Comments on: Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer

By: cj

cj — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:25:36 +0000

the trailor looks funny…jerky but funny

http://c-trainsentertainmentreviews.blogspot.com/

By: fatbologna

fatbologna — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:16:37 +0000

Kurt,
sorry for the triple post, but I had to tell you: Very good review for BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING! I’m VERY interested now! Thanks!

By: fatbologna

fatbologna — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:58:28 +0000

Rusty James,

I think you REALLY have to be in the right mindset for a lot of those films. They tend to be slow and almost mind-numbingly odd. For some reason though they stick with me long after viewing them. I can’t speak for Christiane Cegavske’s work but the Quays and Svankmajer are pioneers of stop-motion and their works are the stuff of nightmares.

By: fatbologna

fatbologna — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:46:24 +0000

Kurt,
Good call! I guess what I meant was that this reminds me more of those examples than of the Burton stop-motion stuff or Coraline. I’d never seen nor heard of BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING, but I’ll definitely be checking it out. I also liked the marionette film Strings when it came out a couple years back. Though not a stop-motion film it definitely had the feel of other lower budget Euro animated projects. The craftsmanship and sheer dedication is amazing and really something to be admired.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:18:04 +0000

Welp, know where all the R3 peeps come when they’re site is down.

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:05:54 +0000

^^^^ I saw that one. Didn’t love it honestly. I think a lot of this stuff works better as a trailer than as feature length film.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:02:28 +0000

Closer to The Brothers Quay and Svankmajer in tone would be the surreal little stop-motion gem BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (http://twitchfilm.net/archives/008383.html)

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:27:55 +0000

To quote Bumblebee from the legendary Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, “I’m so excited! And I just can’t hide it!”

By: Bob The Slob

Bob The Slob — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:47:57 +0000

Any one that complains about the stop motion is either a spoiled brat of an audience member, or a child.

By: Fatbologna

Fatbologna — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:37:22 +0000

I love Wes Anderson (except The Darjeeling) and I also love stop-motion animation. The Bros. Quay and Jan Svankmajer come to mind when I watch this (stylistically that is). Actually the old Wind in the Willows show is especially similar. I think this fits in pretty well with his other stuff. I hope that the ADD youth of today can appreciate the story and apparent warm overall feel of this if not the animation style. Where the Wild Things Are will definitely smoke this sucker all around as that shit looks AMAZING, but I think there will still be a place in the kiddie’s (and my) hearts for this.

By: Bas

Bas — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:25:56 +0000

I read the book when I was young and though this looks like a fun movie it also seems to take a lot of liberties with the story and especially the tone of the world.

By: Jon Rocks

Jon Rocks — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:59:38 +0000

I, as a fan of Wes Anderson, will definitely see this. I just don’t think it will find a very large audience.

Children aren’t exactly game for art house films.