Movies
Official Facebook Page Debuts Kickass Modernized Trailer for Original ‘Alien’
One of the most effective movie trailers of all time was the very first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Alien, which I once wrote an entire article about here on Bloody Disgusting. I called it the perfect trailer for the perfect horror film, as it managed to sell audiences on the sci-fi/horror masterpiece without actually spoiling a single thing about the plot.
It explained nothing, told you nothing, and barely even showed you anything; and yet, it ensured you HAD to buy a ticket on the weekend of June 22nd, 1979.
In that article, I noted that if Alien was released today we’d be shown the Xenomorph, Chest Burster and Face Hugger long before buying a ticket, and indeed all of those iconic images and moments are on display in a new modernized trailer for the original classic that just debuted on the official Alien Facebook page today.
True to the modern style, the trailer is loaded with spoilery snippets. But since we’re all intimately familiar with the film by now anyway, it can be enjoyed as a pretty kickass trailer that reminds why Alien remains one of the best horror films of all time.
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
Looking for New Episodes of “Chucky” on Peacock? Here’s What Changed
‘Mountain Man’ – Joe Manganiello Will Battle Zombies in Upcoming Horror Movie
‘The Blair Witch Project’ – Original Stars Release a Statement Asking Lionsgate for Residuals & Recognition
‘Trap’ – Official Trailer Previews a Wild New Horror Experience from M. Night Shyamalan
‘The Exorcism’ – Russell Crowe Stars in Horror Movie Formerly Titled ‘The Georgetown Project’
You must be logged in to post a comment.