Brothers (Maguire, Gyllenhaal, Portman)

Ham n Cheese · 07-07-2009, 12:01 AM

Honestly thought this was a joke trailer or something until I looked it up on IMDB. Not only does it seem to give away nearly the entire movie, but also is really weird. What kind of kid talks the way the little one does at the end? Definitely didn't expect this when I read the cast list either.

A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier's film, "Brothers".

CalhoonJugganaut · 07-07-2009, 01:22 AM

this looks pretty good...i've always thought jake and toby looked alike somehow.

nu_11 · 07-07-2009, 01:47 PM

Haha wtf is going on at the end? srsly

homsar · 07-07-2009, 02:01 PM

I'm still waiting for Satans Alley

Kaosu · 07-08-2009, 03:46 AM

Looks like a play by play remake from the movie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_(2004_film)

Synopsis is almost exactly like how the movie is.

darkseid · 07-08-2009, 04:03 AM

I'd see it, just because Portman is in it.

Regime · 07-08-2009, 12:50 PM

I went from wanting to watch it to wanting prozac after the end.

Tuco · 07-08-2009, 01:16 PM

Not sure who would want to see this movie after seeing that trailer.

Galgor · 07-08-2009, 01:25 PM

Yeah ouch.

Leave it to Toby Maguire to fuck up their Hallmark Film moment.

Szlia · 07-08-2009, 05:06 PM

I saw the danish film several years ago and I think the story was told a little differently. In this remake, it feels like the soldier explains what he went through to his wife (or at least her asking about it prompts the flash-back), when in the danish original, we follow the soldier and his wife in parallel. It may be something done purely for the trailer though.

Another difference is the ages of the cast. The soldier was a pretty high rank officer and both him and his wife were in their late 30s (the wife was played by a mesmerizing Connie Nielsen) while the irresponsible younger brother was in his early 30s if that. Portman is 28, Maguire is a very youthful looking 34 and Gyllenhaal is 28, so the dynamic and the connotations change a fair bit.

Kiksar · 07-08-2009, 09:48 PM

Interesting. Jim Sheridan did In America which I thought was really good, then he did that 50 Cent movie that I never bothered seeing (I'm sure he's done other stuff, but I haven't seen anything else). This looks like it could be alright, other than the shitty choices of trailer music and the fact that they just showed us waaaaay too much.

Suineg · 07-09-2009, 08:15 PM

Definitely on my not to do list.

Propaganda bullshit or just run of the mill brother stealing a wife bullshit.

Either way it's garbage.

Zanoan · 07-14-2009, 02:56 PM

Original is definitely a very compelling story atleast. Haven't watched this one, surprised to hear about the remake - but out of respect I guess I'll try and find this one just to be sure how great the original was

07-07-2009, 12:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ham n Cheese The sky calls to us Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 12,412 +58 Internets	Brothers (Maguire, Gyllenhaal, Portman) Honestly thought this was a joke trailer or something until I looked it up on IMDB. Not only does it seem to give away nearly the entire movie, but also is really weird. What kind of kid talks the way the little one does at the end? Definitely didn't expect this when I read the cast list either. A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier's film, "Brothers". __________________

07-07-2009, 01:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
CalhoonJugganaut Legends are made out of vulnerable men Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norrath Carolina Posts: 785 +3 Internets	this looks pretty good...i've always thought jake and toby looked alike somehow. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/nicekrispy http://www.soundclick.com/nicekrispy Calhoon - Dwarf - Paladin - Onyxia

07-07-2009, 01:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
nu_11 What to do? Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 482 -57 Internets	Haha wtf is going on at the end? srsly __________________ Q: "What 's happen @ ATI ?" A: "ATI has stopped giving us the teraflops. I hope they start again soon tho as I'm running low on teraflops." http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=49001

07-07-2009, 02:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
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07-08-2009, 03:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kaosu Lost in the Twilight Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 1,271	Looks like a play by play remake from the movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_(2004_film) Synopsis is almost exactly like how the movie is. __________________ My name is 朱邦

07-08-2009, 04:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
darkseid I'm back, baby! Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,007	I'd see it, just because Portman is in it.

07-08-2009, 01:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tuco Forum Janitor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Detroit Posts: 10,720 +75 Internets	Not sure who would want to see this movie after seeing that trailer.

07-08-2009, 01:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Galgor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 309	Yeah ouch. Leave it to Toby Maguire to fuck up their Hallmark Film moment.

07-08-2009, 05:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
Szlia Conquest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,643 +25 Internets	I saw the danish film several years ago and I think the story was told a little differently. In this remake, it feels like the soldier explains what he went through to his wife (or at least her asking about it prompts the flash-back), when in the danish original, we follow the soldier and his wife in parallel. It may be something done purely for the trailer though. Another difference is the ages of the cast. The soldier was a pretty high rank officer and both him and his wife were in their late 30s (the wife was played by a mesmerizing Connie Nielsen) while the irresponsible younger brother was in his early 30s if that. Portman is 28, Maguire is a very youthful looking 34 and Gyllenhaal is 28, so the dynamic and the connotations change a fair bit. __________________ -retrosabotage-

07-08-2009, 09:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kiksar X-D Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 970 +9 Internets	Interesting. Jim Sheridan did In America which I thought was really good, then he did that 50 Cent movie that I never bothered seeing (I'm sure he's done other stuff, but I haven't seen anything else). This looks like it could be alright, other than the shitty choices of trailer music and the fact that they just showed us waaaaay too much.

07-09-2009, 08:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
Suineg Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,646 -98 Internets	Definitely on my not to do list. Propaganda bullshit or just run of the mill brother stealing a wife bullshit. Either way it's garbage. __________________

07-14-2009, 02:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
Zanoan used to cyber with Wendolyn and Hobben Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,083	Original is definitely a very compelling story atleast. Haven't watched this one, surprised to hear about the remake - but out of respect I guess I'll try and find this one just to be sure how great the original was __________________ "It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln

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