BURIED Review Thread (Spoilers)

[GreenScar]

I’m fascinated by the in-production indie Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds, as evidenced by the fact that I keep writing about it. Now Twitch presents a pair of stills from the film showing a bit of what we can expect to see when Reynolds wakes up buried alive in a shallow grave in Iraq.

Buried is an adventurous project based on a script by Chris Sparling, directed by Rodrigo Cortes. And, as we’ve heard from Reynolds already, it is a one-man show. (”…it’s just me, I’m the only person in the whole movie so, I don’t know, we’ll see. It’s either going to be, you know, the greatest, most experimental cool movie ever made or god knows what.”) Reynolds plays Paul, a civilian contractor working in Iraq who wakes up in a coffin. With him is a cell phone and a lighter, and (spoilers, I guess) the script is a series of increasingly frantic conversations and entreaties as Paul attempts to use the ever-dwindling battery on the phone to reach someone who can help him out of a very terrible situation.

You can see the first image above, while the second is at Twitch. Comparing the two side by side suggests that Paul’s struggle to escape from his certain doom is a painful one. And the first photo suggests that the film will be as claustrophobic as possible when trying to cram a camera into a coffin with an actor without the use of expensive effects and CGI. Actually looks like Reynolds has a bit of room to move in there; I’ve stayed in New York hotel rooms that felt about that size. They didn’t have heat and bombs and a ticking death clock, however.

We’ll keep an eye on this one as it gets closer to completion. I love the premise and the cajones it takes for an actor like Reynolds to take on something that could leave him as bare and open as this might. Let’s hope it works.

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Sounds interesting. It's about time he gets away from Romantic Comedies all the time.

Ryan Reynolds will star in Buried, a film that pushes him well out of the studio comfort zone, according to Variety. The film is about a civilian contractor in Iraq who is kidnapped and buried alive in the desert. According to the trade he has a candle, knife and cell phone; not the sort of things typically left on the person of someone who is being buried alive, so I’m tending towards the assumption there’s more going on than just Iraq war drama.

The film will shoot in Spain under the direction of Rodrigo Cortes from a script by Chris Sparling. Reading just the bare details I can’t help but think of the amazing film The Vanishing, which remains my favorite ‘buried alive’ movie. (The 1988 original, not director George Sluizer’s own 1993 remake.) The tenusous safety of civilian warzone contractors makes for a good starting point for a thriller, too. I’d be surprised we haven’t seen more films jumping off from the contractor scenario if it weren’t for the fact that putting ‘Iraq’ in the logline of any film now seems like a surefire way to kill it at the box office. We’ll hope for better for this one. I like the idea of Reynolds stretching himself in a controlled little thriller where he really has to carry the film on more than just charm.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by GreenScar

Sounds interesting. It's about time he gets away from Romantic Comedies all the time.

no kidding! i love reynolds

[P@t_Mtl]

Interesting concept for a movie. I suppose it will be him in the coffin and exterior shots of people trying to locate him.

[bajor27]

I've been a big fan of reynolds since 'Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place' (wish that would come to DVD).

He certainly doesn't only do romantic comedies, but this one sounds interesting, and reminds me a bit of that Tarentino episode of CSI. I also can't help but picture MacGuyver when they go into the description about what he's buried with.

I'll also throw out that I really want the movie 'Foolproof' to come to blu-ray.

[MCT]

he was hilarious in Waiting

[Lucy Diamond]

This will make or break him.

I'm thinking there is a stronger posibility it will make him.

So far, I've only seen him play one character and I think, The guy from WAITING, The Guy from Blade III and Deadpool were not different at all.

Now we'll see what he can do.

[johnarnold101]

I don't think his role in "Van Wilder", "Just Friends", and "The Amityville Horror" were similar at all, great stretch.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Did anyone ever see Frank Darabont's tv film Buried Alive with Jennifer Jason Leigh?

[iori]

I can't watch this, the whole being buried alive is to scary for me lol.

