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Our first look at THE FANTASTIC MR FOX via Wes Anderson!!!

Cool by chrisdosmil	Jul 17th, 2009 12:02:34 AM
Cool
Garth Jennings? by Ogmios_the_Eloquent	Jul 17th, 2009 12:02:51 AM
what?
thought he was a director... by Ogmios_the_Eloquent	Jul 17th, 2009 12:04:24 AM

CGI by LUZER	Jul 17th, 2009 12:18:16 AM
My first thought was the CGI in the first picture looked OK, but not great...then read it was stop-motion. I think we've hit the point of being a bit over-critical.
That's stop motion work? by Gwai Lo	Jul 17th, 2009 12:18:20 AM
Looks like CG
Porn knock off - The Fantastic Mr. Cox by JuanSanchez	Jul 17th, 2009 12:24:10 AM
Ron Jeremy can play a badger or something.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox. by otm shank	Jul 17th, 2009 12:24:15 AM
The story of Tom Rothman? (Ducks to avoid random items thrown in my direction.)
The furries are gonna go nuts by FeralAngel	Jul 17th, 2009 12:26:03 AM
Furry anthro FOXES wearing clothes!!! That's porn for furries. As a non-furry all I can say is: Meh. Read the "Fantastic Mr. Fox" book to my little sister once, found it rather dull. Hard to believe anyone could think it'd make a good full-length film. Doubt I'll see it. Might be good for the kiddies, though...
Good to see Roald Dahl getting some love again by tolomey	Jul 17th, 2009 12:32:00 AM
That guy's books defined my childhood. The BFG was amazing, as was George's Marvellous Medicine (which caused me to get grounded for the summer holidays after attempting a marvellous medicine of my own, using my mum's perfume and other noxious chemicals). My favourite has to be Danny Champion Of The World. How's about hollywood gives that the big screen treatment it deserves?
awwwwwwww by DigitalBeachWar	Jul 17th, 2009 12:32:31 AM
cute-tastic
I'm in. by Magnum Opus	Jul 17th, 2009 12:32:54 AM
At first I just wished Anderson was spending his time making another classic, but now I think maybe he is...
this will definitely be the FOXES COCKSES! by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jul 17th, 2009 12:34:16 AM
well? it will.
Kurt Russell already did it ... by GiveMeAnFinBreak	Jul 17th, 2009 12:34:46 AM

And that's some good looking stop motion by GiveMeAnFinBreak	Jul 17th, 2009 12:35:31 AM
At first glance, I thought that shit was CGI. I'm glad to hear it isn't. Personally, I'm sick of that shit.
Where's the NEWS about Abrams Trek comic? by scriptgirl_nipples	Jul 17th, 2009 12:38:47 AM
The amount of cum JJ spurted over you AICN guy's, you MUST be slipping not posting this news.
Hate to be an absolute shit, but........ by beastie	Jul 17th, 2009 12:41:03 AM
Does aintitcool.com actively avoid other movie news sites? I'm sincerely asking. Because, sometimes, like with this story, they're a week late. But other movie news sites have no problem siting AICN.
CITING. not siting. sorry. by beastie	Jul 17th, 2009 12:41:32 AM

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Poor American kids; no Roald Dahl for you. by Sepulchrave	Jul 17th, 2009 12:56:30 AM
And we get EB White and Norton Juster and L Frank Baum and Shel Silverstein and the rest of your guys.
George's Marvellous Medicine by Sepulchrave	Jul 17th, 2009 12:58:01 AM
or 'How to Poison Your Most Disliked Aged Relation'. They'll never adapt that, or there'll be copycats and lawsuits everywhere.
Candid Shot by magsweeto	Jul 17th, 2009 01:01:04 AM
"Oh Hi! I didn't hear you come in. I was just admiring my picture of badgers."
We get Roald Dahl in the US. by little_lebowski	Jul 17th, 2009 01:02:56 AM
It's just that most of the kids who grew up to be Talkbackers are barely literate.
My favorite book as a kid. by CoursinLarry	Jul 17th, 2009 01:05:30 AM
I was dying to see ANYTHING from this movie. And, to be honest, it sorta gives me the creeps. I can't fucking wait.
