Movie: Repo Men trailer review: B+
Pros: Supermen stealing organs from poor criminals. Very Nietzsche, very fun to watch.
Cons: Lacks real depth. Also, a future with organs for sale seems unlikely, unless the robot uprising starts early.
Hey, if you could live forever, you would.
In the movie Repo Men, which opens tonight, the future is now. A secretive company called "The Union" has developed dozens of medical breakthroughs that will keep your weak human body up and running for years to come – as long as you make your payments on time. When your new heart costs 750,000, that's a long time – but you don't want to get a visit from the Repo Men, The Union's collections department.
The plot of Repo Men isn't complex: expert Repo Man Remy screws up while he's cutting up a debtor, and he gets his heart replaced. He runs from his former partner and hilariously ensues.
Check out the Repo Men trailer on the left. Tell me that that future-sexy world isn't appealing. It's a cleaner, more exciting Matrix, without the computer world.
Here's my breakdown of the official Repo Men trailer:
0:10 – That is one slick-looking liver.
0:19 – Talk about your high-pressure sales situation.
0:25 – I guess the Repo Men (like Jude Law) really hit the weights!
0:31 – Taser, scissors, scalpel, and you get one (slightly used) liver back. Apparently, people have black blood in the future.
0:39 – The world of Repo Men looks a lot like Blade Runner – ads everywhere!
0:50 – Some sort of EMP grenade? I assume the Repo Men don't want to blow up their targets!
1:00 – Are only ugly/fat people the organ recipients?
1:12 – No! That's RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan!
1:46 – Why are these random people murdering strangers?
1:51 – Insert full-body scanner joke here.
1:58 – I used to work in a factory like that… there weren't any Repo Men though.
2:14 – A big, bloodless fight. But Repo Men is rated R…
If you want a futuristic Equilibrium meets Blade Runner, check out the Repo Men movie this weekend. It looks wicked, sharp, and faster than a bullet on caffeine.