Rob Marshall's 'Nine' - Trailer

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http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/nine/

The second movie called "Nine" looking to be released this year now has a trailer. I don't have much of a definite opinion, but I'm intrigued at least. Looks visually striking and the cast is quite good. I didn't know it was that directly inspired by 8 1/2. It's clear enough from the trailer, though.

But hey, it's got D-Day in it, so there's one reason to be interested, I suppose. I've also become interested in all of Marion Cotillard's projects because of her performance in La Vie En Rose, so there's that. And there's also Fergie. So there's that too.

[Reigh Kaufman]

Daniel Day-Lewis looks awesome.

Did anyone catch his double-take? Competition for someguy's Paul Rudd avatar, methinks.

I'm keen with anticipation.

[APzombie]

i'm anticipated, but seeing all of those different actresses randomly come out (especially Sophia Loren) i thought i was watching an oscar ceremony.

it makes me want to watch 8 1/2 again tonight. never a bad thing.

[FLAME_ON]

All That Jazz remake?

[Smarmy Douche]

Rob Marshall knows damn well that all that anybody really cares about with this Weinstein Oscar bait is DDL, and that he didn't give DDL one line in the trailer shows that he's teasing us.

[LordSimen]

It doesn't just look inspired by 8 1/2, it looks like it IS 8 1/2 just with more musical numbers...

[chinton]

I've heard the musical is spectacular and considering I seem to be one of the few who really did love Chicago and it has DDL obviously I'm excited. Honestly who isn't.

[blankpage]

DDL looks cool as hell running around, driving fast cars, and just getting into lots of craziness. I'm not as fond as musicals as I used to be, but this just looks too damn appealing to pass up!

[corran horn]

The only thing I did not like about this otherwise awesome trailer is that it did not have Daniel Day-Lewis sing. That would have made it perfect.

BTW, doesn't seem odd to have trailers for fall films debuting in May?

[DaMovieMan]

Kidman looks particularily gorgeous in the trailer. DDL is the man of course, I'm seeing this but I really don't like musicals that much. It helps that 8 1/2 is one of my favorite films though...

[ilovemovies]

It doesn't look like it's going to be as good as Chicago, which was great imo, but it definitely looks interesting and visually cool.

And yes, Kidman looks extremely gorgeous in this as she almost always does.

[Terror Australis]

That trailer was extremely well done and the cast has definitely got me interested, plus I do have a soft spot for musicals so I'll be checking it out when it gets released.

[Natty]

Even though its obvious Oscar-bait (and a musical), I'm hoping this will still be a great film. It certainly looks better than Chicago, however, I WANTED TO HEAR DANIEL DAY-LEWIS!!!

[Cop No. 633]

Originally Posted by DaMovieMan

Kidman looks particularily gorgeous in the trailer. DDL is the man of course, I'm seeing this but I really don't like musicals that much. It helps that 8 1/2 is one of my favorite films though...

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I'll probably check this out at the theater.

[Roy Batty]

Looks better than I thought. When I first heard about this film I thought it was gonna be a pile of shit, but seeing Daniel Day Lewis and Judi Dench and the art style it spiked my interest and on a side note Nichole Kidman actually looks good.

[Cosimo]

rob marshall? chicago? musical? pass

[chinton]

I've never heard the score but I hear its supposed to be fantastic.


I still don't get the hatred and rage that Chicago inspires. It has one of the great scores. It was well-filmed and it looked great. What is so horrible about it.

[LordSimen]

I will most likely check this out for DDL himself. I've never been a big fan of Chicago and I'm probably the only guy on the planet who doesn't dig 8 1/2, but perhaps I'll be able to buy it better in musical format than I did the way Fellini went about it.

[Monotreme]

I don't get the hate for Chicago either, chinton. I actually think that it's easily one of the best musicals ever, and also one of the best movies of the last decade as well. Although low down on the list, it still does sit very neatly on my top 100 movies of all time list. It's a fantastic, witty, scathingly satirical, brilliantly and slyly hilarious movie with some of the best musical numbers I've ever heard and equally great production value and performances.

And now, it looks like Rob Marshall is back with something that might even rival Chicago. So first of all, the trailer itself is just FANTASTIC. Almost no dialogue except for some great brooding from Judi Dench, and then most of the rest of the trailer cut to a rendition of one song from the production. I haven't seen or heard the Broadway musical either but it won a pile of awards and I heard it's fantastic, so that probably won't disappoint. One thing that is also quite obviously apparent from the trailer is that this film is going to be simply a treat for the eyes - the film looks absolutely gorgeous, with fantastic cinematography, luscious costume and set design, and fantastic, thrilling dance and musical numbers. Also, the cast is really hard not to fall for. It has no less than 6 Oscar winners, including the best actor of all time, D-Day Lewis, singing no less! So sure, they tease us in the trailer by not showing him sing or dance or even speak, but you can tell even from his voice-less appearances in the trailer that he delivers a fantastic, consuming performance like he always does. Then you've got Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench... and oh it's just so WONDERFUL! Now regarding Fergie... I wasn't a participant in any hype or speculation leading up to Chicago as it came out before I was a movie buff, but I can imagine that many people weren't particularly excited about Queen Latifah appearing. And look how that turned out - she delivered a spectacular, Oscar-nominated performance. So you know, guys, although I'm skeptical, I'm also open to the notion that Fergie just may surprise us all.

This looks fantastic; I love musicals, the cinematography and visual look of the film in general looks nothing short of spectacular, and in all this just looks like a big, bombastic piece of pure enjoyment and fun. And DDL sings and dances in it. One of my most anticipated movies of the year!

[corran horn]

Originally Posted by Monotreme

I don't get the hate for Chicago either, chinton. I actually think that it's easily one of the best musicals ever, and also one of the best movies of the last decade as well. Although low down on the list, it still does sit very neatly on my top 100 movies of all time list. It's a fantastic, witty, scathingly satirical, brilliantly and slyly hilarious movie with some of the best musical numbers I've ever heard and equally great production value and performances.

One possible reason for the hate is that it beat out films for Best Picture (Two Towers, Pianist, Gangs of NY) that others thought were more deserving. Personally, I'm split as I liked Chicago and those 3 other films. I definitely agree that Chicago is one of the best musicals, for all the reasons you mentioned. I have nothing againsts musicals as a genre, I just don't like excessively cheerful ones (Hairspray is a prime example of this). I prefer my musicals to have an edge--whether it be wit/satire as in Chicago or violence/darkness as in Sweeney Todd. Plus, it helps when you have John C. Reilly steal the show with "Mr. Cellophane". Oddly enough, I had a high school classmate who looked and sounded a lot like Amos in Chicago.

I can't deny my curiosity re: DDL singing. He's proven his acting talent more times than I can count. I just want to hear what his singing voice is like.

[Natty]

Originally Posted by corran horn

One possible reason for the hate is that it beat out films for Best Picture (Two Towers, Pianist, Gangs of NY) that others thought were more deserving.

Damn right. When I watched Chicago I was really quite dumbfound at how that film won Best Picture and gained another 12 nominations (John C. Reilly's only Oscar-worthy performance? Of course not). I can see it as an entertaining, well made musical though (no 'rage' here lol) but it just didn't strike me as a particularly great film.

[Monotreme]

Oh, I definitely agree that both The Two Towers and especially The Pianist were more deserving of the Best Picture Oscar, and I definitely don't think Chicago should have won. But that still doesn't mean that it didn't deserve any of its other nominations or that it's a fantastic movie on its own accord. In any case, really looking forward to Nine, as I already mentioned...!