Showing posts with label trailer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trailer. Show all posts
Friday, June 12, 2009
Disappoinxcitment
Like Where the Wild Things Are, I've been waiting for this film ever since I heard about it awhile ago. This is one of the best books I've probably ever read--and I've read quite a few. I'll admit that I usually have a very pessimistic view on adaptations, but I figured that a book as stark as this--plus with the amazing No Country for Old Men, I had hoped for this one.
It still looks like it will be worth a looksee, but unless the trailer is trying to simply trick the American market and make the thing appear more commercial, it looks like they've taken quite a bit of liberty with a Cormac McCarthy masterpiece.
Perhaps you should wait to read the book until AFTER you see the film, so as not to be disappointed. Whether before or after, though, I demand that you read this novel. It is amazing, and a very easy read to boot, lots of breaks and white space.
I suppose we'll see about this soon enough--not much after we find out where, in fact, the wild things are.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Not Including the Idea of Sleeping...
The only thing that has me excited is this.
I've been waiting for this trailer for years. Years, I say. I remember finding out about this film not long after Spike Jonze finished Adaptation, and from the looks of things, it might just be worth the wait.
Granted, I've never been a devoted fan to the book. I've always enjoyed the art, and the story is fun enough, but I didn't grow up on it. I never read the thing until I was in my teens, so maybe I'm not as emotionally attached to the story as some will be. However, from what I can see, Jonze and David Eggers have taken the simple idea of a boy escaping his punishment and turned it into a coming of age story. I think it's brilliant. What better way to have a child cope with life than by creating his own world?
I have a feeling that this isn't quite going to be the mainstream hit that many will want it to be--especially the studio--but I think it will be one of the better, and I'll go ahead and sound like a sap, and heartwarming films of the year. (The biggest downfall is that it will probably be paced too slow for a family audience.) As much as I want it to come out, I can wait these few extra months. As I said, I've already waited years for just the trailer.
I've been waiting for this trailer for years. Years, I say. I remember finding out about this film not long after Spike Jonze finished Adaptation, and from the looks of things, it might just be worth the wait.
Granted, I've never been a devoted fan to the book. I've always enjoyed the art, and the story is fun enough, but I didn't grow up on it. I never read the thing until I was in my teens, so maybe I'm not as emotionally attached to the story as some will be. However, from what I can see, Jonze and David Eggers have taken the simple idea of a boy escaping his punishment and turned it into a coming of age story. I think it's brilliant. What better way to have a child cope with life than by creating his own world?
I have a feeling that this isn't quite going to be the mainstream hit that many will want it to be--especially the studio--but I think it will be one of the better, and I'll go ahead and sound like a sap, and heartwarming films of the year. (The biggest downfall is that it will probably be paced too slow for a family audience.) As much as I want it to come out, I can wait these few extra months. As I said, I've already waited years for just the trailer.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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