Looks like fetish fuel by BillEmic	Jul 17th, 2009 01:08:29 AM
for all you furries out there.
House! by Charlie & Tex	Jul 17th, 2009 01:09:38 AM
UK readers will probably feel the strangest urge to play online Bingo after looking at these images..
THIS JUST IN... by itsjust_notcool_anymore_baby	Jul 17th, 2009 01:13:13 AM
Daniel Radcliffe found that he has pubes on his balls and has since announced the end of the Harry Potter series. Btw can't wait to see another WA flick even though TDL sucked.
Whatever, Wes Anderson gains 10,000,000 credibility by smackfu	Jul 17th, 2009 01:17:27 AM
for not doing this in CGI
I thought the trailer was supposed to be by Dingbatty	Jul 17th, 2009 01:20:25 AM
out by now? Anyhow, looking a little more furry than Quentin Blake, but will withhold judgment until seeing the trailer. The book is my fave of Dahl's juvenile fic.
Selick was originally supposed to work by Dingbatty	Jul 17th, 2009 01:21:36 AM
on this, but he jumped ship for Coraline.
WOW by zikade zarathos	Jul 17th, 2009 01:23:47 AM
I didn't even know this was finally coming out this year. This just jumped to the top of my dying to see list.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME by Logan_1973	Jul 17th, 2009 01:26:35 AM
I may be biased as I have loved everything Anderson has done thus far....but WOW. THIS is what I have been waiting for !
I'm sort of sick of Wes Anderson. by veebeeyes	Jul 17th, 2009 01:45:09 AM
Bottle Rocket was Decent, Tenenbaums and Rushmore were great, but Life Aquatic and Darjeeling sucked.
A day before my Birthday, sweet! by Orionsangels	Jul 17th, 2009 01:56:46 AM

They need to remake MATILDA......... by GibsonUSA Returns	Jul 17th, 2009 01:59:37 AM
The Danny DeVito movie was fun to watch...but there's still so much potential there. I dare a filmmaker to make a less kiddie Matilda...PG or PG-13 even. One that is VERY true to the book.
WES ANDERSON TO DIRECT GHOSTBUSTERS 3 by benito	Jul 17th, 2009 02:03:08 AM
That's the news I really wanna hear.
A Tim Burton, PG-13 MATILDA would be awesome. by GibsonUSA Returns	Jul 17th, 2009 02:05:26 AM
A book that actually has some strong themes.
Of all of Anderson's films by Toilet_Terror	Jul 17th, 2009 02:06:33 AM
the one I keep thinking about is The Life Aquatic. I don't necessarily think it's his best film, but I can't remember a time when I found myself idly thinking about Tenenbaums or Rushmore.
Who gives a shit by Doitnowimhere	Jul 17th, 2009 02:09:07 AM
about this stupid foxy shit. Ha
Rik Mayall doing GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE by palimpsest	Jul 17th, 2009 02:16:24 AM
http://tinyurl.com/bkam6f
I had no idea he was doing this by MorganLeafy	Jul 17th, 2009 02:16:38 AM
but I'm glad he is. Wes Anderson = one of the few real talents in Hollywood at the moment. This Roald Dahl character I've never heard of before but I'm sure he's a capable writer as well.
Looks perfect. by TELF	Jul 17th, 2009 02:45:22 AM
Loved that book so much. Hope they do the bit where they all get shit-faced on cider.
Weird that AICN never mentioned this before. by Dingbatty	Jul 17th, 2009 02:45:27 AM
I've mentioned it in threads a few times, to obliviousness.
I dunno...Mr. Fox looks a little too "normal" by GibsonUSA Returns	Jul 17th, 2009 02:57:23 AM
Too conventional? Look at the book illustrations...he's all...how do I put it?...wirey...like classic Daffy Duck or something. I kinda expected that Looney Tunes-esque rubber-bandy feel to the character animation. Like when classic Daffy goes nuts. I expected the evil farmers too look the same way...all dispropotioned and stuff...
Looks good but still, its a 20th Century Fox film... by Gabba-UK	Jul 17th, 2009 02:58:20 AM
So fuck it, boycotting it out of principle.
