Oct 29 2008'Delgo' Trailer Finds New Level of CGI Creepiness
When computer-animated characters border on reality but don't quite reach it, a point is reached called the "uncanny valley", making the slightly-off characters "fucking creepy." Delgo, the Romeo & Juliet romance meets the stilted comedy and battles of The Phantom Menace animated movie, never comes anywhere near reaching that, but it does necessitate the creation of a new term of CGI discomfort. What should we call the intersection point of animated simian, fairy, and V's lizard-aliens? Besides horrible to look at.
Here's the trailer for Delgo, which vocally reunites the Freddie Prinze Jr./Jennifer Love Hewitt romance of I Know What You Did Last Summer (you wanted that, right?):
Was that Val Kilmer's voice you heard? Yes, that was Val Kilmer. He's not above a Delgo here and there.
Reader Comments
1. Rob - October 29, 2008 12:31 PM
That thing has alot of stars in the roles
2. zach - October 29, 2008 12:32 PM
wow...
why would someone sign on to work on something with a (implied) "straight to dvd" guarantee clause in the contract.
i think toy story had better cgi.
3. CaptainMorgan - October 29, 2008 12:40 PM
I tried to watch the trailer but had to stop. It's really, really bad. I don't know who greenlights this kind of crap. I mean, if it was an all CGI version of Never Back Down, THEN I'd go see it (to check out the shadows' accuracy).
4. glace neuf - October 29, 2008 12:58 PM
looks like a heartwarming thrillride to me - can't hardly wait!
5. leujin - October 29, 2008 1:28 PM
Judging by the cast credits, I think a lot of people lost a very important bet.
6. boby - October 29, 2008 1:32 PM
im sorry but havent we seen this plot like in every single other scifi/fantansy movie??? i mean I COULDNT EVEN STAND TO WATCH THE WHOLE THING!!!
this movie looks like its going to suck, and im not even talking about the creepiness but im talking about the lack of originality, i swear i had to stop the trailer at 1 minute or i was going to punch my monitor from the BOREDOM and MISERY this trailer brought,
in fact i wish i never even saw the first minute, at this moment as a type i am feeling nauseous and sick, like im going to throw up, the ANGUISH brought by this trailer is unspeakable
FKK this movie, is like everything else ive seen like ever, it looks SO BORING!!!!
7. Elmo - October 29, 2008 1:49 PM
seen one Delgo you've seen em all
wait... that was really nasty animation
*barf*
8. whistle - October 29, 2008 1:59 PM
Please don't bring that Never Back Down bullshit here. I'm just about completely given up on the comments section on geekologie ever letting that stupid (as in never was it funny) die.
9. Sueyo - October 29, 2008 2:21 PM
As much as I hate to say it, I don't think any other phrase could describe my first thoughts when I saw this post and actually tried to watch a little bit of the trailer (curiosity killed the cat and all that).
So, in the immortal words of John McClane (and many other less awesome people who said it):
What the fuck?
10. NastyBedazzler - October 29, 2008 3:06 PM
I just watched that without sound and it looks like a huge piece of shit.
11. Tom - October 29, 2008 4:33 PM
Dude, I Know What You Did Last Summer was totally Ryan Phillippe and JLH. Freddy Prinze Jr was a tiny wee thing then!
12. sva1994 - October 29, 2008 5:26 PM
Skip this crap. I saw a cut of it at a test screening in August 2007 in NYC, and while some of the battle scenes were cool, the whole Zen-ninja thing with the rocks practiced by the pacifistic tribe without the wings was hokey as hell, and Chris Kataan's character was so fucking annoying that I wanted to reach into the screen to strangle him. I didn't make any observations about the Uncanny Valley, but obviously, it's hard to take the romance aspect seriously, given how ugly the lizard women are. Drop off the kids, and pick 'em up when it's over. Pixar, this definitely was not.
13. SandraB - October 29, 2008 6:13 PM
At least they threw in a crotch-hit joke
14. spiritkittykat - October 29, 2008 6:33 PM
This sadly, is not "straight-to-DVD". They have been playing it in theatres for over a month around here; as a coming soon to theatres.
It looked like shit the first time and still looks like shit!
Why would you agree to make something called Delgo and then continue to make it after you read the script and see the concept art.
Horrible!
15. pdrunk - October 29, 2008 7:57 PM
When your headline actor is The Human Crappifier aka Freddie Prinze, Jr., you're just looking at a long steady downhill spiral of actors looking for a paycheck/recognition/community service for shoplifting and/or DUI charges. The only thing missing was Rob Schneider.
Now that I think about it, Rob Schneider wouldn't even do this movie. That is sad.
16. Snoodle - October 29, 2008 8:54 PM
This is finally being released?
Whoa. They've had a site/trailer for like 2 years, I never thought they'd get it done :s
17. brian - October 30, 2008 12:03 AM
This looks like the animation in those crappy straight-to-DVD Barbie movies... but the characters aren't as hot.... or appealing... no wait.... hot. Yeah. Barbie's hot. I said it.
18. chuck - October 30, 2008 1:10 AM
Is this what happens to all the DeVry graduates?
19. tara e. - October 30, 2008 5:50 AM
I can't believe I'm gonna be late to work for checking this out...
...my life has certainly gone downhill quickly. Even faster than Chris Kattan's.
Hi-yo!
20. huxley75 - October 30, 2008 7:55 AM
Snoodle, this movie has been in the works for longer than 2 years. On Wikipedia, you can go back to 2004 but it's been in the works longer than that. The Wayback Machine has archives of the Delgo site going back to 2001...
21. Tooom - October 30, 2008 11:17 PM
So I was about to make a Delgo Enemy Mine joke to myself when I saw Lou Gossett, Jr. in the credits and frowned, because Delgo had foreseen this and taken it away from me.