The Grey

krudler · 27-09-2011 8:22pm #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfb0-U0ydj8

could be alright, Neeson is always worth watching and who doesnt love a good man against wild tale.

JP Liz V1 · 21-11-2011 3:42pm

2nd Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nJqPJHmqPg

Neeson seems to be Hollywood's new action star

Mickeroo · 03-12-2011 8:42pm

Here's a trailer for this. Could be a decent man vs wild movie. It looks like he's about to punch a wolf at the end of it, now who doesn't want to see that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2LqqDQBvbA

Its directed by Joe Carnahan that made THe A-Team, Narc and Smokin' Aces. I enjoyed A-Team and Narc not seen the other, will probably see this over the christmas.

Sad Professor · 03-12-2011 8:59pm

Another Neeson paycheck film. I expect the last 30 minutes will be just be him all alone fighting a bunch of CGI wolves. Ah what the hell, Taken and Unknown were entertaining.

Mickeroo · 03-12-2011 9:07pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

Another Neeson paycheck film. I expect the last 30 minutes will be just be him all alone fighting a bunch of CGI wolves. Ah what the hell, Taken and Unknown were entertaining.

That's the spirit Prof!

Duggy747 · 03-12-2011 9:51pm

Neeson punching a wolf?

What's not to like here? :pac:

Sasquatch76 · 03-12-2011 10:39pm

Duggy747 wrote: »

Neeson punching a wolf?

What's not to like here? :pac:

Hope to Jaysus it's the crowd from Twilight. Liam'd batter them.

Skinfull · 04-12-2011 11:23am

I really excited for this... especially the bit where he goes "wolverine" with the bottles taped to his knuckles!

paddy kerins · 13-01-2012 4:35pm

The courageous story of a wolf pack trying to survive Liam Neeson

SVG · 13-01-2012 5:08pm

I'm really looking forward to this!

Apparently the ads are mis-selling it a bit as it's more of a survival story than a Liam Neeson punches wolves story (tbh I'd be happy with either version:)). What really got me interested though is that Neeson has said it's in the top 3 roles of his career- he put it below Michael Collins but above Schindler's List:eek:.

Bradley Cooper was originally supposed to play the lead- can you imagine all the lazy wolf-pack headlines?

Duggy747 · 13-01-2012 5:22pm

I'd be happy if it was just 2 hours of Neeson having a scrap with wolves.

WatchWolf · 13-01-2012 6:05pm

What happened to Liam Neeson's career? Where did it go wrong?

johnny_ultimate · 13-01-2012 6:06pm

Turns out the wolves are more human than the humans.

And we all learn a valuable lesson about something or other.

krudler · 13-01-2012 6:07pm

WatchWolf wrote: »

What happened to Liam Neeson's career? Where did it go wrong?

He's a Jedi, Zeus, leader of the A-Team, trained Batman, murdered anyone who looked sideways at his daughter, saved a few thousand jews, is a god of Narnia and has aquired many skills.

go wrong?

WatchWolf · 13-01-2012 7:56pm

krudler wrote: »

He's a Jedi, Zeus, leader of the A-Team, trained Batman, murdered anyone who looked sideways at his daughter, saved a few thousand jews, is a god of Narnia and has aquired many skills.

go wrong?

Heh heh heh. Most of those films were pretty awful though, besides Batman and Schindler's List (though I was more talking about his post-2000 career).

Galvasean · 13-01-2012 9:18pm

Give the man a break his wife died!

WatchWolf · 14-01-2012 12:40am

Fair enough.

nix · 14-01-2012 12:47am

Punching a wolf... could be good..

The question on everybodies mind i know is, will it be better than Arnie punching a camel???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7tOWoDVQLU

:D:D

14-01-2012 1:01am

I think with Neeson's career in recent years it started as him taking any role offered him in the months after his wife's death in order to keep busy. He seemed to enjoy doing them and has continued to take roles where he gets to have a little fun and kick some serious ass.

ziedth · 14-01-2012 10:21am

I'm also really looking forward to this. There hasn't been a good survival film in a while.

Sasquatch76 · 14-01-2012 12:44pm

ziedth wrote: »

I'm also really looking forward to this. There hasn't been a good survival film in a while.

Me too. My only concern is that one or two glimpses of the wolves in the trailer look overly CGI... almost like the wolf in 300. Small niggle I suppose. I have the feeling that this may not be as action-packed as some are anticipating, but I'm looking forward to it.

Sad Professor · 14-01-2012 4:37pm

Wolves can't really be trained, so I'd imagine there's going to be a lot of CGI and animatronics in the film.

krudler · 14-01-2012 7:08pm

ziedth wrote: »

I'm also really looking forward to this. There hasn't been a good survival film in a while.

