Graphic novel adaptation seem to be all the rage these days. 300, V for Vendetta and Watchmen are three perfect examples of this trend. Whilst they all received mixed reviews, one has to admit that they keep up with the style of comic-book movies in the sense of not sucking balls, like videogame adaptation (Prince of Persia being the one and only exception).
Here we have yet another adaptation that wants to take a stab at it. Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time to Hop a trailer for the movie: Priest.
tHop - Priest
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69665
Here we have yet another adaptation that wants to take a stab at it. Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time to Hop a trailer for the movie: Priest.
tHop - Priest
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69665
Set one hundred years in the future, after the war between Christians and Satanists, a Christian warrior priest disobeys church law when he teams up with a young sheriff and a priestess. The man did so because a cult of vampire outlaws led by a former Christian, now Satanist, named Black Hat. They kidnapped the Priest’s niece and now he must save her before they brainwash her.
It’s a fairly standard story set in a world that reminded me of the Judge Dredd adaptation. They live in a city and outside there’s a wasteland. Although in the movie it’s more Modern Age City and Wild West Wasteland. Everything else reminded me a lot of Judge Dredd as well, besides the vampires that reminded me of the vampires in I Am Legend (THE HELL ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE, FRED?).
I am really hoping that this movie’s story is more than just this because from what we could see in the trailer, it has some pretty solid action in it.
But what’s a movie without actors, eh? Let’s sum them up:
Paul Bettany (Charles from A Beautiful Mind and Silas from The Da Vinci Code) as Priest
Cam Gigandet (Volchok from The O.C. and … OMG! JAMES FROM TWILIGHT! NO WAI!) as Hicks
Maggie Q (If you don’t know her, shame on you!) as Priestess
Karl Urban (Same as Maggie Q) as Black Hat
Christopher Plummer (General Chang from Star Trek and various other great movies) as Monsignor Orelas
Brad Dourif (Sheriff Lee Bracket from the Halloween remakes and Reed from the GUN videogame) as a salesman
HEY MOVIE, DRYING OUT ARE WE?
Alan Dale … FUCK YAH! (Charles Widmore from Lost, Bradford Meade from Ugly Betty, etc) as Monsignor Chamberlain
The movie is Directed by Scott Stewart, the man who brought us Legion … Right …
Okay, as you can probably guess, it’s not exactly a star studded spectacle, but what this movie does have is a lot of talent and a lot of potential. It’s definitely on my radar and I advice everyone to put it on there as well.
It’s a fairly standard story set in a world that reminded me of the Judge Dredd adaptation. They live in a city and outside there’s a wasteland. Although in the movie it’s more Modern Age City and Wild West Wasteland. Everything else reminded me a lot of Judge Dredd as well, besides the vampires that reminded me of the vampires in I Am Legend (THE HELL ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE, FRED?).
I am really hoping that this movie’s story is more than just this because from what we could see in the trailer, it has some pretty solid action in it.
But what’s a movie without actors, eh? Let’s sum them up:
Paul Bettany (Charles from A Beautiful Mind and Silas from The Da Vinci Code) as Priest
Cam Gigandet (Volchok from The O.C. and … OMG! JAMES FROM TWILIGHT! NO WAI!) as Hicks
Maggie Q (If you don’t know her, shame on you!) as Priestess
Karl Urban (Same as Maggie Q) as Black Hat
Christopher Plummer (General Chang from Star Trek and various other great movies) as Monsignor Orelas
Brad Dourif (Sheriff Lee Bracket from the Halloween remakes and Reed from the GUN videogame) as a salesman
HEY MOVIE, DRYING OUT ARE WE?
Alan Dale … FUCK YAH! (Charles Widmore from Lost, Bradford Meade from Ugly Betty, etc) as Monsignor Chamberlain
The movie is Directed by Scott Stewart, the man who brought us Legion … Right …
Okay, as you can probably guess, it’s not exactly a star studded spectacle, but what this movie does have is a lot of talent and a lot of potential. It’s definitely on my radar and I advice everyone to put it on there as well.
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