[GreenScar]

Remember that Ryan Reynolds project called Buried that we talked about just a few weeks back? The concept was that Reynolds awakens buried in a coffin in the desert in Iraq, armed only with a cell phone, a candle and a knife. Now some new quotes pop up over on The Playlist that reveal that it's literally an entire movie with just one person in it - the entire movie takes place inside a coffin. "Paul, an American truck driver in Iraq, has just woken up in a coffin. It's burning up. Hot as balls. Lack of oxygen makes it hard to breathe. And let's not forget the coffin, which only allows him a few inches of room in every direction."

Reynolds talks further about the role: "It's the only movie I've ever heard of with only one person in it. So it's just me, I'm the only person in the whole movie so, I don't know, we'll see. It's either going to be, you know, the greatest, most experimental cool movie ever made or god knows what." That is definitely going to give him a chance to "stretch his acting chops," which is apparently the reason why he took on this indie thriller next instead of some studio project. My interest in this is already peaked. An entire frickin' movie in a coffin? When the hell can I see this, because if it's not by the end of the year, I'll be quite upset.

[xtop]

one person? like...literally only one person?

ehhhhh....

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by xtop

one person? like...literally only one person?

ehhhhh....

I know. If they go through with this, I'll check out the trailer before I pass judgment.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

I'm a huge Reynolds fan but the one man show idea..eh..I may check it out.

[vegeta88]

Wow! It must have been really cheap to make. Ryan Reynolds probablly cost 10 times more than the production.

I wonder how many different camera angles they plan on using

In all seriousness, it sounds interesting and I think Ryan Reynolds is a good enough actor to carry this type of film like Tom Hanks in "Castaway" and Will Smith in "I am Legend."

[bajor27]

Originally Posted by xtop

one person? like...literally only one person?

ehhhhh....

As interesting as that might be, I think I'd rather it be a one person movie as much as Cast Away was a one person movie.

At least that way we could find out how he ended up in such a predicament

[GreenScar]

I’m fascinated by the in-production indie Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds, as evidenced by the fact that I keep writing about it. Now Twitch presents a pair of stills from the film showing a bit of what we can expect to see when Reynolds wakes up buried alive in a shallow grave in Iraq.

Buried is an adventurous project based on a script by Chris Sparling, directed by Rodrigo Cortes. And, as we’ve heard from Reynolds already, it is a one-man show. (”…it’s just me, I’m the only person in the whole movie so, I don’t know, we’ll see. It’s either going to be, you know, the greatest, most experimental cool movie ever made or god knows what.”) Reynolds plays Paul, a civilian contractor working in Iraq who wakes up in a coffin. With him is a cell phone and a lighter, and (spoilers, I guess) the script is a series of increasingly frantic conversations and entreaties as Paul attempts to use the ever-dwindling battery on the phone to reach someone who can help him out of a very terrible situation.

You can see the first image above, while the second is at Twitch. Comparing the two side by side suggests that Paul’s struggle to escape from his certain doom is a painful one. And the first photo suggests that the film will be as claustrophobic as possible when trying to cram a camera into a coffin with an actor without the use of expensive effects and CGI. Actually looks like Reynolds has a bit of room to move in there; I’ve stayed in New York hotel rooms that felt about that size. They didn’t have heat and bombs and a ticking death clock, however.

We’ll keep an eye on this one as it gets closer to completion. I love the premise and the cajones it takes for an actor like Reynolds to take on something that could leave him as bare and open as this might. Let’s hope it works.

[Diesel]

I'm definitely interested in this movie.

Seems kind of intriguing to me.

[Coqui2k]

Curious also for Green Lantern

[PH3AR]

I liked Reynolds and this movie sounds interesting, hopefully he can get a part in an action movie again since he was awsome in Blade Trinity

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by PH3AR

I liked Reynolds and this movie sounds interesting, hopefully he can get a part in an action movie again since he was awsome in Blade Trinity

I'd say Green Lantern and Deadpool should count as action movies at least somewhat