movie trailers

[threeplusfire]

I, Robot
- holy freaking cow. This looks awesome. You know, Will Smith is sometimes a really awesome actor. Yay for sci-fi movies!

Shaolin Soccer
- oh man oh man oh man oh man. What a freaking amazing movie!

Watching those improved my mood immensely. I have also heard many good things about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and I might go see it despite my aversion to Jim Carrey.

Comments

[amp23.livejournal.com]

George may still have the DVD of the imported Shaolin Soccer (it came out like 10 years ago overseas). It is indeed quite amazing. I hope the 'americanization' process doesn't change things up too much.

'God of Cookery' by the same people is also required viewing. It's about a man who takes cooking to martial art extremes. very funny.

[deatonjr.livejournal.com]

Spotless Mind sparks good conversation. It gets you thinking, about persistence of memory . . .

[newbabel.livejournal.com]

I, Robot

Holy crap!!! That was awesome!

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Fun! The Shaolin Soccer stuff has been a constant topic in the office lately. I really want to see God of Cookery now. My husband would love that. ;)

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

That's what I've been hearing.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I know!!! I so can't wait. The robots look fantastic.

[haste.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, Shaolin Soccer is coming to theatres! I LOVE that movie! Now maybe I'll actually be able to get it on DVD somewhere, rather than having to scour the streets of Chinatown and still not be able to find even a bootleg copy.

[newbabel.livejournal.com]

The whole thing looked amazing! If there's a sneak preview of that, I'm there!

[amp23.livejournal.com]

I think you'd love it too. It's 'Fist of Legend' meets 'Iron Chef', rolled up into a slapstick comedy.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see it!

[haste.livejournal.com]

I,Robot looks awesome and freaky, too. Holy cow. I can't wait!

[delchi.livejournal.com]

I don't want to be the only downcast voice , but I hope that Azimov needs a kidney or something and sold the rights to pay for it. Taking that short story collection and turning it into a Will Smith making gay jokes and talking like a L.A. rap artist/cop does not, IMHO make a good tribute to the book.

That aside, it does look good by it's own merits as a story. I just wish they would have made a movie of the series of short stories the way Carvers " Short Cuts " was done.

I think I'm officially old now :)

[jonqui.livejournal.com]

Nope, I'm with you.
I, Robot was the first Asimov I ever read. It was marvelous and brilliant. This is nothing like the book i remember. I have a feeling that the "rules" will be the thing mose loyal to the book. I am saddened.

[alainn-sorcha.livejournal.com]

I don't like Jim Carrey either, but Eternal Sunshine was incredible. Even if you hate him, you forget it's him. He doesn't even look the same. And the cinematography is so good, that in itself makes it worth seeing. Then when you start thinking about the things the movie is trying to talk about, ie the persistence of memory, the potential for redemption and what has to happen to achieve a new beginning, then it gets even better.

I think you should go see it. In fact, I'd like to see it again myself.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

That's cool. To the movies I say!

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

There's one and only one book that was made into a brilliant movie in my opinion. Everything else just takes an idea and runs with it. So yeah, it probably won't be quite the same.

That said, the robots look super cool.

FYI-ness

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Odd bit of movie trivia- the movement coach for the robots was Paul Mercutio, from Strictly Ballroom.

[franny-glass.livejournal.com]

You guys are nuts. Everything about that trailer rubbed me the wrong way.

To each their own though, right?

:)

[newbabel.livejournal.com]

Were you a fan of the book? I've never read it, so that might be why I liked this so much.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Robots! Everyone loves robots right? Well, at least everyone I grew up with.

I was intensely fond of Asimov's stories as a child, which also makes me want to see this.