NEW creepy domestic trailer for Polanski's thriller, "Ghost Writer"

[lennyd43]

Better than international trailer in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpcJGR5uwVs

[Bondgirl]

Well l just watched the trailer and l have to say there is not much action in this..

There is alot of talking on this trailer and l just hope it is better in full..

[APzombie]

looks interesting enough.

[ericdraven]

Well l just watched the trailer and l have to say there is not much action in this..

There is alot of talking on this trailer and l just hope it is better in full..

Not to sound crass but were you expecting Taken or something?

[corran horn]

I saw this a week or so ago, and having read the book, it looks like Polanski and the cast nailed it perfectly.

[ElderPredator]

I'm sorry but I feel unable to watch the film of a convicted and admitted child rapist.

I can't believe this man's films continue to be bought and that Hollywood has turned a blind eye to what he did. I guess money really does buy everything, even the ability to break the law without consequences.

[DaveyJoeG]

I'm sorry but I feel unable to watch the film of a convicted and admitted child rapist.

I can't believe this man's films continue to be bought and that Hollywood has turned a blind eye to what he did. I guess money really does buy everything, even the ability to break the law without consequences.

Unfortunately good people tend to make boring art.

Seriously with that attitude you really have to give up enjoying some of the finest art mankind has produced. And if you feel so strongly, I don't really see the need to post in this thread at all. Do you feel morally superior to others because you're unable to separate art from the artist?

[ElderPredator]

Unfortunately good people tend to make boring art.

So you're saying that Martin Scorsese makes boring art?

...and David Fincher?
...and Steven Spielberg?
...and Guillermo Del Toro?

and so on and so on....

[ElderPredator]

Seriously with that attitude you really have to give up enjoying some of the finest art mankind has produced. And if you feel so strongly, I don't really see the need to post in this thread at all. Do you feel morally superior to others because you're unable to separate art from the artist?

You've missed my point bud, I don't care about his so-called "art". He's a human being who committed a crime 30 years ago, couldn't live with the consequences and fled into exile.

Let's say for a moment that he raped your mother 30 years ago just as a hypothetical situation. Would you honestly repeat what you just said if that were the case? I highly doubt it.

[DaveyJoeG]

You've missed my point bud, I don't care about his so-called "art". He's a human being who committed a crime 30 years ago, couldn't live with the consequences and fled into exile.

Yet you're here in a thread designed to discuss his art, going over topics that we went over ad nauseam in the thread designed to discuss his crime. Your post will only serve to take things off topic. Your post belongs here: http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132702

[ElderPredator]

And since when does someone get a pass simply because they're an "artist".

My point is that he shouldn't be making films in the first place given what he did.

[ElderPredator]

Yet you're here in a thread designed to discuss his art, going over topics that we went over ad nauseam in the thread designed to discuss his crime. Your post will only serve to take things off topic. Your post belongs here: http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132702

The thread is related to Roman Polanski so I can bring it up if I want to as much as anyone else does. I'm not trying to deter others from liking his work, I'm merely stating my opinion on his film career.

[Reigh Kaufman]

The thread is related to Roman Polanski so I can bring it up if I want to as much as anyone else does.

I fucking hate Polanski but this is not about the cunt. Frankly, I'm tired of seeing every Joblo thread wander off-topic just so we can all hear how he sickens some people.

He's a cock. We get it. I get it. Post in a thread about him, though.

Or don't. Let's never discuss a movie or the actors he is associated with again without mentioning what the rimjob did.

Start with Depp. Less I hear about his work, the better.

[DaveyJoeG]

This is not a thread about Roman Polanski or his crime, it's about his film Ghost Writer. Your post had nothing to do with the film, once again, your post would fit better in this thread: http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132702 The thread is already going off track so I hesitate to really get into this, especially since viewing the other thread it's obvious that people feel so strongly about these issues that it's impossible to sway anybody to a different opinion. But no, I don't believe any artist gets a pass just because they're an artist. I do, however, feel that no matter what crime somebody commits I am still able to enjoy the art that they create. Roman Polanski is one of my favorite filmmakers because he makes amazing movies. Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of all time and she made countless Nazi propaganda films. Steven Spielberg, along with John Landis, can be considered indirectly responsible for the deaths of Vic Morrow, Myca Dinh Le, and Renee Shin-Yi Chen due to irresponsible filming methods.

Anybody can be considered morally questionable when put under a microscope, we can also be considered bad people just because of differing perspectives. I don't see anything wrong with having sex before marriage, but some people think I'll go to hell for it, and that's their right to believe that. Personally, I try to put myself in the position of judging others as little as possible.

[ElderPredator]

Steven Spielberg, along with John Landis, can be considered indirectly responsible for the deaths of Vic Morrow, Myca Dinh Le, and Renee Shin-Yi Chen due to irresponsible filming methods.

That is one of the oddest things I've ever read on this forum. Vic Morrow died because a helicopter crashed into him. How is that an "irresponsible filming method" by a director?

I'm not trying to argue with you bud and I respect that you have your own opinion. It's just that not everyone needs to respect Roman just because he makes decent films. If he were the top brain surgeon in the world, he'd still be in jail faster than you could tie your shoes.

I renounce his art because he hasn't earned the right to express it.

[Reigh Kaufman]

That is one of the oddest things I've ever read on this forum. Vic Morrow died because a helicopter crashed into him. How is that an "irresponsible filming method" by a director?

Two minutes of reading would have answered your question.

Less than.

Try YouTube, even.

[ElderPredator]

Two minutes of reading would have answered your question.

Less than.

Try YouTube, even.

I understand the circumstances bud but that situation isn't even remotely related to what Roman did. That's why I argue it.

[ElderPredator]

Anyways, sorry guys. I don't mean to throw things off. The guy just pisses me off because there are good people in the world who try to express themselves like Roman does yet never get the chance. It's not fair.

[Reigh Kaufman]

I understand the circumstances bud but that situation isn't even remotely related to what Roman did. That's why I argue it.

The directors were responsible for three deaths but Polanski - spit - is worse?

EDIT: Apologies, too. Threw the thread off despite my best intentions. Film looks shit, though.

[someguy]

People have to learn to separate the art from the artist. With that said, the trailer was surprisingly boring for me. I'll still check it out though.

[APzombie]

not to continue on the Polanski crime wagon (it's hard not to), but i'd like to chime in that i very much respect people who can't or won't watch his films because of his actions, Ghost Writer included. there is nothing wrong in taking action against purchasing something affiliated with someone with a history like Polanski, and i think it's a bit silly to argue against them. I for one will watch his films, though i won't directly pay for or rent them (same goes for Victor Salva, etc.). Luckily the market is such now that this can be possible.

it's difficult to separate art from artists, even when we try. When i view Polanski's The Pianist, i very much consider his past in liquidation, his families slaughter and his upbringing as a survivor of the holocaust (as i'm sure members of the academy did). Sometimes knowledge of an artist greatly enforces their work, for better or worse. We shouldn't completely pretend to keep a blind eye necessarily.