who we don't get to see nearly enough of (two of which don't seem to be phoning their roles in at all), and the story does sound interesting. Show some love for chrissakes, maybe a little constructive criticsm instead of mindless asshole anonymous shit-talking from behind your computer. So Michael Bay didn't edit the trailer, get over it.
Shite by Thall_Joben	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:54:46 PM
Oh dear. Straight to video, to cheap for DVD.
Trailer would have been better if... by iakobos	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:55:52 PM
...it actualy told us what the movie was about which is, "Mutant Chronicles follows 23rd century soldiers Major Mitch Hunter (Thomas Jame) and Brother Samuel’s (Ron Perlman) mission to fight against an army of underworld mutants in attempt to save the planet." I guess they didn't show us the mutants because they're saving that for later. My biggest pick against the trailer is it's so dark it was hard to see what's going on. Regarding the music, it sounded like an uninspired rehash of scores from Chronicles of Riddick, Transformers and National Treasure.
Steampunk by Thall_Joben	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:57:23 PM
(Last post should have read 'too cheap'). If they're gonna tackle steam-punk why not gor for a project something with a little more substance - like 'Luther Arkwright'.
Mysterious Yobo by skiprat1	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:03:33 PM
Yes, I'm a dickhead. Thanks for your input.
Aren't trailers ment to make you WANT to see the film... by AhnoldsBicep	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:11:42 PM
The cast all look like struggling b-movie actors in the trailer, especially Pearlmen... oh wait it is a struggling b-movie.. isn't it?
Whats the point... by kendragon	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:24:41 PM
If you cant see a bloody thing. I love the idea of a steam punk WW type gritty sci-fi film but if the whole film is as dark as the teaser portrays it ill be giving it a miss. It'll just give me a migraine.
BORINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! by noncents	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:30:33 PM
THE LOOK seems HI-JACKED from SIN CITY and CALL OF DUTY. LAME.
Looks like a Sci-Fi original movie for a Sunday Afternoon by BYOBkenobi	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:34:46 PM
Thomas Jane left Punisher for this? Yeah, I know the effects aren't finished but it looks pretty bad, even for a teaser. Nothing about the CG blended into the environment for me, the ships looked like a bad green screen matte. I dunno, looks like Sky Captain/Sin City/Hellboy... cool mix of movies, some of my favs...but something smacks of "shitty".
But...What's the Plot? by msspurlock	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:40:22 PM
What's it really about? Have you noticed trailers don't give you that sense anymore? It's like the directors aren't sure of the story until AFTER the final cut. Visuals, yes, that's nice. It looks interesting. But until I get some sense of what it's about, it's a renter. And honestly - the whole mutant thing's getting really old. Anything that mutates you sufficently to be noticeable by others is almost certain to kill you in infancy. That's how genetics work. The X-Men would most likely have both flippers and tentacles with extra nipples, mouths, ears and eyes. You know, like Obama.
I WAS looking forward to this... by Kurzinski Valentine	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:40:42 PM
Why is it almost black and fucking white and all sepia-toned shit? I couldn't tell what the fuck was happening except for some shitty CGI, horrible Malkovich, a one-millisecond shot of Thomas Jane, and someone taking a spear to the face. No mutants either. Looks cheap and shitty.
I think it looks fun. by krushjudgement	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:09:14 PM
If anything I'll watch it for Jane and Perlman.
Second piece of music is from ARMAGEDDON by caruso_stalker217	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:10:58 PM
"Talk about the Wrong Stuff!" Oh that Fitchclner!
