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Doctor Parnassus Gets a Trailer

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Aug

2009

I haven’t been keeping as close a tab as I should have on Terry Gilliam’s most recent film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. On his own, Gilliam is quite the attraction but add in the fact that this was the film Heath Ledger was working on at the time of his death and all of sudden, Gilliam’s new project has gone from arthouse appeal to mainstream.

Rather than scrap what he already had, Gilliam brought in Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell to help finish the project. It hasn’t been seen by many but that will all change when the film plays TIFF later this year, a festival appearance that will either float or kill the film’s theatrical distribution.

For now, feast your eyes on the trailer which our friends at Quiet Earth have been kind enough to share.

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Alright – so I posted the trailer before seeing it. Now that I’ve seen it…

HOLY SHIT THAT LOOKS AWESOME!

Comment by Marina Antunes — August 7, 2009
I love you, Terry Gilliam. I love you.

Comment by Jonathan B. — August 7, 2009
Terry Gilliam is a bad director.

Comment by Rusty James — August 7, 2009
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, Fear and Loathing, The Fisher King, and hell, even Tideland say otherwise.

Comment by Jonathan B. — August 7, 2009
The only film that he has made that I didn’t like was TIDELAND, I can take or leave a few, but Brazil/TimeBandits/Dr.Munchausen has earned Gilliam a free-pass for life as far as I’m concerned.

Comment by Kurt Halfyard — August 7, 2009
WTF MR. NOSE!!!!!!!???

Comment by Roy — August 7, 2009
Tideland is freaking brilliant.

Comment by Matt Gamble — August 7, 2009
You say brilliant. I say Ick-y, and a tad lazy in the narrative dept. and grotesque in not a good way (a la Bridges/Tilley in the opener).

Tideland left a bad taste in my mouth. (http://twitchfilm.net/archives/003467.html)

Comment by Kurt Halfyard — August 7, 2009
Skipped Tideland. Last Gilliam I watched was Brothers Grimm, which I think I turned off half an hour in.

Comment by Goon — August 9, 2009
Despite liking Matt Damon and Terry Gilliam (and Monica Bellucci), I never managed to get around to BROTHERS GRIMM, I guess I will eventually, but it just looked, sound and the overall buzz around it screamed “Mediocre”.

Are their any passionate defenders of GRIMM who can make a case to watch the film?

As much as I disliked TIDELAND, I do recommend folks to watch it and judge for itself, it is a strange film that really, really splits audiences.

Comment by Kurt Halfyard — August 9, 2009
The cast is great. Johnathon Pryce, Peter Stormare and Lena Headey are all in it as well. Problem is the story is a bit of a mess and it struggles with its high concept. It doesn’t help that the film was notorious for MGM wresting control from Gilliam throughout the production.

I still enjoy watching it, but it is easily Gilliam’s weakest film.

Comment by Matt Gamble — August 9, 2009
The only issue I hade with the Brothers Grimm is the shoddy CGI. Other than that it’s a decent adventure film. (but certainly the the most bland of Gilliams movies)

Comment by Jonas — August 9, 2009
It just seems over the past decade the fact that Gilliam cares more about production design really shows. As much as I’ve loved so many of his films, I think he’d be better off quitting directing and just being kick ass at the production/visual side for someone else.

Comment by Goon — August 9, 2009

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