gdp's Comments

/Film : From White Castle to The White House

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 23:18:29 +0000

I wish celebs like Bono and Sean Penn would take notice. Kal Penn worked his ass off for Obama and never once did he feel the need to flaunt it. +1 to Kal for showing genuine class. I'm going to miss him on House, but I'm glad he's off doing what he thinks is right.

/Film : Where The Wild Things Are Poster #2

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:43:56 +0000

I've been dying to see this poster since Spike mentioned it in that interview on AICN. Well worth the wait!

/Film : The Growing Problem of Celebrity Imposters On Twitter

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:09:14 +0000

I find the FBR to be better than any movie he has made ever.

/Film : The Growing Problem of Celebrity Imposters On Twitter

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:04:10 +0000

Normally, I WOULD Agree with you Peter, but "Brett Ratner's" is far better than I imagine the real thing would be: http://twitter.com/brettratner.

/Film : Movie Trailer: Where The Wild Things Are

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:30:46 +0000

Exactly. A good movie sells itself without a voice over that tells the whole story. Some people actually don't WANT to know the whole story going in...

/Film : Movie Trailer: Where The Wild Things Are

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:10:06 +0000

You can also find it on AICN and TrailerAddict.

/Film : Movie Trailer: Where The Wild Things Are

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:07:02 +0000

It's two versions of the song; it starts with the acoustic version, then switches to the original album version.

/Film : New Photos From Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:55:20 +0000

What I don't understand is your argument that CGI dates a film. What doesn't date a film? Color vs. Black and white dates films. So does the cast, the costumes, music... you get the idea. You speak of CGI like it's some new-fangled contraption when it's been around for 20 years. Yes, it'll date a movie-- by making people realize it was made after the invention of computer generated imagery. But it's not like filmmakers are going to stop using CGI in five years and we're going to look back and say "Oh man, remember when we used computers to make things in movies? How silly was that dark era of film history?" Having seen the film and also seen test footage of the effects and these pictures, I personally think they made the right choice to do it the way they did.

/Film : New Photos From Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:45:50 +0000

Actually, the faces on the costumes are 100% static. Any movement at all on the faces has to have been done with CGI. There is no puppetry on the faces. Having actually seen the movie, I can tell you that there was no facial animation whatsoever when I watched it. Just reference spots so that they could animate properly.

/Film : New Photos From Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:04:17 +0000

God I can't wait for this. Their faces looked better than I ever could have hoped. I'm most curious about the score now. The rough was cut to Arcade Fire songs and it worked so beautifully. I wonder how Karen O's soundtrack will compare.

/Film : New Photos From Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:58:41 +0000

The original faces were 100% static-- no animatronics. So all emotion has to be done CGI.

/Film : New Photos From Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:57:33 +0000

The costumes are real, but the faces are CGI. I saw a screening in December 2006 and none of the digital effects were done. These are definitely new CGI faces.

/Film : Could Chris Pine Be The Green Lantern?

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:22:06 +0000

The studio wants a dark and eerie green lantern? Is that even possible? Isn't this the guy whose weakness is the color yellow?

/Film : LOL: Star Wars "The Force" Action Figure

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:20:07 +0000

I would so buy both of those. I'm also looking for the "Pile of Rancor Poo" paperweight (it has pieces of Gamorrean Guard sticking out of it).

/Film : LOL: Star Wars "The Force" Action Figure

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:17:50 +0000

Can't it be both? Imagine that you're making out with an uber hot cousin. It's sick because it's your cousin, but it's pretty great because she's hot...

/Film : LOL: Star Wars "The Force" Action Figure

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:45:15 +0000

I'm going to wait for the re-release figure with enhanced digital effects.

/Film : Sorority Row Movie Trailer

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:27:53 +0000

Hi-larious. I believe if you're dumb enough to let yourself get stabbed in the chest by a tire iron, then you DESERVE to be stabbed in the chest with a tire iron.

/Film : Brilliant Where The Wild Things Are Poster

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:50:35 +0000

I like this poster, but I want to see the one that Spike talked about on that AICN interview. Basically, it's just Caroll (the Wild Thing from this poster) hiding behind a tiny thin tree.

/Film : Where The Wild Things Are Trailer Attached to Monsters vs Aliens?

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:48:24 +0000

I think you'll shit yourself long before that my friend. Your heart is going to ache for max from the first frame...

/Film : Where The Wild Things Are Trailer Attached to Monsters vs Aliens?

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:46:45 +0000

From what I've heard, this is Spike's version. There's a lengthy interview with him on AICN that set my mind at ease. I saw the early cut of this movie and it sounds like the final version is very close to what we saw (though I am kinda disappointed that one part they mention cutting).