11.18.06
Must see…
I don’t think I have ever seen a movie that lived up to the expectations created by the trailer. Not that movies always fall short but fundamentally trailers are flawed in that it it impossible to sum up a movie experience in two minutes. Some trailers are down right deceptive. They take a drama and make it look funny. They take a comedy and make it look funny. Sometimes you wait through an entire movie for a particular scene and the when the movie is over you realize you’ve been conned. The great clip was from an outtake. Outrageous.
Monster House lived up to the hype, a self-generated hype in my case. I saw the trailer and loved the characters. For those of you who don’t know, Monster House is a 3D animated film produced by Steven Spielberg. If you remember The Goonies (also by Spielberg) it has a similar quality, but I enjoyed this much more. Unlike other 3d movies that try to wow you with great animation or spoofing other films this movie focused on the characters to drive the story. Everyone down to the peripheral boyfriend of the babysitter is hilariously stereotypical in the best way possible. The voices were so well chosen that I only recognized one by the end of the movie even though most were famous people I knew. Instead of trying to further describe why the movie is so great I will simply recommend it to you.
Warning: I cannot guarantee your enjoyment of this film if you don’t have a Chrissy watching it with you.
Lonnie said,
November 18, 2006 at 11:21 am
I have seen this film you speak of. I will say this…it was MUCH better than the preview painted it out to be. I didn’t want to see it (thought it looked dumb and kidsy), but I was conned into it by a girl no less…sigh. Anyways, it was pretty good. I was surprised.
Which probably just proves Adam’s point. Trailers are woefully inadequate…
Stephen said,
November 19, 2006 at 3:45 pm
Um. Okay.