Rubber (2010)

[KingSimba]

Release date: 11th/April/2011
Distributor: Optimum
Source: Play.com

[Foggy]

Here's the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joI-uU86NXw

Looks damn entertaining

[DaveSimonH]

Wow, just wow....

[thewerepuppygrr]

I heard about this a while back, so glad it's getting a release over here. It looks great. And at first I thought the idea of a killer wheel was crazy, but then I remembered 'Christine'...

[chip75]

Originally Posted by thewerepuppygrr

I heard about this a while back, so glad it's getting a release over here. It looks great. And at first I thought the idea of a killer wheel was crazy, but then I remembered 'Christine'...

This looks fun. Rubber going were no movie dares to tread.... It reminds me of the Futurama episode War is the H-Word.

Zap Brannigan on the Brainballs "They've got lots of brains and lots of.... chutzpa."

[thewerepuppygrr]

Originally Posted by chip75

This looks fun. Rubber going were no movie dares to tread.... It reminds me of the Futurama episode War is the H-Word.

Zap Brannigan on the Brainballs "They've got lots of brains and lots of.... chutzpa."

lol that's funny because 'Christine' reminds me of that Futurama episode where Bender becomes the were-car. "AaaoooooooooowHonkHonk!"

[chip75]

Originally Posted by thewerepuppygrr

lol that's funny because 'Christine' reminds me of that Futurama episode where Bender becomes the were-car. "AaaoooooooooowHonkHonk!"

I was going to mention The Honking lol....

[*RedStar*]

Originally Posted by KingSimba

Release date: 11th/April/2011
Distributor:
Source: Play.com

Does play ship to US?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by *RedStar*

Does play ship to US?

I think it's EU only.

From Play.com.

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[*RedStar*]

Sooo can one of u generous blokes PM & order a copy I will pay u for the help. If any1 is generous enuff.

[KingSimba]

Originally Posted by *RedStar*

Sooo can one of u generous blokes PM & order a copy I will pay u for the help. If any1 is generous enuff.

Im sure this will also be up to pre-order at Amazon UK and HMV sometime soon, which I believe both ship to the US, if that makes it any easier for you.

[*RedStar*]

Originally Posted by KingSimba

Im sure this will also be up to pre-order at Amazon UK and HMV sometime soon, which I believe both ship to the US, if that makes it any easier for you.

Yes it does thanks KS!

[*RedStar*]

This is gonna show up here in the States on Friday...finally. Does anyone know if this blu on amazon.uk is region locked? Never heard of the group that is releasing it.

[The Driver]

Certainly looks interesting!


http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...r/Product.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004OQJSVS
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...1;-1&sku=50108

[The Driver]

Dual/alternating cover?

[LordCrumb]

Originally Posted by The Driver

Certainly looks interesting!

[Show spoiler]

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...r/Product.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004OQJSVS
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...1;-1&sku=50108

Great looking cover, very very cool.

[No1Mugster]

What the hell? A Film about a killer tyre! Will get it when it's £5ish which shouldn't be too long.

[tenia]

You have to explain me how a movie shot in 25 fps with the Canon Mark II turned into a 1080p transfer.

[clemery]

I am in the "massively amusing" category!!

I saw Rubber a couple weeks back and have been thinking about it and talking about it quite a lot since.

What I see is a very biting satire on both movie audiences and the movie industry itself... specifically the banal, cliched output of the Hollywood cash machine. To my mind, the "no reason" gimmick is a bit of a red herring, as I see a lot of reason behind Rubber (and also the examples of "no reason" given in the intro are deliberately false).


There are possible spoilers below:

[Show spoiler]To me, the 'killer tyre' represents originality (it is certainly an original idea!), and this originality is basically killing off the cliches that saturate the majority of current Hollywood output. This point was rammed home at the close of the film where the legion of tyres are headed to Hollywood.

There is, of course, a lot more to it than that, with subtle, and not-so-subtle, digs and references. I get an almost-Lynchian feel while watching the movie, and enjoy speculating on what certain sequences have to say about the movie industry and its audiences. The IMDB boards for Rubber have plenty of opinions on some of the meaning (or lack-of) behind Rubber, and was a great read.

I do agree that the film was a bit-hit and miss. I have no problem with the length (hell, its only 78 minutes guys!!!) but there were some sequences that were either too extraneous or unnecessary. But if all you see is a 'killer tyre' movie, then I think you have missed the point.

In terms of the transfer, I was blown away at the clarity of this low-budget, 'shot on cheap digital' movie... the richness of the early desert sequences was mind blowing, and really makes me wonder why so many studio releases struggle to look anywhere near as vivid.

On a final note... the cover art is pretty cool, but there are already a couple of great poster designs for this movie, and may end up making my own cover.