web
counter
 

Kill List Trailer: How I Could Just Kill A Man

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (5)



KL-flame2882hires300dpi.jpg

I’m not entirely sure what the hell is going on here, but I think I like it. Mainly because this is the kind of trailer that strikes a certain chord with me — it’s creepy, a little edgy, mysterious and hints at a darkness and depth that I hope the film succeeds in maintaining.

Kill List is directed by Ben Wheatley, who directed Down Terrace, a film that garnered some solid praise on the festival circuit last year. I caught Down Terrace at IFFB last year, and had mixed feelings. Parts of it I adored, but I felt like as a whole, it missed the mark by a bit. Still, it was a promising debut, and it looks like Wheatley is mining darker territories for Kill List (read Prisco’s review of it from SXSW here).

Here’s the synopsis, since the trailer (thankfully) tells you very little:

Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer Jay, is pressured by his partner Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the dark, disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again - his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.

And the trailer:









Each Time You Like, Share, Tweet or Stumble a Pajiba Post, An Angel Does the Paul Rudd Dance



Escape From New York Remake Escapes From Being Made | The New Avengers Teaser Poster is Way Shiny









Comments

Two things, while some might think a, dried, straw mask is "c00l"

1. It's flammable

2. It's hella uncomfortable

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at July 21, 2011 9:26 AM

Spoken like a man who has tried one on!

(FWIW, I thought the same thing when I saw the pix. "Damn, that's gotta be scratchy. I'd be pissed too.")

Posted by: , at July 21, 2011 10:26 AM

That's Hollywood for you ... always putting up straw men ...

Posted by: The Wanderer at July 21, 2011 10:27 AM

Pretty damn effective. I love when trailers make a point to tell you almost nothing- and thus spoil nothing- but still manage to convey the feel of the movie. I'm sold.

Posted by: THRILLHO at July 21, 2011 3:18 PM

i was already groaning halfway tru the trailer bcoz do we really need another movie bout how good bad guys really are when they at home but dat second half, right there?

freaky. shit. i'm ready to buy the stocks now.

Posted by: haplo at July 21, 2011 7:34 PM