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Fading of the Cries Trailer / TK

Trade News | December 15, 2009 | Comments (72)


Whoa.

So, here’s the trailer for Fading of the Cries, a movie I’d never even heard of until about five minutes ago, even though the trailer’s been floating around for a bit now. The plot synopsis:

In “Fading of the Cries,” a young man armed with a deadly sword saves a teenage girl named Sarah from a malevolent evil that has begun plaguing a small farmland town, while in search of an ancient necklace that had belonged to Sarah’s uncle. The two set out to get to Sarah’s home safely, running through streets, fields, churches and underground tunnels, while being pursued by hordes of demonic creatures.

The young man is played by newcomer Jordan Matthews, and Sarah is played by Hallee Hirsh, who’s done a bunch of TV guest stints and not much else. Thomas Ian Nicholas (best known as Kevin Myers in the American Pie series) plays the uncle, and Brad Dourif, in full-on Grima Wormtongue mode, plays Mathias, the big bad. It’s written and directed by Brian Metcalf, in his full-length feature debut. I don’t know what it’s going to be rated, but from the looks of the trailer, lots of people get cut up by that sword. Lots of people. And I likes me some cuttin’. There are also some decently creepy creature effects that are rather Guillermo Del Toro-esque, which I approve of.

It may end up being crap, but I have to admit that the trailer kind of works for me, and the picture in the header? Freaks me the fuck out. Your thoughts?


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and the picture in the header? Freaks me the fuck out. Your thoughts?

I can't comment on the trailer, as it's blocked from work.

But I agree 100% on the that picture. Oh my...

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at December 15, 2009 10:36 AM

I don't know what that thing is, but I want it the fuck out of my head.

Posted by: Snath at December 15, 2009 10:37 AM

I do not like that picture. Do not like it. Which makes me way too excited to see this movie.

Posted by: Julie at December 15, 2009 10:41 AM

The character in that picture would make a great Halloween costume. I'm already working out how to do it.

Posted by: PaddyDog at December 15, 2009 10:42 AM

I do not like that picture. Do not like it. Which makes me way too excited to see this movie.

Posted by: Julie at December 15, 2009 10:41 AM

I agree. I'd like to see whatever that thing is get cut up by that deadly sword.

Words cannot express the therapeutic value of watching Jesse Eisenberg take a sledge hammer to the head of that hideous zombie clown from Zombieland that kept popping up on this site every other god damned day.

"Fuck this clown", indeed...

Now all we have see is the Human Centipede successfully, uh, disengaged, and Odette Yustman's bare ass and we're golden!

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at December 15, 2009 10:47 AM

I dunno. It looks very PG-13 somehow.

I'm less than impressed. I think it might be that music. That music just does not work.

Posted by: Jerce at December 15, 2009 10:48 AM

LOVE the pic. It has, like, flesh bangs. Or skin bangs?

Posted by: arrrghzi at December 15, 2009 10:52 AM

Yeah Jerce, I was about to say the same thing about the music--really awful low-budget synth stuff trying to sound epic, but in the most generic way possible. The visuals were pretty cool though, hopefully the music in the trailer is just temporary and they're still working on the actual score.

Posted by: Jesse M. at December 15, 2009 10:54 AM

If it wasn't for the severely creepy chick in the header material, this would be prime MST3K material.

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at December 15, 2009 10:59 AM

waaaaaaiiiittt wait wait... MACKENZIE ROSMAN?!? This is SO a movie sequel to Seventh Heaven. I hope. hahaha

Posted by: arrrghzi at December 15, 2009 11:05 AM

The music in the trailer is ATROCIOUS and the production values and special effects look like a made-for-TV movie. I love the creepiness of the pic at the top of this column, but the rest of this looks like a heap of crap. I'd watch it if it were on TNT on a Tuesday night, but that's about it.

Posted by: The Wandering Parakeet at December 15, 2009 11:06 AM

So. I watched it without the sound, and visually, it looks pretty exciting.

Also. I love Brad Dourif TO DEATH, and have since probably 1984. Hence, I will see anything he is in, ever. Although in a couple of those shots, he looked an awful lot like Ray Liotta. Or that guy I always think is Ray Liotta, but isn't.

