Horton Hears a Who!

Dontebell · 07-27-2007, 04:40 PM

Teaser Trailer to Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who!

http://video.aol.com/video/kol-horto...o-1-hd/1947816

*Raph's Girl* · 07-27-2007, 04:50 PM

Och! Ya just beat me to posting this!

But I had a Horton thread already around here... ah well.

This movie looks good...totally hilarious!

*Drtooth* · 07-28-2007, 06:48 PM

I will say it doesn't look terrible, but since the Dr. Seuss films haven't worked out, I'm looking at this with suspicion.

*DrSpengler* · 07-28-2007, 06:57 PM

Dr. Who stories don't work without rhyme. I just couldn't enjoy the Grinch or the Cat in the Hat because they lacked the limmerick. If it doesn't rhyme it just isn't Dr. Seuss.

*Drtooth* · 07-28-2007, 07:38 PM

Funny you should say that. back when Dr. Seuss did a comic strip (I forget the name) he never used rhymes. in fact, only did the books he wrote had rhymes.

Personally, I think when you do these as movies, the subcontext of the books gets blurred. If they did Butter Battle Book, I bet they would remove all the refferences to the 1980's Nuke arms race.

*Hannah* · 07-28-2007, 10:33 PM

I will hate anyone who enjoys this. Hate you. Hurt you. Kill you.

*DrSpengler* · 07-28-2007, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drtooth

Funny you should say that. back when Dr. Seuss did a comic strip (I forget the name) he never used rhymes. in fact, only did the books he wrote had rhymes.

Personally, I think when you do these as movies, the subcontext of the books gets blurred. If they did Butter Battle Book, I bet they would remove all the refferences to the 1980's Nuke arms race.

Well, I know not all his work rhymed, but his best stuff did. Like how his best Private Snafu shorts were the ones written in rhyme.

In regards to Horton, I don't think Jim Carrey is the best choice for the title character. I'm used to the version seen in the animated adaptations of Horton Hears a Who and the Looney Tunes adaptation of Horton Hatches the Egg. That Horton was always kind of dopey sluggish but good-natured. This Horton looks like just another generic hyper active Carrey character.

Still, I'm interested in how this movie's gonna handle the Wikersham Brothers, the trio of evil monkeys that try to steal Horton's flower and destroy all of Whoville.

*Masked Ninja* · 07-28-2007, 11:27 PM

I think the visuals are beautiful (pwns the live-action Seuss movies already as far as the "look" is concerned), but the tone and dialogue will probably kill it (if Jim Carrey doesn't do that on his own). And I'm wondering how they're going to stretch that little book into a feature-length movie without losing the point (like Drtooth said), making it overdramatic to try and sustain the little plot for so long, or simply make it feel "like butter scraped over too much bread."

07-27-2007, 04:40 PM	#1
Dontebell Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Flint,Mi Posts: 819	Horton Hears a Who! Teaser Trailer to Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who! http://video.aol.com/video/kol-horto...o-1-hd/1947816

07-27-2007, 04:50 PM	#2
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Och! Ya just beat me to posting this! But I had a Horton thread already around here... ah well. This movie looks good...totally hilarious! __________________

07-28-2007, 06:48 PM	#3
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I will say it doesn't look terrible, but since the Dr. Seuss films haven't worked out, I'm looking at this with suspicion. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

07-28-2007, 07:38 PM	#5
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	Funny you should say that. back when Dr. Seuss did a comic strip (I forget the name) he never used rhymes. in fact, only did the books he wrote had rhymes. Personally, I think when you do these as movies, the subcontext of the books gets blurred. If they did Butter Battle Book, I bet they would remove all the refferences to the 1980's Nuke arms race. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

07-28-2007, 10:33 PM	#6
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	I will hate anyone who enjoys this. Hate you. Hurt you. Kill you. __________________

07-28-2007, 06:57 PM	#4
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Dr. Who stories don't work without rhyme. I just couldn't enjoy the Grinch or the Cat in the Hat because they lacked the limmerick. If it doesn't rhyme it just isn't Dr. Seuss.

07-28-2007, 11:27 PM	#8
Masked Ninja Doodles TMNT for fun Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sploshin' through some sewer... Posts: 2,137	I think the visuals are beautiful (pwns the live-action Seuss movies already as far as the "look" is concerned), but the tone and dialogue will probably kill it (if Jim Carrey doesn't do that on his own). And I'm wondering how they're going to stretch that little book into a feature-length movie without losing the point (like Drtooth said), making it overdramatic to try and sustain the little plot for so long, or simply make it feel "like butter scraped over too much bread."