I don’t know if this is any kind of approved one-sheet from Summit Entertainment, but it’s a strong, simple conveyance of the tension vibe that permeates Kathryn Bigelow‘s film through. A marketing friend told me he doesn’t think it’ll make much money. “Whaddaya mean?,” I said. “It’s a high-anxiety thriller…it’s Aliens.” It doesn’t matter, he said — people still won’t go to an Iraq movie. The same reason Body of Lies is going to commercially disappoint, he added. I got pissed at that point. “But…but…but…but.”
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Freddie Jones‘ famous line from Juggernaut, fans will recall, is “cut the blue wire.” He says this to Richard Harris, waits, and then says it again. But Harris smells a rat and cuts the red wire instead. It’s the right choice. Whew.