The Way Back is worth a watch, bit overlong though

Sasquatch76 · 14-01-2012 8:01pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

Wolves can't really be trained

Do please elaborate?

Sad Professor wrote: »

I'd imagine there's going to be a lot of CGI and animatronics in the film.

My point was badly made. I have no problem with well-implemented CGI per sé, but one or two shots in the trailer reminded me of the tacky-looking wolf in 300.

Sad Professor · 14-01-2012 10:49pm

I wasn't disputing what you said. I was just saying that there's likely to be a lot of fake wolves in the film. You can't train a wolf the way you would a dog. It would be a nightmare trying to film them. And I doubt they'd be allowed anywhere near the actors. I'm sure there's probably some real wolf footage in the film, but probably very little.

snafuk35 · 15-01-2012 8:58pm

He needs act as Brian Boru after this.

Hank Scorpio · 22-01-2012 4:02pm

this is getting rave reviews, just copped the trailer on tv there

juan.kerr · 22-01-2012 4:05pm

Will it be as good as Battleship?

Playboy · 28-01-2012 1:04am

nuxxx wrote: »

this is getting rave reviews, just copped the trailer on tv there

Saw it tonight and it was excellent. Has a lot more depth than you would expect from the trailer and not nearly as much CGI. Return to form for Carnahan.

d@rk l0rd · 28-01-2012 4:53pm

Saw this yesterday and thought it was awful. Nice scenery and the wolf scenes are good but other than that the acting is atrocious and as for the script? Parts of it really made me cringe and I was tempted to leave early I was so bored - but stuck it out to the end.

Einhard · 29-01-2012 12:41am

I thought the trailers make it look awful, but it's getting some seriously good reviews on both sides of the pond.

rossc007 · 30-01-2012 4:05am

Einhard wrote: »

I thought the trailers make it look awful, but it's getting some seriously good reviews on both sides of the pond.

Saw this today, really enjoyed it. Not a stretch for Neeson character wise, but he was class as usual. Having said that I went with 3 other people and none of them enjoyed it.

Nothing like watching a film with an American audience

There was literally uproar at the end of the movie, personally I thought it was well handled but the entire movie eludes to a showdown we never actually see

Skerries · 30-01-2012 9:55am

I think there's an extra bit at the end I heard

those wallets won't last long either if they are made of leather

phil1nj · 30-01-2012 2:39pm

I went to see this on Saturday night and I was pleasently surprised. I was expecting a movie along the line of the Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins one "The Edge" where the guys are stalked by a grissly in the wilds. This was slightly different but equally entertaining.

Riddle101 · 30-01-2012 3:29pm

Is it true that the director had 4 wolves killed for the making of the film or something? I read there are people trying the boycott it or something because of it.

In before the "Down with this sort of thing" "Careful Now" comments.

Mickeroo · 30-01-2012 3:53pm

Riddle101 wrote: »

Is it true that the director had 4 wolves killed for the making of the film or something? I read there are people trying the boycott it or something because of it.

In before the "Down with this sort of thing" "Careful Now" comments.

apparently the cast ate wolf meat during filming or something. Most of the uproar appears to be about the unrealistic portrayal of wolves in the film. They don't generally hunt people in reality.

30-01-2012 4:00pm

The whole "they killed a wolf" and "wolfs don't really hunt people" so lets protest the film is beyond ridiculous. I noticed though that they none of the people complaining protested over Alpha and Omega which had talking wolves which to me is a far more unrealistic portrayal of wolves.

Sad Professor · 09-02-2012 5:32pm

Well, this was a very pleasant surprise. I was expecting Taken-with-wolves, but it's not. In fact, the trailer lies! This isn't even an action film, and anyone who goes in expecting an action film is going to be mighty pissed off by the ending. I'm usually the kind of person who leaps up at the end of a movie and runs out the exit. But with this film I just sat staring at the screen in bewilderment for about a minute before starting to quietly giggle in disbelief at how Carnahan decided to end it.

This is not a man-versus-wolf film, it's a man-versus-nature/survival thriller with existential undertones. It's the kind of film that would have been considered mainstream in the '70s. I do have some nitpicks with the dodgy CGI and sound design, but over all I really enjoyed it.

Contender for my favourite movie quote of the year:

"F**k it, I'll do it myself!"

charlie_says · 09-02-2012 5:57pm

krudler wrote: »

He's a Jedi, Zeus, leader of the A-Team, trained Batman, murdered anyone who looked sideways at his daughter, saved a few thousand jews, is a god of Narnia and has aquired many skills.

go wrong?

I am jelly.

Mickeroo · 09-02-2012 8:16pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The whole "they killed a wolf" and "wolfs don't really hunt people" so lets protest the film is beyond ridiculous. I noticed though that they none of the people complaining protested over Alpha and Omega which had talking wolves which to me is a far more unrealistic portrayal of wolves.

I think the protests are silly, it'll blow over pretty quick. Having said that, talking wolves, though unrealistic, are not going to encourage people to go shooting wolves (although arguably it depends on what they're saying

) where as portraying them as man eaters might(probably won't though) and can make life difficult for those trying to educate people on why they should be protected. So the comparison with Alpha & Omega doesn't really hold up.

Going to see this tonight, really looking forward to it after the reactions some people on here have been having

Sad Professor · 09-02-2012 8:32pm

I wonder if the people who are protesting the film have actually seen it. I thought the wolves were presented in a very elemental way, not as animals but as forces of nature. I never once felt that Carnahan was trying to suggest that this is what wolves are really like. Unlike Jaws, which really is about a shark eating people, Carnahan is just using the wolves as a metaphor for death.

09-02-2012 8:34pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

I wonder if the people who are protesting the film have actually seen it. I thought the wolves were presented in a very elemental way, not as animals but as forces of nature. I never once felt that Carnahan was trying to suggest that this is what wolves are really like. Unlike Jaws, which really is about a shark eating people, Carnahan is just using the wolves as a metaphor for death.

They protested the opening night and were up in arms over it well before it was screened for anyone. Another case of idiots jumping the gun.

Mickeroo · 10-02-2012 12:49am

Sad Professor wrote: »

I wonder if the people who are protesting the film have actually seen it. I thought the wolves were presented in a very elemental way, not as animals but as forces of nature. I never once felt that Carnahan was trying to suggest that this is what wolves are really like. Unlike Jaws, which really is about a shark eating people, Carnahan is just using the wolves as a metaphor for death.

Just back from it and thats pretty much what I took from it too.

Thought it was brilliant and I was absolutley delighted with how it steered away from cliches and predictability. There was a lot more depth than I was expecting too. It was a very refreshing take on the man vs. wild movie and I loved how dark it was, plus the ending was great. I'm going to try and get as many people as I can to go and see this just to hear them grumble about the ending :P

Anyone else think the score sounded awfully like the one from Sunshine?

Sad Professor · 10-02-2012 1:15am

Yeah, the track used in the final scene is left over temp track taken from the score of another film called Ink, which itself was a "clone track" of Adagio in D Minor from John Murphy's Sunshine soundtrack. I'm sure the rest of the score was probably modelled on that as well.

Film soundtracks are so heavily derivative now days that you can pretty much guess what the temp track was by listening to the final score. Like I just know Steve McQueen used Hans Zimmer's Journey to Line in the temp track of Shame because the final score used in the film sounds just like it.

Mickeroo · 10-02-2012 1:23am

I'm only after finding out there was a clip after the credits, had to track it down on youtube.....not sure what to make of it I think

he may have won the fight, killed the alpha at least

. Could have been shoe-horned in by the studio.

Just watched the trailer there again, its very misleading

some of the footage is not even in the final cut

.

don ramo · 10-02-2012 1:54am

had high hopes for this, they were not met:mad:

Sad Professor · 10-02-2012 2:20am

The trailer was very misleading alright. It's a classic case of the studio getting a film that they didn't how to sell and deciding to do whatever they had to to get bums on seats. The film is positively Bergmanesque in its themes, which is the very last thing I expected. I admire Carnahan for slipping this stuff into what is basically a mainstream survival thriller and that he had the balls to end it in such a way as to emphasis those themes.

12-03-2012 11:34am

Terrible movie , was really looking forward to it. I was slightly offended by its stupidness.

sReq | uTeK · 12-03-2012 12:14pm

TERRIBLE TERRIBLE MOVIE.

Liam, what are you doing.

I watched up until there was 3 left then had to turn it off, it really was that bad.

I'm a big bad wolf, I'll come up stair you all in the face, intimidate you, run away only to come back again

krudler · 12-03-2012 12:56pm

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

TERRIBLE TERRIBLE MOVIE.

Liam, what are you doing.

I watched up until there was 3 left then had to turn it off, it really was that bad.

I'm a big bad wolf, I'll come up stair you all in the face, intimidate you, run away only to come back again

its funny how at the beginning of this thread people thought it was going to be a silly film about men fighting wolves, and by the time the movie came out its a lot more than that, and really good to boot, but the misleading trailers meants people who actually expected it to be stupid are finding it dull once it turns out to be a decent movie.

e_e · 12-03-2012 2:08pm

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

I'm a big bad wolf, I'll come up stair you all in the face, intimidate you, run away only to come back again

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The Grey

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