I'm so glad I live in San Diego! by deciple87	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:24:55 PM
I'm gunning for those tix! :)
telf - you're completely right by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:56:01 PM
bunch of wankers! an unfinished product and these cocks shit all over it. unfortunately its talk backers to a tee. i dunno it's its just because its the Internet, or because they're all 18 year olds. i was online playing poker yesterday, only to have a barrage of insults from this other guy. obviously i gave as good as i got. whe thought i left and put his myspace address up http://www.myspace.com/mdotfor real i went there to find out he was an 18year old wigger. fucking kids, get off my lawn and the internet
well at least it has Ron Pearlman by disfigurehead	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:58:36 PM

Muzak by Brachus12	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:01:22 PM
Opening music was from the Pearl Harbor trailer. Ending music was from LOTR:FOTR trailer. Brachus
Telf/Mr. X....I agree... by Ultron ver 2.0	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:05:40 PM
a buncha toolboxes on the web, flexing their eMuscles, ripping on an essential rough draft. fucking asshats.
Yobo... by TELF	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:12:22 PM
I just think you are being unfair. I understand you were looking forward to this, and now you have been let down by the preview. Fair enough. I'm not a sycophant though, I just thought it was a rather nice gesture on Jane's part and perhaps it didn't deserve to be so roundly shat upon. However, people are entitled to their honest opinions (which I'm sure these are) and I have no right to call them wankers for it. It is just frustrating to see interesting, low-budget sci-fi killed in the crib purely because it doesn't have the glossy look of some big by-the-numbers studio release.
Onboard by Cobbio	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:26:15 PM
That looked pretty tasty. I like the overall "darkness" of it, since ostensibly some pretty horrible shit has caused mutants to infest the inner part of the planet. The way I see it, there's darkness to look cool for no reason, and then there's darkness to set the visual and emotional palette of a story. Although this trailer could've been cut better, with more to sink our teeth into, I like the feel of it. The story seems desperate, bloody, and violent. Which I like a hell of a lot more than safe, insipidly stupid, and PG-13. Plus, did anyone check out the cast on imdb.com? Damn. That's a fucking great ensemble. The only thing I worry about with a movie like this is: in the face of such gloom, are there funny moments to counterbalance the seriousness of the story? Know what I mean? Too much darkness equals me not taking the story seriously. Because even in horrific circumstances, humans find ways to release humor. Soldiers, ambulance drivers, war nurses, generals... and the best stories give us more than just constipatedly serious expressions. Someone needs to tell Uwe Boll this (not that the steroid-bloated fucker would listen). So far, I'm onboard with "Mutant Chronicles".
Fucks sake by Tymanasaurus	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:30:13 PM
I'm with telf, skiprat & Mr_x. You lot are WANKERS. It's an unfinished trailer for an unfinished low budget film. At least someone is doing something interesting & original for a change. Its always the same old shit with you lot. You fucking slate everything without knowing anything about it. Let's see you make a fucking film. It's a shame cos this is a cool site & i'm amazed that people still bother to give you this stuff but i really can't be arsed with you anymore. Wankers.
Cobbio... by TELF	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:34:07 PM
Yeah, the cast is pretty sweet. And I agree that it didn't look like it was aiming for PG. off the back of 300, Rambo and now Wanted I'm hoping we might get to see some more R rated action movies soon.
It looks like a low-budget sci fi film by Gozu	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:42:59 PM
And that's what it is. It seems like it might be a perfectly good movie with cheesy special effects. I hope they clean them up a little bit before release, but I'm not going to stress about it.
Point by Cobbio	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:44:14 PM
Agreed, TELF. I'd like to see more quality R-rated movies hit our theaters. Even if a film is low-budget, as "Mutant Chronicles" seems to be (could they afford THAT cast on a low-budget, though? hmm), I'm all for orginal, hard-hitting stories. Plus director Simon Hunter is a relative unknown, which to me works in his favor. New style, new ideas... so far, so good.
Cool Intro by Flipao	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:55:14 PM
When is the game coming out?
