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#10,741
I don't dislike the poster, but I don't really like it either.
And because I like to punish myself I did look at some sites, gossip and otherwise to see what the reaction as. WB is really going to have to emphasize, and concisely, that this isn't your normal Tarzan movie, Because many of the commentators seem unable to actually read the article don't seem to understand, or care to understand that this isn't a remake or whatever the heck they think it is. Also the )(@*#$ Hollywood Reporter article keeps getting mentioned.
This trailer needs to kick butt.

ETA: Vamp, I've looked at Dlisted, but didn't bother with Lainey, she's such a self-absorbed little tool.

ETA Pt. 2: Some of the comments focus on that he doesn't look real, that he can't have those abs, even those that are familiar with him from usually see him as more lanky. Once again, not reading the darn article.
 
#10,742
This trailer needs to kick some serious a$$ and lay out clearly this is not going to be a cheesy remake. The comments on sites where the commentators really take films seriously aren't encouraging.

I'm going to watch this film, because I'm an Alex fan (and I actually really liked the Greystoke film with Lambert as the lead). And because I hope as has been hinted at, they take it to a darker, more serious place.

Sending my hopes to the trailer gods because this film needs one hell of a good teaser to translate into halfway decent box-office returns.

Edit: I read Lainey's post. I'm all for criticism but it's obvious she hasn't read the synopsis, especially the snarky McSnarkfest comment about his clothes. Someone forgot to take their UnB*tch Me pills this morning.
 
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FreeSpirit71 said:
Hmmm....I'm not sure how I feel about the poster for some reason.
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I don't know how I feel about the whole film.

BuckeyeChicago said:
I don't dislike the poster, but I don't really like it either.
And because I like to punish myself I did look at some sites, gossip and otherwise to see what the reaction as. WB is really going to have to emphasize, and concisely, that this isn't your normal Tarzan movie, Because many of the commentators seem unable to actually read the article don't seem to understand, or care to understand that this isn't a remake or whatever the heck they think it is. Also the )(@*#$ Hollywood Reporter article keeps getting mentioned.
This trailer needs to kick butt.

ETA: Vamp, I've looked at Dlisted, but didn't bother with Lainey, she's such a self-absorbed little tool.

ETA Pt. 2: Some of the comments focus on that he doesn't look real, that he can't have those abs, even those that are familiar with him from usually see him as more lanky. Once again, not reading the darn article.
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Well, so far WB hasn't given us anything that would suggest otherwise. The stills and poster are so stereotypically Tarzan that I can't see why they shouldn't think it's a typical Tarzan movie. Those two things were the first impact and they went a familiar route. No one bothers at this stage to read any articles.
 
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Bag, regarding the article, oh, they'll read the negative articles, but not actual informative ones.

I'll have to watch the trailer several times to decide. Some parts I like, couple are still somewhat cheesy.
 
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I like the music. The CGI looks really really good. I like Margot/Jane's expression when she hears his roar. I like him sipping tea at the end.
I think I would have liked a little more hint as to why he's back there and what the heck's going on with Rom and the atrocities that I'm presuming are still a background to the movie.

ETA: The pants are not short enough!:p
 
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BuckeyeChicago said:
I like the music. The CGI looks really really good. I like Margot/Jane's expression when she hears his roar. I like him sipping tea at the end.
I think I would have liked a little more hint as to why he's back there and what the heck's going on with Rom and the atrocities that I'm presuming are still a background to the movie.

ETA: The pants are not short enough!:p
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This is just the first though. We may get other edits as we get closer.

All in all though....I'm pretty happy with this trailer

Edit: This is up there with the marketing and CGI for the Planet of the Apes reboot films for me. I watched those with low expectations but they were really, really well done.
 
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BuckeyeChicago said:
I like the music. The CGI looks really really good. I like Margot/Jane's expression when she hears his roar. I like him sipping tea at the end.
I think I would have liked a little more hint as to why he's back there and what the heck's going on with Rom and the atrocities that I'm presuming are still a background to the movie.

ETA: The pants are not short enough!:p
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My guess is it's the typically generic story of showing Tarzan in London for the first 20 minutes of the film in his civilised appearance/behaviour in his new life and then Christoph Waltz comes up with an evil plan of luring Tarzan back to the jungle who of course takes Jane with him and then sh*t hits the fan and Tarzan goes ballistic. :sleepy:

Sorry, I won't say no more.
 
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BagBerry13 said:
My guess is it's the typically generic story of showing Tarzan in London for the first 20 minutes of the film in his civilised appearance/behaviour in his new life and then Christoph Waltz comes up with an evil plan of luring Tarzan back to the jungle who of course takes Jane with him and then sh*t hits the fan and Tarzan goes ballistic. :sleepy:

Sorry, I won't say no more.
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Why? It's ok to not be thrilled. I like the trailer, but I'm reserving judgement on the film till I see it :D

I think it's going to be a great popcorn film, with maybe a few little moral notes about the environment and indigenous population.

We shall see.
 
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BagBerry13 said:
My guess is it's the typically generic story of showing Tarzan in London for the first 20 minutes of the film in his civilised appearance/behaviour in his new life and then Christoph Waltz comes up with an evil plan of luring Tarzan back to the jungle who of course takes Jane with him and then sh*t hits the fan and Tarzan goes ballistic. :sleepy:

Sorry, I won't say no more.
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Let the shunning begin! :p



FreeSpirit71 said:
This is just the first though. We may get other edits as we get closer.

All in all though....I'm pretty happy with this trailer

Edit: This is up there with the marketing and CGI for the Planet of the Apes reboot films for me. I watched those with low expectations but they were really, really well done.
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I've been very impressed with the CGI/MoCap for PotA.

I note that they seem to have given him a wiglet/hair extensions. Which looks a bit odd, but in reality looks much better than his Northman wig.

Also, Jim Broadbent is in this? Did I miss that?

Also, the trailer's been been out for what, 1/2 hour now? Where are all the gifs and screen shots? The fandom is slow! :p
 
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FreeSpirit71 said:
Why? It's ok to not be thrilled. I like the trailer, but I'm reserving judgement on the film till I see it :D

I think it's going to be a great popcorn film, with maybe a few little moral notes about the environment and indigenous population.

We shall see.
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I just expected more after everyone was saying, "Nooo, it's not a remake. It's something completely new. You will be totally surprised." And now seeing this it's basically the same story just the other way around. Instead of Tarzan ending up in civilisation, he's coming out of it and going back to the jungle. Jane is of course the damsel in distress again. They just put an Oscar winner in it and polished it off with some nice CGI to make it look pretty.

I guess Alex's favourite new word during the press junket will be "re-imagining". :p
 
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