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Here's The Trailer For Ang Lee's LIFE OF PI!
Nordling here.
I've not read Yann Martel's book THE LIFE OF PI, but it's built up a large following since its release in 2001, and a few directors have circled the project since the book's publication. But Ang Lee has definitely put his own personal touch on the material judging from the imagery that we get in this new trailer. It's quite beautiful, and I may have to pick up the book just to see what the fuss is about. Yes, some scenes look obviously CGI but there's a dreamlike quality to the images that makes it not matter. It's an impressive trailer, and I'm very curious to see the finished product. Here's the trailer, courtesy of Apple:
LIFE OF PI comes out this November.
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They need a better trailer to get me to see this.
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They could fight Tony the Tiger.
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Wow. I dont know the book but this looks amazing. Fresh and original. Hope the story is as tight as the images.
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i have a hunch
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July 25, 2012, 6:32 a.m. CST
I guess Ryan Dunn isn't the only one who doesn't get an obit...
by Dr. Francis B. Gross
....RIP Sherman. George Jefferson was a tremendous part of my childhood. You were one classy mother fucker. Now, MOVE ON UP....
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July 25, 2012, 6:33 a.m. CST
In an interview, Ang Lee has expressed his excitement at this, his first 3D..
by LeonardsBellbottoms
..looking forward to it any which way as even this 2D trailer looks bloody amazing!
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But if a tiger is hungry, it will eat you, make no mistake.
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But it looks visually stunning. I wasn't a big fan of the book, but to see the visuals come alive like this? Well done, Ang Lee.
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July 25, 2012, 6:50 a.m. CST
So when is Harry going to open up his TB for his TDKR review again?
by D.Vader
How cowardly to shut it down.
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July 25, 2012, 6:52 a.m. CST
Top Story: Kristen Stewart cheats on R-Patz...surely this should be top story ?
by higgledyhiggles
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I thought it was fantastic! (but starts slowly - hence the question)
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Bonus points for finding the hidden dragon!
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but there should have been an orangutan, a hyena, a zebra? on the lifeboat as well. Leaving them off changes the whole theme of the story. Did anyone see them in the trailer? I didn't. Never mind, I just watched it again, and there was another animal under the tarp with the tiger. I think it was the hyena.
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what I liked about the book is that it approached the fantastical scenario, for the most part, with a bit of grit and reality - this all looks a bit benign.
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July 25, 2012, 7:19 a.m. CST
d.vader - You'll be waiting a loooooooooong time! TDKR doesn't exist in this dojo!
by Shaun D Lyons
Even Empire is commenting on Harry now!
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A pants 3-kiddie wankathon from a great director seriously off his game.
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and obvious. But these images are exactly how I envisioned it when I read it.
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July 25, 2012, 7:27 a.m. CST
The 3 greatest challenges for a Director to work with: Kids, Animals, Water... this ones got them all!!
by Rebel Scumb
A genuine triple threat! I remember thinking while reading the book what a nightmare it would be to try and make a movie of this, but if pulled off right could be great. Looks great I think, more fantastical than I would have pictured and less gritty, but great in it's own way. That shot of Pi diving into the water of the sinking ship and the zebra swims by is pure movie magic. I wonder if they'll keep all the present day Toronto stuff.
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It was just the orangutan and the tiger with pi on the lifeboat for a while and then only the tiger. I read the book 7 years ago but I'm pretty sure there were no more animals on that boat.
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When he falls down with the boat, you see the zebra in it. And when he sees the Tiger for the first time, there is another animal with it.
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I read the book and thoroughly enjoyed it right up to the last chapter... which... kind of destroys everything that went before in a really shitty way and leaves a bad taste in your mouth. If this film is not including the other animals on the boat then maybe it might also not include the stupid last chapter also. It would definitely be a better story (and a more palatable family movie) without the ugly epilogue section.
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shakak, I see Empire gave THE DARK KNIGHT RISES five out of five stars - what comment did they make about Harry?
