Von Trier's 'Antichrist' Trailer: Yay or Nay?
Filed under: Horror, Independent, Trailers and Clips
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Finally we can see a little more than just a sexy snapshot of Willem Dafoe bonking Charlotte Gainsbourg on a mass of tree roots that are sprouting human arms. In other words, the trailer for Lars Von Trier's Antichrist is here.
Besides being a Von Trier fan, I've been eager for him to take the chills of The Kingdom and throw them up on the big screen. The man has got a way to make simplicity super creepy, much like David Lynch's Twin Peaks, and Antichrist seems to deliver. The basics seem almost too typical -- the cabin in the woods, the crows, the isolation, the creepy wind -- but that subdued and creepy filmmaking is front and center. I say anything that can make those oft-used images seem creepy, in the confines of an all-too-brief trailer, is worth the effort.
Many blogs, like Spout and CHUD say the same thing: creepy, but conventional. However, The Guardian's Xan Brooks remains unconvinced. In fact, he says: "The omens for Antichrist are not encouraging," and goes on to describe it as "oddly uninspired."
Are those recognizable tropes too much for you? Or, are you falling for Von Trier's horror eye?
Lars von Trier's Antichrist - Official Trailer from Zentropa on Vimeo.
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4-15-2009 @ 8:38PM
jenni said...
I think and hope it will be excellent and creepy, much like The Kingdom!
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4-16-2009 @ 12:13AM
Mr. R said...
The owner of creepy woods will always be The Evil Dead. I think the 70's washed out color and the simplicity of the surroundings will never be achieved just quite the same again.
I would watch this, hard to judge a movie by its trailer alone.
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4-16-2009 @ 8:07AM
Timon Weller said...
I like the look of the film, looks spooky. I would watch it for sure. I like the colours they use with the filming as well.
Timon
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4-16-2009 @ 5:00PM
Alex said...
Von Trier is a master of subverting familiar genres and, based on his past ventures into horror, I have no reason to believe that this will be anything less than his usual, infuriatingly brilliant best. Even if he didn't have anything to do with this, a "cabin in the woods" thriller starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg? I'll take that over any horror film of the last five years.
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