Creep. Y.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverpuppet at December 15, 2009 11:12 AM

Whatwait ... Mackenize's in this? She was the only reason to watch "Seventh Heaven" ever. Half my dreams still involve Ruthie and a bag of candy ...

Fuck. Now I have to watch the damn trailer. Like I've got all day and nothing better to do but recover from having my gut sliced open.

Oh, wait ...

Posted by: , at December 15, 2009 11:19 AM

Just what I was thinking, Jeremy. I'll be your Joel if you be my Crow. figgy will have to be Tom Servo, if that's alright with you.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at December 15, 2009 11:20 AM

Wow, that trailer sure is ... dark.

Posted by: , at December 15, 2009 11:22 AM

This is SO a movie sequel to Seventh Heaven.

But a demon doesn't kill Jessica Biel's career, Powder Blue does.

Posted by: jM at December 15, 2009 11:30 AM

I love the creepiness of the pic at the top of this column, but the rest of this looks like a heap of crap.

Agreed. I was excited for a moment because of that delightfully creepy picture, but the trailer is complete shit. I couldn't even finish it.

Posted by: Thijs at December 15, 2009 11:35 AM

No way, this does not work for me AT ALL. I agree with everyone above- the music is seriously awful and it looks like a low-budget horror movie for kids, honestly.
My analysis: Header=creepy. Movie=crap.

Posted by: CallMeGinger at December 15, 2009 11:36 AM

It certainly looks weird. I'm fearing some hidden Christian allegory in the film. I've no evidence, only a gut instinct. It's either that or we've seen all that's worth seeing in the film in the trailer.

Posted by: Robert at December 15, 2009 11:45 AM

I think it could go either way, depending on whether it's just a shitty trailer for a pretty good movie, or actually reflective of the movie's real quality. I've grown increasingly paranoid about trailers lying to me in recent years.

I'm definitely willing to give it a shot though, if only to get a better look at those creature FX and for Brad Dourif. And to see if that guy can actually pretend to use a sword well, or if he's just going to swing ineffectually around and hope they fix it in post. That was always one of the fun parts of watching Highlander: the Series, seeing if this week's guest star pulled off the "Sure I've been using a sword for CENTURIES, HONEST!" requirement believably or just sort of flailed around and prayed.

MAKE IT COME OUT NOW.

Posted by: Nat Kittyface at December 15, 2009 11:48 AM

Can we please, please, PLEASE get an earlybird Dexter review this week? I am sure I am speaking for everyone when I say that I am freaking out waiting to share thoughts on it.

And this shit, seriously creepy looking. Especially that thing in the header pic.

Posted by: John Denver's Wingman at December 15, 2009 11:59 AM

I agree that the music destroyed any chance of trailer awesomeness. That, and I couldn't understand much of what was said, and the scenes where Sword Dude is cutting down the hordes looked like they came out of a crappy video game. Exactly how does he fight them all off when they're coming at him like that? He's letting them outflank him instead of planting himself at a chokepoint and taking them out one by one (like Aragorn at the end of LOTR). I love Dourif, though, he can usually spin gold out of crap.

Posted by: DeadBessie at December 15, 2009 12:00 PM

Nevermind, that's JK not TK huh?

*lowers head to desk*

Boy, and I was starting to think that I was a regular.

Posted by: John Denver's Wingman at December 15, 2009 12:01 PM

I am intrigued, but the music is awful and I didn't see one...not one cut slide.

Posted by: admin at December 15, 2009 12:01 PM

I want to say this movie will not suck, but... Thomas Ian Nicholas has second billing? Couldn't get anybody who can act? Strike 1.

Posted by: logar at December 15, 2009 12:05 PM

Jim Doggie: I AM SO THERE.

Posted by: figgy at December 15, 2009 12:34 PM

Auuugh!

Normally I would say "I am IN!" but... but...

Yeah, the trailer music is totally crap, and I thought my love for Brad Dourif knew no bounds, but gotdamn if that wasn't the worst and palest impression of evil warlock-y type dude, and... and...

I'd still see it, but I don't know that I'm expecting much.

@Robert: I'm fearing some hidden Christian allegory in the film.

I hadn't thought of that at all, but after reading your comment, I'm highly suspicious. I mean, I'm totally down with pseudo-biblical nonsense a la the upcoming Legion - put Kevin Durand in some badass wings, sure! But nothing would ruin it faster for me than having some sort of "message".

