Originally Posted By ToonKirby A not-really-a-trailer here: <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/" target="_blank">http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/</a> - kch
Originally Posted By DlandDug I have now seen two Pixar presentations about this film. (One at the NFFC Convention, the other at ComicCon.) It is so hard to explain this movie. Essentially, it comes down to this: Up is about an old man who ties balloons to his house and floats away. That, of course, doesn't begin to describe what the film is about. Hopefully, internet chat won't fall along the same lines as it has for previous films. ("It's just about some talking cars." "It's about a rat that wants to be a gourmet chef." "It's about a trash compacting robot stuck on abandoned, trash covered Earth.") I hope I'm wrong about this. I'm really not looking forward to reading the latest set of arguments "proving" that Pixar has finally missed the boat, based on the barest available information.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA 'UP' looks neat. I love teasers like this -- you get a bit of a taste -- but nothing is spoiled. Sometime soon, I'd like to just walk into a theater and see a movie -- without a poster, a clip, a piece of art -- anything. I remember in 1977, paying for my ticket, and stopping by the movie poster to look at it for a few seconds before going in. I hadn't seen anything else about it. The movie? 'Star Wars' *sigh* Maybe someday I can experience that again.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I love teasers like this -- you get a bit of a taste -- but nothing is spoiled.<< Me, too. And through the years, Pixar's trailers have tended to be pretty low key things. Remember the early "bug's life" trailers? A bug munching on a leaf quietly, then the leave falls, as another bug chewed through the stem below. "Sorry, didn't know it was occupied!" says the bug. Cue logo. I much prefer that to the usual, predictable trailers that blab out all the best one-liners and key plot points, and always, always, feature that "record needle scratch" moment of silence as someone says something surprising, odd, quirky. You can set your watch by it.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Sometime soon, I'd like to just walk into a theater and see a movie -- without a poster, a clip, a piece of art -- anything.<< I did that once. The movie turned out to be "Kaena: the Prophecy." Makes me twitch just thinking about it.
Originally Posted By Ursula Anyone remember the teaser print ads for Ghostbusters? All it was: a ghost with a red-lined circle around it.
Originally Posted By basil fan I also saw Star Wars without knowing anything about it. I'd never even heard of it until I attended a Star Trek convention and everyone was talking about it. However, it's kind of a gamble for a film company to take. If the undrestated approach backfires, there might not be anybody going to see their movie. Tarzan's Dictionary <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/tarmangani.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ani.html</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck I'm sure that in 6 months we will not be using the words "understated" and "Up promotional campaign" in the same sentence.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Please tell me it isn't based on this: <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/body-of-ballooning-priest-found-at-sea/107766?icid=100214839x1206517198x1200340411" target="_blank">http://news.aol.com/article/bo...00340411</a>
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF >>Sometime soon, I'd like to just walk into a theater and see a movie -- without a poster, a clip, a piece of art -- anything. Maybe someday I can experience that again.<< You and me both. I used to be such a movie freak and I still am in some ways. But...I find I don't get nearly as excited about movies as I did even as recently as 10 years ago. It's just too easy -- and sometimes inescapable -- to find out about movies before they're released, from story points to casting to plot changes.
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Originally Posted By DlandDug Please be aware that those are completely illegal photos. When people release things like this, it makes it less likely that Disney will participate in venues like Comic Con in the future.
Originally Posted By Anatole69 Given the pull the Comic Con has on the blog sphere now, and the target audience it tends to attract, it is highly unlikely Disney will be discouraged anytime soon from not participating in promoting their movies there. Though I understand and agree with your point about pirated images. - Anatole
Originally Posted By Anatole69 The post I was replying to has apparently been removed, so never mind. Though my point about the influence of the Comic Con still stands. - Anatole
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I know this is weird, but I love Ed Asner, especially for the voiceover work he's done in cartoons. I don't know - there's something so honest and endearing about his voice. I watched the trailer a bunch of times just to listen to the sounds going on. Just plain crazy. I love it.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Anyone remember the teaser print ads for Ghostbusters?<< Yep! The posters were everywhere. On busses, bus shelters, taxi cab toppers, billboards, newspapers, magazines, posted on construction walls -- everywhere. Just the "no ghosts" logo. Loved that campaign! I really liked the "interStitchals" when Lilo & Stitch was released -- classic scenes from Disney films interrupted by Stitch. Great stuff.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It might just be me, but it seems like this movie is just like and expanded version of the old short The Little House. It'll be interesting to see what they end up doing with it, since from what I've gathered, there isn't too much plot.
Originally Posted By DlandDug This movie bears only slight resemblance to The Little House. Here's as much of the plot as I can relate, based on the two presentations I have seeen. An elderly man, Carl, is about to lose his home to developers, and be sent to an old folks home. As the attendants arrive, Carl releases a massive cluster of balloons (he is a balloon vendor). The house is pulled from the ground, and drifts up and away from the city. Carl uses sheets and curtains to rig sails, and sets course for the jungles of South America. It seems that in his youth, he had dreamed of visiting the unusual mountains there, accompanied by his bride. Although she is now dead, Carl will fulfill their dream. Unbeknownst to Carl, a young scout, Russell, was on the front porch when he released the balloons. The chubby boy needs but a single merit badge: Helping the Elderly. Carl admits the boy and they continue the adventure together. After arriving in the jungle, they realize the house needs to be moved. Carl rigs hoses to the house and they set off on foot, hauling the house like a Macy's balloon. This is as much as I know. The interaction between the characters is very funny. Carl is voiced by Ed Asner. Pixar has also announced that Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles) will be providing the score.