Danny - by Abhimanyu	Jul 17th, 2009 03:03:28 AM
was made into a Jeremy Irons movie, if I remember correctly. And as much as I liked the Witches and Matilda, I don't think the madcap/ justice combination of Roald Dahl has been correctly done 100% yet. The best was James and the Giant Peach, but only the animated part of it, bringing it back to "real life" really messed up the tone...
That doesn't look very Stop Motion... Looks very CGI to me by D.Vader	Jul 17th, 2009 03:06:07 AM
Which is very, very weird.
I had no interest in seeing The Darjeeling Limited by D.Vader	Jul 17th, 2009 03:07:45 AM
I don't enjoy watching a filmmaker repeat himself, excuse me, or RIP himself off. Here's a great example of someone that needs to grow as a filmmaker. I hope this is his first step.
Gutted -- those fox puppets look shit. by ODM	Jul 17th, 2009 03:15:16 AM
Thought they'd look more worn and "classier"... they look too cheesy.
It ain't CGI by Traintrack1	Jul 17th, 2009 03:15:22 AM
Someone I know was involved in making the models. I think the storys been changed a bit as well - I believe there may well be a possum involved. Something like that anyway.
This looks nothing like the Fantastic Four I grew up with by mediamole	Jul 17th, 2009 03:16:46 AM

Tolomey - Danny Champion of the World by smirker	Jul 17th, 2009 03:43:07 AM
Awesome Roald Dahl Book, already given the (small) screen treatment... excellent though http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00 97152/
To all the people who think this looks CG by smirker	Jul 17th, 2009 03:45:41 AM
Are you blind? Seriously.
ThePilgrim - nicely done by LightninBolt	Jul 17th, 2009 04:19:03 AM
Quick wit. This should be great. the story is slight but solid, short stories often make the best movies. This will be way more appealing than Coraline. Ghostbusters 3 would be a great job for Wes, well great for us, crap for Wes.
Stopmotion is UGLY by estacado1	Jul 17th, 2009 04:23:11 AM
We have cg now. It can do things faster and prettier. Stopmotion just looks ugly and jerky. I just can't continue watching a stopmotion movie knowing what could be achieved with cg. I would be more enthusiastic about watching Coraline, or this Fox movie if it were made with cg, or even hand drawn 2d animation, rather that stopmotion. It is just THAT ugly.
Thats fucking weird by barnaby jones	Jul 17th, 2009 04:29:29 AM
its that kind of shit that keeps me awake at night !
CG is soulless. Stop motion is artful labor. by Dingbatty	Jul 17th, 2009 04:33:14 AM

Pretty bold, using fur on the miniatures, by Dingbatty	Jul 17th, 2009 04:43:56 AM
because of the "boiling," though Selick says that boiling is considered beautiful in stop motion.
Saw a preview screening of this a few months ago by 11dayempire	Jul 17th, 2009 04:56:38 AM
It was fucking brilliant.
GHOSTBUSTERS 3 I SAY!!!! by benito	Jul 17th, 2009 05:51:56 AM
GHOSTBUSTERS 3!!!!!!!!
love the book, love stop-motion by Muki	Jul 17th, 2009 05:56:38 AM
this is going to great!
Stop-motion is ugly? by Toilet_Terror	Jul 17th, 2009 06:00:26 AM
You'd rather everything was CGI? How about this: fuck right off. Fuck right off the planet.
His first movie was his best by Laserhead	Jul 17th, 2009 06:03:46 AM
And they've gone steadily downhill since.
Can't wait to see the three bastard farmers.. by Jugs	Jul 17th, 2009 06:08:39 AM
..loved, loved, loved this book as a child.
Best Animated Feature is going to be mighty interesting! by Mr_Incredible	Jul 17th, 2009 06:16:20 AM
This is one of those years where 3 nominees won't be enough. Hopefully, there will be 5 nominees this year.
Wes Anderson needs to make the sequel to 12 Rounds by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 17th, 2009 06:21:09 AM
Until then, I'll pass.
Because Im too lazy to Google it by JackRabbitSlim	Jul 17th, 2009 06:45:05 AM
What was the Roald Dahl story about the guy who could see through cards? And, yes, I'm aware my nick's namesake ripped Mr Dahl for his Four Rooms bit. Good artists copy and all that - and too bad Q couldn't put the kicker in with the gf who appears at the end, missing most of her phlanges.