Posted by: MM at December 15, 2009 12:47 PM

It looks predictable and I hate predictable movies.

Posted by: Jadine at December 15, 2009 12:56 PM

I don't see what anyone likes in that trailer. This looks like one of those terrible Sci-Fi made movies my roommate is always watching. The music sounded horrible, the tiny amount of dialogue came off as cheesy, and the special effects...seriously does that not look like something done on the cheap. I was getting flashbacks to the special effects of "The Core". This just looks cheesy...

Posted by: Diablo at December 15, 2009 12:58 PM

Also, Fading of the Cries is a stupid-ass title. Ugh, I hate this movie more and more.

Posted by: The Wandering Parakeet at December 15, 2009 1:01 PM

Jesus ass, what the what with that picture? I'm utterly creeped out but I can't stop looking at it because I'm trying to figure out what the holy hell's going on there.

Posted by: Katers at December 15, 2009 1:16 PM

DOURIF!!!

Posted by: gp at December 15, 2009 1:17 PM

You can tell by both the score and the fake lightning...yes, and the presence of Thomas Ian Nichols (Guitar player extraordinaire!!!!) that this is STRAIGHT to DVD and then immediately to the 99 cent bin at the carwash.

Posted by: PissBoy at December 15, 2009 1:19 PM

that picture is creepy and then some. i see a new halloween costume around the corner.

Posted by: deche at December 15, 2009 1:21 PM

so no one else got "Horror-Labyrinth" vibes?

Posted by: mae at December 15, 2009 1:45 PM

umm yeah i got that vibe. now that movie was insane. if this is anything like that i'll piss myself.

Posted by: mellow at December 15, 2009 2:05 PM

i got horror labyrinth vibes and new moon vibes. that pictures is, i don't even know, but creepy is surely a word that comes up. i'll be up for it. problem is ive seen some great trailers for wack ass movies so it could go either way and this movie could suck dick. ill try and give it a shot.

Posted by: Gothika at December 15, 2009 2:18 PM

Holy shit Pissboy, your video stores have car washes? Amurica is a wondrous and magical place.

Posted by: admin at December 15, 2009 2:40 PM

Doesn't she look like she got caught with her hand in the cookie jar? A warm, pulsing (well, maybe not anymore), gory cookie jar?

Posted by: Eyvi at December 15, 2009 2:56 PM

i'll piss myself if this is that good. lmfao now why didn't i think of that combo. next up video stores with rub and tugs

Posted by: Slave at December 15, 2009 2:57 PM

now that's and image i won't get out of my head all day.

Posted by: Slave at December 15, 2009 2:59 PM

i dont even know what is going on but i have to see this. that is the weirdest most disgusting and coolest picture. im going to put a picture of that above my door at halloween and scare the kiddies

Posted by: blatant at December 15, 2009 3:46 PM

Brad Dourif, in full-on Grima Wormtongue mode

Does Brad Dourif have another mode? The dude could turn a reading of Green Eggs and Ham into a nightmare journey through the dark heart of whatever...

Posted by: Squirrelgripper at December 15, 2009 4:11 PM

that's what i love about the guy. he is the perfect big baddy. now nic cage is a guy who always plays the same thing. liked him in leaving las vegas. lmfao that pic is nasty. i gotta see this.

Posted by: kontraband at December 15, 2009 4:20 PM

The music in the trailer is ATROCIOUS and the production values and special effects look like a made-for-TV movie. I love the creepiness of the pic at the top of this column, but the rest of this looks like a heap of crap.

I mostly feel the same way. The pictures really makes me want to like the trailer, but it really does seem kind of made-for-tv in its production values. Or a series of video game cut-scenes. On the other hand, some of the visuals seemed rather cool. Back to the other, the story seems super-cliche...

Conflicted.

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at December 15, 2009 6:37 PM

This is the first trailer that really grabbed my attention in a long time. I'm so there whether by myself or others join in.

Posted by: Ciara at December 15, 2009 8:13 PM

Huh? This is totally Children of the corn with grown ups meets zombies. That "creepy" bitch is totally "He who walks behind the rows" sister from anotha motha.

In other words total shite!

