The Priest Movie Looks Vaguely Familiar
Here’s a fun game — watch this new trailer for Priest and see how many shots you’ve seen in other, better movies. Without any kind of research whatsoever, I noticed hiding in basement while unseen monsters attack upstairs (Evil Dead), person felling an elaborate blade-wielding attacker in one punch (the 1989 Batman), evil person orchestrating music while destruction happens (Gary Oldman in The Professional). I know there’s more — leaving a walled post-apocalyptic city, standing before a council of elders in a circular room where the council is elevated — I just don’t remember their antecedents off the top of my head. Help me out, would you?
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