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July 25, 2012, 7:42 a.m. CST
Looks nice, but the remake in 2 years will have vampires and werwolves
by LargoJr
You KNOW you were thinkin' it >_< .. you KNOW you were
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Pi? that's that 3.14 thing, isn't it? what on earth sort of movie is that supposed to be?
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And Harry was right about TDKR!
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Wow... did not expect that reaction. It's way too artificial.
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Was the Empire comment something like that?
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mrbong, the Indian kids name is Pi - dont ask why its a long and fucking unnecessary story. Short answer is LIFE OF KRISHNARUUPADOOP wouldnt have fitted on billboards.
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Listen to their latest podcast, they scoff at "some comic fans, well ONE comic fan" wanting to see manbat and clayface in the movie.
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And this trailer has only confirmed my attitude.
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As did the clip in front of PROMETHEUS, with the flying fish scene. The 3-D effects were amazing — even one shot where you're share the character's POV while he's blinking!
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July 25, 2012, 8:01 a.m. CST
The Wikipedia synopsis helps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Pi
by justmyluck
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Where the hell are the penguins?
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July 25, 2012, 8:08 a.m. CST
Spiritual circle-jerk. My mother in-law reads this crap!
by obijuanmartinez
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July 25, 2012, 8:10 a.m. CST
Harry prefers Mighty Morphin Power Avengers than Nolan's Batman
by vetepalapinga
Being a man child in your forties just confirms you have brain damage.
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July 25, 2012, 8:13 a.m. CST
I'm Profoundly Disappointed™ in Harry for being a giant manbearpig ginger cunt
by NightArrows
Fuck you Harry.
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Harry's truth? The fat ginger cunt was right on the money on just about everything. Well maybe not Manbat, that was just silly.
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......with animals. I haven't read the book, but that's the feeling I get from the trailer.
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Looks amazing, and just for the record when Pi (short for Piscine) first gets to the lifeboat, it does indeed contain a tiger, a hyena, a zebra and an orangutan. If you've forgotten, you weren't paying attention. I always felt the book could have been made into an amazing animation. That would have been my preferred adaptation. Fingers crossed that this is the absolute tits.
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Sorry douchebag, but there is no "truth". And frankly, you mark yourself as a giant twat for using the term "nolanite". So run and go fuck yourself.
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Although I have to admit that every time someone mentions Life of Pi, I always think *they're going to make a sequel to Darren Aronofsky's debut film about a paranoid mathematician?*
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July 25, 2012, 9:06 a.m. CST
Its like Noahs Ark meets Titanic, and then Noah has to have sex with the tiger
by ajit maholtra
But Russel Crowe has sex with the tiger first, and he is the new Noah, and he already put a baby in the tigers belly.
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To Russel Crowe having sex with a tiger.
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The world needs more green laser gilded humpback whales
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If this is going to be in 3D, I think it might outshine Hugo.
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Might turn out to be a case of style over substance. Could have sworn i saw Haddock and Tintin on the high-seas just then. The only Ang Lee film i never warmed to was,"Taking Woodstock", but i'm willing to give this venture a day in court. I still think his version of "Hulk" was underrated. He should take on another Marvel project in the near future. Chances=0.
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I am somewhat interested... I feel like this will all be a no-talky film taking place entirely on a boat with flashbacks to some chick he loved. I'll definitely be interested simply for the visuals and 3-D... What the heck? Might as well see something different!
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say it isn't so! The only other person I know who hated the ending is my mom... Actually, I'm not sure she hated it, but she's a very literal sort of person, and she was very deeply troubled and frustrated by it.
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July 25, 2012, 9:30 a.m. CST
...↑ just thought I'd let all of Talkback know what my mom thought of LIFE OF PI.
by FlickaPoo
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July 25, 2012, 9:32 a.m. CST
Just walk out of the movie 10 minutes before its over if you dont like the ending
by ajit maholtra
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July 25, 2012, 9:32 a.m. CST
Just walk out of the movie 10 minutes before its over if you dont like the ending
by ajit maholtra
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July 25, 2012, 9:32 a.m. CST
Just walk out of the movie 10 minutes before its over if you dont like the ending
by ajit maholtra
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That might be the point.