Smarter heads shall prevail by shran	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:23:16 PM

Looks cheap and its not the cgi thats the problem by Reelheed	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:27:24 PM
All the sets look tiny. All the shots look really tight. The set dressing looks minimal. The costume effects look naff. Can I also say that I thought that the trailer was underwhelming. I'd stick a few shots of the enemy in there at the top because I came away from it with no feel for the conflict in the story. "He will follow you!" wft? Who is "He?" and why would it be such a bad thing for one person to follow you? The mysteries thrown up don't feel large enough to make me want to see more of them. But then it still sounds like early days. I'm hoping it turns out to be great but that only based on a liking of the premise.
when this comes out by shran	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:29:16 PM
because this has too much going for it to be the piece of crap that all the negative snarkmeisters are tagging it to be. Shitting on a movie just to show how witty you are has the opposite effect if this turns out to be an exciting, fun and whaddya know, original flick. I don't think Jane has anything to worry about. Take what the negative bandwagon TB'ers say with a grain of salt. They all need to be sheered this time of year. I say "Cool news, sounds great!"
Have an opinion but make sure its positive! by Reelheed	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:55:01 PM
I dont think anyone takes pleasure out of saying they're disappointed by this or any preview. If they "shit on it" by providing reasons for that disappointment then I think they are usually giving evidence to backup their point of view. Also its easy to take the moral high ground and attack others for being negative but remember that YOU are rubbishing other peoples opinions (and thereby the people themselves) while all they're doing is critising art. So who're the bad guys here yay-sayers?
How can an average movie-goer know from the get-go by CreasyBear	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:13:43 PM
that this movie will not come close to clearing its budget in box office (much less doubling to clear the theater's take of the profits), but studio executives give it the greenlight? I don't care how cheap they tried to make this grand epic for, it'll still seem too expensive by the time this movie's done its weak, one-month run in theaters. (Then again, I didn't expect Alvin and the Chipmunks to be a colossal blockbuster.) Not that box office is a barometer of artistic merit, but still, from the money-backers' POV, movies like this surprise me.
Reelheed by TELF	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:15:45 PM
Fair enough. Although I think you might be being a little over generous by saying that no one takes pleasure in it...
Pleasure that they are, of course, entitled to. by TELF	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:22:55 PM

Looks awesome. by quamb	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:29:29 PM
Am loving these low-budget sci-fi's over the last few years or so. Takes balls to be that ambitious.
Ron Perlman in Outlander by TheAD	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:31:32 PM
Quote = superman5150 "Whatever happened to that Jim Caviezel sci-fi flick OUTLANDER? That was written about and supposedly finished years ago. Basically an alien crashes on earth about 1300 years ago and accidentally unleashed a different alien monster on a bunch of vikings. There's lots of swordplay and carnage that ensue. (Stars Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, and Ron Perlman)" It finished filming the begining of last year, but the actual film and effects weren't done until jan/feb of this year. It should be out in Europe in the next few months but I have no clue what the Weinstein Co. have planned. They've been staying pretty hush about it. The movie looks pretty cool though. The fangoria guys liked it when they saw it in the Cannes market.
how do i get a gig with seekamillionaire.com? by bacci40	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:00:05 PM
these dudes are being payed to spam every board on the internets...i want me some of that shit
yu jok by Therealumlaut	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:53:44 PM
Looks awwww-fulllll!!!
im there by Judge Briggs	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:55:01 PM

Question by Cobbio	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:17:14 PM
Therealumlaut, can I ask: what is "yu jok"? Is it "Are you joking?" Because that sentence would be more effectively written in English. Are you texting from your phone? Because "Yu jok" looks like it could be a text-compressed squirt of blah, after which you wrote (with three exclamation points!!!) "Looks awwww-fullllll!!!" Therefore it's obvious you CAN type in English. I'm confused. What's the deal?
Why is everything these days "Chronicles"? by slicer	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:27:03 PM
Chronicles of Narnia, Spyderwick Chronicles. Now Mutant Chronicles?! C'mon already!!
