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Star Wars: AOTC Trailer on Monster Inc

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-it-on dept.

FortKnox writes "Starwars.com has officially announced that Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones 'teaser' trailer will appear at the head of the new movie, Monsters, Inc. Other reports have the full trailer on Harry Potter, but this is still speculation. Ep-I DVD owners should be able to view the trailers on starwars.com once Monsters, Inc. hits theaters." Good thing I'm planning on seeing both of those movies anyway.

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  1. Re:Must be good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That Rowling "Guy" must be pretty impressed that people always assume she's a guy.

  2. A Serious Question by ekrout · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Am I the only one who HASN'T read the Harry Potter books? I don't mean to sound like an arrogant prick (although I really am), but weren't these books written for little kids? I mean, sure, I enjoyed Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers and all when I was younger, but these days I barely watch any TV. So, my question is "What's the appeal of these childish stories to grown, sophisticated adults?".

    Thanks.

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    1. Re:A Serious Question by Stevis · · Score: 5, Insightful
      They're not childish stories. I had much the same opinion, but my wife, who is a children's literature buff, knew the difference--and convinced me to read them. At the end of Goblet of Fire, I had much the same ominous feeling that I had at the end of Empire Strikes Back...you don't know where the "good guys" are going from here.

      The novels are dealing with the kids growing into adults, something that is universal. It is dealing with the kids as they learn about and define ourselves, and talks about what makes us who we are and how we face choices between good and evil.

      In addition, from a storytelling side, JK Rowling has her arc plotted out and knows where she's going--while it's not as tight as Straczynski does things and some inconsistencies slip through, she's not pulling things out of her hindquarters as she goes along. Try reading book one; you'll like it. That's all I can say. Stevis

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  3. This is a bad sign by crow · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, it isn't really news, but this is a clear sign of what audience the movie is targeted at. These are both children's movies. Sure, as far as children's movies go, they have a lot of adult interest; that's what usually makes for a successful children's movie.

    Now if they were targeting a more adult crowd, they would be trying to connect to Lord of the Rings.

    Of course, it may just be a matter of what big movies are coming out at the right time.

    1. Re:This is a bad sign by geomcbay · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Its politics and business really.

      Monsters, Inc is a Pixar movie. Who sold Pixar to Steve Jobs? George Lucas. There's still pretty strong ties between Pixar and Lucasfilm/ILM, so there you go...

      With Harry Potter the connections are (among other things) ILM doing many of the special effects and John Williams doing the score.

      LOTR is a different beast...A New Line movie, music by Howard Shore/Enya, WETA doing the special effects...

  4. Re:Must be good by interiot · · Score: 5, Funny

    "that Rowling guy", ala google's image search.

  5. Re:Hrm? by geomcbay · · Score: 5, Informative

    You get a special URL that works in conjunction with some proprietary Windows-browser that does some sort of checksum on the DVD-ROM disc (needs to be inserted in your computer's DVD drive).

    There's already content on this DVD-ROM only site, still pictures from Episode 2, etc...The few people that have redistributed this content on publically accessible web-sites have, not surprisingly, been spanked by Lucasfilm.

  6. Re:Hrm? by snookerdoodle · · Score: 4, Funny

    In a word: Yes. There is also other content on starwars.com available only to Episode I DVD owners.

    Unfortunately (depending on your point of view), I'm not enough of a fan to spend a lot of time on their web site. I watch the movies. I go to bed.

    The next day, I watch the Pod Race with my 4 and 6 year old boys. Then I watch the Pod Race with my 4 and 6 year old boys again. Then I watch the Pod Race with my 4 and 6 year old boys again. Then I watch the Pod Race with my 4 and 6 year old boys again.

