Looks like some interesting visual design in this Tim Burton post-apoc film called "9". It will be based on a 2005 short film by Shane Acker.
http://9themovie.com/splash/
http://9themovie.com/splash/
Ausdoerrt said:While the concept has promise, it's likely to end up just a mindless action blockbuster just like the previous movie from the same director.
Crni Vuk said:The video looks awesome and very promising. Does anyone know the music playing in the trailer by the way?
Well after I heard the singing I have to agree, not my thing of music. And it seemed to be a nice track *le sigh*Pablosdog said:The music is from a song called "Welcome Home" by coheed and cambria. Not really a huge fan of them, they are "okay".
Anyways, I really really like the design for all the characters, and the premise seems quite interesting. It's cool seeing something original and pretty dark for a major budget cg film.
Yamu said:Ausdoerrt said:While the concept has promise, it's likely to end up just a mindless action blockbuster just like the previous movie from the same director.
Huh?
I was under the impression that this is the first film Shane Acker's ever helmed, aside from his short works.
I think Wanted was kind of doomed from the start. Mark Miller the author of the graphic novel Wanted (which in my opinion was full of cheap thrills - the meaningless sex and violence) let the producers completely change the story for the film (excising the super-hero-ishness of the world which I thought was the one really intriguing thing about the story). However, with allowing them to change the story to make it more mainstream he also received a big enough pay out to do what he wants to on his upcoming projects. At least some of the action sequences for Wanted were cool - although shallow. The film dabbled a bit in human emotion, but it wasn't quite satisfying.Ausdoerrt said:While the concept has promise, it's likely to end up just a mindless action blockbuster just like the previous movie from the same director.
I think he is much better at guiding a visual style than he is at crafting a compelling narrative, but at least he is not directing this.Dopemine Cleric said:I usually cringe at modern Tim Burton releases, and haven't liked a single production of his since Edward Scissor Hands, but I want to see this one.
Agreed. The cast could be top notch in their voice acting or they could phone it in like in the bottom rung CGI kiddy flicks. It is interesting that in the visual design of the characters they aren't very distinct from one another. Leaving the actors to differentiate themselves mainly by their vocal performances.Yamu said:Personally, I'm looking forward to this. Cautiously. It's really all going to come down to whether they decide to focus on storytelling or just try to cash in on the built-in audience for a film like this.
I liked Night Watch and Day Watch, but it could have just been that I was enamored by the idea of Russian vampire/warlock/witches and the gritty/trippy sense of style. I thought the drama showed through the subtitles.Malky said:same with Bekmambetov (while I hated Night and Day Watch, I thought Wanted was a fabulous action flick).