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Originally Posted by newb
I'll second Chrono's rec. on Surveillance. good stuff ;)
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Glad I"m not the only one who's seen it. It's definitely the best movie this year that nobody's seen.
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Originally Posted by urgeok2
i agree that pixar markets their films poorly.
ratatouille, up, and expecially wall-e looked like complete shit from the ads i saw ... each film was fantastic. i guess they feel they have to appeal to the lowest common denominator (morons)
on the other hand - i did think Cars was complete shit... but thats just me.
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So I'm NOT the only one! And the thing is, I'm a SUCKER for animated films! So it should be EASY to market to me!!
Another case where it happened: Coraline. Based on the marketing, I had NO INTEREST in seeing the film, but I absolutely loved it. Some of the artwork had my jaw dropping at some points.
Did you have a similar experience? The ads just made it look Alice in Wonderland-like, which bothered me because I had read the novella and the bright-eyed wonder definitely betrayed the macabre little world that Gaiman creates in his book... The movie DEFINITELY captures the creepy atmosphere, though. Which reminds me... I also recommend
Coraline.
Stunning. Macabre. Definitely true to Gaiman's tale. Could have done without the sidekick, but it works out in the end. Highly recommend. Which I had seen it in 3D.
All 3 of those films,
Surveillance,
Up, and
Coraline make it into my top 5 of this year, along with
Observe and Report and
Inglorious Basterds. Looking back, it's been a damn good year for movies.