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‘Synecdoche, New York’ trailer…

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…is here.  I think I’m going to avoid it because I’m seeing the film Friday.  It’d be more interesting.  But tell me what you think of it.

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18 responses to “‘Synecdoche, New York’ trailer…”

  1. Rob Scheer Avatar

    Wow — This looks even stranger than I could’ve imagined. Looks fascinating, but I can already hear the nervous laughter and comments of “what the fuck?” when the trailer plays in theaters.

  2. Troy Avatar
    Troy

    Rob summed it up pretty well, “Wow… strange… fascinating”. I’m looking forward to see this more than any other movie coming out this year.

  3. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    Haunting and beautiful. The visuals are much more elaborate than what I initially anticipated. And I think Rob’s assessment of how an audience would react to it is spot on.

  4. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    Alot of people have said that they wanted to see it twice before they reviewed it (slashfilm and Wired) so this leads me to believe it’s probably even more complex than we’ve come to expect from Kaufman.

  5. Guy Lodge Avatar

    Best trailer I’ve seen all year — builds expectations based on atmosphere rather than too many story hooks, which is how it should be. Can anyone tell me what that beautiful song is at the end?

  6. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    looks kinda bloated…and that’s just the trailer

  7. Lev Lewis Avatar
    Lev Lewis

    This is an exceptional film and the trailer is quite good. But don’t be put off by the strangeness it’s a haunting and beautiful film.

  8. Mav Avatar
    Mav

    gives me the chills for some reason!

  9. Sean Avatar
    Sean

    When I heard about the plot, I wasn’t terribly interested, but I do love Charlie Kaufman. Now, that I have seen the trailer I’m hooked and I can’t wait

  10. JAB Avatar
    JAB

    looks like a real heart breaker for some reason. PSH looks fantastic as usual. I bet this gets a SAG nod for it’s whole Cast.

  11. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    I gotta agree with Guy… might be the best trailer i’ve seen all year.

    Extremely choked that I didn’t catch this at TIFF this year.

  12. Proman Avatar
    Proman

    I, for one, absolutely loved it.

    I’ve read the screenplay and after I’ve seen the three short clips that were released from the movie earlier this year, I was worried that Kaufman wouldn’t mine it to it’s full advantage.

    Now, having seen the movie I’m convinced that Charles pulled it off. This just shot up very high on my most expected list.

  13. Chad Avatar
    Chad

    Six Oscar nominated actresses? Impressive.

  14. noveltyhat Avatar

    i didn’t think anything would overtake Button. thoroughly mind-blowing.. earth-shatteringly, profoundly good. my expectations could not be higher.

  15. John Avatar

    Avoiding the trailer is a good idea. It gives away some things that are best experienced in the movie itself.

  16. Kristopher Tapley Avatar

    Now that I saw the movie (which is mind-blowing), the trailer is truly underwhelming. But I don’t know how I would have cut a trailer for this thing…

  17. John Avatar

    Yup, mind-blowing is an excellent way to describe the movie, which, by the way, is one of my favorites of the year.

  18. Guy Lodge Avatar

    So the movie far outdoes the promise of that trailer, Kris? My excitement is officially going into overdrive.

    Sometimes there’s a film that you just know you’ll love, whatever people say about it. I’ve felt that since the first time I heard the pitch for this.