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Review: Surrogates
5 October 2009 1:14 PM, PDT
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There hasn’t been much in the way of good all out sci-fi action this year. Star Trek was as much introduction as it was action, Terminator: Salvation disappointed, and Transformers… Well, lets not talk about Transformers. So, with District 9 as the only real intelligent contender, Surrogates came along at a good time to try and provide what had been missing this year.
Based on a little known comic, Surrogates starts off with a brief, and almost half-hearted montage of how science has created affordable ’surrogates’, and how they are now used by 95% of the population. The concept of the surrogate is simple. The user stays at home in a nice comfy chair, hooked-up to their ’surri’ via a neural link. They then live out their day via the highly advanced, idealised robot version of themselves. The robots are completely human looking, and very strong.
Bruce Willis plays federal agent Tom Greer.
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- Barry Steele
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Surrogates Review
26 September 2009 11:28 AM, PDT
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In “Surrogates,” FBI agents (Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselves—fit, good looking remotely controlled machines that ultimately assume their life roles—enabling people to experience life vicariously from the comfort and safety of their own homes. The murder spawns a quest for answers: in a world of masks, who’s real and who can you trust?
Willis still takes a beating better than any action star in the business. But there are really only two significant action sequences in what’s otherwise a murder mystery set in a future world. Oh, and pretty much everyone now owns a surrogate robot body—usually a blandly prettier version of themselves—through which they can live vicariously, feeling everything good that the surrogate experiences,
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- Allan Ford
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Interview: 'Surrogates' Director Jonathan Mostow
23 September 2009 6:32 PM, PDT
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Jonathan Mostow is one of the "that guys" of the directing world: you almost always recognize his handiwork, but you're not quite sure who he is, because his films maintain a more assertive sense of themselves than they do of him (and we mean that as a compliment). Although he did some smaller films before then, 1997's Breakdown was his calling card as a filmmaker, and contained all of the elements that would signify something made by him - namely, an interesting idea that was executed with mastery of form and a comfortable grasp on genre conventions. Subsequently he directed the submarine thriller U-571 and Terminator 3, and his latest, Surrogates, is another example of high-concept storytelling streamlined to maximize its entertainment potential.
Cinematical recently sat down with Mostow in Los Angeles for an exclusive interview about the ins and outs of the film, which follows Bruce Willis as a cop
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- Todd Gilchrist
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Review: Did You Ever See... Breakdown?
23 September 2009 3:48 PM, PDT
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The sci-fi action film Surrogates is released this week. Bruce Willis stars in a story about a future world where no-one leaves their homes. Willis is compelled to enter the real world for the first time in many years, to investigate the murders of several people through their robot selves, something not thought possible.
Jonathan Mostow, the director, is probably best known for his disappointing Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Take heart, though. Mostow Has proved he can direct a thrilling action film. I'll see you on the other side, for a look at the Kurt Russell 'vehicle', 1997's Breakdown.
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Fox Searchlight and Lorenzo di Bonaventura Teaming Up!
3 June 2009 10:00 AM, PDT
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Our favorite indie studio, Fox Searchlight, is teaming up with big time Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura for a thriller titled Kidnap. Written by "Jackass" regular Knate Gwaltney, Kidnap is centers on a woman whose son is kidnapped at a local mall and embarks on a chase to save him, with a similar vibe to Taken (the big success story that everyone is trying to mimic in Hollywood these days). Those familiar with the script say it also bears similarities to Breakdown, Paramount's 1997 thriller starring Kurt Russell about a man who must find his wife when she goes missing after their car breaks down in the desert.
Di Bonaventura has lined up John Moore, who last directed Max Payne, to helm Kidnap. This seems like a big production with a big concept that's being developed at a very small studio, and I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Usually
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- Alex Billington
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Trailer for Surrogates online
23 May 2009 3:51 PM, PDT
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Jonathan Mostow is one of those directors I keep track of. I may not be overwhelmed with what he did with the previous installment of the Terminator franchise, but even that one had plenty of memorable images attached. As for his other movies “U-571” and “Breakdown”, those are lodged firmly in the “very enjoyable if not brilliant” part of my mental archive.
And his next is the sci-fi thriller “Surrogates”, starring Bruce Willis and based on the graphic novel by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele. It’s about a nearby future where everyone does their daily activities by using robotic doppelgangers, operated live through the internet, thereby keeping your own original body safe at home from accidents, diseases or repetitive strain injury. An intriguing concept where cops can keep being shot without actually dying, and where being run over by a bus only means a temporary wait for the insurance
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- Ard Vijn
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Bruce Willis Loves ‘Surrogates’
21 May 2009 5:05 PM, PDT
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Well, at least I think he does. Although, if this trailer for his new film Surrogates is any indication, there’s not much Willis character likes about anything in this film. In fact, he seems a bit perturbed.
In case you’re not familiar with Surrogates, which is based on the graphic novel by Robert Venditti, it concerns two FBI agents (Willis and Radha Mitchell) investigating the murder of a college student linked to a man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon. This technology allows people to purchase perfect robotic versions of themselves which, of course, leads to all kind of trouble.
I like Bruce Willis in pretty much anything he does and its nice to see Radha Mitchell in a movie that looks much better than the last one I saw her in — the craptastic giant killer crocodile film Rogue, co-starring Michael “just doing it for the paycheck” Vartan.
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- Chris Ullrich
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Make Your Own Surrogate
10 February 2009 2:14 PM, PST
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Hollywood loves Viral Marketing. The phenomenon took off a decade ago when the makers of The Blair Witch Project used several “real sites” to market their movie. Since then films as diverse as AI, The Dark Knight and Cloverfield have all used the technique to get film fans curious about their forthcoming release.
The newest film to use this marketing technique is the Bruce Willis starrer The Surrogates. What does it entail? Well you can choose your own surrogate!
If you visit Virtual Self Industries you can choose different attributes for your personal surrogate. Play with the models they give you (not as kinky as it sounds) or upload your own image and tweak it - it’s your call. The site is pretty fun - but in all honesty it‘s nothing more than 21st Century dress up
The Surrogates based on a graphic novel by Robert Venditti and
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- Niall Browne
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