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Dukefrukem
09-08-2008, 08:05 PM
I'm signed up for one of those local casting sites that lets you know if they need extras and stuff and got an e-mail this morning saying they were shooting this film in South Boston. I IMDBed it and here's the plot.


As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence

Got Mel Gibson as the leading role and directed my Martin Campbell.

Interesting?
DavidSeven
09-08-2008, 11:52 PM
Robert De Niro quit the film after one day of shooting. The guy that willingly appeared in Hide and Seek, Godsend, and Showtime quit this film. Also, Martin Campbell makes boring movies.
Dukefrukem
09-09-2008, 12:31 AM
Ouch. That's pretty bad.
Grouchy
09-09-2008, 05:30 PM
Ouch. That's pretty bad.
Still, I'd answer the extra call. It's fun to be able to point and say "I'm Janitor #2 in this shitty movie".
Raiders
09-09-2008, 07:43 PM
Still, I'd answer the extra call. It's fun to be able to point and say "I'm Janitor #2 in this shitty movie".

Plus, how cool would it be to say to the ladies, "I made the cut of that film. De Niro? Fuhgedaboudit."
Dukefrukem
09-10-2008, 05:38 PM
Still, I'd answer the extra call. It's fun to be able to point and say "I'm Janitor #2 in this shitty movie".

True. They were calling for extras with rusted and barely operating cars...

I'm waiting for the casting calls for extras as Zombies to be in Stephen King's Cell movie... thats was the whole reason i signed up for it
Grouchy
09-10-2008, 06:40 PM
True. They were calling for extras with rusted and barely operating cars...

I'm waiting for the casting calls for extras as Zombies to be in Stephen King's Cell movie... thats was the whole reason i signed up for it
I like the way you think.
MadMan
09-10-2008, 08:01 PM
True. They were calling for extras with rusted and barely operating cars...

I'm waiting for the casting calls for extras as Zombies to be in Stephen King's Cell movie... thats was the whole reason i signed up for itHah, awesome man. Being a zombie extra would be the coolest thing ever.
Dukefrukem
09-10-2008, 09:04 PM
Hah, awesome man. Being a zombie extra would be the coolest thing ever.

It so would... I just want them to start filming the damn movie. It's been delayed forever.
MadMan
09-10-2008, 10:57 PM
It so would... I just want them to start filming the damn movie. It's been delayed forever.Bummer. Let us know if you manage to get in the movie and stuff of that nature Duke.
Dukefrukem
09-10-2008, 11:53 PM
Bummer. Let us know if you manage to get in the movie and stuff of that nature Duke.

YOu kidding? I'll be twittering up my ass!
Dukefrukem
10-15-2009, 01:03 PM
http://origin.aintitcool.com/images2009/edgeofdarknessposter.jpg

Trailer with a January 29, 2010 release (http://movies.yahoo.com/premieres/16083747/standardformat)

my kind of movie
eternity
10-15-2009, 10:10 PM
"Hey, let's rip off Taken, get Mel Gibson in it, since he hasn't done anything in a while and can do a good Neeson, and let it all hang out!"

I know I won't like it, but it's a good trailer and I'm relatively intrigued to see it.
BuffaloWilder
10-16-2009, 03:33 AM
Gibson returning to the action game intrigues me, but at the same time, it's just not the same. It's like stale cake. Choccolageddon.
Dukefrukem
10-16-2009, 01:01 PM
"Hey, let's rip off Taken, get Mel Gibson in it, since he hasn't done anything in a while and can do a good Neeson, and let it all hang out!"

I know I won't like it, but it's a good trailer and I'm relatively intrigued to see it.

I'd say it's a pretty clear cross between Taken and Mystic River.
B-side
10-16-2009, 01:13 PM
Meh. Might be kinda fun, but it just looks so... average.
Qrazy
10-16-2009, 04:02 PM
It looks better than most films of it's type... but films of it's type look bad.
number8
10-16-2009, 04:51 PM
Looks like Ransom.
Grouchy
10-16-2009, 05:48 PM
Payback was a good movie. It was on TV yesterday.
Rowland
10-16-2009, 07:09 PM
It's directed by Martin Campbell, I know he has his fans around here.
Raiders
10-17-2009, 10:07 PM
Campbell is an efficient, capable director of action films (Mask of Zorro is among the most enjoyable action/adventure films of the 90s) and Winstone and Huston peak my interest. But I really dislike Mel Gibson.
BuffaloWilder
10-18-2009, 12:47 AM
As a person, or an actor? Because I like him as one, but not t'other.
Raiders
10-18-2009, 12:51 AM
As a person, or an actor? Because I like him as one, but not t'other.

I dislike him as a person and as a director and have found him less and less likable as an actor as he has gotten older.
megladon8
10-18-2009, 01:23 AM
Mel Gibson's BASTAN ACCENT gave me a serious case of "WTF????".
BuffaloWilder
10-29-2009, 05:12 AM
Wow.

