The Terminal

Started by modage, July 17, 2003, 12:11:39 PM

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Pedro

#30
April 14, 2004, 12:22:45 AM
hooray for gels...the lighting in that third picture is fucking perfect.

mutinyco

#31
April 14, 2004, 12:28:28 AM
Mac, why not post the trailer...  :shock:
"I believe in this, and it's been tested by research: he who fucks nuns will later join the church."

-St. Joe

Just Withnail

#32
April 14, 2004, 05:57:28 AM
Quote from: mutinycoMac, why not post the trailer...  :shock:

Are you fucking or is it up??  :shock:

cine

#33
April 14, 2004, 06:09:55 AM
Quote from: Withnail
Quote from: mutinycoMac, why not post the trailer...  :shock:

Are you fucking or is it up??  :shock:

It's not up. Mutinyco is just an idiot.   :shock:

Pubrick

#34
April 14, 2004, 06:31:25 AM
wait.. are u freaks complaining that Mac didn't give u a precious trailer, like it's his job? like ur paying him?
under the paving stones.

mutinyco

#36
April 14, 2004, 10:23:05 AM
It does exist. At least according to The Hot Button.

Remember June 18...

The Terminal looks like the first great dark horse smash hit of 2004... not to mention being the first serious Oscar contender to be released. (Kate Winslet and Charlie Kaufman will be the only nominees from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.)

I had the good fortune of getting a glimpse at the trailer for the film on Monday and found myself watching it over and over and over again, unable to quite believe how it hit me right on the sweet spot. DreamWorks didn't make the trip to ShoWest or you would have heard about this trailer as the next one in the tradition of Forrest Gump, which went from 0 to 100 for Paramount (and Tom Hanks) way back when.

One hates to lay it all out over a trailer. But every once in a while, a brief glimpse can unassailably mark a movie as a disaster... or a smash. Hanks has not had a role that fits this well since Cast Away and hasn't had the physical, dramatic and comedic combo opportunity that this offers since Gump. But that's not all. Catherine Zeta-Jones, who manages to be toned down (no noticeable eye make-up and a semi-blunt cut) and still be gorgeous, brings more humanity to her acting portfolio in just a few lines here than I have seen in other performances. Stanley Tucci, Barry Henley, Diego Luna, Chi McBride, Kumar Pallana, and Zoe Saldana all show glimpses of making a tight, likeable ensemble in support.

But perhaps best of all, Steven Spielberg seems to have found a project that just relaxes into his wheelhouse. I really liked Minority Report and think it is underrated. Catch Me If You Can had wonderful stuff in it, but had a lot of style to get past. Here, Spielberg seems to be letting the actors do the work, but also, in just a couple of minutes, you can see some real magic with the camera by Spielberg and his D.P., Janusz Kaminski (who should have been nominated and probably should have won and Oscar for Minority Report). They built the airport concourse for the film and the use of both handheld cameras and major crane shots, plus the bounce of the light on lots and lots of shiny floors... and all that glass! What I saw was virtually in black & white (for internal security purposes), but you can still see how rich the lighting of such a familiar setting is.

The trailer itself is just right and deserves a lot of praise for its inventiveness. The device used to set up the story, which I won't give away because you'll enjoy discovering it for yourself, is so obvious... in that way that something is so obvious and perfect that it had to have been done before. But it hasn't. Not this way. There is a classic trailer tone change with a song - again seemingly obvious - but just so right. And the out gag... just a beautiful piece of comic editing. Best of all... you get a good sense of the movie, but you don't feel like you've already seen the whole thing.

I spent some time on Sunday night and Monday with various people discussing the summer to come (my summer preview column at MCN arrives this Thursday) and expressing concern that things were not quite catching yet. There will be lots of popular movies, make no mistake. But in a summer loaded with $150 million-plus product (and no fewer than three $200 million films), a bunch of $150 million grosses is not going to leave anyone grinning in the privacy of their offices. The Terminal trailer, completely unexpected, was just what the doctor ordered. A real treat
"I believe in this, and it's been tested by research: he who fucks nuns will later join the church."

-St. Joe

mutinyco

#38
April 14, 2004, 06:26:13 PM
The Terminal. With extreme prejudice.
"I believe in this, and it's been tested by research: he who fucks nuns will later join the church."

-St. Joe

mutinyco

#39
April 15, 2004, 09:42:36 PM
So who just saw the commercial for The Terminal during the finale of The Apprentice?
"I believe in this, and it's been tested by research: he who fucks nuns will later join the church."

-St. Joe

El Duderino

#40
April 16, 2004, 12:10:40 AM
Quote from: mutinycoSo who just saw the commercial for The Terminal during the finale of The Apprentice?

not me.
Did I just get cock-blocked by Bob Saget?

Tictacbk

#41
April 16, 2004, 12:12:18 AM
I saw it.  Another weird accent from Hanks...wasn't really sure what to think.

MacGuffin

#42
April 16, 2004, 04:00:33 AM


Teaser Trailer
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


Skeleton FilmWorks

cine

#43
April 16, 2004, 07:04:05 AM
Quote from: TictacbkAnother weird accent from Hanks...wasn't really sure what to think.
How about: "Oh, I get it. He's an immigrant just like the premise explained."

Pubrick

#44
April 16, 2004, 07:42:22 AM
the TermTnal?
under the paving stones.
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