AI and the big-screen trailer...

[mystril at yahoo.com]

I went to see AI last night and they showed the trailer for Harry 
Potter. Yay! I wish I could see it that way all the time. 
Interestingly enough, a couple of people left the theatre right after 
seeing the trailer. I was hoping for more hoots and hollers, but there 
weren't.

I think Spielberg could have done a good job on HP, if he had been 
willing to stick to the book. I like the way he does special effects 
because they don't overwhelm the plot, i.e. fewer "hey look, isn't 
this special effect nifty?" shots than most people. Yeah, he still 
does them, especially in Jurassic Park, but as compared it to a few of 
the other special effects movie people, he's almost subtle.

I'd have to third, fourth, or fifth the recommendation for Empire of 
the Sun. It's one of those films that I'll always stop to watch when 
it's on television. And I still mentally see Christian Bale as Jim, 
even though he's all grown up now.  

Btw, someone mentioned Young Sherlock Holmes as being associated with 
Steven Spielberg -- it was actually directed by Barry Levinson and 
written by Chris Columbus. Young Sherlock Holmes was what gave me 
faith that Columbus had the ability to do justice to Harry. 

Oh, and AI, is a Stanley Kubrick movie wrapped up in a Spielberg 
package. My mother yelled at me afterwards for taking her to see it. 
But Jude Law was very good, Haley Joel Osment wasn't bad and Teddy was 
wonderful. 

~mystril