Genius my ass by caruso_stalker217	Jul 17th, 2009 06:46:58 AM

Wow, stop-motion has come a long way by bah	Jul 17th, 2009 06:48:00 AM
That almost looks CGI-realistic.
We've got him, Sepulchrave by bah	Jul 17th, 2009 06:50:34 AM
I admit I don't know some of the titles mentioned. But the Wonka books of course, the BFG, Mr Fox, Danny, Giant Peach, those are all staples here (or were twenty years ago at least. I still see them prominently displayed in book stores).
Vive le stop motion! by Flyingcircus	Jul 17th, 2009 06:56:31 AM
Sweet! CGI can suck it and suck it hard. All of you who are saying CGI is soulless are spot on and get a big gold star for the day.
HARRY HARRY HARRY YOU DUMB FUCK by standundermyumbrella	Jul 17th, 2009 07:19:47 AM
Its a FOX movie, NOT FOX searchlight. I know that pains you, but still ,get your facts straight
fuck any motherfucker that hates on Life Aquatic by future help	Jul 17th, 2009 07:37:33 AM
that movie is as cool as the Big Lebowski and Jackie Brown (in the same way that it just gets better and better with each viewing)Anderson is in the top 5 American directors working today.
D. Vader by Subtitles_Off	Jul 17th, 2009 07:39:38 AM
I dunno. I saw DARJEELING and thought it demonstrated a lot of growth. Sure, the elements are all there: eccentric characters, odd situations, music of The Kinks. But, for some reason, the idea that popped into my head when watching it was that DARJEELING is to Wes Anderson as CHASING AMY is to kevin Smith. Take from that whatever you will.
This is the best talkback for ages by LightninBolt	Jul 17th, 2009 07:40:22 AM
11dayempire can you elaborate?
Looks like those creepy adverts for Foxy Bingo by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS	Jul 17th, 2009 07:58:49 AM
You know what I'm talking about.
The Royal Tenenbaums is one of the all time greats. by iwasredempted	Jul 17th, 2009 07:59:42 AM
Gene Hackman was brilliant in it. it is one of the movies i can just watch over and over again. Silence of the Lambs and Shawshank Redemption are other moives i can just watch over and over again. No wasted frame of film. Tight movies.
forgot to mention Unforgiven as one of the movies i can put on a by iwasredempted	Jul 17th, 2009 08:00:59 AM

loop by iwasredempted	Jul 17th, 2009 08:01:17 AM

palimpset by DirkD13"	Jul 17th, 2009 08:09:17 AM
I remember watching that on Jackanory back in the 80s, and being absolutely mesmerised by the mentalism of Rik Mayall. Thanks for the link.
hmmmmmmmmmm by Series7	Jul 17th, 2009 08:09:32 AM
Meh?
Ahhhh I thought this sounded fishy by Series7	Jul 17th, 2009 08:11:28 AM
Bill Murray doing voice work again...and this looks surprisingly like Garfield? Luckily Murray has been the best part for most of Wes' film (including being the only good part about the Darjdingaling thing).
hey 11dayempire by FailureAtTheCave	Jul 17th, 2009 08:26:57 AM
Did the screening you saw still contain narration by Jarvis Cocker? And if so, I hope you're not one of the idiots who "reacted poorly to his Sheffield accent", and caused his bit to get cut from the film... http://showhype.com/story/jarv is_cocker_co_writes_song_with_ wes_anderson_for/
Love Anderson, love Dahl, love foxes, love stop motion by WT	Jul 17th, 2009 08:34:57 AM
Bingbingbing, that's pretty much my checklist. Coraline showed us the potential of how far you can go with stop motion. I have to say I enjoyed Burton's version of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, esp. Depp ("The best kind of prize is a SURprise!")
I'll take that as a recommendation, Subtitles Off by D.Vader	Jul 17th, 2009 08:40:30 AM
I don't know many people that actually saw it, but if you say you thought it represented growth as a filmmaker for Anderson, I'll check it out.
i'm going to find and destroy ANYONE who hates by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jul 17th, 2009 08:46:33 AM
on the Life Aquatic. i don't know how yet... possibly with dynamite.
