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Trailer Review: The Unborn

Posted by Paul Clark


You know, it was one thing when Michael Bay would only produce remakes of horror favorites like Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Friday the 13th. After all, it’s not like any self-respecting horror fan would bother with those, right? But now, it looks like Bay has broadened his production horizons to inflict crappy new properties on the genre. This time out, he’s teamed up with serial crap-monger David S. Goyer, a wildly inconsistent screenwriter turned hacky director, who previously inflicted the worst Blade movie and the terrible J-horror ripoff The Invisible on the world. But despite Goyer’s presence, Bay’s fingerprints are all over this one, with its shocking coming primarily from CGI beasties and editing tricks (oooh, Avid farts! Scary!) rather than atmosphere and skillful filmmaking. Plus there’s Gary Oldman as a rabbi, who I’m not sure I trust considering his last appearance as a man of faith. You’d think that someone with Bay’s clout in Hollywood would use his powers for good rather than evil, but then, we’re talking about Michael Bay here.


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Bête de Jour said:

Hmmm. Well, I think it looks quite scary. And I hate horror films. Anyway, I came here looking for Sarah Palin. Now where is she?

November 26, 2008 5:16 AM

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