Mutant Chronicles is based off a game.. by Jonah Echo	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:34:56 PM
And yes this currently looks low budget, but if its done well with story and character(which no one can tell from this, other than most of the content looks typical)it could be a fun time. If the story and the people are there, then the special effects don't look bad enough to detract. The problem will be trying to draw out flesh and blood characters amidst this heavy style. I think as entertainments Sky Captain and 300 worked well, but right now this looks more Casshern than those. And even so, the highly stylized films still need better character work. Dark City is to me an example of a highly stylized film firing on all it's cylinders.
OK REELHEAD by shran	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:47:41 PM
I'll grant you that some of the TB'ers actually may have formed a cogent thought as to why they don't like a trailer for a film that is yet to be completed. But look closely at the other 97% of the comments and tell me that they aren't just joining the mob. Count up all the "Looks awful" or "Looks like shit" or the ever popular "boring" comments that don't say anything more than that and tell me they don't make up the majority of the bleating sheep negativity that is all too often found here. There is always that element of anonymity to the internet that lends itself to people who like to piss on a thread or go along with the crowd because they can't form an opinion of their own. Sure, we all come here to be edified about what might be good movie-making coming up on the horizon, but the intelligent posters here at least form rational and reasoned thoughts about whether they like or dislike something. I have enjoyed this site for a long time but let's not fool ourselves; the freedom it provides is also a breeding ground for mouth breathers who conform to the nearest thought thrown at them. Some just go the pigphart route and spew the same monotonous drone for everything. "This sucks!!" "Harry, you're a retard!!" I actually think that what pigphart5000 is doing is actually a great statement about the state of AICN. Or he's just being a goof. But if we are ALL entitled to our opinions, then I am entitled to my opinion that the majority of negative commenters are just cattle going along with the herd.
And yes, by shran	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:51:32 PM
your name is reelhEEd and I cannot type. Or see. My apologies for the afront.
looks good by virtual_ninja	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:13:41 PM
looks like casshern or Resistance Fall of men.
Looks like a Sci Fi Channel movie! Where's the big Snake? by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:31:07 AM
I like Thomas Jane a lot and I hope this turns out good. Overall, the property and plot for this thing could make for a fun genre film, but all that said...sorry, this teaser is totally WEAK and looks slapped together. For crying out loud, unless you set out to preach to the converted (those who know the property to begin with) who the hell could watch that convoluted and overly dark mess and come away with any idea of "what" it is or is really about -- which is the whole POINT of a teaser, to get people interested. The editing was random and seemingly pointless, the CGI looks shaky, the photography looks dark and muddy, and there's not even a single line of dialogue that stands out. Seriously, I don't mean to come off as someone bagging on something for the sake of bagging on it, but that teaser really was cut as bad and LOOKED as bad as a Sci-Fi Channel movie. In which case the only thing missing from it was a freakin' giant snake, at which point we could officially redub this BOA vs. MUTANTS or maybe MUTANT CHRONICLES OF KOMODO ISLAND...
That shot of the escape pod - Blade Runner inspired? by TheNorthlander	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:38:52 AM
Right after Ron Perlman slams the book - doesn't that shot look a lot like that round skyscraper from Blade Runner?
