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Ich Bin Ein Scaredy Cat

By Cindy Davis | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (16)

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Yes, I’m a scaredy cat, a chicken shit, a wimp. And yet still I seem to be attracted to the dark, the creepy, the serial killers. Sometimes I cover my eyes during the bad parts, peeking from between my fingers and yes, people laugh heartily when they see me. Whatthefrakever. At least I try to watch, right? And I’m definitely going to subject myself to this one, A Horrible Way to Die which will have its debut at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

A Horrible Way to Die is directed by Adam WIngard (Pop Skull and tells of an escaped killer (AJ Bowen) on the hunt for his former girlfriend (Amy Seimetz) who left town to make a new life. It’s a simple premise and sometimes the best scary tales are the least complicated. I love the trailer’s calm, quiet leading to a disturbing montage of images.

Updated with a new trailer link


Ima be in my theater, peeking.









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Comments

It doesn't play for me!!

Posted by: mslewis at August 27, 2010 6:23 PM

Yeah, it doesn't much "play for me," either mslewis. Sorry, but "disturbing images" don't cut it for me anymore.

Now that TITLE? Hell, I can't stop saying it over & over again in as thick a German accent as I can manage:

"Ich Ben Ein Scaredy Cat" - shit, that is so damn catchy!!

Posted by: abliac at August 27, 2010 6:56 PM

Guys, it's an exclusive trailer so you click on the picture and it's a link to the trailer page. Definitely worth a watch.

Posted by: Cindy at August 27, 2010 8:45 PM

So its an ex who is a serial killer/mass murderer? Is that what I'm getting?

I failed to see anything enticing in that trailer.

Posted by: DeistBrawler at August 28, 2010 1:10 AM

It plays for me.

But I'm special that way.

"Disturbing montage of images"? What, a chick smoking?

Posted by: , at August 28, 2010 1:10 AM

I am already 1/2 suicidal tonight. Pass. Imma gonna watch Torchwood and Rescue Me and POSSIBLY Project Runway. I hear this 'Gretchen' Bitch is due for a take down.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at August 28, 2010 1:11 AM

Yes, I’m a scaredy cat, a chicken shit, a wimp.

I have just the movie for you, Cindy. It's called A Serbian Film and is a light-hearted romp through Bosnia. Nothing scary at all. You really should see it.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at August 28, 2010 4:09 AM

Ha! Uriah, I'm going to pass on that.

As for you hard core peeps up there, I prefer a quiet creepy thing to the straight up horror or torture porn (never seen one and never will) that some of you enjoy.

Posted by: Cindy at August 28, 2010 11:47 AM

This film looks absolutely terrible. In my long history of reading this site, I've never seen something posted that looks this low of quality.

Does this SERIOUSLY look good to you? Honestly? What about it is appealing? I just...I just don't get it. This looks like a complete waste of time.

(5 Minutes later)

Okay, so I just watched it again to see if I was overreacting. WHAT THE FUCK? This looks like a film school project! SIGH.

Posted by: raalickeller at August 28, 2010 12:49 PM

I'm a quiet, subtle horror man myself and this looks good. It meets my preferences based on the trailer: no blue filters, good acting, and clothed actors. That's good. It looks like a nice little thriller that hopefully won't fall into all the standard trappings of the serial killer film.

Posted by: Robert at August 28, 2010 3:06 PM

"This looks like a film school project!"

Most of the trailer gave me that feeling, but there were one or two moments of promise.

Posted by: ben at August 29, 2010 10:23 AM

Ben, you're right. There were exactly two moments of promise:

The beginning and the end.

Posted by: raalickeller at August 29, 2010 10:03 PM

At least it's good to see that Zach Galifianakis has branched out from his traditional movie roles.

Posted by: Ryan at August 29, 2010 10:57 PM

EEEEE!!! AJ BOWEN!!! he was so good in The Signal, i can't wait!!

Posted by: gp at August 30, 2010 12:37 PM

I'm not tryin' to be an attention whore or anything, but I think my joking comment near the top, directly underneath 'mslewis', might have been overlooked.

I did indeed see the trailer, right? And I was rather underwhelmed by it, okay? So, while my comment may have looked generic and boring if one were just skimming through it, it was actually meant to be a brilliantly humorous play on words that were meant to encourage laughter, or a wry smile, from the reader. In reviewing said comment, it occured to me that perhaps I left too much, say, ambiguosness, to properly communicate the joke?

So please allow me to take it from the 'top', so to speak, and re-print the entire exchange, beginning w/ the 'straight' comment by mslewis, followed by my revised response which, once you've read it, will assure you all that it is indeed guffaw-worthy, and I await your congratulations:

mslewis: It doesn't play for me!

abliac: Yeah, it doesn't really "play" for me either, mslewis, glad we speak the same lingo. Sorry, but "disturbing images" don't cut it for me anymore, either...

NOW you see what you were missing? Funny as shit, huh? I thought you'd like it, you LOL people you!

Thank you everyone, you've been great, goodnight & don't forget to log off safely!

Posted by: abliac at August 30, 2010 8:44 PM

"ich bin ein scaredy cat"
=
"ich bin eine schreckhafte katze"

your friend,

the grammar nazi

fun fact: in germany we also like to make fun of the way our people talked before 1945. but do you guys think we all talk like the nazis (mostly played by english speaking actors) in old black/white movies?

Posted by: seen it at August 31, 2010 9:51 AM