Trailer for Pink's Horror Movie 'Catacombs' is Up
Filed under: Horror, Trailer Trash
I have to admit -- I never heard of the Catacombs of Paris until this year. Lounging at a friend's place, we somehow ended up watching one of those informational shows on the French city, and I finally got a primer on the eerie miles of tunnels underneath Paris. For the uninitiated -- the Catacombs is a network of tunnels and rooms underneath France that were converted into gigantic tomb at the end of the 18th century. The city was suffering from disease, so mass exhumations were performed, and remains were carefully placed in the tunnels, building walls of human bone and skulls. Considering the eerie story, it's surprising that it took all this time for someone to throw together a horror flick.Will it be good? I'm not so sure. We first told you about Catacombs a year ago, because Pink was playing one of the sisters caught in the Catacombs. Then, Scott Weinberg blogged about a trailer and the inclusion of Shannyn Sossamon as the other sister. The clip has since been taken down, but an official Lionsgate trailer has gone up over at Terrorfeed. The premise: a young woman (Pink) and her sister (Sossamon) go to an illegal rave in the Catacombs. When the cops raid the party, everyone flees, and the girls and their friends get caught in the maze of bones, hunted by a creepy creature whose head looks like a skinned donkey head or something similarly icky. It's kind of a bummer to have a scary beast be the culprit, because is there any place that would be better for a scary ghost story? You can't get much more ghostly potential than the Catacombs. Otherwise, Sossamon seems alright, but I'm not too sure on Lady Pink. At the very least, they shouldn't have her do the voiceover explaining the history -- it doesn't have much creepy impact. The trailer also gives a rundown of who died, which could seem spoilery if it wasn't completely inevitable. Although the movie was made ages ago, it has an ambiguous release date for sometime next year. Will it actually get released? Your guess is as good as mine.
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7-06-2007 @ 1:51PM
Liz Newcomb said...
I'm not a Pink fan or a horror film fan, but I would consider seeing this because of the Catacombs! I visited them in May and was completely awestruck. Far from being morbid, it was absolutely fascinating - definitely a must-see.
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7-06-2007 @ 6:15PM
ThePete said...
OK, I'm going to try very hard not to sound like a knowitall.
1) These catacombs are not under "France" they're under Paris. Just the one city. That would be one GIANT-ass system of tunnels if it were under the whole country.
2) The catacombs are miles and miles long and didn't just spring into being (you give no explanation), they were carved out by miners who provided the material used to build Paris (sorry, I forget what year).
3) It is only a portion of the catacombs that was turned into a tomb. (See below for what some of the rest of the miles are used for.)
4) While I question the quality of such shows, generally, they're called "documentary" programs, not "informational shows".
5) There are also catacombs under Rome and Edinburgh, Scotland (been to both) which are quite creepy, as well. However, I'd imagine the Parisian catacombs to be much creepier.
6) The Paris catacombs are closed off from regular folks but that doesn't stop people from sneaking down anyway. Just last year authorities stumbled across a fully-functioning movie theater down there. It had power, heat and even a concession stand (if memory serves). Also, I think I remember something about either the French Resistance or the Nazis using parts of the catacombs to hide out in during WWII.
OK, I hope that wasn't too annoying. Just trying to help and while I've never been to the catacombs under Paris, I've read a lot about them, mostly, on the 'net. There are plenty of sources out there to read from and even a few pictures. The scariest thing I read about was something that doesn't even sound that scary--but if you think about it, it's terrifying. You go down there, 60-100 feet below the surface. There's no ambient light at all. Then, you turn out your flashlight. The total silence and absence of light is enough to scare the crap out of you--according to the account I read.
Aaanyway, if a movie's been on the shelf for as long as this one has, it doesn't bode well for the film's quality. It's not like Sossamon is known for being in stellar films. That's not to say she's a crappy actor, just that the movies she's in are generally crap.
Just sayin'.
/knowitallmode
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7-09-2007 @ 10:30AM
Richard von Busack said...
Catacombs are great, but what we need more of in the movies is Mithraic temples. They keep finding them whenever a parking garage gets dug up in Europe. There was one in Blade 2, since I guess del Toro knows about these things...
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