Posted by: The Great Spork-sama at December 15, 2009 8:15 PM

Oh c'mon! This movie has everything!

Dude wearing a trenchcoat with sword in hand - check
Pretty confused girl - check
Creepy Cornfield - check
Terrible music - check
Body carnage - check
Possible onion head/nosy mother-in-law - check
Brad "motherfucking" Dourif - check

I. am. so. there.

And I'm making admin go with me because I will bet my maple syrup and feathers that there will be a cut slide - they just didn't want to ruin the surprise in the trailer.

Posted by: Kelly at December 15, 2009 11:50 PM

So agree and not in a stupid "i'm just going to go with it" attitude way (and good list btw). This looks really cool and has me interested. I think the more people who love it and hate it the better it gets. It has to be good if ppl are so crazy. Im totally there too. Don't ruin it or I won't like you :)

Posted by: Denise at December 16, 2009 1:04 AM

Far be it for me to ever attend Twilight or Harry Potter but THIS I will go see. Why? Vicious Brad Dourif is in it not gay prettyboy as badguy. Zombies are the shit! And the weird spirally demon chick is kinda cool in a Clive Barker sorta sense. The visuals look way cool, brutal and vicious. Trailer is confusing and don't know what the hell it is about but hey, its a trailer and it did enough to make me wanna go. And yeah, the music kinda sucks too... but hopefully its just the trailer music.

Posted by: gurlzedge at December 16, 2009 1:04 AM

Sorry but there is no way you're ever dragging me to twilight. I'm not going to be a pessimist here at all just because these people look like they have a bunch of tween followers. If anything, Brad Dourif is a huge reason I'm seeing this. The other side is that the hero doesn't look lame like this Pattinson weirdo. Music is weird but unless they're stupid that's not gonna be the only music in the movie. If it is, I'll see it just to see the history of dumbness solidified. Either way, I agree to see it.

Posted by: Tolkien at December 16, 2009 2:20 AM

I'd really like this to be good... that header picture is beyond creepy and the brief clips they show of freaky cone head chick look pretty great... but the rest of it. well, it worries me. I immediately noticed that horrendous music and some of the effects look pretty cheesy. But what really gets me...

the birds at about the 1:50 mark. They honest to godtopus look like they're hung with string and are being controlled by an offscreen puppeteer. Just awful.

Posted by: Even Stevens at December 16, 2009 2:22 AM

i don't give two shits what anyone says i'm seeing this. i actually don't hate twilight. i don't hate nor do i love it. It just is what it is. i just don't have anytime to care about it. who the fuck cares. let them have their bullshit fun and get the fuck on with your life. i really like this and will see this no matter what. the only thing i hate is ignorance. all i see is a teaser trailer. give me more and i'll give you my intelligent opinion. until then, i like it. i like the visuals, i like the fighting, i like some of the acting but i don't see any scenes so i have no idea. i'll see this the moment it comes out and i want to see this in theatres.

Posted by: keler at December 16, 2009 3:15 AM

damnit ... somebody beat me to the human centipede reference ...

and meh to this film ...

Posted by: lelnguye at December 16, 2009 7:38 AM

looks kinda stabby

Posted by: idleprimate at December 16, 2009 10:47 AM

centipedes are SUPER LAME. movie looks cool but what in the world is it about? and did that dude just turn into crows? definitely not in the same genre but some of this smells like gladiator. robin hood is now stuck in my head.

Posted by: Crasher at December 16, 2009 5:56 PM

I'm with Keler on the whole "I do not even care about Twilight" thing. This movie flirts with it but maybe they're on to something by taking that and making it something I wanna see. Do not want to see a chick flick but the graphics are good. It has a resident evil touch to it.

Posted by: BDG at December 16, 2009 7:59 PM

yeah but the only thing they should change is the music. i heard helmet has tracks on this and that is absolutely not helmet (if it is I'll shoot myself). cause of that i wanna hear what they put on it and the flicks at the top of my list. that band is so underrated. i couldn't care any less that tweens like it. no one cares. just give them an ice cream cone and hook up their ipods to miley cyrus. they don't bother me.

Posted by: keller at December 16, 2009 8:35 PM

Are those bats flying around in the background when they are fighting in the end? I'll go just for that!

