Category — Canon

First off, where’s Corey Haim in this trailer? He was always my favorite Corey, so the movie went down a peg already. If they went to all the trouble of re-shooting in Canada just to squeeze Haim into this thing, we need to see what all the fuss was about.

Despite being a die hard Coreys lover (I even own an autographed vhs copy of Rock N Roll High School Forever), the reunion of Haim and Feldman won’t save this movie. People will only be able to watch this movie with an awesomely bad (i.e. why the hell not?) frame of mind.

Here’s how awesomely bad in my own special visual symbology:

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It’s like a cross between The Forsaken (one of the worst movie screenings I ever attended), The Brotherhood (which is basically a gay fraternity soft core dvd release) and some eighties bandanafied Feldman.

It is a straight to dvd release for a reason. And though dvd released movies can make money, even ones made with a Canon GL2, this movie will need tons of hype. Crazily they’re trying to use MTV to drum up a theatrical release. If they’re serious about that, they’re gonna really have to work the nostalgia angle to the ground.

I know Edward Norton already had a notorious dust up with Tony Kaye, director of American History X. But that movie turned out alright, didn’t it? Boy, I wish their was a canon dv camcorder hidden in the room where those “discussions” took place.

Nonetheless, it’s unsettling to hear that Edward Norton is having another final cut disagreement with the studio over the Incredible Hulk.

Teaser of the trailer that premieres on MTV tonight!

Sheesh, that June release date is creeping up. They def need to get on with it. As a filmmaker, I understand all to well the neverending battle between actor and director. At some point, you just gotta trust the other director’s vision.

I was already wary about this movie, especially since it’s another summer blockbuster sequel (Can we get another pathetic ‘hooray for sequels’?). Ang Lee’s version seriously sucked, so almost anything is liable to be an improvement. (i.e. don’t make it too serious and sappy, mmmkay). Hell, maybe Norton knows what he’s doing. I’m sure he just wants to make the best movie possible. As long as he doesn’t start directing again, we’re cool. No need for another Keeping the Faith. There are limits to genius. You simply can’t be good at everything.

There are rumblings of re-shoots and technical difficulties for Where the Wild Things Are. Some test audiences suggested that the film was too dark for children, so much so that parents had to leave the screening early. The rumors have increased ever since test footage leaked onto the internet. Even Spike Jonze himself has made a statement regarding the leak! It’s been pushed back to 2009, but otherwise no official statement has been made.

I understand that special f/x take a long time, especially for a fantasy film. It’s not like you use footage from a basic Canon ZR and After Effects for this project. There’s months of post-production where the initial footage is mapped and augmented to create a fantastical finished product. I’m sure if you watched a early scene from The Golden Compass, a viewer wouldn’t be too impressed.

I don’t care how, but I hope Jonze can pull everything together and keep his overall vision. Forget the kids, make a movie for adults, especially since we’re the ones who cherish the book. An more mature tone of the film could be risky for Warner Bros, but maybe it better suits the tone of the film.

It took me a minute to realize that all the movies this week are being released today. It looks like the studios are hoping to cash in on Valentine’s and President’s Day by releasing stuff on Thursday instead of Friday.

After reading the poor reviews for Jumper, I doubt it will be number one at the box office. Kinda of a bummer for Fox since they’ve spent a ton on marketing. I’ve even seen a custom trailer emphasizing the romance element on Lifetime network. It looks like a really awesome concept that probably wasn’t executed very well.

My money’s on The Spiderwick Chronicles, since it’s targeted at kids (and their parents of course).

Both these films rely heavily on special f/x, while Step Up 2 and Definitely, Maybe are more focused on characters and were probably easier to make from a technical standpoint. It would probably be quite easy to make my own version of Step Up 2. A similar story could be told using a Canon digital camcorder and group of talented dancers.

Pajiba did a hilarious mock review of the urban dance genre and basically came to the same conclusion as me. I’m not saying these movies are bad, it’s just quite amusing that studios actually invest money into this simple concept. And this concept has now morphed into a genre commodity.

I read a canon camcorder review yesterday that really got me excited to buy a professional camcorder. Y’know, really make an investment instead of just getting something simple.

Before I was skeptical since one of my friends had a bad experience with a canon camcorder. But she had a beginner level product. Their professional line of cameras and video cameras that are the best. I’ve got my eye on the new XH A1 high definition camcorder.

It has three fancy AF (auto-focus) modes, which is crucial to filming in HD. But it still gives you more manual control than a consumer level camcorder. I want to be able to do complicated shots, but with not much hassle. The XH A1 sounds perfect. Now, if only I could win the lottery…