tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post2113854283478722120..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Trailer Madness: Kites, Dolls and Hit and RunsNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51759807313596544602007-08-13T01:24:00.000-04:002007-08-13T01:24:00.000-04:00reservation road looks more like mystic river redu...reservation road looks more like mystic river redux than gone baby gone. child dies, vengeful father...<BR/>-adamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31514728401306971792007-08-13T01:11:00.000-04:002007-08-13T01:11:00.000-04:00I think Arkaan was being facticious.I think Arkaan was being facticious.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54049701138878502092007-08-12T12:57:00.000-04:002007-08-12T12:57:00.000-04:00But McAvoy was nommed for the BAFTA supporting, an...But McAvoy was nommed for the BAFTA supporting, and Foxx everything supporting, so...J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17126912928153855523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70786116059128739292007-08-12T11:11:00.000-04:002007-08-12T11:11:00.000-04:00re: Connelly It depends on how closely they stay ...re: Connelly<BR/><BR/> It depends on how closely they stay to the book, because she could go either way. Sorvino really can't, unless they drastically changed stuff (and from the trailer, it looks like they didn't). What it does look like in the trailer, though, is that there will be no way in hell to convincingly push Ruffalo in supporting. That would be like pushing James McAvoy for Last King of Scotland or Jamie Foxx for Collateral as supporting characters...<BR/><BR/> Of Focus' big four (Eastern Promises; Reservation Road; Lust, Caution; Atonement), Reservation Road is the one I'm anticipating the least, though. The book's spare prose really helped it immeasurably - looks like it could be too literal on screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85083494463463568982007-08-12T09:32:00.000-04:002007-08-12T09:32:00.000-04:00It is weird that Connolly was such a non-factor la...It is weird that Connolly was such a non-factor last year (for <I>LC</I> not <I>BD</I> obviously). Nobody even seemed to entertain the idea of her being nommed.<BR/><BR/>I would like Sorvino to make a comeback though. I like her for some reason.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15144777986276243292007-08-12T01:53:00.000-04:002007-08-12T01:53:00.000-04:00**"so it DOESN'T look that bad when she's not nomm...**"so it DOESN'T look that bad when she's not nommed"**<BR/><BR/>whoopsadam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30116719019285690472007-08-12T01:52:00.000-04:002007-08-12T01:52:00.000-04:00Yeah Connelly got shoved aside last year when she ...Yeah Connelly got shoved aside last year when she was actually good, so I'm betting she gets the "Oh" treatment. Although I think what'll happen is they'll put her in lead so it does look that bad when she's not nommed.<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't it be interesting to see JConn in, like, a romantic comedy? Part of me knows, though, that she'd never do one.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45921837001190221252007-08-11T22:38:00.000-04:002007-08-11T22:38:00.000-04:00or it could be The Connelly that gets pushed aside...or it could be The Connelly that gets pushed aside. I mean at this point Sorvino's take on a longsuffering wife will be a lot fresher than Jennifer "always crying" Connelly.<BR/><BR/>she mixed it up a little last year but still... she's played too many weepy women. Time for something to really test her range.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43004048484643256392007-08-11T22:19:00.000-04:002007-08-11T22:19:00.000-04:00They have make live version Beowulf and Grendel ju...They have make live version <I>Beowulf and Grendel</I> just last year I believe. But Zemeckis has a hardon for motion capture.<BR/><BR/>The <I>Reservation Road</I> trailer gives way too much away though. I have a feeling Mira Sorvino will be the Anne Hathaway/Sandra Oh(!) of this movie. The other three will get acclaimed and get nominations and wins and all she'll get stuck with are lousy ensemble prizes.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62682939009222587952007-08-11T14:15:00.000-04:002007-08-11T14:15:00.000-04:00Why couldn't they just make a live-version of Beow...Why couldn't they just make a live-version of Beowulf?? If they were going that far??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36937195143860648222007-08-11T13:38:00.000-04:002007-08-11T13:38:00.000-04:00I think all of these look either hit or miss, but ...I think all of these look either hit or miss, but based on the trailers:<BR/><BR/>Beowulf: OK, Zemeckis. Why motion-capture the actors JUST TO ANIMATE THEM AS REALISTICALLY AS POSSIBLE? That's what bugged me about Polar Express... Put real actors into a largely-CG landscape and you'd get similar results without creepy-ass kids.<BR/><BR/>Lars: This year's Little Miss Sunshine, methinks. Quirky with a capital Q indeed. Stellar cast, though.<BR/><BR/>Kite Runner: Horrible by-the-numbers trailer for a film that'll likely fall through the cracks this season. But I like Forster a lot (for me, Stranger than Fiction was only second to Children of Men last year), so we'll see.