Comments on: Trailer Blazer: ‘Inkheart’

By: bob the builder

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By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:10:02 +0000

Paul Bettany MMmmmmmmm. I’ve read the book and loved it, and looking forward to the movie. The trailer wasn’t the greatest, but I don’t want to see the movie before it comes to theaters anyways.

By: Living in CA has its perks...

Living in CA has its perks... — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:56:10 +0000

Well I actually saw a free screening of it, and it was well acted and the special effects were cool.

By: Mia

Mia — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:03:58 +0000

I personally couldnt stand the book. I thought it was trite and slow. But I am intrigued by this trailer.
I disagree about your casting quams. I think by casting Fraser and Serkis they are attempting to make it tounge-in-cheek. It knows its ripping off LOTR. Heck, even the voice-over guy wasnt taking it seriously.
I find it rather refreshing personally. Plus, I love Fraser, Bettany and Mirren.

By: Lilac

Lilac — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:15:13 +0000

Inkheart is a GREAT book. If you are a parent of a reader the name doesn’t even give you a second thought. My son read the first two in the trilogy and he kept saying that these were the best books he had ever read. We listened to the first on tape as a family and it was wonderful. I actually think this will translate easier than the Golden Compass. The basic premise and background story is pretty simple to explain. The filmakers can then concentrate on the hear and now storytelling and action. The casting looks pretty good esp for Dustfinger and Bast. I would not have thought of Brendan Frasier as the dad but I don’t hate the idea. I have always liked him and I can see him playing off Helen Mirren pretty well.

By: Court

Court — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:35:52 +0000

To all the bashers–Brendan Fraser reads the audio book version of Inkheart, and Cornelia Funke (that’s the author) actually campaigned a bit to have him cast in the movie. I don’t really see where he’s that bad, either. He’s not really ever been a huge Oscar-baiting actor or anything, but for decent popcorn flicks, he’s always done a good job.

By: Alexandra Kessie

Alexandra Kessie — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:50:43 +0000

Oh here here Marc Bernadin. Is everyone [I put it to you NEW LINE CINEMA] jumping on the Epic fantasy novel to Movie storyline? There is so much plaguing the silver screens and with it there doesn’t seem like there is enough attention paid to the wonderous spectacle of the source text. The Golden Compass was bad enough [save the polar bear fight, and the guy who played Lee Scoresby] I kept thinking I was watching Gandalf though whenever Iorek spoke with thta booming voice , and what was the point of Christopher lee?!
rant over – ‘Inkheart’is a good read, but the film doesn’t excite me at all which may say a lot, cus the trailers are usually better than the films!

By: El

El — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:49:14 +0000

Annette — I think you’re being overly sensitive. It’s not that I don’t “get” the title, I just dont like the sound of it. It has nothing to do with the story itself. There’s plenty of things I dont like the names of that I enjoy. I also laughed out loud (and cringed) when I heard the name “Nintendo Wii”. Doesn’t mean I didnt buy one…

By: i love Inkheart

i love Inkheart — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:36:20 +0000

Inkheart is one of the best books I’ve read in the last five years- seriously. Therefore I will NOT be watching the movie, because I’m sure Hollywood will find a way to butcher this fine piece of literature.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:37:26 +0000

To Antoinette Part 2:
I’m take back my previous comment. It was kind of mean. Plus, I can totally see how I looked confused by the title since I wrote, “I just don’t like the title. Inkheart. What.”
I should have written, “I don’t like the sound of the title.”