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Flicka, im in good company then. Old Ma Poo... a very wise lady!
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I'm not calling you Dad!
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Spoiler (slightly)....... I was kinda excited to see how they would do the algae island (I think that's what it was) scene from the book but the part they showed in the trailer looked like it missed the mark. But, it's been a few years since I read the book so maybe I'm remembering incorrectly how it was described.
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July 25, 2012, 9:48 a.m. CST
Surprised it has an Indian dude in the starring role. Thought it'd be Taylor Lautner in brownface
by kidicarus
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...wasn't sure if it could be done. Might have to check this one in theatre. mt
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At least you will become a master in the WAY OF THE FIST!!!!!
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I got the feeling that the author realized his book was looking a bit slim.. more of a short story than a novel. And so he stuck in some redundant shit at the start about why the kids name is Pi, and he stuck in some redundant shit at the end with that stupid interview epilogue. He just needed to bump up the word count to the bare minimum he could get away with!
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Maudlin, pseudo-spiritual hokem.
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Has an office at the university across the river. Shows up at the writer-in-residence intros at the public library.
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Looks like they might have been omitted from the script in favor of the zebra. I guess they don't add anything to the story that the tiger doesn't already.
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I can´t judge until i watch the whole movie.
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July 25, 2012, 10:01 a.m. CST
Also, anyone who hasn't read the book: go and read the book.
by Doctor Bumhole
It's great.
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*One day son, all this Dojo will be yours.* But what if I dont want a Dojo? *I have a Dojo, your grandfather had a Dojo and your great grandfather before him had a Dojo. We do Dojo's, its what we do boy. Sooner you get that it your head and stop yer dreaming the better.* Sob.
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That was one of the most vivid parts of the book to me.
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Way to steal the magic right out of the book mr author.
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...when I started here, all there was was swamp. All the sensei said I was daft to build a dojo in a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third one. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. An' that's what your gonna get, lad ...the strongest dojo in these islands.
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HULK MADE OF STARFISH!! Raaaahhh!!
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HULK MADE OF STARFISH!! Raaaahhh!!
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July 25, 2012, 10:17 a.m. CST
The tiger dies, tug at the heartstrings. NOPE, killing the animal character to make the audience feel bad is a cheap ploy. I will not see this "Lovely Bones" looking piece of shit!
by notcher
Sorry to be that guy, but today I am.
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July 25, 2012, 10:19 a.m. CST
notcher hasnt read the book, so relax all people who think he spoiled the ending
by ajit maholtra
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LIFE OF PI? Moar like LACK OF PIE, amirite?
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Anything with a hint of reality gets his boot. Vampires in matrix! I want manbat! Inception was boring! blah blah blah
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That was funny.
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July 25, 2012, 10:34 a.m. CST
Makes me want to rewatch the first half of The Black Stallion.
by openthepodbaydoorshal
Now THATS a beautiful film.
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July 25, 2012, 10:41 a.m. CST
Harry next review: "Harry thinks Vampire Whore Bats From Mars in the Greatest Movie of the Year, and Here's Why!"
by kidicarus
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Few directors have the sensitive touch that Lee has, all of his work in the 90's was top notch,especially the still heavily underrated the ice storm. He did had a misstep with Hulk, but for the most part his work has been solid, and at moments he truly reaches greatness. This is a good mix of director and material.
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Where?
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IT'S BECAUSE YOU KIND OF PEOPLE HAVE NO SENSE OR RESPECT WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO OTHERS THAT STEPS HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMENTS POSTED ON THIS SITE ARE WRITTEN BY HUMAN BEINGS AND NOT THE POND LIFE THAT WOULD MAKE SOME STUPID-ASS UNFUNNY COMMENT RELATING TO THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED.WELL DONE HARRY/AICN.
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the tiger is voiced by Liam Neeson.