    Mark

  7. Typical by elefantstn · · Score: 5, Funny
    Good thing I'm planning on seeing both of those movies anyway.

    CmdrTaco then continued by saying,


    "Then I plan to complain on slashdot that Disney, AOL-TW, and Fox -- coincidentally the companies who will be making money off Monsters, Inc., Harry Potter, and Star Wars Episode II respectively -- are using their vast monetary resources to purchase laws in the United States Congress. The irony of blasting these movie studios repeatedly on my website and then in the same breath praising and promoting their movies is apparently totally lost on me."
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  8. Re:huh? by SirSlud · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Return of the Jedi?
    The Empire Strikes Back?

    They are cool names only because you associate them with cool movies. They sound 'retro'. Today, audiences are very wary, if receptive at all, of 'camp' and in general, the 'pulpy' style. Lucas, if anything, is not bowing down to current trends in keeping the names of the movies in line with the original campy names. Unfortunately, I thnk audiences are far too cynical and pessimmistic to accept such campy names anymore, as evidenced by the furor over the name "Attack of the Clones". Personally, I think the more money you spend on something, the less likely people are going to accept camp as entertainment, especially since camp is one of the cheapest styles to infuse into movie productions. (Indeed, being 'campy' is partly defined as appearing articicial; thus, your sets/titling/acting need not be juiced for every possible production dollar.)

    The media/advertising pipelines are more clogged than ever, and since camp is more often a tool used by lower budget productions (for obvious reasons), people are not hearing of movies that utilize camp very much, and consequently are not demanding it or appreciating it unless its associated with a previously prooven franchise (ie, Star Wars, Batman, Star Trek)

    At least, thats my take on it.

    Garret

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  9. I know what the trailer will be like! by Amon+CMB · · Score: 4, Funny

    "They came from outer space!"

    "They came from Planet X!"

    "OH NO!"

    "Run, hide! They are coming!"

    Natalie Portman: ::screeeeam::

    "Come see the latest in the Star Wars saga!"

    Star Wars Episode II: When Clones Attack

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    Men believe what they want. - Caesar
  10. Trailer synopsis and Ep II review by artemis67 · · Score: 4, Informative
    Aint It Cool News has had some intersting Episode II news lately... the first is a synopsis of the trailer that seems to have been verified by TheForce.net. It can be found here:

    http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=10579

    The second is even more tantilizing... it's a full review of the movie, allegedly based on the second editied version. That can be found here:

    http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=10528

    Enjoy.

  11. Ah, I remember the TPM trailer by Junks+Jerzey · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Having seen the Star Wars movies as a kid, the TPM trailer gave me chills. "wow, just like the previous" movies. It was so perfect, so slick, I couldn't get over it. Then I saw the movie and _yikes_ was it horrible. Did I just grow up or was TPM just plain embarrassing? Sadly I think that you needed to be nine years old to appreciate it.

    1. Re:Ah, I remember the TPM trailer by dswensen · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I was incredibly jacked about TPM when I saw the trailer. I thought it was going to be the Best Thing Ever. Then the advance reviews started coming out, some expressing not so much disappointment as existential despair, and I started to worry. A whole generation of former kids had hung their identities on this series of movies, and felt personally betrayed when the new one didn't deliver the same magic through a wall of years and life experience.

      I saw TPM opening night, I enjoyed it (with some reservations), and I've seen it many times since then. I think my initial disappointments sprung from a few things:

      1) It's far from a perfect film.
      2) I'm no longer a kid.
      3) I expected it to be the Best Thing Ever, thereby almost ensuring it wouldn't be.

      I don't think TPM was embarrassing, but I do think it's a very different film from the rest of Star Wars. It adds a more openly "comic" character (which, to my mind, was a good try but a failure), and includes things like politics, intrigue, foreshadowing, and deception -- which the classic trilogy was fairly short on.

      I love and appreciate the classic trilogy for its wahoo, space-cowboys appeal, but honestly, I'm not so sure I need to see three more movies of it. I'm glad Lucas is not entirely resting on his dramatic laurels and is branching out into new ground (for him, anyway).

      Personally, I'm excited to see the new flick, to see if Lucas will have learned from some of his mistakes in TPM, and also because I think TPM was all foreshadowing and setup, and we're going to see some real action in the next two flicks.