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Horton Hears a Who trailer

While I’m neither crazy about the idea of such short, simple books being stre-e-etched into full-length features, nor sold on the idea of Jim Carrey as Horton, this at least looks beautiful, and almost makes me forget about the live-action bastardizations that were the The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat. Almost.

  • http://martin-swift.diary.ru/ martin_swift

    http://mults.spb.ru/mults/?id=1404
    This is Soviet cartoon on the same topic.
    One of the most touching I watched in my childhood.
    Recommend.
    The site is in Russian. To download press «скачать».

  • http://martin-swift.diary.ru/ martin_swift

    http://mults.spb.ru/mults/?id=1404
    This is Soviet cartoon on the same topic.
    One of the most touching I watched in my childhood.
    Recommend.
    The site is in Russian. To download press «скачать».

  • http://www.planetsaturday.com/ Monongahela Monster

    Why go to such lengths to harmonize with the visual style of the original, and completely ignore the simple language and gentle tone of the original? I guess this upsets me less than if they’d pasted Jim Carrey’s schtick all over Where The Wild Things Are… but then, I guess we don’t know for CERTAIN yet that they haven’t done that…

    Sorry for being a tiresome purist. Visually, I completely agree- they’ve done a wonderful job.

  • http://www.planetsaturday.com Monongahela Monster

    Why go to such lengths to harmonize with the visual style of the original, and completely ignore the simple language and gentle tone of the original? I guess this upsets me less than if they’d pasted Jim Carrey’s schtick all over Where The Wild Things Are… but then, I guess we don’t know for CERTAIN yet that they haven’t done that…

    Sorry for being a tiresome purist. Visually, I completely agree- they’ve done a wonderful job.

  • http://geocities.com/macquignonverizon.net Anonymous

    yes it looked nice, but the story was lost. even in this trailer you can see that. I am sure alot of hard work was done on this project. It is to bad it does feel like the book.

  • http://geocities.com/macquignonverizon.net

    yes it looked nice, but the story was lost. even in this trailer you can see that. I am sure alot of hard work was done on this project. It is to bad it does feel like the book.

  • http://www.ginaperry.com/ ginaperry

    ugggh. the beauty is wasted on me as well. the only animated/film translation of suess’ work i’ve enjoyed is the original grinch 2D short. Even that feels a little long sometimes (compared to the book) and it’s under 30 minutes!

  • http://www.ginaperry.com ginaperry

    ugggh. the beauty is wasted on me as well. the only animated/film translation of suess’ work i’ve enjoyed is the original grinch 2D short. Even that feels a little long sometimes (compared to the book) and it’s under 30 minutes!

  • http://jedalexander.blogspot.com/ Jed Alexander

    I think many of the animated for TV versions of Seuss’s stuff got it right, off the top of my head–Horton Hears a Who and the Grinch Stole Chistmas. Boris Karloff was the perfect Grinch.

    The rhyming scheme, the rhythym in general of these stories, both visually, and aurally—these books were meant to be read aloud—all of this IS Dr. Seuss.

    As you’ve pointed out, the live action movies were awful. Not just awful, offensive. From Jim Carrey’s schtick and the innapropriately realistic simian make-up of Rick Baker, to—EVERYTHING about the The Cat in the Hat. One of the saddest pieces of merchandising I saw was an adaptation of the movie done in a souless but carefully aped Dr. Seuss style, written in unremarkable un-rhymed prose. I couldn’t fathom the reason for it’s existance. I imagine some kid getting this thing and not even KNOWING the real book exists. During that whole merchandizing media blitz for Cat in the Hat, everywhere I went I was surrounded by the overwhelming and inescapable obscenity that was this movie.

    I find Jim Carrey’s schtick frantic in a desperate kind of way, and this is just the sort of thing he’s going to bulldoze right over. The only time I found the guy tollerable was in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind because he wasn’t given the opportunity to screw it up.

    The Horton in this movie couldn’t have been more off base. This is the Horton of Horton Hatches the Egg–there’s two books to give us an idea of what this character is about. Horton is a kid. That’s fundamental to his character. He’s not an adult drinking Mai Tais.

    So yes, the animation looks well crafted, but it’s too naturalistic. It doesn’t have the expressionism that you see in some of Pixar’s better movies, and the color palette needs to be much simpler.

  • http://jedalexander.blogspot.com Jed Alexander

    I think many of the animated for TV versions of Seuss’s stuff got it right, off the top of my head–Horton Hears a Who and the Grinch Stole Chistmas. Boris Karloff was the perfect Grinch.

    The rhyming scheme, the rhythym in general of these stories, both visually, and aurally—these books were meant to be read aloud—all of this IS Dr. Seuss.

    As you’ve pointed out, the live action movies were awful. Not just awful, offensive. From Jim Carrey’s schtick and the innapropriately realistic simian make-up of Rick Baker, to—EVERYTHING about the The Cat in the Hat. One of the saddest pieces of merchandising I saw was an adaptation of the movie done in a souless but carefully aped Dr. Seuss style, written in unremarkable un-rhymed prose. I couldn’t fathom the reason for it’s existance. I imagine some kid getting this thing and not even KNOWING the real book exists. During that whole merchandizing media blitz for Cat in the Hat, everywhere I went I was surrounded by the overwhelming and inescapable obscenity that was this movie.

    I find Jim Carrey’s schtick frantic in a desperate kind of way, and this is just the sort of thing he’s going to bulldoze right over. The only time I found the guy tollerable was in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind because he wasn’t given the opportunity to screw it up.

    The Horton in this movie couldn’t have been more off base. This is the Horton of Horton Hatches the Egg–there’s two books to give us an idea of what this character is about. Horton is a kid. That’s fundamental to his character. He’s not an adult drinking Mai Tais.