Oh good Lord by Chesterfield Slacks	Jul 17th, 2009 09:10:06 AM
I believe, to be perfectly honest, and correct me if I am indeed in error, the lovely images of the aforementioned "Fox" characters, in which we can clearly see fine details therein, are, in fact, merely photographic stills of...ahem...puppets. Yes, I dare say that they are, indeed, puppets.
So, a Wes Anderson stop-motion animated film... by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 17th, 2009 09:13:24 AM
...shot with wide-angle lenses, with a "quirky" pop soundtrack and talented comedic actors acting too "cool" to deliver any punchlines? Still, even though Anderson movies aren't my cup of tea (he's clearly a talented filmmaker, but I just don't "get" his movies, and believe me, I've tried), it's still pretty goddamn awesome that we're getting so many stop-motion animated features this year (Coraline was brilliant).
not made on computer by matildasmum	Jul 17th, 2009 09:15:37 AM
thePilgrim - I'm sorry to tell you that these puppets were not modeled on a computer, they were sculpted by hand. Not like Coraline, more like The Corpse Bride.
jackknifed_juggernaut by Logan_1973	Jul 17th, 2009 09:42:21 AM
I concur. LIFE rules.
JackRabbitSlim by Olsen Twins_Fan	Jul 17th, 2009 09:56:58 AM
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - fucking awesome! Never read Mr. Fox, but I like the look of those stills.
Henry Sugar is much under-rated by WT	Jul 17th, 2009 10:01:14 AM
Not so well known and not sure if you could stretch it to feature length, but I reckon someone could have fun with it.
jacknife_juggernaut by benito	Jul 17th, 2009 10:03:16 AM
I agree and your name is awesome. An airbag saved my life.
Correction: first looks CG.... by bah	Jul 17th, 2009 10:10:36 AM
Second looks like a shitty animatronic at a second-rate Chuck-E-Cheez knockoff.
hey benito you're right... by iwasredempted	Jul 17th, 2009 10:43:08 AM
good radiohead reference. fantastic album.
Am I the only one who wished by Subtitles_Off	Jul 17th, 2009 10:48:19 AM
this was being done with actors in place of animals. You know, the reverse of the Disney thing, where Robin Hood becomes a fox - a fox character becomes a man. I'm not hating on the direction they're going. I, too, am a fan of stop-motion (CORPSE BRIDE, excepted). I'm just admitting that, when I first heard Anderson was doing this, I thought, "Trippy-cool - Owen Wilson, winkling his nose a lot, wearing fuzzy sweaters."
jarvis cocker was supposed to be in this?!?! by RedHorseVector	Jul 17th, 2009 11:17:25 AM
i thought it was amazing when it was just wes anderson doing roald dahl. with jarvis involved, this becomes possibly one of the most important films of our times, hahaha. hope he makes it to the final cut.
One of my favorite Dahl books by Boneyard	Jul 17th, 2009 11:22:14 AM
Can't wait to see the three farmers/hunters. Will they be real actors or charactures? Is this film all digital? With Andersen in charge, I have great hopes - although I was disappointed by both James & the Giant Peach and the re-make of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. And when in God's name is someone going to make "Willy Wonka and the Glass Elevator"? That book is like "Aliens" for kids! I need to see me a digital Vermicious Knid!
I love the book by photoboy	Jul 17th, 2009 11:26:20 AM
I also have a great audiobook of it being read by Roald Dahl himself. I can't wait to see what Boggis and Baggs and Bean (one fat, one short, one mean) look like in stop-motion!
much appreciated. by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jul 17th, 2009 11:31:42 AM
anyone who's a fan of both The Life Aquatic AND Radiohead is cool in my book.
It's not CG by Shaner Jedi	Jul 17th, 2009 12:00:53 PM
it's stop motion being done over in England by many of the same folks who did The Corpse Bride and even some animators from Coraline.
They DID make a more mature MATILDA... by DeanCubed	Jul 17th, 2009 12:13:44 PM
It was called "CARRIE"
That first fox kinda looks like Adrien Brody at an angle... by MrMysteryGuest	Jul 17th, 2009 12:56:03 PM
the fox in the pajamas kinda sorta looks like Owen Wilson.
Nice to hear this. by Mel Garga	Jul 17th, 2009 01:09:56 PM
I personally enjoy the heck out of Wes' films. What do you think Mr. Littlejeans?
