I'm only kind of defending them. I didn't love the teaser by any means, though I certainly didn't dislike it nearly as much as the internet seems to think I should have. Basically, though? After many false starts in this situation, the only conclusion I'll allow myself to make from this teaser is "Yep, Pixar's trailer department still kinda sucks for some reason."

Honestly? I think a big portion of the problem they have with making the trailers is just that everybody there is SO familiar with most of the film, because they're so small and the process is so long, that they lose touch with how people unattached to the characters/setting/whatnot will feel.

ETA: A big example is the " Where is my super-suit? " scene, which I hated in trailer form, but enjoyed quite a lot as an interim scene in The Incredibles. It's much funnier after you've already SEEN the movie.

Plus, they seem to really try to avoid giving away the best surprises and gags in their trailers, which is a really nice touch but makes the trailers themselves not as awesome.

How much of the film is already done? I mean, it's not coming out until the summer of 2006.

"The move from November 2005 to June 2006 makes perfect sense. Cars is the quintessential summer film for audiences of all ages. It has a fantastic story full of action, adventure, comedy, heartfelt emotion with cutting edge animation and incredible voice talent." Cook continued, "In the vein of Finding Nemo, we feel the movie will have legs throughout summer and beyond."

Further reading says it's still scheduled to be finished in time for the previous release date. Still -- they may have quickly animated scenes that have nothing to do with the finished product.

What's the digital equivalent of a cutting room floor? Recycle bin? /dev/null?

Anyway, I feel they're trading on their name. Which works for the Pixarians. I'm just not one.

They don't need to give away surprises or gags. Just reasons to see the movie.

I just saw the trailer for Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I hope the movie is as amusing -- I might get over the hate-on I have for Ms. Jolie. However, I fear that her gender will give her a leg up on her adversary, just because there's only so much beating a man can give a woman and still remain sympathetic.

We're not even yet.

Saw National Treasure today. Liked it.

That does look fairly amusing, like a True Lies done right.

re the Cars trailer. All I can say is it had better show lots of cars going round and round or I'll have one mightily pissed off autistic nephew on my hands.

Ooh. Also, I saw the trailer for HHGttG. It's real!

Ohpleasebegoodohpleaseohplease.

From a review of Blade: Trinity by the New York Daily News [link]

From what we can tell from the "Blade" series, vampires are as easy to kill as ducks and there's no limit on them.

These fragile creatures die at the drop of a silver bullet or the flash of an ultraviolet light, and their deaths are downright festive. They light up like golden x-rays, then explode in a hail of sparks.

Why this movie wasn't given a July 4 opening is both a mystery and a missed opportunity.

Hee.

Has anyone seen Stephen Sonderbergh's Kafka ? One of the Greek newspapers includes DVDs of movies and TV shows, and I just discovered they play in my computer despite region issues. The only one that looks appealing, sadly, is this one (well, other than The Mirror Crack'd, but I've seen that.)

Has anyone seen Stephen Sonderbergh's Kafka ?

That has Kyle MacLachlin right? I think I saw it when it came out in theatres. I recall thinking it was okay, but not thinking it anything too special. But I don't quite remember any details.