That is an ALL-STAR cast! Its the most likable I've perhaps ever seen Brad Pitt. And I'm glad to see the Coens added JK Simmons to their roster. (Does he in fact repeat the 'who's the father' line here from Juno?)
J.K. was in Ladykillers too. It really shows his range that I barely think about his character on Oz whenever he's in something. That guy was a bonafide sonofabitch.
Jeff wrote:The Coens did make a point of using Lubezki instead Deakins, and are apparently going for a "handheld verite-style" style production, so the RED would make sense.
While this is obviously not shot on a Red, I would like to add the Red weighs a massive amount and one of it's drawbacks is that it makes handheld and stedi-cam shooting almost impossible when fully assembled. I was looking at one tonight and it weighs a TON.
There is a great thread over at RedUser.net called "Ask David Mullen Anything", and it lives up to it's name - 117 pages worth. If anyone is interested in cinematography, specifically digital / RED camera work, that is worth checking out.
I think this is by far the best trailer I've seen in a while. It could easily be better than the film, but I hope not. I don't think they've hit it out of the park since the Big Lebowski, Oscars notwithstanding, and I smell the possibility that they might be on to something here. They crafted a fine trailer in any case, which is worth its weight in shit. Or whatever else you care to weigh.
Len wrote:Am I the only one who's just absolutely thrilled to see David Rasche getting some work every now and then?
I grinned when he showed up in the trailer. The Coens have a knack for casting character roles like this with unusual choices. Good job getting the gig, Sledge!
So far, the posters have made a greater impression on me than any of the trailers. If I hadn't known beforehand that this is a Coens film I'd have passed this up because the trailers just aren't selling it for me. So far, the "shouty schtick" reminds me of the likes of Raising Arizona which has always been a lesser Coen effort for me but I'm hoping that the trailer stuff will work much better in context. What I do like so far is that it goes against expectations of what the next Coens film should be after No Country for Old Men (which I've seen only once so far and need to see a few more times before I can decide where to place it within their body of work: I thought it was good but it didn't floor me). To me, it feels like 1998 again when The Big Lebowski followed on Fargo, and Burn After Reading, to me, provokes a similar "Huh? What is THIS?" reaction.
Well, certainly, this could suck, but from my small corner of the Earth, the Big Lebowski is their best effort to date, so your comparison is encouraging in that regard. Best when they don't take themselves too seriously, because methinks they surrender their gift for baking an absurd cake o' life.
