Mar 9 2009 New 'Up' Trailer: Pixar Has Made Talking Dogs OK
A couple months ago, I heard from someone that attending an Up screening that Pixar had included a talking dog character to co-exist with the humans. I thought for sure these guys had finally slipped up. Oh, how the mighty had fallen for adorable talking pooches. I mean, a completely unjustified speaking animal serving only as comic relief? What is this movie, a Disney without a /Pixar immediately following it? But alas, no, the longtime leaders in computer animation have made yet another innovation to the field: rationalization for a funny talking animal sidekick. They did it. Just explain that the dog is wearing a specially designed collar that translates his dog-talk into various human languages and it's time for naysayers like me to shut the fuck up.
Here's the new trailer:
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Feb 11 2009 'Gigantic' Trailer and John Goodman in Gigantic Old Guy Glasses
Prepare for indie asphyxiation: Paul Dano is an awkward, subdued late-20s dude. Zooey Zeschanel is a classic Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Put them together (with an appropriate soundtrack) and we have quirky, unbearable romance!
However, as annoying as this has the potential to be, I'll give it a chance for two reasons:
1. I'm really, really pleased to see John Goodman making the transition to respected-comedian-turned-indie-actor (see: Bill Murray) instead of respected-comedian-turned-tragedy (see: Steve Martin). I didn't know if he'd ever fully escape the shadow of King Ralph.
2. I'm also really pleased to see Upright Citizen Brigade's Ian Roberts in absolutely anything, but particularly to see him delivering lines about black market Chinese babies being awesome.
Here's your trailer:
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Dec 16 2008 'Up' Clip Less Morbid When Watched Than Explained
In this clip from Up (most of it seen before in the trailer), an overweight child stands precariously on the edge of an old man's floating house. The older gentleman asks how he arrived there, to which the child gives a confused answer that reveals he was chasing a rat. Then, realizing he is thousands of feet in the air, and fearing for his life, the pudgy youth begs to be admitted inside, but the old man refuses, shutting the door and leaving the boy on the porch, presumably to die at the next wind gust. Pixar is really getting dark with their stories:
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