Matilda was brilliant by WT	Jul 17th, 2009 01:53:21 PM
Danny DeVito got to the heart of the book and Pam Ferris is one scaryass Trunchbull. In my opinion, Wes Anderson is a distinct director with a personal style. I think it's art. Now just because I think doesn't mean everyone will like it. Like art, we all have our preferences and thoughts on what they do/do not mean. But like I said before, this seems like a lovely combination of things I love.
Its no Team America by Series7	Jul 17th, 2009 03:21:33 PM
What the fuck happened to Matt and Trey? Are they just enjoying their money now? The last good thing they did was imagination land. The last season or so of South Park blew. And Kenny Vs. Spenny sucked.
The Darjeeling Limited... by itsjust_notcool_anymore_baby	Jul 17th, 2009 04:00:14 PM
was a HUGE letdown for me. I hope this won't be.
Come on, people--MR FOX = Brian Austin Green!!! by YackBacker	Jul 17th, 2009 05:12:22 PM
Do I ahve to make all the terrible jokes 'round here?
But Yack, there's nothing "fantastic" about that "Mr. Fox" by finky089	Jul 17th, 2009 06:36:34 PM
In fact, I don't think he's technically even "Mr. Fox" anymore.
Horrible creepy-cute eyes... by Disco_sucks	Jul 17th, 2009 08:29:20 PM
...and yes, I know they're foxes. But it still looks wrong.
THE FACE OF THE FOX!!! by ChaunceyGardiner	Jul 17th, 2009 10:15:57 PM
GetEveryone, I had a similar reaction to the second still. In comparison to the first shot, with all its similitude to life (if in real life there were polo wearing foxes in well-read dens turning to address the camera with anything other than a snarl, or to run the hell away - but I'm not dissing foxes, the foxes in "Grizzly Man" were great, they get an A+), the second shot looks a little lifeless. Here's, I think, a key to the difference: look at the eyes of Mr. Fox ("LOOK DEEPLY INTO THEM!" - said in stereotypically unsettling Eastern-European accent), there's like a key light shining right in his eyeball in that second shot. It sort of flattens out any potential depth, somewhat ruining the illusion of this talking fox (in really swell pajamas). BUT! there is an upside, potentially... another big difference in the two shots is the difference in tone and what each is trying to capture. The first shot one is capturing motion, which, considering that this is a doll with tiny clothes and tiny expressions tailored by big clumsy human hands inside a tiny room with three walls or less, it comes off terrifically. I mean, look at all the posts here (and whether they are informed or not is far beside the point) - a good percentage of this board initially thought that these images, especially NUMERO ONE, were CGI. I mean, wow. And so that brings us to our disputed shot. It is contemplative, a pinnacle moment in the film, not light hearted AT ALL. It is the potrait of the starving Fox family cowering in a burrowed hole (with a fellow mamalian friend! We were told that one of the story expansions was the inclusion of the Fox family's fellow tenants of the hill the farmers destroy in order to get at Mr. Fox. These innocent bystanders, these civilian casualities will come to Mr. Fox for advice, for quick-witted escape, and possibly they come to denounce him, for retribution). This screen capture comes at a much more emotional, and harrowing, moment in the film. And if you look at all the other characters, they are all expressing differing, very personal emotions, unique to each character as they face this uncertainty together, and individually - the shit is hitting the fan, "Is Dad going to save us?" And this comes off. Hot-Dammit! does it ever! I mean, really, I can't believe how emotive Anderson and his team have made these wonderful creations. What I think what we are seeing in Mr. Fox is emotion: the terror of realizing your family is in danger and the heartbreaking realization that you have no clue how to get them out of this, the fear of failing. That's what we are seeing. And quite possibly, could that key light be a tear? The most despair this lightning starter has ever seen - and his family is there to see it. If you haven't noticed it by now, Wes Anderson is one the great chroniclers of the family unit. He captures the dynamics in a way few can even claim they attempted (his portrayl of the Whitman brotehrs in "the Darjeeling Limited" is one of his greatest accomplishments in a very unique career, one that helped me see my friends differently, how I've coped with them in lieu of my own male siblings, my lack thereof, how I've always envied those with brothers, their safety net). HOLY SHIT GUYS! We are seeing Anderson's themes already and all we've got is two, albeit beautiful, screen shots! That's an auteur. That's somebody finding a rhythm that only they can explore, in thier own wonderfully idiosyncratic way. "Bottle Rocket, "Rushmore," "The Royal Tennenbaums," "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," "The Darjeeling Limited," "The Fantastic Mr. Fox." Wow guys, how lucky we are to get to be here for this. It's the simple pleasures - like watching a guy on a roll do the tightrope act, balance plates and bowling balls, somebody throws a hat up to join the collection growing on the top of his nose, making us feel like part of the act, we hold our breath. Great stuff. One of film's great highwire acts this guy. In Conclusion: one is a great production still, the other one is all that we are missing (and we are already blessed to have what we have of Anderson's films - plus, Owen Wilson's best and most heartfelt performances, as only a friend can bring out in another, a intergral part of one the other's career and style). I could go on like this for at least a day. Really.
