Green Room (2015) - Starring Imogen Poots, Anton Yelchin, and Patrick Stewart

[HorrorBlu]

Looks like the April 15th date is limited, doesn't go wide until April 29th.

[chris_sc77]

Can't believe this is getting a theatrical release. Looks OK but looks likes something that would be DTV

[El Rey]

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time. Ugh hurry up already!

[kristoffer]

This looks great! I hope it gets a released here in Denmark!

[ThatOneGuy]

I hope the film is as good as the trailer made it look!

[TommySyk]

Originally Posted by John Klein

I hope the film is as good as the trailer made it look!

It's even better!

[jacobsever]

Oh, Chris is banned? Who woulda thought.

I know he won't see this, but I disagree 100% about looking like a direct-to-video. Clearly, he hasn't seen Blue Ruin. Because that movie was absolutely wonderful, and I can only imagine the director honing down on his skills for Green Room.

[jacobsever]

HOLY CRAP. Beyond excited. I get to see an early screening on Monday, for free!



My most anticipated film of the year. I know it's only 4 days before it's officially out, but it's a limited release and I'm not sure if we're even going to get it on the 15th. Either way, I'm giddy as a school girl.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

HOLY CRAP. Beyond excited. I get to see an early screening on Monday, for free!



My most anticipated film of the year. I know it's only 4 days before it's officially out, but it's a limited release and I'm not sure if we're even going to get it on the 15th. Either way, I'm giddy as a school girl.

Very interested in this. Hope you enjoy it.

[Rodney-2187]

Saw a trailer for this today. Going to be on the lookout.

[tob]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

HOLY CRAP. Beyond excited. I get to see an early screening on Monday, for free!



My most anticipated film of the year. I know it's only 4 days before it's officially out, but it's a limited release and I'm not sure if we're even going to get it on the 15th. Either way, I'm giddy as a school girl.

Can you give us your thoughts on this after you see it please.

[TommySyk]

Here's the review I wrote back in September when I saw the movie:

"Nazi punks, nazi punks, nazi punks, f*ck off!"
-The Ain't Rights (covering the Dead Kennedys)

There goes my dream of being in a punk rock band...

I don't think there's another film this year that had this much of an impact on me, and oh boy have I seen many films so far this year... Green Room is like an adrenaline shot filled with fear and paranoia - it feels like all of what the characters are feeling gets into your mind. This is an extremely intense, nail-bitting film, and it had me in stitches the entire time.

The anxiety lingering in the air during the entire film is perfection. Saulnier carefully and masterfully purposely unprepares you for all the surprises that are to come, and when they do, it's absolutely nerve-racking. It's not scary as a horror film should be, but it feels real and dangerous as a great horror-thriller should feel. Every decision the characters make, every step they take takes a toll on the viewer, and that's the ultimate art of filmmaking.

Patrick Stewart is given the opportunity to play the opposite of his Professor X - a ruthless plotting neo-nazi leader. He goes all out in his performance as an evil son of a *****, probably the best villanious role we'll ever see of him. I've always thought Anton Yelchin is a charismatic actor, and Imogen Poots is delightful, as always. Pretty much everyone was perfect in their roles, because all of them felt like they were real, you buy all of it.

Green Room is probably the best film I've seen all year, even topping the oh so shiny, oh so chrome beast of a film we call Mad Max: Fury Road. Not only that, but it's one of the most tense films I've ever seen. This is one of those films that has no trouble in pulling you right through the screen into its extremely violent and gruesome world, and probably the most entertaining confined horror/thrillers of the year. It'll be hard to knock this punk-rock madness off of the top spot this year, whatever's the weapon of your choosing, it'll surely be able to take a beating.

[MikeScott]

I hope this does great in limited release next weekend so it expands wide. I really want to see it.

[jacobsever]

What a ride this was.

I was leaning forward in my seat more often than comfortably kicked back. I was breathing heavy. I was 100% invested and involved for every turn of the corner. This is one super intense, super violent thriller.

Also, they were handing these out for free after the screening.

[ronboster]

My son and I saw a advance screening last night at Alamo Drafthouse (followed by a live stream Q&A with Saulnier and Anton Yelchin). We loved the film. It combines two of my favorite genre pictures, the siege/showdown and fish out of water vs the locals. You can defintely feel the DNA of John Carpenter in this film.

Both my son and I loved the movie. This is one of those films I was so consumed by while watching it, I wanted to go back and re-watch after the credits...this time without the shock factor, so I could appreciate the acting, story and cinematography etc.

Ron

PS: We came too late to get the shirt that jacob is picturing in the post above mine. Sold out crowd and from all we talked to loved the film too.

[MikeScott]

Anyone have this showing near them this weekend? Curious if anyone went today. Want to know how it's doing.

[jacobsever]

Originally Posted by MikeScott

Anyone have this showing near them this weekend? Curious if anyone went today. Want to know how it's doing.

Unless you're in NYC or LA, you won't be seeing this this weekend.

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

Unless you're in NYC or LA, you won't be seeing this this weekend.

Oh I know, but I was wondering if anyone here was able to go. I don't want it to be a well-reviewed genre picture that doesn't do well enough to go wide like what happened with The Guest . A lot of genre films struggle in limited release. Most are just best going wide off the bat. I hope I'll get to see this theatrically.

[jacobsever]

Ohhh, gotcha. Wide is 29th. I'm not sure how wide "wide" means for this film, but A24 has been pretty damn good at getting their pictures out. And I think with all the buzz they will get it into most cities.

[MikeScott]

But the ones they expand into wide release are the ones that do killer in limited release, such as Ex Machina and Spring Breakers. If Green Room doesn't then they might not go that wide.