I really wanted to see this.  I'm sure he's absolutely brilliant in this role if the trailer is any indication.  

I hate the artwork, though.  The poster would've been a better choice.

I like the cover...it sums the movie quite well...Reynolds, alone, with his sell...I like it...

Dragonrage wrote: I like the cover...it sums the movie quite well...Reynolds, alone, with his sell...I like it...

I like it too. Wasn't a bad film. Don't know if it'd sit through it more than once.

U2psycho wrote: Have you guys seen that Green Lantern trailer? It looks bad, like Fantastic Four/Daredevil bad.
I couldn't disagree more. I think the GL trailer looks amazing.

I also think the GL trailer looks like c**p. I hope it isn't though.

I never saw Buried, but I really wanted to. I signed up for a competition where 4 winners would get to be buried underground in coffins while they watched an advanced showing on screens attached to the inside of the coffin lid. I didn't win though.

hogaburger wrote: I also think the GL trailer looks like c**p. I hope it isn't though.

I never saw Buried, but I really wanted to. I signed up for a competition where 4 winners would get to be buried underground in coffins while they watched an advanced showing on screens attached to the inside of the coffin lid. I didn't win though.

Are you joking or was that a real contest? That does not seem like a good idea in the slightest.

Yeah haha, it was a legit contest. I thought it sounded like an awesome way to watch the movie. Would really amp up the claustrophobia and tension. They had medical staff and workers monitoring the winners the whole time.

That's crazy. I know it'd obviously be safe and all but regardless, it seems like a ridiculous idea. I don't think I could do it. Thinking about that situation makes me claustrophobic enough. To actually be WATCHING the movie while buried. I don't think I could do that..

I saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival. It's a very different film, let alone thriller, since Reynolds almost literally gives a solo performance as Paul, a US contractor in Iraq, who's buried alive in a coffin. The only other characters are ones he talks to on a cell phone he has and a few that briefly appear on a video he watches. The film's very good. Everyone involved makes the situation really believable and claustrophobic. Paul is definitely likable and the film has some humour when he's on the cell phone, which I chuckled at. The character development is touching, but it's kind of predicable. There are just a few other minor flaws I won't get into. The film is suspenseful when it wants to be and pretty devastating. It has to be seen to be believed.

During the Q&A with some of the crew, I asked if the opening credits were inspired by the same opening credits in Hitchcock's Psycho. They denied it, although they said one of the posters was at least somewhat inspired by one from Vertigo. That I certainly don't doubt.

I won't be buying it because I'd rather buy the Blu-ray of 127 Hours, a kind of similar film and honestly one of my favourites. I also certainly wouldn't mind seeing that film again on the big screen.

I wanted to see this really bad, but I don't think I ever saw anything saying when it's widest release date was.  Probably wasn't showing anywhere near me.  I happen to shy away from renting films due to various reasons, but I'll venture out to see this whenever it hits.

-NJM

Don't like that artwork one bit. The original poster satisfied me.

But very excited about seeing this. Missed in theaters.