Saturday, November 22, 2008

Trailer Post: Coraline and Astro Boy

More trailers for you, this time dedicated to animated movies.

First off, Coraline.




Based on a novella by Neil Gaiman and directed by Henry Sellick, Coraline tells us the story of a little girl who unlocks a mysterious door in her house that takes her to a parallel universe, very similar to her, but also that much more fantastic, surreal and... dangerous?
I never read the book, but this trailer really made me curious. It looks like a fantastic tale with great animation, and definitely made me want to see it. Thanks to Captain Chants for the trailer tip!

Next, we have Astro Boy.



Astro Boy needs no introduction, but anyway... Created by " god of manga" Osamu Tesuka in the 1950's, Astro Boy is a robot kid, created to replace a scientist's deceased son. Being a robot, he is abandoned by his creator, and later adopted by the head of the Ministry of Science, who gives him a family and also calls him up when the earth and humanity need saving from a variety of threats.
I'm not very familiar with the Astro Boy manga or anime, having only seen a couple of episodes, but the trailer is looking good and I bet there's going to be a lot of people seeing it if only for nostalgia sake. And, who am I kidding, I might also be there too, if the next trailers keep being good.

What other trailers are catching your eye lately?

2 comments:

CaptainChants said...

Muwahahaha, anytime duder. I cannot say how excited I am for Coraline. The animation looks so fantastic, the style is drool worthy!

Can I also suggest checking out the Coraline website and typing in stopmotion and buttoneyes when it asks you to enter some text. It's pure awesomeness.

http://www.coraline.com/

XD

Unknown said...

aw.. pois nao tinha posto em dia aki o teu blog por isso nao tinha arreparado ainda nesta trailer do asto boy.. a tua ausencia das nets fez-m ficar desleixado ;)


akele caroline tem bom aspecto, aw k falta keu tinha d um filme em stop motion, tem um aspecto bem catita. Escusado sera dizer k os personagens e cenarios d lá parecem saidas do estranho mundo d jack? todo akele ambiente negro tem onda muito tim burton-ish.. sim pois, o director parece ké o mesmo e tal ;) olha quem sabe s ESTE ao contrario do estranho mundo d jack estreia mesmo por ca pa gente ber, isso é kera! ;)