Posted by: Ames at December 17, 2009 4:06 PM

I need new glasses. Is there even something there?

Posted by: Ames at December 17, 2009 4:09 PM

Ames are you on an acid trip? where did you get that? I will now see this movie on acid. Maybe it will be a Pink Floyd experience OR it will terrorize me like The Scarecrow blasting me with his "SPECIAL RECIPE!" NIIIICE. NOO MATTA WHAT I BE LOOKIN 4WARD 2 IT!! THANX 4 THE IDEAAAAA!

Posted by: SHROOM at December 17, 2009 5:12 PM

tweens with ipods hooked up to miley cyrus and ice cream. great mental pic going into the weekend. i'm sure it will allow for some good laughs. i was in the realm of seeing this as different in a good way, but ok.

Posted by: roach at December 18, 2009 9:36 PM

I agree with most of you on the Twilight or Harry Potter or what is basically an epic fantasy tale correlation. This appears to be much more adult but in a good way. I think that's original as most films are either strictly for adult audiences and are frankly really boring (with a few exceptions of course). Most fantasies are for children and annoying to mostly anyone with intelligence. This is one of the top movies I'm watching for now. I am so into this. I would love to know more about the story beyond whats on wikipedia. I can leave that go for the moment.

Posted by: Constantine at December 19, 2009 5:59 AM

Keler, I like you. Looks good to me.

Posted by: Milos at December 20, 2009 12:04 AM

I am feeling New Moon virus symptomatic

Posted by: RYDER at December 21, 2009 1:40 AM

WHOA! have i been asleep for the past decade? is this a graphic novel i missed. it looks like an adaptation of some kind. im into it big time!

Posted by: jb at December 21, 2009 2:47 AM

I will attempt to avoid any New Moon analogies despite the outstandingly apparent details. I wouldn't see that movie if you paid me. I have watched this over and over and the more I watch it the more it is growing on me. Growing on me like a virus. Oh the drama. I don't know what to make of this but it could turn out to be really good or horrible. I just don't know what to make of it but I can't get it out of my head either way. I'll check it out but will throw my food at the screen if it's anything less than spectacular. Come on, Pulp Fiction me.

Posted by: Odyssey at December 28, 2009 10:30 PM

well now i know that i'm not delusional when i say that vampires are the theme of the past year. i'm just waiting for maybe a new marvel comic book on the matter.

Posted by: Inbreed at December 31, 2009 8:42 PM

This movie REALLY seems less interesting to me. The story doesn't make sense at all. If you read the description it says a small farmland town, which doesn't make sense why so many people are dead in one little area. It's not like this movie takes place in Chicago or New York where you see a lot of people walking everywhere. Why does it take only one slash of that guy's sword to kill a zombie in a split second?...That's so fake! The acting is horrible; no one in the friggin movie even looks scared. You can tell how scared the main characters are in horror movies just by the expression of their faces and their behaviors (for example, paranormal activity), but not in this movie... This is just another one of those 'cheap' movies...kind of like spiderman 3 (which I just recently saw and was very disappointed) not worth spending money.

Posted by: hatethismovie at January 9, 2010 4:02 PM

Spider Man 3 was not great, true. I'm not so sure about the rest of your argument aside from how they came up with so many dead people. The only thing I can think of is that it would be boring to watch the guy chop down just a handful of people. You could be right about that but my guess is that will be described in the story. Maybe not, who knows. But, the idea that killing them off with one slash is fake I disagree with. Isn't this supposed to be fantasy. It's a movie that I'm going to so that I can escape the boredom of reality. There wasn't enough acting in the trailer fro me to tell but the acting in Harry Potter, Twilight, and a laundry list of other movies is quite bad so my point is this doesn't look any worse than that. I'm not going to this movie for the acting. I'm going to be entertained. For that reason, it looks to fit the bill. You must have some hidden talent if you can tell so much from a trailer and a few quick expressions. I'll wait to see the movie.

Posted by: Ibsen at January 12, 2010 7:23 AM

i love it and i typically HATE most trailers

Posted by: paige at January 27, 2010 9:02 PM

Haha well you seem quite passionate :). I very much so anticipate this. It looks magnificent. The music is a little on the corny side but it looks fantastic all together.

Posted by: Carl at March 11, 2010 4:04 PM





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