ROTTEN TOMATOES: Wan Aiming for Scary Action in "Death Sentence"

Wan Aiming for Scary Action in "Death Sentence"

by Fred Topel | June 13, 2007

James Wan launched a whole franchise of serial killer movies with his original "Saw." Now he's stepping into the action genre, but promising to make it scary too. His upcoming "Death Sentence" is a revenge thriller starring Kevin Bacon.

"One of the things I really have always wanted to do was make a scary action film, if that makes sense," said Wan. "A really intense and scary action film because I feel like action films today are so heightened. They're all CGI, people driving cars into helicopters. It is cool, I'm not saying it's not good but I feel like since I can't compete with films like that, I wanted to take a much more realistic approach to it. Kind of harken back to the '70s style with action films like 'The French Connection' and all of that. I think it's a very realistic action film, realistic scary."

It will also be Wan's first film not written by his partner, Leigh Whannell. "I came across the script. I'd been wanting to make an action film. I felt like action was a great way for me to get out of horror films, because I wanted to try something different and it's a good segue, a revenge thriller."

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SplendidIsolation writes:
on Jun 13 2007 07:52 PM

Oh, like Death Proof! Oh I can`t wait for one of those...*cringe*

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ZeIceAge writes:
on Jun 13 2007 07:55 PM

I hope Bacon fries them. BAM

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Metafact writes:
on Jun 13 2007 07:56 PM

I think that James Wan is going for more of a "Death Wish" type of film, SplendidIsolation.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 13 2007 08:10 PM

Gotta love a good revenge film.

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GreenBastard writes:
on Jun 13 2007 08:24 PM

It's good to see someone with their own take on things. Sounds interesting.

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Robocop Terminator writes:
on Jun 14 2007 02:06 AM

i didn't find the french connection particularly scary

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BuckRogers writes:
on Jun 14 2007 07:56 AM

Yeah "Death Wish" type films with washed up actors that go straight to video. The man is a hack and is taking his shit far too seriously.

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muffin7 writes:
on Jun 14 2007 01:40 PM

could be amusing. Dead silence was kind of gay but saw was sick, so I'll give this one a shot when it comes out.

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Mr. Kong writes:
on Jun 15 2007 04:25 PM

If done right, this could be good...

.... which is the case with almost every movie on the horizon.

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