Comments on: Mongol - an awful/awesome trailer

By: Watch Movie Trailers Online

Watch Movie Trailers Online — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:35:49 +0000

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By: Matt Jones

Matt Jones — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:00:31 +0000

MONGOL was released in France this week & I saw it in a packed theatre with an audience who really seemed to enjoy it. It’s as visually stunning as the trailers suggest-similar to APOCALYPTO in its authentic depiction of an age & culture foreign to us yet still relatable on a human level. The production design & costumes are excellent & the photography is sumptuous. Traditional music adds a lot of atmosphere. The battles scenes are handled with skill-just when you thought you’d seen it perfected in the likesof Braveheart & Gladiator the ’scimitar cavalry charge’ in Mongol really thrills. Top marks to Kazakhstan’s first ever Oscar nominated picture. Apparently it’s the first part of a trilogy-

By: Enrico

Enrico — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:50:08 +0000

Pascal - those are great examples!!! I absolutely loved The assassination of Jesse James, really wish the movie got more recognition and viewers.

Mike- eh eh …

Justin- haven’t seen Cafe Lumiere yet, will try and check it out. The rock music is indeed part of the problem for me … but go figure, ultimately, I would hope, it was the director’s choice … but yah not my taste.

Still really can’t wait to see this movie though, heard it’s playing in San Francisco soon, maybe the Asian Film Festival? I forget …

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:13:13 +0000

…yes, I think the “IN A WORLD guy” should retire. What about when the rock music kicks in?

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:08:59 +0000

Hey Enrico,

If you have not seen Café Lumière by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, check it out. He has a small but very cool role. The lead is played by Yo Hitoto in a beautiful, understated performance. I didn’t know she was such a huge star when I first saw the film.

By: Mike Dutton

Mike Dutton — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:33:21 +0000

Hmm, could be a movie in itself. I can see the trailer now:

“In a world of retired trailer voiceover guys, no man’s voice is his own.”

Then scenes of retired trailer dudes narrating over other retired trailer dudes just trying to play some golf. Uneasy orchestral music in the background, tensions building. An echoing heartbeat-like drum takes over, then suddenly an action montage accompanied by a 100 piece choir, armies clashing, man kissing woman forcefully with flames ablaze all around them, then all is silent except for the man eating popcorn in the row behind you, and you see the words fading in and out — “In a World” and “Spring 2012″ because that’s how early we need to show teasers nowadays.

I didn’t watch the trailer for Mongol yet, but I’m guessing it might go something like that?

By: Pascal

Pascal — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:00:22 +0000

ouch.. i wonder how he feels about it himself.

i love it when only dialogues from the movie are used for trailers (well mostly teasers usually). these recent 2 from hollywood come to my mind but there are plenty more.

http://www.movie-list.net/exclusive5107/rockybalboa_tsr_h264.mov

http://wbads-69.vo.llnwd.net/e1/wbmovies/jessejames/teaser_500.mov