OH, about Jarvis Cocker... by ChaunceyGardiner	Jul 17th, 2009 10:18:55 PM
He is a voice, and is contributing three or four songs (and I think that they were written specifically for the film).
Hey Subtitles_Off by ChaunceyGardiner	Jul 17th, 2009 10:42:00 PM
You ever see the version of "the Wind in the Willows" (also known as "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride") with most of the Monty Python troupe? Terry Jones directed it, too. Stephen Fry and Steve Coogan are in it, too. And it was made by Disney. Wow. But really, it is a strange little oddity, and pretty amazing that it was made, and even more amazing that it is as much fun as it is - I mean, Terry Jones is painted green and has a weird bloated body. A madcap tone (may not please a purist of the original stories) that is truly childish. Monty Python's got a knack with children's stuff though - my first exposure to them was even before I saw "The Wind in the Willows" (somewhere around '96 - I must have been about 15 but dadgummit if remembering it I felt like such a kid, delighted and red rolling with laughter). That exposure came in the form of "Transformers: The Movie." Yeah baby, the animated movie with Orson Welles voicing a planet devourer. Oh yeah. And right there in the middle was Eric Idle as one of the most interesting characters in the movie as an inhabitant of the Siberia-like trashdump planet where the characters are exiled to after the loss of their leader, OPTIMUS PRIME. Yes, this is how we will remember "the Transformers." Never really had money for the toys, but man, I had that movie (one of those free summer movies for kids - and was I ever enthralled. Plus, "SHIT!").
Looks like royal tennenbaums with foxes by bottombrick	Jul 18th, 2009 12:18:03 AM
Its cool that they aren't CGI though, fuck some CGI.
The Further Adventures Of Foxy Bingo by penhapus	Jul 18th, 2009 02:42:17 AM
(which is a TV advert in the UK)
It looks like an ad for Foxy Bingo! by RICHARD_GERE_RAPED_MY_GERBIL	Jul 18th, 2009 03:35:47 AM
How come nobody else mentioned this? Oh wait. Five others already did.
Crimeny,Jarvis as well!!! by WT	Jul 18th, 2009 05:14:03 AM
Different Class was one of the best £3 I ever spent.
Henry Sugar by celebritydave	Jul 18th, 2009 06:24:21 AM
was bloody great. must have read that a dozen times as a kid. "Boy" was also great. i like how his wife is whoring out all his books now hes dead.
Thanks, Chauncey by Subtitles_Off	Jul 18th, 2009 09:01:49 AM
I've never even heard of that version of Mr. Toad's adventures, and it sounds like something I should try to track down.
What's with the sans-a-belt slacks? by FlipTheFrog	Jul 19th, 2009 05:25:10 PM
Gabardine?
Yeah, the screening I saw still had Jarvis Cocker narration. by 11dayempire	Jul 22nd, 2009 08:53:52 AM
It was about 60-75% complete; lots of armatures still in shot that hadn't been CGI'd out, a few sequences in storyboard/animatic form only. Flowed very nicely - the big debate among idiot moviegoers seemed to be whether the use of the phrase "Cuss it" was confusing or not. Personally, I think it was perfect as it was.
Looks like CGI by brodiebruce_405	Jul 31st, 2009 10:01:43 AM
Really, what was the point of doing stop-motion and making it look like CGI?

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