<BR/><BR/>Be Kind, Rewind: Michel Gondry can do no wrong. As long as he gets around that hole in the plot that everyone's mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Gone Baby Gone: We'll see how reviews go on this, I think. The studio needs to handle it really carefully to build momentum and buzz.<BR/><BR/>Reservation Road: Acting nominations out the wazoo (I'm sure they'll manage to push one of the couples as leads [Phoenix and Connelly] and the other as supporting [Ruffalo and Sorvino]), but doesn't this look like a glossed-over Americanized 21 Grams?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464878841487140417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61165947071625726782007-08-11T13:06:00.000-04:002007-08-11T13:06:00.000-04:00I have misgivings about every single one of these ...I have misgivings about every single one of these trailers, and I fully agree with you about the creepy look of <I>Beowulf</I> in particular.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how long the filmmakers can stretch out that gimmick in <I>Lars... Real Girl</I>. Ditto for <I>Be Kind Rewind</I>. At least both films have great casts (Emily Mortimer, how I love thee!)<BR/><BR/><I>The Kite Runner</I> seems to fill the "essentialize and package exotic/foreign culture" slot for this year in the tradition of <I>The Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha</I>, etc, while the trailer for <I>Reservation Road</I> has to be one of the most poorly-edited I've ever seen in my time.<BR/><BR/>Watching <I>Gone Baby Gone</I> is going to feel more obligatory than anything.Yaseen Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908587347677660287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41415083478737217062007-08-11T12:15:00.000-04:002007-08-11T12:15:00.000-04:00Is it wrong that I don't find much to love in any ...Is it wrong that I don't find much to love in any of these trailers? 'Reservation Road' looks a little too hokey and predictable for my tastes, and I like each of the respectable names in the cast and I adore George's 'Hotel Rwanda'. But the whole trailer really felt false, (and utilizing Damien Rice's brilliant voice for the end bit really took me out of the moment.) Ironically, the one performer who looks to garner some steam after this film was Sorvino, who still looks radiant and looks as though she might bring some energy to the part. <BR/><BR/>-Kite Runner, I never had much of an interest in reading, and the trailer didn't do it for me either. Another Forster film that looks to strike out.<BR/><BR/>-Lars I'll catch, but it's definitely a little offbeat. <BR/><BR/>-Gone Baby Gone didn't do it for me.<BR/><BR/>-Beowulf is too... I don't know. It didn't grab me. <BR/><BR/>-Be Kind Rewind looks to be about the only one of these that I'll definitely be making a trek out to catch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976724448164054345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46614409139878387732007-08-11T10:31:00.000-04:002007-08-11T10:31:00.000-04:00I think Amy Ryan looks standout in the Gone Baby G...I think Amy Ryan looks standout in the Gone Baby Gone trailer. Total transformation deglam - too bad no one in Hollywood knows who she is already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17176210444220650982007-08-11T09:43:00.000-04:002007-08-11T09:43:00.000-04:00how about explaining why Jack Black is in every ot...how about explaining why Jack Black is in every other film these days.<BR/><BR/>I don't dislike him but i dont really get why it's always him. i mean even Margot at the Wedding???NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53719077951651016192007-08-11T09:33:00.000-04:002007-08-11T09:33:00.000-04:00I have to say that this Oscar season is unclear. ...I have to say that this Oscar season is unclear. Perhaps it is far too early to tell how things will go, but I would not be surprised to see a smattering in the nominations this year.<BR/>Lets hope so, as diversity is a fantastic thing.<BR/>The Kite Runner could be a contender, I think the lead actor could be a surprise (he was very good in United 93).<BR/><BR/>Lets hope they explain the magnetism of Jack Black in the film, because I thought that too.Michael Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668853285292187310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69776256135102787692007-08-11T08:13:00.000-04:002007-08-11T08:13:00.000-04:00maybe it's a period piece?maybe it's a period piece?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79276943020391314552007-08-11T04:43:00.000-04:002007-08-11T04:43:00.000-04:00The Kite Runner looks painful. I think it's the vo...<I>The Kite Runner</I> looks painful. I think it's the voice over more than anything.<BR/><BR/>I am currently predicting big things for <I>Gone Baby Gone</I> (for whatever reason. I guess I just really want Affleck to pull through)<BR/><BR/>And am I the only one who sees the big massive flaw in <I>Be Kind Rewind</I>? If Jack Black can erase video tapes then wouldn't that mean the video camera they're using to recreate the videos not work. And that the videos they create wouldn't work either. And that nobody watches videos anymore!Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com