The Grey: Liam Neeson vs. A Whole Bunch of Maneating Wolves

This looks so awesome.

The Neeson renaissance is pretty amazing...

I hear the movie is terrifying, and gruesome.

That's the thing about wolves - if there was any animal on the planet that I had to label as Man's predator, it would be wolves. Hell, they continued to hunt and eat humans even after we invented chainmail and the crossbow. Bears are mostly territorial, lions only go after humans if they are starving, but wolves - wolves LIKE the way we TASTE, I'm convinced.

Funny as it may seem but for a while, this was seen as Oscar Bait by its studio.

Fuck that noise. Wolves are pussies when stood up against...

HIPPOPOTAMUSES.

edited 15th Dec '11 10:27:21 PM by Prowler

So gonna go see this.

Hippos aren't predators, they are just big balls of don't give a flip. If a lion chewing on its back doesn't phase it, what hope does a hairless ape like you have??

I was kidding...but there's at least three stories of them ripping people apart for unknown reasons.

Wolves are pussies, though...sometimes. But they don't care if people have new ways to kill or avoid being killed, just like any other animal doesn't care.

edited 16th Dec '11 8:44:11 AM by Prowler

Wolves are persistence predators and bipedal creatures are quite energy efficient long distance runners so we're quite a pain to hunt in their regular method. On top of that, we tend to actually not even bother running away. Plus all of our parts are in the wrong place. Our necks are all up there and we have arms and the only thing that reminds them of is a bear. Except there's eight of us and we're having a Mexican stand-off.

Anywho, back to the movie...

...watching without sound, it looks like The Way Back but without Russian accents.

Now I really want to see "The Brown", where Liam Neeson gets chased through the African jungle by a gang of ravenous hippos. Someone make this happen.

edited 16th Dec '11 10:40:13 AM by Dekunobo

That's the vibe I got too. I don't mind, because I loved that movie.

I'd love to see The Blue: with birds or something (the mere premise of being stranded in the air is interesting on its own).

Back on topic, I'd totally see it if it turned out to be one of those really subdued movies, instead of all that action it'd probably be. Sorta like how Jarhead was a war movie.

Anyway, 'round here, it's looking like one of those more dramatic survival movies rather than Oscar Bait, but maybe it's just too early.

I just hope this film doesn't unintentionally lead to an increase in unnecessary wolf killing like Jaws did with sharks.

edited 18th Dec '11 8:05:44 PM by DS9guy

Liam Neeson strapping leather to his fists to fistfight a wolf? I'm sold.

So, I take it this film has Liam Neeson playing Liam Neeson in a biopic about Liam Neeson?

If you are in the AMC Stubs program, you can attend an advanced screening on January 24th at a select AMC theatre near you.

I'm with whoever said Hippos > Wolves. There's a reason they're considered one of the most dangerous animals on the planet.

So, is this movie one of those "lost in the frozen wilderness, forced to fend for yourself" movies? I wonder if the main character of this movie has ever read "To Build A Fire?"

edited 20th Jan '12 11:29:34 AM by KnownUnknown

As far as I'm aware, the only remaining animal that actually preys on humans is the polar bear. Humans have been killed by hippopotamuses and wolves, but we don't really feature in their diets.

^ It's more or less territorial behavior.

I think tigers still hunt humans, too.

Yeah, don't tigers get that whole "TASTE FOR HUMAN FLESH" thing? Some big cats have gone done spree killings.

Usually.

Liam Neeson did an interview recently on The Daily Show. Apparently they shot the film on location in Smithers, British Columbia, or as John Stewart put it "one of those towns that they named after the first man to die in the area". It's a small town as deep in the Canadian wilderness as is possible to brink a film crew to.

Also, they used real wolves whenever possible, and in the few scenes where real wolves wouldn't work (they didn't want the real wolves attacking people, obviously) they used animatronics - none of that fake looking CGI that never makes fur look like actual fur.

Also, they had the entire cast dine on wolf meat at one point, as part of Liam Neeson's method acting. Environmental groups were outraged, but what they failed to realize is that the wolves, just like any other animal, wanted to be eaten by Liam Neeson.

It's out this week - I can't wait!

edited 23rd Jan '12 11:01:05 AM by MyGodItsFullofStars

And the reviews ain't looking shabby.

Going to see it with a friend tonight. Hopefully it's a lot more subtle and atmospheric than the promotional material seems to convey. Fortunately, according to reviews, it seems that IS the case.