Hey, X-MEN 3 had a big budget... by spud mcspud	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:51:47 AM
And none of you fans liked that. Do people on this site hate movies that AREN'T made for £100 mil plus? Because on the budget they have (go see their production offices on the making of shorts on YouTube, they're pitifully small) this looks OK. As for 300 - fucking same sky in practically every shot, more abs than a re-run of TOP GUN's basketball match looped for a year, slow-mo to fast-mo battle shots, that stupid voice Butler had, the whole homophobic vibe (oiled up hard-as-nails Spartans = GOOD, androgynous and therefore sexually adventurous Persians = BAD) - 300 was piss poor compared to the greatness that was DAWN OF THE DEAD. And we have WATCHMEN to come. Jeebus... Yes, this looks generic - at this point I think most post-apocalyptic movies will look alike. DEATH RACE looks fucking MAD MAX 2 generic, but doesn't mean I won't enjoy it - Chev Chelios The Road Warrior? FUCK YEAH! And this could be great too. Could also be shite, but until Games Workshop pull their heads out their fucking arses and gets with a proper hard-R well-written WARHAMMER 40K movie, this will keep us going. Oh, and THE PUNISHER sucked because the studio wouldn't go with Jane's suggestion that they should use a Garth Ennis story for the movie. The Ennis bits they DID use were the only decent bits in it (The Russian vs Punisher fight, for one). I'd love to see Jane do PUNISHER: THE SLAVERS. Besides, Thomas Jane did THURSDAY. That's a free pass for me to see ANYTHING he does, becuase THURSDAY FUCKING ROCKED!!!
What sucked about THURSDAY? by spud mcspud	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:00:16 AM
Seriously, you'd have to explain why that movie sucked, because I just don't get that - at all. And as for MUTANT CHRONICLES looking like shit... hey, I'd get people not enjoying SKY CAPTAIN - not everyone digs on the 1920s inspiration for that movie - fair enough. But the MUTANT CHRONICLES is just dark and sepis toned - so why does that suck but 300 not? As fun as it is, 300 is just a big gay fight movie with very bad (intentionally so, I think - part of the GN's aesthetic) CGI backdrops and a complete lack of plot. Gimme MUTANT over 300 any day. Seriously... what was wrong with THURSDAY? Not big-budget enough?
SEPIA not sepis by spud mcspud	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:01:11 AM
My fingers are falling off, I swear to God. Facking keyboard sucks.
This will get rave reviews by joe90025	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:26:49 AM
from Fangoria.
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Make a Gamma World Movie. by Dingbatty	Jul 3rd, 2008 08:22:00 AM

grade by Moshi	Jul 3rd, 2008 08:25:06 AM
whay are so many directors falling for the trend of grading films to look so contrasty? Blacks so deep you can't see shit. I hate it with a passion, it looks cheap & crap. Ridley Scott ruined Blade Runner by doing this on the latest version he put out. It looks like a bad quality bootleg copy. crunched grading...STOP IT!
i think it looks good - whats taking so long? by JimmyJoe RedSky	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:22:35 AM
theres no pleasing some people - sky captain is awesome - still - 300 is great - still - and this looks like it will be very cool - wow, what a premise - im glad to see its a fully realized world - its made by fans of the genre (comics and movies both) and has a great cast - what more do you want - i just wish theyd finish tinkering and release it - an imax version would be cool - the reason we dont see any mutants in the teaser (except for that bone blade) is because its a "teaser" - in my opinion too much of hulk was seen in the trailers - and kong too - i felt like i had seen the movies before actually seeing them
Mysterious Yobo by JimmyJoe RedSky	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:26:02 AM
you said... "How about the terrible dialog? Terrible Direction. Obvious bluescreen. Narrow scope. The thing stinks, dont try and justify it." i didnt like spiderman3 either
THIS IS WHAT by bobbywatts	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:54:06 AM

THIS IS WHAT by bobbywatts	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:58:16 AM
oops-- this is what i thought sin city and sky captain or anything else completely filmed green was going to look like, but they didnt, this does. it looks like everyone was running infront of a fucking matte painting. please fucking stop it, please please please. CG is bullshit, use it like peter jackson or speilberg or someone good does, or stop. CG has no weight, it cant be scary, its just something to be used less, not to make an entire movie. this movie will be shit, because 90% of things with t.jane and r.pearlman are. why does this trailer look like poop? why does this website blow people for tickets to their poop?
Visuals look like Chronicles of Riddick and Sky Captain by toadkillerdog	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:22:41 PM
That aint a good comparison either.
retards by JimmyJoe RedSky	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:32:57 PM

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