Today in "time is a flat circle" news we've got the trailer for the reboot/remake of the 1990 Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland thriller Flatliners. The plot of this film seems to mirror the plot of the original movie: a group of med students attempt to discover the secrets of death by killing themselves and then bringing themselves back to life which, of course, has unintended supernatural consequences. This version stars Ellen Page, Diego Luna, and Nina Debrov of The Vampire Diaries fame. The trailer and a YES, NO, MAYBE SO are after the jump...
YES
- It's so nice to see Ellen Page in a meaty starring role. Hollywood seems to have had a hard time figuring out what to do with her as of late, but she's way, way too talented to fall away
- Ditto to Diego Luna who deserves the world
- "Maybe we opened a door" is one of my favorite "spooky trailer dialogue" clichés
- The "Murderer" at the bottom of the swimming pool hints that there may be more of a twist than the trailer itself is letting on
- As does the "We should have told you this wasn't about science or discovery" video chat scene, very intriguing
- This jellyfish scene looks cool
NO
- Please not too many Lucy-esque "person suspended in time with objects flying all around them" scenes
- "It's a good day to die!" is laying it on REALLY heavy
- Also "Everyone I touch today I will heal!"
- Person getting dragged down a hall by an unknown force is one of my least favorite "spooky trailer scene" clichés
MAYBE SO
- Does this movie REALLY need to exist? Like, who was clamoring for a reboot/sequel to Flatliners?
- We don't see much of the supporting cast so it's hard to say if this will be a thrilling ensemble or a collection of soon-to-be corpses
- A lot of the moments seem kind of recycled from other movies of a similar ilk
So what do you think? Excited for this reboot/sequel? Confused as to why it exists? Let us know!