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?):

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Oct 26 2007 AM Poster Post: 'Christmas in Wonderland' Could Go Wrong

Two kids, a mall, a million in cash... It sounds like these kids have a big day of shopping ahead of them! Hopefully, using this million in cash, they'll be able to buy some great gifts for their family--and don't forget to split up so you can buy some stuff for each other too, kids!

But wait a minute. What's this here? "What could go wrong?"

Come to think of it, I suppose it is a bit anomalous that two kids would be alone in a mall with a million dollars in cash. What if they lose it, or get kidnapped? Are these guys behind them, who are also riding motorcycles in the mall, somehow involved in this affair? What could go wrong??? Everything!!!

I'd better just go see it to find out what, if anything, goes wrong.

Poster: successful.

Christmas in Wonderland Poster [CanMag]