Revenge (2018)

[MikeScott]

REVENGE [RED BAND trailer] – In theaters & On Demand May 11th - YouTube

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/revenge_2017

Really excited for this. I love a good, bloody revenge movie. Especially with a bad-ass female lead. Looks very stylish. It's currently 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

[AaronJ]

Yeah, been very excited for this. That is one totally kick-ass trailer.

[HorrorBlu]

I'm disappointed this is going VOD. Box Office Mojo had it listed as a wide theatrical release.

[CelluloidPal]

You've seen one movie of this ilk, you basically seen them all.
Wasn't impressed by what I've seen here. I'd be cool if something different was done here.

[The Great Owl]

This trailer for I Spit on Your Grave...oops, I meant Revenge...looks pretty intense.

I'll give it a shot.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

This trailer for I Spit on Your Grave...oops, I meant Revenge...looks pretty intense.

I'll give it a shot.

Looks more like a remake of an old Ozploitation flick called Fair Game.

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

I'm disappointed this is going VOD. Box Office Mojo had it listed as a wide theatrical release.

You and me both. I was so excited when I saw that the other day. Sure it would flop but I'd love to see it on the big screen.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

Looks more like a remake of an old Ozploitation flick called Fair Game.

Yeah, that crossed my mind as well.

Fair Game is a solid great flick!

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

Looks more like a remake of an old Ozploitation flick called Fair Game.

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Yeah, that crossed my mind as well.

Fair Game is a solid great flick!

Just looked that up on IMDB and though they didn't have a trailer they had pics and, yeah, it does look a lot like it. At least from the limited information I have so far.

[Himmel]

[Himmel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LppUjf1PmLs

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by Himmel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LppUjf1PmLs

That's awesome!

[samlop10]

Got my ticket to watch it this Friday. Based on critics’ reviews it seems to be one if not the best take on this particular sub-genre of revenge films; apparently it’s very violent while still being sensitive and respectful of the issue it explores (rape and revenge by the victim).

Edit- it’s getting distributed by Neon (owned by same company that owns Alamo Drafthouse), so if you have an Alamo Drafthouse near you it might be playing there.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by samlop10

Got my ticket to watch it this Friday. Based on critics’ reviews it seems to be one if not the best take on this particular sub-genre of revenge films; apparently it’s very violent while still being sensitive and respectful of the issue it explores (rape and revenge by the victim).

Edit- it’s getting distributed by Neon (owned by same company that owns Alamo Drafthouse), so if you have an Alamo Drafthouse near you it might be playing there.

Let me pose this. I wouldn't put too much stock on what critics are saying in terms of horror/exploitation films. They love to trash them and turn their noses up at them. What makes this film any different than those films that came before it and why are they praising this all of a sudden? It looks like the same ole', same ole.

As for that commercial, insulting, belittling and stereotyping the whole over the dumb comments of a few, (how do they know if the commenter's male?) especially when many of those are potential customers, is not a very good marketing tactic. They clearly didn't learn anything from the Ghostbusters situation. Then again, Neon's owned by Drafthouse cinemas, who put a rude moviegoer's obnoxious voicemail message and made it into a PSA.

[MikeScott]

I'm pretty sure those comments were made by males. Unless they're from women who hate their gender.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by MikeScott

I'm pretty sure those comments were made by males. Unless they're from women who hate their gender.

But, how do you know for sure? You can't really tell who's behind a username.
It's like saying that all of those negative comments regarding Get Out or Black Panther are only from angry white people when there are some black people who don't regard those films very highly.

It's not about hating your own gender. Keep in mind that there are some women out there who detest these kinds of movies as well.

[spanky87]

That trailer is really just an insignificant and unnecessary piece of marketing. Everyone already knows that the YouTube comment section is a cesspool that shouldn’t be taken seriously. We didn’t need the reminder.

Seriously though, most of the audience for this movie is going to be men anyway.

[HorrorBlu]

I think they were just having fun with it. I wouldn't take it too seriously.

Looks like a fun exploitation film. Can't wait to see it tomorrow!

[jacobsever]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

I'm disappointed this is going VOD. Box Office Mojo had it listed as a wide theatrical release.

Originally Posted by MikeScott

You and me both. I was so excited when I saw that the other day. Sure it would flop but I'd love to see it on the big screen.

It's playing here, theatrically! I'm going probably Monday of next week.

[samlop10]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

Let me pose this. I wouldn't put too much stock on what critics are saying in terms of horror/exploitation films. They love to trash them and turn their noses up at them. What makes this film any different than those films that came before it and why are they praising this all of a sudden? It looks like the same ole', same ole.

As for that commercial, insulting, belittling and stereotyping the whole over the dumb comments of a few, (how do they know if the commenter's male?) especially when many of those are potential customers, is not a very good marketing tactic. They clearly didn't learn anything from the Ghostbusters situation. Then again, Neon's owned by Drafthouse cinemas, who put a rude moviegoer's obnoxious voicemail message and made it into a PSA.

As for the first paragraph, I don’t know what point you’re trying to make, since, if critics trash exploitation films but are praising this one, then isn’t that a good sign? BTW, I’m going by reviews on metacritic and not anything on YouTube. I didn’t even watch the video posted above if that’s what you’re referencing. The single piece of marketing video that I’ve seen is the trailer that played when I went to watch The Endless.

For the second paragraph, again, I haven’t seen the video and I’m not interested in watching it until I’ve seen the movie first. It seems like they’re poking at people who made comments about the movie that might be interpreted as sexist based on the comments and reactions here? Again, can’t form my personal opinion on them or the movie until I watch the video, and I don’t want to “take a sides” until I’ve seen the film and I can judge it myself and then the comments. Critics’ reviews are simply encouraging me to watch the film but I’m not saying that it is actually a good movie; I’m hoping that it will be though. I do remember seeing the moviegoer’s obnoxious voicemail message since it played before Ingrid Goes West. They never revealed the identity of the person and TBH that person should be banned from theaters. I’m one of those people that gets very annoyed when people use cellphones during a movie at the cinema. It interrupts your attention and pulls you out of the movie, and I wish more theaters would enforce that no-cellphone rule like Alamo Drafthouse. Based on the voicemail itself, the person who left it was offended because she wasn’t allowed to, but wanted to be able to freely use her cellphone during the movie when she could have simply stepped outside to do so instead of interrupting the experience for everyone. I do not agree with everything the company stands for but I agree with a lot of what they believe the movie experience should be, and a no-cellphone rule is completely, 100% reasonable.