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July 25, 2012, 11:24 a.m. CST
alansmithee9311 - you win the award for completely missing the fucking point
by Shaun D Lyons
People were pissed with Harry for his unprofessional tirade; outburst; spitting the dummy; being a prick; immature, whatever, about a film he chose not to like. MOST OTHER WEBSITES have encouraged, welcomed debate about TDKR. This is what we wanted to talk about - a movie, not the tragedy and horror about that horrible midnight showing. So don't get all self-righteous you insulting (pond-life, really?)and sanctimonious prat. Go fuck yourself.
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July 25, 2012, 11:47 a.m. CST
Not fond of the yucky fish shit all over them part
by Yotz Von Frelnik
This might be a good movie, but I can't help feeling it's going to be sold to us as some awesome, transporting spiritual revelation and end up being a pretentious sack of meh.
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If Harry had paraphrased more Monty Python in his TDKR review he probably wouldn't be in hiding now. Ni!
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July 25, 2012, 11:56 a.m. CST
I think there's a 2nd animal under the tarp, at least during the storm bits
by atlatl
and Pi comes across the hyena or orang clinging to another bit of wreckage so they might not be written out completely. Everything looks amazing though, but I can't recall ever reading about the glowing whale. Can't wait to visit the meerkat "island"
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A hyena, zebra, and orangatan. Though it looks like the movie is skipping my favorite twist from the book. When Pi is calling for Richard Parker. Richard Parker, c'mon! You can make it!!
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July 25, 2012, 12:05 p.m. CST
i think you can comment on harry's garbage "review" again
by Transhuman
for those asking
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That makes four. In case anyone was about to criticize my counting ability.
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July 25, 2012, 12:07 p.m. CST
Thats possibly the worst trailer I've seen this year and I've seen some fucking trailers!
by Baron Von Penguin
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that's what i was thinking
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That's a bullet dodged. I do think Jeanut could have done something interesting, but that trailer looks absolutely gorgeous, and I think Ang Lee may just be knocking this one out of the park. I cannot wait!
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...and we shall say rise again to you if you do not appease us.
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What happened to him? :(
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July 25, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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July 25, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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July 25, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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July 25, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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July 25, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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July 25, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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July 25, 2012, 12:27 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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July 25, 2012, 12:27 p.m. CST
Yes!!! Can we PUUHLLEASE start talking about Nolan's inspired vision of Ann Hathaway' Giant Penis!!!!!!!??????
by Mike McCutcheon
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Before you can comment on Harryys TDKR thread you must find... ANOTHER SHRUBBERY! Then when you have found the shrubbery you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. *A path! A path!*
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July 25, 2012, 12:37 p.m. CST
Oh, what sad times are these when passing jokers can say 'NI!' at will to old ladies.
by FlickaPoo
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July 25, 2012, 12:42 p.m. CST
Ah, I see the talkback is being overrun by Dark Knight commenters
by Bass Ackwards
well, good for you guys I guess.
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Brave Sir Harry ran away... When profound disappointment reared its ugly head he bravely turned his tail and fled...
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I'm all for animals in movies, but whats the point in putting a cg animal while it's purpose is obviously to try to hit the emotional cord of the audience?? CG monsters or fantastic creatures are fine, we don't have real life references, but CG animals as important characters (sidekick? lol)?? It gives me the same feeling when i see humanoids robots (and i love robots, but why human-like?!? it's just weird)
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July 25, 2012, 1:34 p.m. CST
Or is there a scene with that dude and the tiger in a tent that we're not aware of?
by Fries Against
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This will be a massive ordeal to sit through. Truly terrible, trite horseshit.
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...reach the age of 30 near the end and have to stir the water to reach sanctuary. They don't, and get consumed by the giant whale. That's why the subtitle is "Pinnochio's Run" you idiots. Read between the lines, for chrissake.
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July 25, 2012, 2:47 p.m. CST
Have any of these stylized films works at the BO in recent years?
by AMchannelEpicwish@Youtube
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Can you Feel it
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Life of Pi is a great book. This trailer for me really misses the tone of the novel. I would imagine the movie will not be as up-lifting as this trailer, especially if Ang Lee maintains the original ending.
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Yes I know, that was borderline racist. I'm sorry.
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Only joking! looks ace! been waiting a long time for a new Ang Lee movie, welcome back sir.
