Finally, a Robert Pattinson film without awkward squirming involved (No I never saw Twilight, but the trailer was enough for me). Rottentomatoes posted 2 clips of all the main characters in some scenes, and the ending of the one I posted is fantastically absurd and hilarious, absolutely Dali to say the least. I love the interaction between characters, they have a great dynamic that I hope will lift this film out of the Hollywood Biography rubbish. It’s too early to say anything yet, but judging from these small bits, it definitely has potential. The movie trailer will debut on December 1st on Access Hollywood, but I won’t sit through mindless celebrity gossip for just that. I’ll google it later and upload it soon! Until then, enjoy these clip.
Here’s the new TRAILER at MTV. OR check out the first, my favorite below
Alright, so if you pressed on this link, you are obsessed with Alan Moore’s graphic novel like me, you heard about it and wanted to know more, or you accidentally pressed on this link and thought “what a weird background”. Whichever one, don’t worry, you won’t be disappointed. The trailer enough can send one into a feverish excitement.
Glorious!
So I wanted to postpone my post on Watchmen until the actual film came out, but I recently went back and reread it for the fifteenth time after watching the trailer, and couldn’t hold back any longer. By the way, how awesome was Smashing Pumpkin’s song in that? Perfect! Anyways, where do you begin addressing the most phenomenal story to be made into a film this year (don’t start with me Twilighters, I’m a girl, and I can’t stand your squeals any longer…the enthusiasm is fine, just don’t cause others to go deaf). I think the right place to start is obviously the famous, eccentric genius Alan Moore (and Gimli lookalike). He published the book in two series in the mid 1980s to critical reception, but the film version wasn’t a tangled mess of rights, tension, and different production companies. There’s was a lot of tears. But aptly so, because Moore’s other novels such as The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and V for Vendetta did not deliver in terms of the quality adaption the films had.
The sad twist here is that he has denounced any film adaption of his book, but 300 director Zack Snyder and Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons truly believe in this film. After all that, no one could make amends and Moore has stated he will never see the film. Now, I respect Moore’s decision, a book is a writer’s baby. But I will be there March 6, 2009 in Imax to see that film whether it’s a steaming pile of shit baby or a superbaby. I have no qualms about the casting, save for the awkward casting of my beloved Lookout star, Matthew Goode as Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias. To that I reply, “Surprise me, please, like you have done before.” I can’t even begin to start with how inspired the casting of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian was. And I saw Jackie Earle Haley in Little Children, and he creeped the shit out of me, so he doesn’t need to worry about that aspect of Rorschach. Patrick Stewart, also in Little Children, will be playing Nite Owl, Malin Akerman, a very beautiful lady, looked shall “fly”? in her sexy suit. I wish I looked like that! I bet because of her there will be a lot of Silk Spectre 2s running around Comic Con next year (can your hear the comic geeks excitement?) And of the course, my favorite Dr. Manhattan played by Billy Crudup, who may be a self described “40 year old jackass” but is a great actor, and his transformation looks absolutely incredible. Check out this LINK for more info on how they did this transformation.
Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II kicking ass
So that’s the update on the casting, director, etc. I highly recommend reading this novel. If you haven’t read comics books, this is a fantastic one to start with (even though it’s all downhill from there). I was always more of a BBC/TCM girl, but this blew me away and got me into a lot of other graphic novels far above the medium such as The Sandman or Animal Man or even American Splendor!
I think I’ll do a more “insightful” look into the novel when I am not such a lazy moron, but until then, remember “Go watch the Watchmen”.
No, I have not seen the movie, obviously. I watched the trailer a while ago set to the phenomenal song “Wild is the Wind” by Nina Simone. I think that song made that trailer, because no matter what you think, trailers do affect whether we see films or not.
I can’t even put a number on the times I have closed a trailer 10 seconds into it because of inane music, awkward nonsense, embarrassing Hollywood action hero close-ups (I’m talking to you Marky “Max Payne” Mark, and of course unintentional plot spoilers. They do the latter with romantic comedies all the time! For some reason they will show a series of “funny” introductions to both characters, show them bickering and crying and staring at each other longingly, and then during a terrible music montage, they show the characters making out against an elevator or something! What? Isn’t the point of a trailer to make us want to see the film to find out what happens? But hey with Hollywood these days, who doesn’t foresee the overpaid blank stars hooking up in a badly written romance? Yes I said blank, not minimalistic, blank. I’m sorry but there is a difference before Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Keanu Reeves. Moot point.
And back from my ramble, Revolutionary Road! Wow, I remember reading this book. I read it in conjuction with watching Into the Wild. Horrid combination. I came out feeling horribly depressed about the state of my life living in plastic white boxes, and watching poetry pass by as I read my calculus book. Lovely feeling. But listen, I loved reading Revolutionary Road and I loved Into the Wild (though in hindsight…Christopher McCandless could have been a tad bit practical).
Revolutionary Road was written by Richard Yates in 1961, where two vastly different generations were pit against each other in this world. You can practically understand where Yates is coming from, his general distaste (I’m assuming) for the suburbs popping up everywhere like a disease, and the loss of originality and passion in this trite era. And the final grudging acceptance of something that cannot be prevented. All this sounds like a pile of bullshit, but that’s because it’s coming from me. Go read that book. You’ll understand the distress he and his characters go through trying to live their live to the standards they had once set for themselves in such a suppressing environment. It’s depressing, and yet poetically written. I find that funny that a book about monotony can be so poetic. It’s a testament to Yate’s subtlety and genius.
And the trailer has put me into high hopes. Though I occasionally regret that we can’t have some new unknowns helm this film, I think the casting was well done. And from the 3 minutes that I have seen, Sam Mendes seems to have injected that melancholy into this film. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio will reunite and play the strained couple, Frank and April Wheeler. Kathy Bates is on for the ride as the superficial Helen Givings. I’m a bit skeptical about that, but what I am fascinated most by is Michael Shannon being cast as the crazy but brilliant John Givings. I hope he does that complex character justice, the film couldn’t possibly be complete without some good acting on Shannon’s part. They didn’t show his part, but I hope to see his character isn’t cut down too significantly in the film. Honestly, the trailer showing mainly DiCaprio and Winslet was probably a marketing move to get people excited. You know, the whole “Titanic Part 2, this time without Celine Dion” deal going on with them reuniting.
Anyways, I think I’ve dissected a simple trailer more than is necessary. I’m off, enjoy your day and take it for what it’s worth.
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