Teaser Trailer for "I Am Number Four"
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Agonus,
Posted on: 2010-09-29 21:16 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Hmm. Looking at Wikipedia (so grain of salt) Dreamworks bought the rights in '09, filming began mid May ... and the book was released on August 3rd? Oh, and the book's author is a pseudonym for James Frey (The Million Little Pieces author) and someone named Jobie Hughes.
I'm a big dubious, but the trailer's nicely done if nothing else.
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TK rules.
I can't check out the trailer at work, but I bought the book from the Science Fiction Book Club recently, based on the little blurb they give in their catalog.... and WOW was I disappointed. Arguably one of the worst books I've ever, EVER read.
In its defense, I am reasonably sure it's a "teen" novel, so I'm a generation (or two) beyond the intended audience. But, I mean, it hit ALL the boring tired cliches. I could predict EVERYTHING that was going to happen, and I was -right-.
When I found out it was going to be made into a movie (or HAD been, by the time I actually got the book)... I just knew it would be a Twilight-wanna-be movie... tragically misunderstood lone newbie student with secret superpowers meets local girl and falls in love.... black trenchcoated, razor-teeth bad guys hunting him and his father figure... mandatory cute pet with surprise twist....
YAWN.
I'll try to remember to check out the trailer when I get home --- always possible that the movie could be BETTER than the book...
Haven't read the book, but the movie looks fairly fun..
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Well, the general rule of thumb IS "bad book, good movie," so you never know.
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Originally Posted by Brachaesnethar
I can't check out the trailer at work, but I bought the book from the Science Fiction Book Club recently, based on the little blurb they give in their catalog.... and WOW was I disappointed. Arguably one of the worst books I've ever, EVER read.
In its defense, I am reasonably sure it's a "teen" novel, so I'm a generation (or two) beyond the intended audience. But, I mean, it hit ALL the boring tired cliches. I could predict EVERYTHING that was going to happen, and I was -right-. When I found out it was going to be made into a movie (or HAD been, by the time I actually got the book)... I just knew it would be a Twilight-wanna-be movie... tragically misunderstood lone newbie student with secret superpowers meets local girl and falls in love.... black trenchcoated, razor-teeth bad guys hunting him and his father figure... mandatory cute pet with surprise twist.... YAWN. I'll try to remember to check out the trailer when I get home --- always possible that the movie could be BETTER than the book... |
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Followup trailer is out. I've seen worse. Still have low expectations.
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After Frey's spectacular self-destruction in the legitimate book world, he reinvented himself as a publishing entrepreneur, promising unknown would-be authors a contract and chance for fame and fortune in exchange for the copyright and all other associated intellectual property. It's the most exploitative literary enterprise since the old days of Grub Street and pulp magazines. The goal, as their I Am Number Four project makes clear, is to manufacture potential blockbusters that can be pitched to Hollywood as tentpole franchises a la Twilight or Harry Potter.
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Originally Posted by Oliin
Hmm. Looking at Wikipedia (so grain of salt) Dreamworks bought the rights in '09, filming began mid May ... and the book was released on August 3rd? Oh, and the book's author is a pseudonym for James Frey (The Million Little Pieces author) and someone named Jobie Hughes.
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Wow, I wasn't invested in the Million Little Pieces thing, (it all seemed kind of fakey overblown to be honest) and I wasn't surprised when it turned out he made a bunch of the book up, but even then I kind of thought he was a lousy human being.|
Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
After Frey's spectacular self-destruction in the legitimate book world, he reinvented himself as a publishing entrepreneur, promising unknown would-be authors a contract and chance for fame and fortune in exchange for the copyright and all other associated intellectual property. It's the most exploitative literary enterprise since the old days of Grub Street and pulp magazines. The goal, as their I Am Number Four project makes clear, is to manufacture potential blockbusters that can be pitched to Hollywood as tentpole franchises a la Twilight or Harry Potter.
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He's actually managed to get me to lower my opinion of him with that. Truly an impressive feat.
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Then you get thumb-breakers like "Eragon".
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Originally Posted by Ironik
Well, the general rule of thumb IS "bad book, good movie," so you never know.
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I gather you never saw Battlefield Earth.
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Originally Posted by Ironik
Well, the general rule of thumb IS "bad book, good movie," so you never know.
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Originally Posted by Scythus
I gather you never saw Battlefield Earth.
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I did. *SOB!*
And despite what daddy L. Ron tells me, I'm still in therapy to this day because of it...
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Teaser trailer looks a lot better than the Twilight-ish full trailer.
They have my attention, but I doubt I'll catch it in theatres. Can't be any worse than Push anyway, which at least had the best TK fight scene in a live action movie I've ever seen.
Tales of Judgment. Also here, instead of that other place.
good luck D.B.B.
Here's the link where I embedded the trailer.
It's a science fiction film based on a novel of the same name. Here's the movie synopsis: