For thousands of years (give or take), the USSR was our mortal enemy, what with their grey clothes and drab efficiency. But ever since Ronald Reagan personally punched down the Berlin wall with his bare fists, more and more it seems like Russians are actually just like us with funny haircuts minus human emotions. And that’s what this trailer for Forbidden Reality is like. It’s all in Russian, but all the slow motion, bullet-time, and Matrix-y special effects seem familiar and comforting, like eating warm apple pie on your cowboy horse. Their synopsis:
Based on the novel by very popular sci-fi writer Vasiliy Golovachev, the film tells a story of an agent betrayed by his partner when transporting new psychic weapon. Believed to be dead, he escapes and takes new identity so he can live in peace far away. But later he is forced to return to Moscow to confront a secret organization, led by his former partner, that attempts to use the dangerous weapon in order to take control over the country. Now he is a key figure in the battle between forces of darkness and light. [QuietEarth]
My synopsis: A dude transforms into a lion! OO WHA-AA AA-AA!
FilmDrunkard Sara left a link to this trailer in the comments section the other day and it looked pretty cool so I thought what the hell. It’s called Domovoy, it screened at the Toronto Film Festival last month and it opens in Russia next month. No word on whether it will see a U.S. release yet. FYI:
A domovoi is a house spirit in Slavic folklore. Domovois (the correct plural form is domovye) are masculine, typically small, and sometimes covered in hair all over. According to some traditions, the domovye take on the appearance of current or former owners of the house and have a grey beard, sometimes with tails or little horns.
So basically, Robin Williams. Anyway, I don’t understand what anyone’s saying in this, but there’s running and shooting and some band that sounds like Evanescence. Plus, Russian talk sounds kinda sounds like a record being played backward, so that’s pretty metal.
Ever since Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, I’ve been hoping for a Genghis Khan movie. Mongols are up there with pirates and vikings when it comes to potentially awesome movie subjects.
And I’m hoping that, since this wasn’t produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the Mongols will be depicted as the sword fighting, pee-drinking, rape-happy savages they were, and not lovable rogues who talk to animals and solve ghost stories.
Unfortunately, I don’t know much about the director, Russian Sergei Bodrov. At times like these, I turn to racial stereotyping. My call is that Mongol will be bleak, stoic, and unnecessarily brutal, and will let you marry its beautiful daughter for $5,000 American dollars. You heard it here, folks. (opens in limited US release in June)
This is the Russian trailer for Cloverfield. It’s pretty much like the American trailer, but with the dialogue turned off (Russians don’t tolerate much lip flapping in their movies) and a little more footage.
Footage which is like trying to watch the Zapruder film from inside a washing machine. Dude, did Kennedy get shot?? I don’t know, but I just puked on myself!
I hate this movie already. I hope JJ Abrams gets butt cancer.
