Next up for Herzog is a remake of "Dangerous Game," starring Pacino, Christian Bale, and Scarlett Johansson. Screenplay by David Koepp. "It's very Woody Allen," the German born Herzog said of pic, which lenses this fall. ---AP
# posted by  Anonymous @ 5/27/2009 7:21 PM  

 
Why does this thing exist? Herzog used to be great but this looks lousy. Someone please ban Nic Cage from film sets!!
# posted by  nelsongeorge @ 5/27/2009 8:01 PM  

 
And Abel Ferrara jumps off a cliff.

But it's not a remake, says Herzog; He has no idea who Ferrara is and he's never seen a film by him.

Oh boy...!
# posted by  Shadow And Act @ 5/27/2009 8:16 PM  

 
Any movie directed by Werner Herzog that features a breakdancing soul and psychedelic iguanas is worth a $12 ticket.
# posted by  Anonymous @ 5/27/2009 10:12 PM  

 
Maybe it's my irrational dislike of Nic(?!) Cage speaking, but I think anything he so much as glances at is doomed to go through the cheese processor. It's like the production crew had no real chance; something about his capped, unnaturally white teeth and his au natural mop masquerading as a wig just pushes people's inbuilt dairy button.

I just can't see Bad Lieutenant coming off with him in it and this trailer only compounds my feeling.

Okay so it definitely is my Nic Cage aversion speaking ;-)
# posted by  Uncle Jakey @ 5/27/2009 10:15 PM  

 
This trailer is essentially its own Wicker Man-style montage of terrible moments.
# posted by  David Lowery @ 5/27/2009 10:55 PM  

 
This looks like the Troma version of Bad Lieutenant.
# posted by  PaperAmbush @ 5/28/2009 12:54 AM  

 
I'm pretty sure that harmonica riff is lifted from the end of Stroszek.
# posted by  Eric Kohn @ 5/28/2009 9:16 AM  

 
This actually looks charming.
# posted by  Anonymous @ 5/28/2009 3:23 PM  

 
What's really jarring is not the film. I expect it to be completely schlocky and not in a good way. The thing that makes you watch and wonder is Herzog's involvement.

I just don't understand the connection. He's a bad cop. Did we really need to desecrate Ferrara's masterpiece by hijacking its name?
# posted by  William @ 5/28/2009 3:54 PM  

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