Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Trailer Tuesday: Ondine, and Superbowl Commercials

Last tuesday was a big day that only deserved news on the Oscar nominations, but now that that's finished(ish) we can get back in the flow of things, first with the commercials that aired on sunday during the superbowl. I already covered The Last Airbender which prematurely landed online. The main new ones were the spots for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. They didn't offer much but they did give a perspective on the look and feel of the films. Prince of Persia seems to be little more than a corny Pirates of the Caribbean rip off, Alice looks like a high fantasy, distantly creepy and retooled version of the Lewis Caroll novels, and Robin Hood looks a little bit too much like Ridley Scotts other teaming with Russell Crowe (Gladiator). I can't say that it's crucial that you see these, but if you really have to see them feel free to go through the effort of skimming through youtube for them.

The bigger news from the past five days is the trailer for Neil Jordan's fantasy drama Ondine. For those who don't know, a year ago Neil Jordan was confirmed to be writing the screenplay and directing the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. For those who have never read The Graveyard Book, go out and buy a copy, because you will want to read it over and over again. So based on his name I decided to see what film he has been working on while Gaiman's been trying to find a new home for his big screen fantasy after Miramax was disbanded, may they rest in peace. Based on this trailer, I hope that he lands a studio for it as soon as possible, because I'm convinced he's got what it takes to make an Oscar worthy Graveyard Book movie.

Keep in mind that this trailer tries to make it look like it's got a little more action than it likely has, so when it does come out I'm not going to be grinding my teeth waiting for the action to start like I was with a certain recent film (Edge of Darkness). Still I like the fantasy romance in there, and the dark, deeply scottish imagery puts together a great portait. What really sold me on Neil Jordan's film was the image of a man cloaked in shadows opening up his switchblade. At that moment I knew what "The Man Jack" from The Graveyard Book would and should look like. I highly recomend seeking this film out, just to see if Jordan's truly got what it takes. Here's the trailer:http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63117

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