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I say we hand the 'little brown boy-girl' over to Sgt. Hatred and call it even.
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...a space shuttle flying across the sky and Michaels could sell it as black velvet poster art.
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Rrrawwrlrrlrlr!!!!!! Swipe. Nom nom nom ...
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July 25, 2012, 4:25 p.m. CST
In other words, this trailer has "cheezburger remixes" written ALL over it.
by Royston Lodge
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July 25, 2012, 4:41 p.m. CST
I have no idea what I just saw - but THATs how you make CGI interesting.
by grendel69
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was the aurora borealis. This thing looks good/different. Looking forward to it.
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July 25, 2012, 5:20 p.m. CST
I thought the green glow was supposed to be photoluminescent algae, or bacteria, or plankton...
by Royston Lodge
...or Cthulhu's pee.
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Can someone please spoil this a little for me? Do any of the animals die? I can't handle anything where animals die in it. I just watched The Grey last night and couldn't even handle that. Even just watching that trailer made me jittery.
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For some reason, in front of Prometheus, the theater I was at screened an extended clip from this movie in lieu of a trailer. It was like 4 minutes of finished 3D footage, thescene where he is brandishing the spear at the tiger. It was pretty solid. And Ang Lee is NOT using the 3D subtly here. The spear juts out of the screen constantly. It was kind of jarring.
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but removed a chunk of the comments. I wrote a couple arguing points for the movie (vs another commenter rather than Harry directly) and it all got wiped.
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It was just rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-tat. Did Aaron Sorkin adapt? If so this must have been during one of his mushroom and coke benders.
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His head smashed in And his heart cut out And his liver removed And his bowls unplugged And his nostrils raped And his bottom burnt off And his pen---
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http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/end-harry-knowles/
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July 25, 2012, 10:15 p.m. CST
Jesus, if you don't like his reviews don't fucking read them
by Queefer Sutherland
Starting some stupid fucking petition on Facebook only makes you look sad and petty. Get a life you dumb motherfucker.
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July 25, 2012, 10:59 p.m. CST
Ang Lee's "Ride With The Devil" is one of the very best films about the American Civil War.
by The_Genteel_Gentile
Particularly the director's cut on Criterion. A truely great film that doesn't get near the love it ought to. So I thought I'd go ahead and take this opportunity to put the uninitiated on notice.
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July 25, 2012, 11 p.m. CST
I'm weirdly reminded of Vincent Ward's "What Dreams My Come".
by The_Genteel_Gentile
Not entirely sure why, but I just get a similar vibe - which is alright by me.
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July 25, 2012, 11:03 p.m. CST
The Tiger has got to be some of the most life-like cg I've seen.
by The_Genteel_Gentile
Very impressive. The ship sinking and stormy sea shots are also quit convincing.
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That was a pervading thought I had while admiring this georgeous trailer.
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*not gEorgeos.
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July 25, 2012, 11:25 p.m. CST
Remember the best and most visually impressive scene you saw at "Prometheus"?
by The_Genteel_Gentile
Me too, and it was from Ang Lee's "Life Of Pi"! I'm betting this will be a strong contendor for best visual effecs prizes, as well as possibly the big prestige awards.
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So it's a life boat with an Indian boy, a hyena, a zebra with a broken leg, an orangutan and a tiger all on board. It's done quite realistically, with the animals avoiding each other at first, more stressed and frightened than interested in fighting. Then, eventually, the hyena kills the zebra (quite graphically in the book), followed by the orangutan. When it looks like Pi is in trouble with the hyena, the tiger comes out from under a tarp stretched across the prow, and kills the hyena. I won't spoil what happens to the tiger, but the book is well worth your time... if you can make it past the first 100 pages that is, which are almost unreadable. Also, fuck your mother.
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Any way needs more gay cowboys and bumming
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That is all.
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July 26, 2012, 2:13 p.m. CST
Saw this in the theater, thought it was a short film.
by SergeantStedenko
There's no way I could sit through and hour and a half of this crap. Barely made it through the trailer.
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