Has anyone else seen the trailer for The Last Mimzy? I saw it the other night, and halfway through the commercial, I thought, "This sounds so much like 'Mimsy Were The Borogoves'", which was a story by Lewis Padgett. And seeing as everything by Lewis Padgett is absolutely terrific, I got even more excited when I saw the name of the film (though why they're spelling Mimsy with a "z" is beyond me).
Posted by Omega M. (Member # 7924) on :
I think I'll see this because Dwight from The Office is in it.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Of course, Lewis Padgett was really the husband and wife writing team of C. L. Moore and Henry Cuttner. But I agree, their work together was fantastically good.
Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :
quote:Originally posted by Omega M.: I think I'll see this because Dwight from The Office is in it.
I won't primarily because he's in it... Can't stand his character.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
I'll see it despite the fact that he's in it.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I was supposed to get free passes to a preview screening . . . but it's Saturday morning. Naturally.
It looks good, though.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I saw it in the theater last night when we went to see Wild Hogs......it looks terrific, and JenniK and I both want to see it. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
The more I see, the more I want to see. The kids seem like pretty decent actors, and the special effects are stunning.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
What? Nobody wants to see the cool clips?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Truthfully, I'm not too terribly interested in this movie. At least, I won't pay to see it in the theater. Sounds like a rental to me. The premise looks intriguing. But I'm a tight budget. However, I did see 300.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
I am incredibly excited about this movie.
And i'd watch those links if my crappy connection would let them download...
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Alas!
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
Sweet! Thanks for the clips, Rivka. I am so psyched for this movie.
Posted by Wonder Dog (Member # 5691) on :
I just saw the trailer for this while watching Galactica, and I started muttering to myself about how it reminded me of this short story I read once... :0)
Nice to know they've turn "Mimsy Were The Borogoves" into a decent-looking movie. I plan on seeing it, if I can convince my wife.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Thanks for the clips riv, this is near the top of my "must see" list for the year.
I've heard it described as a children's Donnie Darko, though the trailers don't seem to back that claim up. Either way the actors look good, and the graphics look flawless, to say nothing of the fact that it just looks darn interesting.
My best friend who works at a movie theater got my a Last Mimzy pin from work. I wish I had the big movie poster to go with it.
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
Mimsy Were the Borogoves is my favorite short story.
Is this really an adaptation of it? How faithful do you think it is?
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
I'm sure it's not an exact adaptation, both because I saw the trailer, and it isn't, and because the story as written isn't enough for a feature film.
But it looks like it's going to be awesome!
Now if we can only get them to do some Galloway Gallegher stories.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Opens today! (Not sure when I'll have a chance to go see it, sadly. )
In honor of opening day, here's a quiz.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
We may go see it tomorrow night once I get off of work.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
Not bad. I saw it. Kind of neat
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
That rabbit's "voice" is creepy O_O
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
It was cool. Though nothing at all like the short story.
Posted by Omega M. (Member # 7924) on :
It was okay. I'm not sure why the toys couldn't have just told the kids up front what the toys needed. That wouldn't have ended the movie abruptly, because the kids would still have had to decide whether to listen to the toys. In fact, the toys seemed to achieve their mission by accident.
Also, some of the scenes involving the girl and the rabbit doll felt (unintentionally, I'm sure) like something out of a "Chucky"-type movie. "You're making Mimzy SAD!!" yells the girl. I don't think that line was in the movie, but it could have been.
Posted by Ken (Member # 10082) on :
I thought the movie was lame, and yeah the rabbit was a bit creepy.
Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
quote:Originally posted by Strider: Is this really an adaptation of it? How faithful do you think it is?
Not very.
More like it was "inspired by" or "briefly influenced by" the short story.
Which is too bad. It could have been a lot better.
Posted by Boothby171 (Member # 807) on :
I especially loved the scene with Emma and Noah, when they're playing with that green "card" thingie:
Emma: Noah, but what does it do?
Noah: That's the beauty of it, Emma--it doesn't do anything!
[ April 01, 2007, 12:03 PM: Message edited by: Boothby171 ]
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
I just rented this off of Netflix. I thought it was sweet, although I think it would've been much cooler if they been a little more concrete about some of the science (more like pseudo-science) of the movie. I didn't mind that it wasn't directly adapted from the short story because the stakes there are, i think, a little difficult to translate to the big screen. How do you "show" how the mathematics are completely different than our own Euclidian? it's something that works in the story as a concept but I don't know how it could be visualized.
Anyhow, i enjoyed it. a lot different than i was expecting and i thought it had some great moments.
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Funny, I just saw it last week. I enjoyed it. It seemed very E.T.-ish to me: the ten-year-old kid protagonist, the cute little sister, the authority figures coming into the house and imprisoning the family, the kids driving the van to save the day, the sweet "good-bye, I'll miss you" scene at the end with the parents and authority figures looking on.
When I saw E.T. I identified with the kids ... this time I identified with the parents, especially when the Homeland Security guys came in and took them away. That was the scariest part of the movie - "I have probable cause. I don't need a warrant."
It was not a fantastic movie, but it was a very enjoyable one.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
I loved it, and it could make a terrific Doctor Who episode as well.
I think it would have been awesome for the kids to retain the intelligence they were given if not that I can't think of any worse fate.
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