tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post6822234850931758905..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: THE ART OF THINGS GOING WORNG...Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-42850178164487893202009-08-24T17:22:34.006-07:002009-08-24T17:22:34.006-07:00I agree with you on that point, trailers I mean. H...I agree with you on that point, trailers I mean. However I think I might have barked up the wrong tree here. I used trailers to compare your, i.e. **"..movies that could have used a lot more clarity in place of their spectacularly realized "visions." in describing your distaste for the SURROGATES one sheets.<br /><br />More to the point, I like the perfectionist embodiment of the human element in these surrogates. We've seen it before in a memorable Twilight Zone episode. Yet the posters seem to convey a sense of foreboding... That being part machine, there is something that's bound to go wrong.<br /><br />I dunno. Like I said, I like'em!<br /><br />BTW... Frank Huttinger sat for parts of the film with me last night at the Mission. It was the biggest turnout so far of their Classic Movies Nights. Good to see the King on the big screen again with the spectacular Ann Margaret. Yummy Yummy!The Driveindudehttp://www.socaldims.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-66140368056997022622009-08-24T11:55:08.294-07:002009-08-24T11:55:08.294-07:00"Welcome to Itchy and Scratchy Land, where no..."Welcome to Itchy and Scratchy Land, where nothing can possib-lie go wrong."Mark A. Fedelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688049853904814592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-41107140185062197902009-08-24T11:19:54.845-07:002009-08-24T11:19:54.845-07:00Actually, DID, I meant that what I saw in the trai...Actually, DID, I meant that what I saw in the trailer made me think of lots of other movies in which the effects and the trippy sci-fi concept made for a muddy mix, and what I meant by clarity was clarity in the stories of the films themselves, not the trailer.<br /><br />I agree with you that most trailers, sci-fi, CGI-oriented or not, have made an industry out of revealing the in and outs of every plot turn. In this case, ambiguity is a much better selling tool because it makes you want to know more. Case in point: the intriguing <a href="http://ow.ly/l7QR" rel="nofollow">teaser</a> for <i>Inception</i>, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which ran before <i>Inglourious Basterds</i> this weekend. The movie might be great, it might not be, but the teaser really does tease.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-48199791373787666282009-08-24T09:52:50.493-07:002009-08-24T09:52:50.493-07:00**But I remain wary of the futuristic gloss in evi...**But I remain wary of the futuristic gloss in evidence here that has, so many times in the past, been in service to movies that could have used a lot more clarity in place of their spectacularly realized "visions."**<br /><br />I don't necessarily agree. Sometimes too much information or clarity of plot gives away too much of the movie. You can probably count on a million finger tips the amount of movie trailers that have come across our screens that have told the audience "everything" they would need to know about the upcoming film. WHY? I want a little intrigue. I like these SURROGATE one sheets.The Driveindudehttp://www.socaldims.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-9720758902236496892009-08-23T21:05:53.173-07:002009-08-23T21:05:53.173-07:00Thanks for the link, Mike. My guess on the plot wa...Thanks for the link, Mike. My guess on the plot was, of course, way too reductive-- ignorance is neither bliss, nor does it make for accuracy, I guess!<br /><br />I am more hopeful of a good movie after seeing the trailer than I was from seeing those tiresome ads, which I think Chris characterizes pretty succinctly. But I remain wary of the futuristic gloss in evidence here that has, so many times in the past, been in service to movies that could have used a lot more clarity in place of their spectacularly realized "visions." (I'm thinking everything from <i>Looker</i> to <i>Total Recall</i> to the <i>Matrix</i> sequels.) Maybe <i>Surrogates</i> will be a happy exception to this dreary rule.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-24395300772032637322009-08-23T19:47:10.865-07:002009-08-23T19:47:10.865-07:00Sorry, let me make that clickable:
http://www.ap...Sorry, let me make that clickable: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/surrogates/large.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/surrogates/large.html</a>Mike F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-84795820897119724642009-08-23T19:44:55.112-07:002009-08-23T19:44:55.112-07:00"Being unwilling to look it up in IMDb to be ..."Being unwilling to look it up in IMDb to be sure, I'm only guessing that the plot involves simulated humans set loose amongst their biological counterparts and wreaking havoc on the normal flow of social interaction."<br /><br />Not quite, the movie looks more interesting than that. Here's the trailer:<br />http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/surrogates/large.htmlMike F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-75071994529982353822009-08-23T13:04:22.136-07:002009-08-23T13:04:22.136-07:00Yuck. The SURROGATES campaign is also the approxi...Yuck. The SURROGATES campaign is also the approximately #(massive made-up number)-th rehash of this sci-fi advertising graphic idea. Probably last seen in the promotion of <a href="http://contexts.org/socimages/2008/06/03/representing-heroines-in-the-sarah-connor-chronicles/" rel="nofollow">that TERMINATOR TV show</a> no one seems to have seen.<br /><br />"Bloodless fashion models with body parts chopped off and robo-parts exposed" is the new "monster/robot/gorilla carrying a passed-out lady."Chris Stanglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300723935864517305noreply@blogger.com