From:         Russell Watanabe
Subject:      Re: Miramax Mononoke trailer spotted

Thanks, Andrew, for reposting that usenet message.
I went straight to the mall after work to check
out the trailer for myself. (Screenzone Interactive
booth at the Del Amo Mall in Southern California)

The trailer was very well done. Very professional
looking and very dramatic.

A few of my comments to add:

* The film was categorized as Art/Foreign
by Screenzone

* The Miramax banner was displayed at the
beginning, so it's definitely not being
distributed under the Dimension label.

* Yeah, Mr. Voice did have trouble pronouncing
Mononoke. I think he also pronounced Miyazaki
as Mi-yah-zah-kay. I predict everyone having
trouble with pronunciation.

* "One of the most influential filmmakers of all
time". At least Miramax is trying to build up
awareness of Miyazaki's name.

* The cast list was given in alphabetical order.

* Great music :)

The image was heavily MPEGed, so it showed up kind
of blocky. Still, the animation is very beautiful
(I haven't seen the movie yet). You could tell
right away that it isn't some low-quality Disney
knock-off like Quest for Camelot or some such.
It's also much nicer than that awful trailer
for Iron Giant with the heavy metal music.

There are a lot of good action scenes. Hopefully
it will get a good response from the lucrative
13-24 year old market, because it should.

I can't wait to see the trailer on the big screen.
Can't wait to see the movie, too.

Russell Watanabe

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