Glossy But Still Not Getting The Hook

Moment to moment the CGI goes from being astounding to meh, barely adequate. Storywise, (strikes me as) one of those I tend to get tired of quickly because the visual spectacle is all there is. Jury's out, waiting.

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Making of Pi

Everything I see from 'Life of Pi' impresses me as high-end eye candy -- shiny on the surface but don't look too closely. Can't shake it. Seeming like one of those fairy-tales where there's a tad bit of magic and it makes you shake your head because, essentially, it means anything can happen.

But, still, it looks good. However, not even that impresses me so much. Is the CGI really that good? Seems a bit rough, somehow. My imagination? Prejudice?

The kind of flick I watch on Blu-ray a few minutes at a time, probably with the sound off and some classic rock on the radio.

























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Nice 'Pi' Banner

I looked for a bigger version but couldn't find one. From Cine1

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International Trailer for 'Life of Pi'

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New Poster for 'Life of Pi'

Nice. Very. But, why keep this element? A can of water? We know there's an issue with drinking water in the middle of the ocean. Why muck up an otherwise beautiful, striking, and compelling image?

This just about ruins the poster. Very nearly. Ugly, not needed, obvious. Just about stupid.

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Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' -- No Further Marketing Needed

This still, by itself, may be all the marketing Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' needs. Movie is set to open in time for the prestige X-Mas to New Year's frame 2012 and, by that time, this shot will have been seen and talked about by just about everyone. It'll be that "incredible picture of a tiger and a boy in a boat out in the middle of the ocean from that movie I want to see."

All they need to do is add the title and some boilerplate and they've got the poster. They don't even need a trailer. This picture does the job. By December, everybody will know about 'Life of Pi' and the movie will open huge -- because of this still.

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