He looks really, really old.

Jesus Christ.
MadMan
11-01-2009, 07:14 PM
This could be somewhat decent. If its anything like Taken, which was servicable, I'll probably watch it.
Boner M
12-16-2009, 03:19 PM
OK, that brief shot in the trailer of Gibson getting taser'd is the greatest thing I've ever seen. Funnier than anything in Zombieland, for sure.
Boner M
12-16-2009, 03:31 PM
It's all about 2:11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxK__2MGm7A)
megladon8
12-16-2009, 06:19 PM
I just can't get over that terrible accent.

And I don't see what was so hilarious about the taser shot. It lasted all of a third of a second.
megladon8
01-31-2010, 04:11 AM
Jeez Mel Gibson is an odd duck... (http://omg.yahoo.com/videos/mel-gibson-drop-f-bomb-about-scandal/9816)
Wryan
01-31-2010, 06:12 PM
I let Martin by a little cause he gave us GoldenEye, Casino Royale, and The Mask of Zorro. But I still won't see this.

EDIT: "Mask."
megladon8
01-31-2010, 06:15 PM
Yeah, Martin Campbell has done some great action thrillers.

I'm not too interested in this either. I'd like to see the original TV production, though.
Barty
01-31-2010, 07:11 PM
This is actually really entertaining.
Ezee E
01-31-2010, 07:13 PM
Definitely this year's Taken. What would probably be a really bad thriller, becomes good because of the headlining actor.

I'll see it on DVD.
Dukefrukem
02-01-2010, 12:18 PM
So if I loved Taken, I'll love this? I'm seeing it tonight.
Ezee E
02-01-2010, 02:36 PM
So if I loved Taken, I'll love this? I'm seeing it tonight.
Marketed as such. I haven't seen it.
number8
02-01-2010, 03:08 PM
So if I loved Taken, I'll love this? I'm seeing it tonight.

No no, go see From Paris with Love.
Dukefrukem
02-01-2010, 03:22 PM
No no, go see From Paris with Love.

You trying to get me to see a worse movie because of my crappy taste in movies? :cry:
Skitch
02-02-2010, 01:13 PM
I watched fifteen minutes of Edge of Darkness before storming out and demanding my money back. I was fully enjoying the film, but the theater sold tickets to a couple with a toddler and an infant. I kept hearing this goo goo gahing from up front (really weird considering I was one of six people in the theater), then I saw the mom get a bottle and start to feed the infant. The toddler was playing with noisy childrens toys.

I enjoyed the beginning of the film, but that's all I can comment on till I get to see the flick in a non-Romper Room theater.
Sxottlan
02-12-2010, 09:12 AM
Some bizarre and silly developments in this film. Generally alright, but it suffered from unbelievable twists (great timing on that hit and run!) and plot turns that later felt unnecessary.

Ray Winstone however was fantastic. So good you almost think he's coming from another movie.
Skitch
02-12-2010, 09:40 AM
Did get to see the complete show on second attempt. Not bad, but desperately needed some editing. A few worthless scenes could have easily been deleted, as they were indeed worthless, and the run time could have used a trim.

Still some good stuff in there. Ray Winstone ruled that movie though.
Fezzik
02-12-2010, 08:51 PM
Ray Winstone however was fantastic. So good you almost think he's coming from another movie.

So, basically, this is the bizarro world version of Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
Dukefrukem
02-20-2010, 01:06 PM
Hello everyone from Tampa on my Droid! Saw this last night and walked out thinking I enjoyed it, but the more I think about it the more I dislike this movie. It starts out great, perfect setup for a kick ass revenge triller. Neat conspiracy, but crazy plot twists and predictable events leaves very little to the imagination. Hard to get excited over things we KNOW are gonna happen. The car scene, the reporter outcome, the mil... the final standoff(s)? Mels boston accent was soo bad. I was cringing the entire time. Almost as bad as leos. There were a few scenes I enjoyed, but not enough for me to rec this movie.
Morris Schæffer
03-02-2010, 08:33 PM
Looks like Ransom.

It's nowhere near as good as the Howard flick. Poor movie this, hilariously bad at times when they try to forge an emotional connection with the viewer. That ending! Good God. It's pretty gobsmacking to think that Campbell did Casino Royale and then seeing the action scenes in this one. All right all right, so this one is more grounded in reality I suppose, but I thought it was seriously deficient in urgency and intrigue when the shooting calmed down.

I'll take uhm, Taken. Leaner and meaner the Neeson flick was.
BuffaloWilder
03-04-2010, 03:13 AM
So, I'll say this - Campbell seems like less of an undistinguishable workman here, but maybe that's because he's working with material that's entirely his own.