    So yes, the animation looks well crafted, but it’s too naturalistic. It doesn’t have the expressionism that you see in some of Pixar’s better movies, and the color palette needs to be much simpler.

  • http://jedalexander.blogspot.com/ Jed Alexander

    I think many of the animated for TV versions of Seuss’s stuff got it right. Off the top of my head–Horton Hears a Who and the Grinch Stole Chistmas. Boris Karloff was the perfect Grinch. These had Seuss’ full cooperation, and he even wrote the song lyrics.

    The rhyming scheme, the rhythym in general of these stories, both visually, and aurally—these books were meant to be read aloud—all of this IS Dr. Seuss.

    As you’ve pointed out, the live action movies were awful. Not just awful, offensive. From Jim Carrey’s schtick and the innapropriately realistic simian make-up of Rick Baker, to—EVERYTHING about the The Cat in the Hat. One of the saddest pieces of merchandising I saw was an adaptation of the movie done in a souless but carefully aped Dr. Seuss style, written in unremarkable un-rhymed prose. I couldn’t fathom the reason for its existance. I imagine some kid getting this thing and not even KNOWING the real book exists. During that whole merchandizing media blitz for Cat in the Hat, everywhere I went I was surrounded by the overwhelming and inescapable obscenity that was this movie.

    I find Jim Carrey’s schtick frantic in a desperate kind of way, and this is just the sort of thing he’s going to bulldoze right over. The only time I found the guy tollerable was in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind because he wasn’t given the opportunity to screw it up.

    The Horton in this movie couldn’t have been more off base. There are two books, Horton Hears a Who and Horton Hatches the Egg—to give us an idea of what this character is about. He’s good natured and faithful, but most of all, Horton is a kid. That’s fundamental to his character. He’s not an adult drinking Mai Tais. Maybe not EXPLICITLY, but I think it’s not a stretch to assume that Horton is the cypher for the reader who is a kid.

    Attempting to insert adult sit-com humor into this story is so wrong-headed for so many reasons I don’t even know where to begin.

    As for the animation–it looks well crafted, but it’s too naturalistic. It doesn’t have the expressionism that you see in some of Pixar’s better movies, and the color palette is too allover the place. Horton requires a much more sensitive approach to both color, and movement. The original Horton Hatches the Egg short had it right, at least as far as the animation was concerned.

    Anyway, ARRRGHH

  • http://jedalexander.blogspot.com Jed Alexander

    I think many of the animated for TV versions of Seuss’s stuff got it right. Off the top of my head–Horton Hears a Who and the Grinch Stole Chistmas. Boris Karloff was the perfect Grinch. These had Seuss’ full cooperation, and he even wrote the song lyrics.

    The rhyming scheme, the rhythym in general of these stories, both visually, and aurally—these books were meant to be read aloud—all of this IS Dr. Seuss.

    As you’ve pointed out, the live action movies were awful. Not just awful, offensive. From Jim Carrey’s schtick and the innapropriately realistic simian make-up of Rick Baker, to—EVERYTHING about the The Cat in the Hat. One of the saddest pieces of merchandising I saw was an adaptation of the movie done in a souless but carefully aped Dr. Seuss style, written in unremarkable un-rhymed prose. I couldn’t fathom the reason for its existance. I imagine some kid getting this thing and not even KNOWING the real book exists. During that whole merchandizing media blitz for Cat in the Hat, everywhere I went I was surrounded by the overwhelming and inescapable obscenity that was this movie.

    I find Jim Carrey’s schtick frantic in a desperate kind of way, and this is just the sort of thing he’s going to bulldoze right over. The only time I found the guy tollerable was in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind because he wasn’t given the opportunity to screw it up.

    The Horton in this movie couldn’t have been more off base. There are two books, Horton Hears a Who and Horton Hatches the Egg—to give us an idea of what this character is about. He’s good natured and faithful, but most of all, Horton is a kid. That’s fundamental to his character. He’s not an adult drinking Mai Tais. Maybe not EXPLICITLY, but I think it’s not a stretch to assume that Horton is the cypher for the reader who is a kid.

    Attempting to insert adult sit-com humor into this story is so wrong-headed for so many reasons I don’t even know where to begin.

    As for the animation–it looks well crafted, but it’s too naturalistic. It doesn’t have the expressionism that you see in some of Pixar’s better movies, and the color palette is too allover the place. Horton requires a much more sensitive approach to both color, and movement. The original Horton Hatches the Egg short had it right, at least as far as the animation was concerned.

    Anyway, ARRRGHH

  • http://www.planetsaturday.com/ Monongahela Monster

    >There are two books, Horton Hears a Who and Horton Hatches the Egg—to give us an idea of what this character is about.

    Well, the character isn’t really Horton anymore. Once you’ve cast Jim Carrey- and, presumably, asked him to ad lib for an hour and a quarter to fill out the movie’s hour and a half running length- the character is Jim Carrey.

    Your favorite ‘Horton Hears The Who’ joke goes here.

  • http://www.planetsaturday.com Monongahela Monster

    >There are two books, Horton Hears a Who and Horton Hatches the Egg—to give us an idea of what this character is about.

    Well, the character isn’t really Horton anymore. Once you’ve cast Jim Carrey- and, presumably, asked him to ad lib for an hour and a quarter to fill out the movie’s hour and a half running length- the character is Jim Carrey.

    Your favorite ‘Horton Hears The Who’ joke goes here.

  • mpsingh

    What an interesting way to get people interested in reading! Book trailers are like movie trailers, but for books! You can find them all over the internet now, but here is a site that’s featuring them on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/booktrailers

  • mpsingh

    What an interesting way to get people interested in reading! Book trailers are like movie trailers, but for books! You can find them all over the internet now, but here is a site that’s featuring them on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/booktrailers